Hideyuki Umezu (梅津 秀行 Umezu Hideyuki?, July 24, 1955, Aichi, Japan - May 17, 2024, Japan) was a Japanese voice actor and member of 81 Produce.
He was best known for voicing Yukinojyo from "Tenchi Muyo", Arthur Weasly from the "Harry Potter" films, Splinter from the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon, Book-sensei from "Soreike! Anpanman", Zazu from "The Lion King", and Pinky from "Animaniacs".
Graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, he said that if he hadn't become an actor, he would have become a dentist. The catalyst for starting acting was when a friend attending Waseda University expressed the desire to start acting and asked him to find a theatre club together. He found and joined the theatre group "Kiryu" at the same university. His friend later left the group.
Through connections, he began appearing in period dramas and pursued a career as an actor. As his roles in period dramas gradually became more significant, he received his first speaking role. However, after watching the senior actors' performances, he thought, "Something's different... What could it be?" He realized that he hadn't studied acting, so he enrolled in an actor training school and then joined the NHK Actors Seminar to study film acting. There, he was encouraged to enroll in the voice acting program due to his experience in period and contemporary dramas.
He died from interstitial pneumonia on May 17, 2024, at the age of 68.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 
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The Crow | Brave |
| 2003-2005 | 
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Dr. I. Q. HAI | Dakku Dojāsu |
| 2003 | 
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Bob | Finding Nemo |
| 1995-2002 | 
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Taitoru | Shirubesutā& To~uītī Misuterī |
| 1998 | 
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Huy | The Prince of Egypt |
| 1998 | 
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Zazū | Raion Kingu 2 Shinbazu Puraido |
| 1993-1998 | 
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Pinky | Animaniacs |
| 1994 | 
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Clown With the Tear Away Face | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| 1994 | 
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Zazū | Raion Kingu |
| 1992 | 
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Chāruzu Dikenzu / Gonzo | Mapetto no Kurisumasu Kyaroru |
| 1992 | 
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Emirī Kurachitto / Misu Pigī | Mapetto no Kurisumasu Kyaroru |
| 1979 | 
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Taitoru | Baggusu Banī no Kurisumasu |