Denis Akiyama
Denis Akiyama | |
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Born | Denis Van Akiyama[1] May 28, 1952[1] |
Died | June 28, 2018[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–2018 |
Spouse(s) | Danielle O'Connor Akiyama
(m. 1987; |
Children | 2 |
Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018)[1] was a Canadian actor, best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.
Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog. In 2015, he appeared in the film Pixels.[3] Denis Akiyama was also a gifted musician having played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra
Akiyama died on June 28, 2018, from a "very rare and aggressive cancer". He and his wife Danielle had two children, Kintaro and Miya.[4] He was 66 years old.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Dead Ringers | Pharmacist | |
1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | Shinji | |
1996 | Space Truckers | Tech Leader | |
2002 | Cypher | Speaker Omaha | |
2005 | The Pacifier | Mr. Chun | |
2010 | Repo Men | Doctor | |
Resident Evil: Afterlife | Captain Hotaka | ||
2015 | Pixels | Professor Iwatani | |
2017 | Kill Order | Shiro Fujitaka | Last film Performance |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Hai Kwan | Episode: "Tattoo" |
1991 | Rupert (TV series) | Additional voices (voice) | |
1991-1992 | The Adventures of Tintin | Mitsuhirato, Bunji Kuraki, Tharkey, Additional voices (voice) | |
1994 | Monster Force | Additional Voices (voice) | 13 Episodes |
1994-1995 | Wild C.A.T.s | Dockwell (voice) | 14 Episodes |
1994-1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Lai Tzu / Lai (voice) | 2 Episodes |
1995-1996 | X-Men | Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai, Sunfire (voice) | 2 Episodes |
1995 | Sailor Moon | Malachite (voice) | 17 Episodes |
1997 | Diabolik | Director Graffum (voice) | Episode: ″Panther Uncaged″ |
1998 | Silver Surfer | Watch Prime (voice) | 3 Episodes |
1998-1999 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend | Amycus, Cyclops (voice) | 2 Episodes |
1999 | Medabots | Mr. Referee (English version, voice) | 52 episodes |
1999 | Power Stone | Galuda, Referee (English version, voice) | 7 Episodes |
1999 | Avengers: United They Stand | Dr. Chris Johnson (voice) | Episode: "Kang" |
1999 | Ned's Newt | Guard, Elf (voice) | Episode: ″Summer Gone, Summer Not/Sealed with a Newt″ |
2001 | Braceface | Mr. Ling (voice) | Episode: ″Take That″ |
2003 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Japanese Police Officer #1 (voice) | Episode: "Big Appetite in Little Tokyo" |
2004 | Franny's Feet | Sally the tough old cat (voice) | Episode: "The Lonely Library" |
2008 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Oncologist | Episode: "Death or Glory: Part 2" |
2008 | The Summit | Prime Minister of Japan | |
2008 | Toot & Puddle | Dr. Ha Song (voice) | 5 Episodes |
2008 | Chilly Beach: The Canadian President | Emperor (voice) | TV special |
2010-2013 | Scaredy Squirrel | Additional voices | 13 Episodes |
2011 | Justin Time | Emperor (voice) | Episode: "Secret Surprise & a Mammoth Mistake" |
2017 | Inspector Gadget | Hattori-San (voice) | Episode: "Tempest in a Tea Cup/Mr. Security" |
2018 | Taken | Sensei | Episode: "Strelochnik" |
2018 | Carter | Koji Yasuda | 6 Episodes 2 Episodes were released posthumously |
Video games[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Onimusha: Warlords | Nobunaga Oda, Narrator | English Dub[5] |
2006 | Rainbow Six: Vegas | Kan Akahashi | |
2008 | Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | ||
2011 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Tong Si Hung | Credited as Dennis Akiyama |
- Seeing Things (1987, TV Series)
- Captive Hearts (1987) as Masato
- Diamonds (1987, TV Series)
- Blood Relations (1988) as Heart Surgeon
- Street Legal (1988-1989, TV Series) as Jonathan Imatsu / Satien Loc
- Katts and Dog (1988-1992, TV Series) as Ron Nakemura
- War of the Worlds (1990, TV Series) as Chin
- Counterstrike (1990-1991, TV Series) as Lok
- (1992, TV Movie)
- Guilty as Sin (1993) as Lab Technician
- Ghost Mom (1993, TV Movie) as Yamato
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1993-1997, TV Series) (voice)
- WildC.A.T.S. (1994, TV Series) as Dockwell (voice)
- Highlander: The Animated Series (1994, TV Series) (voice)
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) as Shinji
- (1995, TV Movie) as Stranger #2
- Ultraforce (1995, TV Series) (voice)
- Little Bear (1995-1996) (voice)
- The Neverending Story (1995, TV Series) (voice)
- Rupert (1995, TV Series) (voice)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1995, TV Series) (voice)
- F/X: The Series (1996-1997, TV Series) as Dr. Miller / Lambert Chang
- (1996) as Hastishita
- Extreme Measures (1996) as Prof. Asakura
