Voice actor, actor, and radio personality Genzo Wakayama passed away due to heart failure in his Tokyo home on May 18.
Wakayama lended his voice to the Captain (John Silver) in two anime versions of Treasure Island: Osamu Tezuka and Mushi Production’s 1965 New Treasure Island television special and Osamu Dezaki and TMS Entertainment’s Treasure Island television series.
He also dubbed Peter Graves as the Impossible Mission Force leader Jim Phelps from the Mission: Impossible television series.
Renowned for his low, refined vocal register, Wakayama dubbed the late Sean Connery’s roles, including his James Bond films, into Japanese since 1976.