Describe Hidekatsu Shibata here.
Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田秀勝) (March 25, 1937) is a Japanese voice actor born in Tokyo. In high school, he was a classmate of now former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. He's been married to two female seiyuu: first Haruko Kitahama, later Akiko Sekine. His son, Katsutoshi, is also an actor and sound director.
His famous roles are usually in the villainous territory, like Baron Ashura in Mazinger Z, and Fuhrer King Bradley in Fullmetal Alchemist. Two of his notable foreign dubbing roles have been Bootstrap Bill Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and Kreacher in the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Notable roles:
- Baron Ashura in Mazinger Z and Mazinkaiser (male half, with Haruko Kitahama as the female one)
- Captain Dan/Ichimonji Dantetsu in Planet Robo Danguard Ace (a superb, subtle performance that is possibly his best ever)
- Commander Kiruta, as well as the narrator, in Captain Harlock
- Count Mecha in Galaxy Express 999
- Captain Daisuke Gondo in The Ultraman
- Daitetsu Minase in Super Robot Wars
- Devil Z in Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
- Dragon the Revolutionary in One Piece
- Edgar in Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
- Emperor Gramis of Archadia in Final Fantasy XII
- Führer King Bradley in Fullmetal Alchemist (Both the orginal 2003 version and Brotherhood)
- Gregor von Mückenberger in Legend of Galactic Heroes
- Guilty in Saint Seiya
- Mars from Saint Seiya Omega
- Heitarou Kawara in Samurai Champloo
- General Kuroda in Star Fleet
- The 3rd Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi in Naruto
- Hirohisa Gotoh in Texhnolyze
- Husserl in Ergo Proxy
- Igneel and the narrator in Fairy Tail.
- Il Shenron, Yi Xing Long in Dragon Ball GT
- Kabuto Kenzou in Great Mazinger
- Kazuo Tengan in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School
- King Chapa in Dragon Ball
- Mardel from Panzer World Galient in Super Robot Wars BX
- Master Raju Jugei Shizuyoshi in Blood Blockade Battlefront
- Melon Bread in Nichijou
- The Narrator in Braiger
- The Primordial Majin in Majin Bone
- Professor Daimonji in Gaiking
- Ryozen in Dragalia Lost
- Takashi Nihara in Yakuza 0
- Tatsuya Randou in Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch (an Indiana Jones expy who manages to almost steal the show out from under the nominal heroes of the character's children - and since one of those is a blatant Mr. Fanservice Hiro Randou voiced by Norio Wakamoto that's no mean feat)
- Wiseman in Armored Trooper VOTOMS and Super Robot Wars Z2: Saisei-Hen
- Several major Super Sentai villains
- The Evil God in Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan
- Daimaou in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
- Captain Zahab in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
- Highness Duke Org Rasetsu's male voice in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
- Maku in Juken Sentai Gekiranger
- Galeo of the Pulsar In Tensou Sentai Goseiger Epic on the Movie!
