Tesshō Genda
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was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan on May 20, 1948. He's a seiyū, or voice actor, and is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, . Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda." Along with such well-known seiyū such as Akio Otsuka, Shigeru Chiba and Kōichi Yamadera, he's one of the leading voice actors in the business.
In addition to the names above, Genda is sometimes credited under the names Tessyou Genda, Tetsuaki Genda, Tetsusyo Genda, though the later two spellings/romanizations of his name are incorrect.
Anime
TV
The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses).- 21-emon (Scanray)
- The Adventures of Peter Pan (Alf)
- Agatha Christie's Famous Detectives Poirot and Marple (Kelvin)
- [[AWOL: Absent Without Leave]] (Jim Hyatt)
- The Big O (Dan Daston)
- Brave Raideen (God Raideen, Danny Amagai)
- Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (Daijirou Gou)
- Chōmashin Eiyūden Wataru (Ryūjinmaru)
- City Hunter (Umibouzu: Hayato Ishūin, Falcon)
- Cooking Papa (Ichimi Araiwa)
- Cowboy Bebop (Domino)
- Crayon Shin-chan (Action Kamen)
- Cybersix (Lucas)
- Dokaben (Masami Iwaki)
- Dr. Slump: Arale-chan (Suppaman)
- Dragon Ball (Shū)
- Entaku no Kishi Monogatari Moeru Arthur (Lancelot)
- Haré+Guu (Boar)
- Hyakujūō Goraion (Kyō Seidō)
- Highschool! Kimen-gumi (Reietsu Gō)
- Honoo no Dōkyūji Dodge Danpei (Tamajūrō Ichigeki)
- Ippatsu Kikijō (Narrator)
- Kakyūsei (Elf edition) (Sadaoka)
- Mahoromatic (Yūichirō Konoe)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (Selece)
- Mashin Eiyūden Wataru (Ryūjinmaru, Ryūōmaru)
- Mashin Eiyūden Wataru 2 (Shinsei Ryūjinmaru, Ryūseimaru)
- Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu (Takeshi Kaidō)
- Midori no Makibaō (Cascade)
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (Stinger Wolf)
- Mobile Suit Gundam (Slegger Law, Reed)
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Gemon Bajakku, Desert Rommel)
- Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun (Itō-kun)
- Naruto (Nine-tailed Fox)
- Parasol Henbē (Gorita)
- Rave (King)
- Saint Seiya (Aldebaran)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (too many minor Galactor characters to list)
- Shōwa Aho Sōshi Akanuke Ichiban! (Hikarikin)
- T.P. Pon (Geira)
- Tōpai Densetsu Akagi (Yasuoka)
- Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformer 2010 (Convoy)
- Tentō Mushi no Uta (Jeff)
- Transformers (Convoy/Optimus Prime, Omega Supreme)
- [[Transformers: Cybertron|Tranformers Galaxy Force]] (Primus)
- [[Transformers: Energon|Tranformers Super Link]] (Primus)
- Uchū Senshi Baldios (Raita Hokuto)
- Uchū Taitei God Sigma (Kensaku Yoshinaga)
- Urusei Yatsura (Rei)
- The Vision of Escaflowne (Vargus)
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Golgo)
- Yakitate!! Japan (Tsuyoshi Mokoyama)
- Yoroshiku Megadoc (Kiyoshi Noro)
- Yuki no Jōō (Viromu)
- YuYu Hakusho (Younger Toguro (Ototo))
- Zatch Bell! (Professor D'Artagnan)
- (James Lynx)
OAV anime
The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses).- Bastard!! Destructive God of Darkness (Gara)
- Blazing Transfer Student (Saburō Ibuki)
- Dallos (Doc McCoy)
- Dokyusei (Master)
- Golgo 13:Queen Bee (Golgo 13)
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai (Fumiaki Muroto)
- Konpeki no Kantai (Kurara Ōishi)
- Kyokujitsu Kantai (Kurara Ōishi)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Karl Gustav Kemp)
- [[Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Owarinaki Toki Monogatari]] (Ryūjinmaru)
- [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]] (Terry Sanders)
- [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]] (Kelly Layzner)
- Prefectural Earth Defense Force (Takei Sukekubo)
- RG Veda (Komoku-ten)
- Record of Lodoss War (Jebra)
- [[Shin Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Mashinyama-hen]] (Ryūjinmaru)
- [[Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings|Sohryuden]] (Saburō Shinkai)
- Sol Bianca (Melanion)
- Ys: Tenkuu no Shinden (Dogi)
Movies
The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses).- Akira (Ryūsaku)
- Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Tasakusen (Kinniku)
- [[Nobita's Adventure: Drifts in the Universe|Doraemon: Nobita's Adventure: Adrift in the Universe]] (Goro Goro)
- Dinosaur (Japanese release) (Bruton)
- Dragon Ball Z: Ginga Giri Giri!! Bucchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu (Bojack)
- Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Gokū to Vegeta (Janemba)
- Ghost in the Shell (Nakamura-buchō)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Miller's Report (Terry Sanders, Jr)
- Highschool! Kimen-gumi (Reietsu Gō)
- [[Mobile Suit Gundam: Meguri Ai Uchū-hen]] (Dozle Zabi)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Last Blitz of Zeon (Kelly Layzner)
- One Piece: Nejimaki Shima no Bouken (Bear King)
- [[Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back|Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo Strikes Back]] (Kamex)
- Project A-ko (D the spy)
- The Tigger Movie (Japanese release) (Tigger)
- Uchū Senshi Baldios (Raita Hokuto)
The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses).
