Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki
鈴置 洋孝
Born	(1950-03-06)March 6, 1950 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Died	August 6, 2006(2006-08-06) (aged 56) Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1972–2006
Agent	Ken Production
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置 洋孝, Suzuoki Hirotaka, March 6, 1950 – August 6, 2006) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University.

His best known roles include Mobile Suit Gundam (Bright Noa), Captain Tsubasa (Kojirou Hyuga), Saint Seiya (Dragon Shiryū), Dragon Ball (Tenshinhan), The Transformers (Starscream), Ranma ½ (Tatewaki Kuno), Rurouni Kenshin (Saitō Hajime), Pokémon (Giovanni), and Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Banjō Haran). He was also the official Japanese dub-voice for Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

In 2006, Suzuoki died at the age of 56 as a result of lung cancer.^[1]