Hirotaka Suzuoki

Birthday: March 6th, 1950 Date of Death: August 6th, 2006 Place of Birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. 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.

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