History Creator / YasuoYamada

* Kermit the Frog in the Japanese dub of ''Series/TheMuppetShow''

Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University and performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. He provided the Japanese dubbed voice for Creator/ClintEastwood, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Creator/GrahamChapman, but by far his most well-known role is that of the titular character of the ''Franchise/LupinIII'' series, which he played from 1971's [[Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket "Green Jacket"]] until 1994's ''[[Anime/LupinIIIDragonOfDoom Dragon of Doom]]''.

[[Anime/LupinIII Appearing like a god, disappearing like a demon!]]

* Bernard in the Japanese dubs of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''

* "Honest John" in the Japanese dub of ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''

* TheOtherDarrin for Creator/AkioNojima as Dr. Mashirito in ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' movie 2, and was himself darrined by Creator/NachiNozawa, Creator/KeiichiNoda & Creator/AkiraKamiya, all of whom were in turn darrined by Creator/RyotaroOkiayu in the 1997 remake

* TheOtherDarrin for Creator/AkioNojima as Dr. Mashirito in ''Manga/DoctorSlump'' movie 2, was himself darrined by Creator/NachiNozawa, Creator/KeiichiNoda & Creator/AkiraKamiya all of whom were in turn darrined by Creator/RyotaroOkiayu in the 1997 remake

* Dr. Mashirito in ''Manga/DoctorSlump''

* The official dubover voice of ClintEastwood

Yasuo Yamada was a Japanese voice actor born in Tokyo, Japan.

Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and has performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. His most famous role was Arsène Lupin III from the ''Anime/LupinIII'' series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He also provided the Japanese dubbed voice for Creator/ClintEastwood, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Creator/GrahamChapman.

At the age of 62, Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage. At the end of the credits of the film ''Anime/FarewellToNostradamus'', the first ''Lupin'' film without Yasuo, there is a tribute: "To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!" .

Since Yasuo's death, Kanichi Kurita has taken over the role of Lupin the Third. As his last will, Yasuo requested Kurita to [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin]] him, if Yasuo died ([[CaptainObvious which Kanichi did]]).

* Bernard in the Japanese dubs of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' and ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder''

!!Notable in:

* Dr. Mashirito in ''DoctorSlump''
* Andro Umeda in ''Anime/TekkamanBlade''

* Usatan in ''Hoshi no Ko Chobin''
* Jim in ''Huckleberry no Bouken''
* "Honest John" in the Japanese dub of ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''
* Bernard in the Japanese dubs of ''Disney/TheRescuers'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''
* Kermit the Frog in the Japanese dub of ''Series/TheMuppetShow''

[[{{LupinIII}} Appearing like a god, disappearing like a demon!]]

Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and has performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. His most famous role was Arsène Lupin III from the ''LupinIII'' series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He also provided the Japanese dubbed voice for Clint Eastwood, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Creator/GrahamChapman.

At the age of 62, Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage. At the end of the credits of the film ''Farewell to Nostradamus'', the first ''Lupin'' film without Yasuo, there is a tribute: "To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!" .

* Arsène Lupin III in ''LupinTheThird''

* Bernard in the Japanese dubs of ''TheRescuers'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''
* Kermit the Frog in the Japanese dub of ''TheMuppetShow''