- Ajito 3 (Astro Bomber)
- [[Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny]] (Hagel)
- Capcom vs. SNK (Zangief)
- [[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]] (Azul)
- Jashin Valvalga (Raita Hokuto)
- Kessen (Ieyasu Tokugawa)
- [[Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Another Step]] (Ryūjinmaru, Tenshō Ryūjinmaru)
- The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (Teisel Bonne)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren no Yabo (Slegger Law, Rommel, Kelly Layzner)
- Namco x Capcom (Unknown Soldier 2P, Mike Haggar)
- [[Onimusha#Onimusha 3: Demon Siege|Onimusha 3]] (Tadakatsu Heihachirō Honda)
- Phantom Kingdom (The Top of Jashin Valvalga, Mickey)
- Rockman DASH series (Teisel Bonne)
- Rockman X7 (Soldier Stonekong, Hellride Inobuski)
- SD Gundam G-Generation (Kelly Layzner, Rommel)
- Sengoku Basara (Shingen Takeda)
- Splinter Cell (Sam Fisher)
- Street Fighter EX (Guile)
- Super Robot Wars (Slegger Law, Kelly Layzner, Jirō Gōdai)
- Tales of Destiny (Mighty Kongman)
- Tales of the Abyss (Largo)
- Tengai Makyō III (Taojiriosu)
Dubbing foreign voices
In Japan, it is very common for one seiyū to always to the voice-over dubbing for an individual actor in any movie that is localized for Japan. Genda has done this for two actors:
Additional foreign voices
The name of the original actor is listed first, followed by the character and name of the movie or TV show.
- Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Seinfeld TV series
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko, [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] TV series
- Robbie Coltrane as Sergeant Peter Godley, From Hell
- Gérard Depardieu as Vidocq, Vidocq
- Frankie R. Faison as Barney Matthews, Hannibal
- Harvey Fierstein as Uncle Frank Hillard, Mrs. Doubtfire
- Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, The Matrix movie series (in-flight movie/video only)
- Don Frye as Douglas Gordon, [[Godzilla: Final Wars]]
- Charles Grodin as George Newton, Beethoven's 2nd
- Hulk Hogan as Shep Ramsey, Suburban Commando
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, Star Wars movie series
- Tommy Lee Jones as Major Chip Hazard, Small Soldiers
- Perry King as Cody Allen, Riptide TV series
- Joe Morton as Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon, Speed
- Steven Seagal as Lt. Jack Cole, The Glimmer Man
- Bobby Slayton as Darren Head, Bandits
- J. T. Walsh as Warren "Red" Barr, Breakdown
Unknown voices
These are films for which Genda did voice-over work, but for which it is not known which characters he voiced.
- Aliens
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
Other voices
The roles below are listed in alphabetical order, with the show title in italics and the (character(s) name in parentheses).
- Batman (Batman/Bruce Wayne)
- Garfield (Garfield)
- Looney Tunes (Foghorn Leghorn)
- Lost in Space (Robot)
- The Rescuers (Wilbur)
- Tarzan (Tantor)
- Toonsylvania (Dr. Igor)
- Winnie the Pooh (Tigger)
Japanese voice-over
- Kamen Rider: Sky Rider (voice of Ōgon Jaguar)
- Akai Megane (Muroto Fumiaki)
- Mahou Sentai Magiranger (narrator)
- Ninja Sentai Kaku Ranger (voice of Yōkai Senshi Nue)
- Talkinghead (narrator)
Radio
- Nijūyoji Kansei Monogatari (Ita-san)
CD drama
- CD Theater: Dragon Quest I: Daimadō IV: Torneko no Bōken (Torneko)
- Kōei CD Drama Sangokushi (Yokutoku Chōhi)
Other
- NHK's Konna Ko Iru ka na? (narrator during the Okaasan to Issho segment)
- NHK Education's Tensai Bit-kun (narrator)
- Sesame Street (Terry)
- Bandai sentai toy series commercials (narrator)
- Domo-kun World (Domo-kun)
- Hitori de Dekiru mon! (Koron, Jaja Maoh)
- Yūgata Quintet (Furatto)
- Tanken Roman Sekai Isan (Dr. Roman)
External links and references
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