Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-11-17

Deathday

2013-03-05 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Also Known As

Goro Naya
Gorou Naya
Gorô Naya
Naya Gorou

Gorō Naya

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

8.7%

One Piece

Oct 20, 1999

8.0%

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Mar 11, 1984

7.5%

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

Jul 6, 1979

8.0%

Case Closed

Jan 8, 1996

8.5%

Monster

Apr 7, 2004

8.2%

Golden Boy

Oct 27, 1995

6.8%

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Dec 20, 1986

5.9%

Casshern

Apr 24, 2004

6.8%

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Dec 19, 1965

6.2%

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Mar 17, 1973

7.0%

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan

Mar 27, 2009

8.1%

Lupin the 3rd

Oct 24, 1971

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Acting

2012

Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2011

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

2010		One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 as Crocus (voice)
2010		Lupin the Third: The Last Job as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2009

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2008		Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2008		Lupin the Third: Green vs Red as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2007

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2006

Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2005

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2004		Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2004		Casshern as Narrator
2004		Monster as Blind Old Man (voice)

2003		Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost as Wirepuller of Smart Brain
2003		Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2002		Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2002		Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2001		Slayers Premium as Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)
2001		Mazinkaiser as Juzo Kabuto (voice)
2001		Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2001		Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2000

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1999		One Piece as Crocus (voice)
1999		The Big O as Gordon Rosewater (voice)
1999		Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre as Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)
1999		Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1998		Master Keaton
1998		Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1998		Ninja Resurrection as Mori Soiken (voice)

1997		Noiseman Sound Insect as Prof. Franken (voice)
1997		Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1996		Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1996		Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1996		Case Closed as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1995		Golden Boy as Narrator (voice)
1995		Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1995		Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1995		Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1994		Ghost Sweeper Mikami as Nobunaga Oda (voice)
1994		Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1993

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War as Merkatz

1992

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1991

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1990		White Wolf as Schott (voice)
1990		Goddamn as Joumu Utsugi
1990		Heavy as Alex Gordon (voice)
1990		Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1990		Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy as Dick (voice)

1989		Locke the Superman: Lord Leon as Great Jorg
1989		Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers as Ultraman Ace (voice)
1989		Blue Blink as Shiki Haruhiko (voice)
1989		Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1989		Venus Wars as Gary

1988		Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend as Emperor Zool
1988		Spirit Warrior as Jikuu (voice)

1987		The Tale of Genji as Bishop (voice)
1987		Space Fantasia 2001 Nights as Adam Jr.

1986

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies as Bongo (voice)

1985		Odin: Starlight Mutiny as Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator
1985		Night on the Galactic Railroad as Campanella's Father (voice)
1985		Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1984		Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Yupa (voice)
1984		A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! as The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)

1983		Golgo 13: The Professional as Leonard Dawson
1983		Final Yamato as Juzo Okita
1983		Crusher Joe as Kowalsky (voice)

1982		Future War 198X as DF Commander Tono (voice)
1982		The Mysterious Cities of Gold as Commander Gomez (voice)
1982		White Fang Story as Weedon Scott (voice)

1980		Eleven Cats
1980		Botchan as Yamaarashi (voice)
1980		There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race as Masaichi Kaneda
1980		The Revolt as Announcer

1979		Kamen Rider (Skyrider) as The Great Leader (voice)
1979		Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger
1979		Aim for the Ace! as Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)
1979		Galaxy Express 999: The Movie as Doctor Ban (voice)
1979		Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1979		Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
1979		Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run as 秋山先生
1979		Attack, Jun as Narrator (voice)

1978		Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1978		Daikengo the Guardian of Space as Narration
1978		Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato as Juzo Okita
1978		Star Wolf as Narrator (voice)

1977		Song of Baseball Enthusiasts as 岩田鉄五郎
1977		Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser as 嵐銀次郎
1977		Space Battleship Yamato as Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)
1977		Jetter Mars as 山之上博士

1976		Super-God Bibyun as Gulver( voice)
1976		Ninja Captor

1975		Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie as The Great Boss (voice)
1975		Kamen Rider Stronger as Great Leader (voice)
1975		Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie as Narrator (voice)

1974		Kamen Rider Amazon as Narration (voice)
1974		Space Battleship Yamato as Juzo Okita
1974		Prophecies of Nostradamus as TV newscaster

1973		Casshan as Narrator (voice)
1973		Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants as Destron Chief (voice)
1973		Godzilla vs. Megalon as Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)

1972		Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell as The Great Boss (voice)
1972		Ultraman Ace as Ultraman Ace (voice)

1971		Ryu the Primitive Boy as Kiba (voice)
1971		Lupin the 3rd as Koichi Zenigata
1971		Lupin the 3rd as Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)
1971		Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Goro (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Narrator
1971		Kamen Rider as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Great Leader of Destron (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Emperor Crisis (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Great Leader of Black Satan (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice)
1971		Decision as (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Shocker Leader (voice)

1970		Norakuro as モール中隊長
1970		30,000 Miles Under the Sea as King Magma VII (voice)

1969		Bullet Wound
1969		Flying Phantom Ship as Captain (voice)
1969		Dororo and Hyakkimaru as Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice)
1969		Lupin the Third: Pilot Film as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

1967

Princess Knight as Lord Nylon (voice)

1966		Marine Boy as Dr. Mariner
1966		Leo the Lion
1966		Yuusei Kamen as ーー (voice)

1965		Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)
1965		Kimba the White Lion as Clave
1965		Frankenstein Conquers the World as Dr. Bowen (voice)
1965		宇宙少年ソラン as 立花博士