, known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and voice actor. His former stage name was .
He is notable for his voice roles in anime such as Mr. Honekawa in Doraemon, Archduke Gorgon in Mazinger Z, Dr. Katsuta in Chōdenji Robo Combattler V, Yamagatake in Dino Mech Gaiking, Tomio Tomii in Oishinbo, and The Serpent / Snake Oil Peddler in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Biography Born on January 1, 1936 in Tokyo, Japan, he ended up dropping out of the .
During his lifetime, he was affiliated with the theater company Izumiza, the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, Ezaki Productions, Aoni Production, Production Baobab, , and Kiraboshi. He also served as an auditor for the from 2007 to 2016.
Death Katō died on December 18, 2017, at the age of 81. Regarding the obituary, Ryūsaku Chiziwa announced through his blog that it was reported in the 's newsletter.
Personality His voice range was baritone.
As a voice actor, he would often played crafty villains. He is famous for his role as Tomio Tomii, also known as Deputy Director Tomii, in Oishinbo.
Filmography Television animation + List of voice performances in television animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1966 Octopus Debut television anime role 1967 Mach GoGoGo Additional voice 1968 Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Aiba Kobee Kurobee, Jinbee, Tōshichirō 1969 Sazae-san Additional voice 1970 The Genie Family Dalacin 1971 Sarutobi Ecchan Mohei Tenka 1972 Devilman Dagon Ep. 17 1973 Doraemon Teacher, Mr. Honekawa First voice of Teacher, Second voice of Mr. Honekawa 1974 Mazinger Z Duke Gorgon, Gonta, Dr. Watson, Jūzō Kabuto Gonta in Ep. 30, Dr. Watson in Eps 86-87, Jūzō Kabuto in Ep. 91 1976 Dino Mech Gaiking Yamagakake 1978 Treasure Island Anderson 1979 Doraemon Teacher, Mr. Honekawa Second voice of Teacher 1980 Muteking, The Dashing Warrior Hot-coo-saucer, Newscaster 1981 Fang of the Sun Dougram Hesse Carmel 1982 Gyakuten! Ippatsuman Silver 1983 Ginga Hyōryū Vifam Sergeant, Gantesu 1984 God Mazinger Dorado 1985 Perman Hozen's father, Man, Member A, Old Cloud Water 1986 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Soldier with the Whiskers 1987 Metal Armor Dragonar Gon Jem 1988 Oishinbo Tomio Tomii 1989 Let's Go! Anpanman Snow Demon, Kong, Doronga First voice of Snow Demon, Substitute voice of Doronga 1991 21 Emon Koikerasu Alien 1993 Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Robert Gomez 1994 Nintama Rantarō Fisherman, Cowardly Dayu 1995 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Duke Dermail 1998 Great Detective Conan Mr. Nakamura, Yoshihito Kureko, Hisaemon Yaguchi Mr. Nakamura in Eps 104-105, Yoshihito Kureko in Eps 338-339, Hisaemon Yaguchi in Ep. 539 1999 Yano-kachō, Kanshu, Kyōtō 2003 KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops Ryōtsu Tamekichi, Genjiro (Santiago) 2004 Get Ride! AM Driver Watt Giovanni 2011 Doraemon The Just-Like-It-Says-on-the-Tin Seashell Set Ep. 436 2016 Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Hashida Ep. 7; Final television anime role
Theatrical animation + List of voice performances in theatrical animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1971 Additional voice 1974 Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness Duke Gorgon, Mammothdon, Orpy, Raigorn 1976 Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World Newspaper President 1980 Ashita no Joe Additional voice 1981 21 Emon: Uchū e Irasshai! Galaxy Manager 1982 Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space Conscon 1983 Fang of the Sun Dougram Hesse Carmel 1984 Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld Demon 1986 Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops Judo 1987 Treasure Island Anderson 1989 Doronko Maoh 1990 Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet Company President 1991 Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights Cassim Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits! Lord Honekawa Short film 1992 Hashire Melos! Gelon 1993 Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth Nejirin Shogun 1994 Pom Poko Hayashi 1995 Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World Ototo 2000 Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King Lieutenant
Original video animation (OVA) + List of voice performances in original video animation Year Title Role Notes Source 1989 Legend of the Galactic Heroes Wagner Ep. 14 1990 B.B. Itome Ep. 3 1995 The Silent Service Tokuji Numata Eps 1-2 2011 Rosa A
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External links Official agency profile