Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Known for
Acting
Born
November 17, 1929
Died
March 5, 2013 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director.  He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne.  He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.

Known For

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Filmography

2012
Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup poster

Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2011
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders poster

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

Movie · as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

2010
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 poster

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0

Movie · as Crocus (voice)

2010
Lupin the Third: The Last Job poster

Lupin the Third: The Last Job

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2009
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan poster

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2008
Lupin the Third: Green vs Red poster

Lupin the Third: Green vs Red

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2008
Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night poster

Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2007
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog poster

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2006
Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody poster

Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2005
Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics poster

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2004
Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo poster

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2004
Casshern poster

Casshern

Movie · as Narrator

2004
Monster poster

Monster

TV · as Blind Old Man (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure poster

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2003
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost poster

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost

Movie · as Wirepuller of Smart Brain

2002
Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact poster

Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2002
Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal poster

Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2001
Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection poster

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2001
Slayers Premium poster

Slayers Premium

Movie · as Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)

2001
Mazinkaiser poster

Mazinkaiser

TV · as Juzo Kabuto (voice) · 8 eps

2000
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar poster

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1999
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files poster

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1999
Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre poster

Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre

Movie · as Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)

1999
The Big O poster

The Big O

TV · as Gordon Rosewater (voice) · 26 eps

1999
One Piece poster

One Piece

TV · as Crocus (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis poster

Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1998
Master Keaton poster

Master Keaton

TV · 1 ep

1998
Ninja Resurrection poster

Ninja Resurrection

TV · as Mori Soiken (voice) · 2 eps

1997
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins poster

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1997
Noiseman Sound Insect poster

Noiseman Sound Insect

Movie · as Prof. Franken (voice)

1996
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive poster

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1996
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini poster

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1995
Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers poster

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1995
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus poster

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1995
Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure poster

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1995
Golden Boy poster

Golden Boy

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

1994
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom poster

Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1994
Ghost Sweeper Mikami poster

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

Movie · as Nobunaga Oda (voice)

1993
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War poster

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

Movie · as Merkatz

1993
Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger poster

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1992
Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love poster

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1991
Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary poster

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1990
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers poster

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1990
Heavy poster

Heavy

Movie · as Alex Gordon (voice)

1990
Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy poster

Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy

Movie · as Dick (voice)

1990
Goddamn poster

Goddamn

Movie · as Joumu Utsugi

1990
White Fang poster

White Fang

Movie · as Schott (voice)

1989
Venus Wars poster

Venus Wars

Movie · as Gary (voice)

1989
Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty poster

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1989
Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers poster

Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers

Movie · as Ultraman Ace (voice)

1989
Locke the Superman: Lord Leon poster

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon

Movie · as Great Jorg

1989
Scarlet Demon poster

Scarlet Demon

Movie

1989
Blue Blink poster

Blue Blink

TV · as Shiki Haruhiko (voice) · 39 eps

1988
Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend poster

Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend

Movie · as Emperor Zool

1988
Spirit Warrior poster

Spirit Warrior

TV · as Jikuu (voice) · 3 eps

1987
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights poster

Space Fantasia 2001 Nights

Movie · as Adam Jr.

1987
The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

Movie · as Bishop (voice)

1987
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise poster

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise

Movie · as Aristocrat A (voice)

1986
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies poster

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Movie · as Bongo (voice)

1985
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon poster

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1985
Night on the Galactic Railroad poster

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Movie · as Campanella's Father (voice)

1985
Odin: Starlight Mutiny poster

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Movie · as Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator

1984
Warriors of the Wind poster

Warriors of the Wind

Movie · as Yupa (voice)

1984
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! poster

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!

Movie · as The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)

1983
Golgo 13: The Professional poster

Golgo 13: The Professional

Movie · as Leonard Dawson

1983
Final Yamato poster

Final Yamato

Movie · as Juzo Okita

1983
Crusher Joe poster

Crusher Joe

Movie · as Kowalsky (voice)

1982
White Fang Story poster

White Fang Story

Movie · as Weedon Scott (voice)

1982
Future War 198X poster

Future War 198X

Movie · as DF Commander Tono (voice)

1982
Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie poster

Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie

Movie · as Emperor Zule (voice)

1982
The Mysterious Cities of Gold poster

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

TV · as Commander Gomez (voice) · 26 eps

1981
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie poster

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Movie

1980
There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race poster

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

Movie · as Masaichi Kaneda

1980
Eleven Cats poster

Eleven Cats

Movie

1980
The Revolt poster

The Revolt

Movie · as Announcer

1980
Botchan poster

Botchan

Movie · as Yamaarashi (voice)

1979
The Castle of Cagliostro poster

The Castle of Cagliostro

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1979
Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger poster

Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger

Movie

1979
Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run poster

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

Movie · as 秋山先生

1979
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie poster

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Movie · as Doctor Ban (voice)

1979
Aim for the Ace! The Movie poster

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Movie · as Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)

1979
Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures poster

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures

TV · 43 eps

1979
Attack, Jun poster

Attack, Jun

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 71 eps

1979
Kamen Rider Skyrider poster

Kamen Rider Skyrider

TV · as The Great Leader (voice) · 54 eps

1978
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo poster

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Movie · as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1978
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato poster

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato

Movie · as Juzo Okita (voice)

1978
Star Wolf poster

Star Wolf

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 24 eps

1978
Daikengo the Guardian of Space poster

Daikengo the Guardian of Space

TV · as Narration · 26 eps

1977
Space Battleship Yamato poster

Space Battleship Yamato

Movie · as Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)

1977
Jetter Mars poster

Jetter Mars

TV · as 山之上博士 · 27 eps

1977
Song of Baseball Enthusiasts poster

Song of Baseball Enthusiasts

TV · as 岩田鉄五郎 · 25 eps

1977
Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser poster

Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser

TV · as 嵐銀次郎 · 17 eps

1976
Super-God Bibyun poster

Super-God Bibyun

TV · as Gulver( voice) · 36 eps

1976
Ninja Captor poster

Ninja Captor

TV · 43 eps

1975
Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie poster

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1975
Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie poster

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

Movie · as The Great Boss (voice)

1975
Kamen Rider Stronger poster

Kamen Rider Stronger

TV · as Great Leader (voice) · 39 eps

1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus poster

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Movie · as TV newscaster

1974
Space Battleship Yamato poster

Space Battleship Yamato

TV · as Juzo Okita · 77 eps

1974
Kamen Rider Amazon poster

Kamen Rider Amazon

TV · as Narration (voice) · 24 eps

1973
Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants poster

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

Movie · as Destron Chief (voice)

1973
Godzilla vs. Megalon poster

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Movie · as Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)

1973
Casshan poster

Casshan

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 35 eps

1973
Kamen Rider V3 poster

Kamen Rider V3

TV · as Great Leader of Destron (voice) · 52 eps

1972
Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell poster

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

Movie · as The Great Boss (voice)

1972
Ultraman Ace poster

Ultraman Ace

TV · as Ultraman Ace (voice) · 52 eps

1971
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves poster

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Movie · as Goro (voice)

1971
Decision poster

Decision

TV · as (voice) · 25 eps

1971
Ryu the Primitive Boy poster

Ryu the Primitive Boy

TV · as Kiba (voice) · 22 eps

1971
Lupin the 3rd poster

Lupin the 3rd

TV · as Koichi Zenigata, Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)

1971
Kamen Rider poster

Kamen Rider

TV · as Narrator, Great Leader of Destron (voice), Great Leader of Shocker (voice), Emperor Crisis (voice), Great Leader of Black Satan (voice), Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice), Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice) · 24 eps

1971
Kamen Rider poster

Kamen Rider

TV · as Great Leader of Shocker (voice) · 98 eps

1970
30,000 Miles Under the Sea poster

30,000 Miles Under the Sea

Movie · as King Magma VII (voice)

1970
Norakuro poster

Norakuro

TV · as モール中隊長 · 26 eps

1970
Attention Please poster

Attention Please

TV · as Narrator · 32 eps

1969
Bullet Wound poster

Bullet Wound

Movie

1969
Flying Phantom Ship poster

Flying Phantom Ship

Movie · as Captain (voice)

1969
Lupin the Third: Pilot Film poster

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

Movie · as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

1969
Dororo and Hyakkimaru poster

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

TV · as Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice) · 26 eps

1968
Genocide poster

Genocide

Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Gordon (voice)

1968
Sasuke poster

Sasuke

TV · 29 eps

1967
Princess Knight poster

Princess Knight

TV · as Lord Nylon (voice) · 52 eps

1966
Marine Boy poster

Marine Boy

TV · as Dr. Mariner · 78 eps

1966
Leo the Lion poster

Leo the Lion

TV · 26 eps

1966
Yuusei Kamen poster

Yuusei Kamen

TV · as ー ー (voice) · 39 eps

1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster poster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Movie · as Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)

1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World poster

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Movie · as Dr. Bowen (voice)

1965
Kimba the White Lion poster

Kimba the White Lion

TV · as Clave (voice) · 78 eps

1965
宇宙少年ソラン poster

宇宙少年ソラン

TV · as 立花博士 · 96 eps

1958
Ame nimomakezu poster

Ame nimomakezu

Movie