Kōji Yada (矢田 耕司 Yada Kōji, April 15, 1933 - May 1, 2014) was a prominent veteran Japanese voice actor. Among his most recognized roles include voicing the Narrator in Mazinger Z, Dr. Gero in the Dragon Ball franchise and Elder Libra Dohko in Saint Seiya.
He was represented by Aoni Production. He passed away in his hometown of Tokyo on May 1, 2014, due to chronic kidney disease at the age of 81.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| Kent Williams | 9 | 
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| Grant James | 3 |
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| Steve Kramer | 3 |
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| Mina E. Mina | 2 | 
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| Michael Sorich | 2 |
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| Troy Baker | 1 |
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| Paul Bandey | 1 | 
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| Gregg Berger | 1 |
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| Richard Cansino | 1 |
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| Bill Colgate | 1 |
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| Brian Dobson | 1 |
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| Paul Dobson | 1 |
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| Richard Epcar | 1 |
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| Bunker Jenkins | 1 |
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| Jonathan Love | 1 |
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| Dave Mallow | 1 |
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| Ed Marcus | 1 |
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| Carl Masterson | 1 |
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| John H. Mayer | 1 |
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| Jamie Meldrum | 1 | 
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| Richard Newman | 1 |
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| Robert O'Gorman | 1 |
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| Bob Papenbrook | 1 |
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| Paul Ross | 1 |
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| Paul Sidello | 1 |
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| Barry Stigler | 1 |
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| John Swasey | 1 |
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| Kirk Thornton | 1 |
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| Lennie Weinrib | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-1972 | Old Man (ep. 12) | Lupin the 3rd | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1972-1974 | Dr. Morimori | Mazinger Z | Paul Ross | United States |
| Narrator | Bunker Jenkins | |||
| Gregg Berger (ep. 52) | ||||
| 1972-1973 | Captain Patch (eps. 24-25) | Pinocchio: The Series | ¿? | Canada |
| 1972 | Coachman | The Three Musketeers in Boots | ¿? | Canada |
| 1974-1975 | General Talan | Space Battleship Yamato | ¿? | United States |
| 1977-1978 | Narrator | Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix | John H. Mayer | United States |
| 1978 | General Talan | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1978-1979 | Fujiko's Thug (ep. 13) | Lupin the 3rd Part 2 | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| Shakil (ep. 18) | Richard Cansino | |||
| Chief (ep. 54) | Bob Papenbrook | |||
| Taxi Driver (ep. 78) | ||||
| 1978-1979 | General Talan | Space Battleship Yamato II | ¿? | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Space Battleship Yamato III | ¿? | United States | |
| 1981 | O'Brien | Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck | ¿? | United States |
| 1981 | Gods | The Fantastic Adventures of Unico | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 1981 | Grandfather | Run, Melos! | Richard Epcar | United States |
| 1982-1983 | Dick Asimov | Armored Fleet Dairugger XV | Lennie Weinrib | United States |
| 1983 | Monkey | Aesop's Fables | ¿? | United States |
| 1984-1987 | The Colonel | Fist of the North Star | Barry Stigler | United States |
| 1986 | Fist of the North Star: The Movie | Dave Mallow | United States | |
| 1986-1989 | Roshi | Saint Seiya | Bill Colgate | Canada |
| Paul Sidello | United States | |||
| John Swasey | United States | |||
| 1988-1990 | Scrooge (ep. 12) | Ponkikki Meisaku World | Richard Newman | Canada |
| 1989-1996 | Dr. Gero | Dragon Ball Z | Kent Williams | United States |
| Brian Dobson | Canada | |||
| 1990 | Dr. Kochin | Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| Paul Bandey | France | |||
| Troy Baker | United States | |||
| 1992 | Dr. Gero | Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! | Kent Williams | United States |
| Ed Marcus | France | |||
| 1992 | Tung Fu Rue | Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf | Mina E. Mina | Canada |
| 1992 | Wang Yun | Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1993 | Tung Fu Rue | Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Mina E. Mina | Canada |
| 1996-1997 | Dr. Gero | Dragon Ball GT | Jonathan Love | Canada |
| Kent Williams | United States | |||
| 1999-present | Zeff | One Piece | Jamie Meldrum | Singapore |
| Robert O'Gorman | United States | |||
| Grant James | United States | |||
| 2002 | Dr. Gero | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | Kent Williams | United States |
| 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 | United States | ||
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | United States | ||
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | United States | ||
| 2007 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | United States | ||
| 2007 | Zeff | One Piece: Unlimited Adventure | Grant James | United States |
| 2009-2011 | Dr. Gero | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Kent Williams | United States |
| 2010-2012 | Deckerdramon | Digimon Fusion | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 2012 | Ryohei Mikami | Another | Carl Masterson | United States |
| 2014 | Zeff | One Piece 3D2Y: Overcoming Ace's Death! Luffy's Pledge to His Friends | Grant James | United States |