Jojo's Bizaare Adventure (
Dio),
One Piece (
Captain Jonathan),
Gatchaman (
Sosai x) and
Lupin III:Part II (Sherlock Holmes III) are just some of the many characters that voice actor,
Nobuo Tanaka, has lent his voice to. Over his tenure as a voice actor he has also narrated quite a few shows as well, including
Lupin III: Secret Files,
The Ideon: A Contact and
The Ideon: Be Provoked. He also gave his voice to a few Japanese dubs of American TV shows such as
Sgt. Saunders from
Combat! and
Barney Collier from
Mission:Impossible.
Recently it was announced by the
Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society that
Tanaka had passed away on October 17th at 83. With all of the losses taht the community has had over the past few months, this definitely comes as a major blow to the community and his loss will not go unnoticed. No news as to a cause of death was announced but stay tuned for updates.