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 fellow voice actresses: first Haruko Kitahama, later Akiko Sekine.
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
- Duke Warbawn in Lady!!
- Edgar in Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
- Emperor Gramis of Archadia in Final Fantasy XII
- Führer King Bradley in Fullmetal Alchemist (Both 2003 version and Brotherhood)
- General Shadow in Kamen Rider Stronger.
- Gregor von Mückenberger in Legend of the 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.
- Kazuo Tengan in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School
- Kenzou Kabuto in Great Mazinger
- King Chapa in Dragon Ball
- Mardel from Panzer World Galient in Super Robot Wars BX
- The Master in Digimon Survive
- Master Raju Jugei Shizuyoshi in Blood Blockade Battlefront
- Melon Bread in Nichijou
- Miyamoto Musashi and O. Dio in Live A Live (2022 remake)
- The Narrator in Braiger
- Nigira in Ushio and Tora
- The Primordial Majin in Majin Bone
- Professor Daimonji in Gaiking
- Ryozen in Dragalia Lost
- Syn Shenron/Yi Xing Long in Dragon Ball GT
- Taiga in World Flipper
- 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!
- Yuichiro Hanma in Baki the Grappler (2018)
