Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
24
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-09-10
Day of Death
1995-03-19 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
山田 康雄
Yasuo Yamada
Biography
Yasuo Yamada was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator, born in Tokyo, Japan. Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. His most famous role was the voice of Arsène Lupin III from the Lupin the Third series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He also provided the Japanese dubbed voice for Clint Eastwood and Jean-Paul Belmondo. At the age of 62, Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage. Since Yasuo's death, Kanichi Kurita has taken over the role of Lupin the Third.