- (1996) as Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
- (1996, Short) as Yoshio Mori
- Buried Secrets (1996, TV Movie) as Doctor #1
- Flash Gordon (1996, TV Series) (voice)
- Diabolik (1997, TV Series) ... Director Graffum (voice)
- The Planet of Junior Brown (1997) as Mr. Tanaka
- (1997, TV Series)
- Blazing Dragons (1997, TV Series) (voice)
- Stickin' Around (1997, TV Series) (voice)
- Pippi Longstocking (1997, TV Series) (voice)
- Kassai and Leuk (1997, TV Series) (voice)
- Mr. Men and Little Miss (1997, TV Series) (voice)
- Birdz (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- Ned's Newt (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- Noddy (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- Anatole (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- Bob and Margaret (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- The Dumb Bunnies (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- Flying Rhino Junior High (1998, TV Series) (voice)
- Apocalypse III: Tribulation (1999) as Store Clerk
- Rescue Heroes (1999, TV Series) (voice)
- (1999) as Dr. Yamada
- Redwall (1999, TV Series) (voice)
- George and Martha (1999, TV Series) (voice)
- Angela Anaconda (1999, TV Series) (voice)
- Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1999, TV Series) (voice)
- After Alice (2000) as Owen Gackstetter
- Corduroy (2000, TV Series) (voice)
- Timothy Goes to School (2000, TV Series) (voice)
- Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (2000, TV Series) (voice)
- Pelswick (2000, TV Series) (voice)
- Eckhart (2000, TV Series) (voice)
- Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series (2000, TV Series) (voice)
- Code Name Phoenix (2000, TV Movie) as Dr. Fong
- Relic Hunter (2000, TV Series) as Colonel Chang
- The Last Debate (2000, TV Movie) as TV Makeup Artist
- (2001, TV Movie) as Peter Jacoby
- Medabots (2001, TV Series) as Mr. Referee (voice)
- Pecola (2001, TV Series) (voice)
- Haven't We Met Before? (2002, TV Movie)
- Quads! (2002, TV Series) (voice)
- Beyblade (2002, TV Series) (voice)
- Power Stone (2002, TV Series) (voice)
- Odyssey 5 (2002, TV Series) as Akegi
- Kaput and Zosky (2002, TV Series) (voice)
- Roboroach (2002, TV Series) (voice)
- The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002, TV Movie) as Hopeful Man
- Jacob Two-Two (2003, TV Series) (voice)
- Chilly Beach (2003, TV Series) (voice)
- Eloise at the Plaza (2003, TV Series) as Prince of Kushin
- King (2003, TV Series)
- Mayday (2003, TV series) as Captain
- My Baby's Daddy (2004) as Cha Ching
- Welcome to Mooseport (2004) as Izuki Nami
- (2004, TV Movie) as Dr. Fachita
- H2O (2004, TV Series) as Kazio Izumi
- Doc (2004, TV Series) as Jian Wa
- Kevin Hill (2004, TV Series) as Judge Porter
- Delilah and Julius (2005, TV Series) (voice)
- Time Warp Trio (2005, TV Series) (voice)
- Cool Money (2005, TV Movie) as District Attorney
- Air Crash Investigation (2005, TV Series documentary, Out of Control) as Captain Masami Takahama
- Grossology (2006, TV Series) (voice)
- A Christmas Wedding (2006, TV Movie) as Asian Pacific President
- Night (2007, Short) as Hikaru
- Storm Hawks (2007, TV Series) (voice)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2008, TV Series) as Oncologist
- Toot and Puddle (2008, TV series) as Dr. Ha Song (voice)
- Flash of Genius (2008) as Dr. Ito
- Chilly Beach: The Canadian President (2008) as Emperor (voice)
- Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008, TV Movie) as Kyoto
- Wild Roses (2009, TV Series) as Fukuwawa Sr.
- Warehouse 13 (2009, TV Series) as Officer Ogawa
- Gangster Exchange (2009) as Takayama
- Air Crash Investigation (2010, TV Series documentary, Target Is Destroyed) as Captain Chun
- Wingin' It (2010-2012, TV Series) as Mr. Nakamora / Mr. Nakamura
- Air Crash Investigation (2012, TV Series documentary, Bad Attitude) as Captain Park
- The People Garden (2016) as Management 529
- Kiss and Cry (2017) as Shin Amano
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "DENIS VAN AKIYAMA Obituary". Toronto Star via Legacy.com. 2018-07-01. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Denis Akiyama facts". Movietalky. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ Bartlett, Rhett (July 3, 2018). "The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Denis Akiyama (visual voices guide)". BTVA. Retrieved 10 March 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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Categories:
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- 2018 deaths
- Canadian male actors of Japanese descent
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male video game actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Male actors from Toronto
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors