Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono (青野 武) was a Japanese actor and voice actor that affiliated to Aoni Production. His frequently known role in the Ultra Series was Alien Zarab.

Death
In May 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a stroke shortly thereafter, thus ending his career as a voice actor. His ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors.

At about 4:38 pm on April 9, 2012, Aono suffered a bout of post-operative multiple cerebral infractions and was found dead. Voice actress Eiko Hisamura announced Aono's death via her Twitter feed, and video game designer Hideo Kojima stated via his Twitter that he will retire the Roy Campbell character from the Metal Gear series out of respect for Aono.

Roles

 * Ultraman - voice of Alien Zarab, as well as voice actor
 * Ultraman Dyna - Himala
 * Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers - Alien Zarab
 * Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey - Alien Zarab
 * Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy - Alien Zarab

Other roles

 * Space Battleship Yamato - Shiro Sanada
 * Fist of the North Star - Rihaku
 * GeGeGe no Kitaro - Nurarihyon
 * Kiteretsu Daihyakka - Kumahachi Kumada
 * Ninja Scroll - Dakuan
 * Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (Demon form) - Jinpachi Mishima
 * Chibi Maruko-chan - Tomozō Sakura
 * PlayStation-era Mega Man games - Dr. Wily
 * Metal Gear Solid - Colonel Roy Campbell
 * Transformers Victory - Deathsaurus
 * Dragon Ball - Kami, King Piccolo