That's right. Good. There's no need to go just yet.
— Big Boss
Chikao Ohtsuka (Japanese: 大塚 周夫, Ōtsuka Chikao, July 5, 1929 - January 15, 2015)note was a Japanese voice actor, one of the longest-running in the business. He was Akio Ōtsuka's father, and they've worked together in several series, making them a rare father-son pair working in tandem in the business. He was the signature voice of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog games. His forte was mostly old, past-their-prime men, which could range from Cool Old Guy or Evil Old Folks; the latter can be raised up to eleven to monstrosity levels (he even dubbed Hitler in Downfall!).
Sadly, he passed away on January 15, 2015 due to an Ischemic Heart Disorder
. Kikuko Inoue, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiroaki Hirata, Masakazu Morita, Kōichi Yamadera and Rie Tanaka were among the attendees at his funeral. May he rest in peace.
Notable roles from Chikao Ohtsuka:
- Aeolia Schenberg from Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Aletheia from Granblue Fantasy
- Barbarois Elder from Vampire Hunter D
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik from Sonic Adventure to Sonic Boom
- Professor Gerald Robotnik from Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow the Hedgehog
- Prof. Moriarty in Sherlock Hound, which might be the reason he was later cast as Eggman
- Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (who was previously voiced by Akio Ōtsuka during his prime)
- Berthold Gregor from Valkyria Chronicles (part of Drei Stern, which has Jaeger, who is voiced by Akio Ohtsuka)
- Dr. Vile/Weil from Mega Man Zero
- Goldibus in Tech Romancer
- Denzou Yamada in Nintama Rantarou (replaced by Akio Ohtsuka)
- Ryuken from Shin Kyuseishu Densetsu (Legend Of The True Savior): Fist Of The North Star movies and OVA
- Also voiced Jagi in Fist of the North Star (1986), replacing Kōji Totani.
- Joseph Joestar in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA.
- Master Xehanort in the Kingdom Hearts franchise (whose younger form after possessing Terra is voiced by... you guessed it... Akio Ōtsuka, who became The Other Darrin following his death).
- Gold Roger in One Piece
- Dr. Cid in Final Fantasy XII
- Goemon Ishikawa XIII in the first Lupin III TV series
- Also voiced Zenigata in the Lupin III <Pilot Film>
- Yuzan Kaibara, the mean spirited gourmet father of the protagonist in Oishinbo
- Dick Dastardly in the Japanese dub of Wacky Races ("Chiki Chiki Mou Race" in Japan; the character himself is called "Black Maou" in this version) (darrin'd by his son, Akio Ōtsuka, in the Japanese dub of the 2017 reboot)
- Wario in most commercials for his games from 1993-2008
- Kalrow in Asura's Wrath
- Captain Hook in a good number of the Peter Pan adaptations (including the Disney film and the World Masterpiece Theater series)
- Tao Pai Pai in Dragon Ball (darrin'd by Yukimasa Kishino in Dragon Ball Z, but Otsuka would later reprise his role in video games until his death)
- Piemon and Apocalymon in Digimon Adventure (replaced once again by Akio Ohtsuka as Piemon in Digimon Survive, Akio would then reprise Piemon in the 2023 Kotodaman crossover event and took on the role of Apocalymon in the same game)
- Hamm in the Japanese dub of the Toy Story franchise
- Jinpachi Mishima in Tekken 5 (two-toned with the late Takeshi Aono)
- Reprises his role in Tag Tournament 2, but instead of being two-toned, has a Voice of the Legion effect due to Aono's death.
- Wolfgang Buchner/Peter N. Beagle/Pops in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
- Gen Fu in Dead or Alive: Dimensions and Dead or Alive 5 (he also replaced the now-deceased Aono)
- Arem in Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
- Oda Nobunaga in the second Peacock King OVA
- Professor Garigari in Toei Animation's third ''Puss 'n Boots/Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko'' movie.
- Tadayoshi Kanzaki in the Sakura Wars OVA, TV series and Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die
- Tora in the OVA of Ushio and Tora
- Nezumi Otoko in GeGeGe no Kitarō (60's and 70's versions as well as Hakaba Kitarō)
- Brade/Quake in Spider Riders
- Wagnard in the Record of Lodoss War OVA.
- Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz) in the Japanese dub of Downfall
- Fidget in the Japanese dub of The Great Mouse Detective
- Dub voice for:
- Charles Bronson
- R. Lee Ermey
- John Hurt (Contact had Akio dubbing over James Woods alongside him)
- Richard Widmark
- Tuco (Eli Wallach) in the Japanese dub of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
- The Seventh Emperor in Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Snow Miser in the Japanese dub of The Year Without a Santa Claus