William Ross
| William Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1923 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| 💀Died | April 19, 2014 (aged 90) Tokyo, JapanApril 19, 2014 (aged 90) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| Other names | Bill Ross |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor voice actor voice director producer scriptwriter editor |
| 📆 Years active | 1957–2000 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Michie Ross |
William Ross (September 7, 1923 – April 19, 2014) was a Tokyo-based American actor, voice actor, voice director and editor, and the founder of Frontier Enterprises.
Biography[edit]
After serving in the Korean War, Ross moved to Tokyo with intentions of joining the Japanese State Department. Instead, he ended up becoming involved in the film industry, and would go on to appear in more than 80 Japanese films and television shows.
In 1959, Ross got into the dubbing industry upon recommendation by Japanese actor So Yamamura. He showed such a talent for the industry, that the Japanese dubbing director quit and left Ross in charge on the first day. In 1964, he founded his own dubbing company, Frontier Enterprises, also working as dialogue writer, dubbing director and voice actor.
Frontier quickly became one of the "Big Five" early English-dubbing houses, doing work for companies such as Toho, Toei and Shochiku. Ross was forced to rely on whatever native English speakers he could find in Tokyo back in the 1960s. Ross held auditions and made sure he hired the best people available, and trained them thoroughly.
Ross was also a dialogue editor, notably editing for American animated shows such as Dennis the Menace, Heathcliff & the Cadillac Cats and The Real Ghostbusters.
Ross died in Tokyo on April 19, 2014.
Filmography[edit]
As actor[edit]
- Flight from Ashiya (1964)
- The Yakuza (1974)
- The War in Space (1977)
- The Bushido Blade (1984)
Dubbing[edit]
Anime[edit]
- Choppy & the Princess (1967–1968) – Satan, Additional Voices
- Phantaman (1967–1968) – Dr. Steel
Anime films[edit]
- Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) – Samurai and Police Commissioner (Frontier dub)
- Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980) – Emperor Zoa
- Voltus 5 (1980) – Dr. Smith and Draco
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982) – Genie of the Ring (Frontier dub)
- Arcadia of My Youth (1982) – Zeda
- The Dagger of Kamui (1985) – Tokachi Hanzō, and Elder
Voice Direction[edit]
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
- Arcadia of My Youth
- Choppy and the Princess
- Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy
- The Dagger of Kamui
- Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo
- Phantaman
- Swan Lake
References[edit]
Content in this article was copied from William Ross at Dubbing Wikia, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.
External links[edit]
- William Ross on IMDb
- William Ross at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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