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|birthplace =Cincinnati, Ohio, [[United States]]<ref name="Ryfle">{{cite book|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" |author=Steve Ryfle |date=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |pages=152, 153}}</ref> | |birthplace =Cincinnati, Ohio, [[United States]]<ref name="Ryfle">{{cite book|title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" |author=Steve Ryfle |date=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |pages=152, 153}}</ref> | ||
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'''William Ross''' {{Nihongo|ウィリアム・ロス| | '''William Ross''' {{Nihongo|ウィリアム・ロス|Uiriamu Rosu}}, also credited as '''Bill Ross''' {{Nihongo|ビル・ロス|Biru Rosu}}, was an [[United States|American]] actor, writer, producer, and film dubber. Ross came to Japan after the Korean War to join the U.S. state department.<ref name="Galbraith IV">{{cite book|title=Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films |author=Stuart Galbraith IV |date=1998 |publisher=Feral House |pages=66,94}}</ref> By the late 1950's, however, he found steady work in the Japanese film industry, both in front of the camera and as a writer, director, and performer of English-dubbed versions of Japanese films.<ref name="Galbraith IV"/> In 1964, he opened his own dubbing firm in Tokyo, Frontier Enterprises, which dubbed over 465 feature films into English over the next several decades.<ref name="Ryfle"/> Ross passed away in Tokyo on April 19, 2014 at the age of 90. | ||
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==Selected Filmography== | ==Selected Filmography== | ||
===Actor=== | ===Actor=== | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Yoshimura]] / Red Bamboo | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) as [[Yoshimura]] / Red Bamboo naval officer / newspaper editor [voices; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub] | ||
*''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' (1967) as | *''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' (1967) as Tonoka [voice; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub] | ||
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Tsunezo Kusumi|Doctor Kusumi]] / | *''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967) as [[Tsunezo Kusumi|Doctor Kusumi]] / narrator [voices; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub] | ||
*''The Green Slime'' (1968) as Ferguson [uncredited] | *''The Green Slime'' (1968) as Ferguson [uncredited] | ||
*''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) as Hal | *''[[The Last Dinosaur]]'' (1977) as Hal | ||
*''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977) as Setsu Serizawa [voice; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub] | *''[[Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds]]'' (1977) as Setsu Serizawa [voice; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub] | ||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) as Dr. Schmidt (imposter) | *''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) as Dr. Schmidt (imposter) | ||
*''Message from Space'' (1978) as Mea's | *''Message from Space'' (1978) as Mea's ship captain | ||
===Producer=== | ===Producer=== | ||
*''The Green Slime'' (1968) | *''The Green Slime'' (1968) | ||
===Writer=== | ===Writer=== | ||
*''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' (1967) [English dialogue; Frontier Enterprises dub] | *''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' (1967) [English dialogue; Frontier Enterprises dub] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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William Ross (ウィリアム・ロス Uiriamu Rosu), also credited as Bill Ross (ビル・ロス Biru Rosu), was an American actor, writer, producer, and film dubber. Ross came to Japan after the Korean War to join the U.S. state department.[2] By the late 1950's, however, he found steady work in the Japanese film industry, both in front of the camera and as a writer, director, and performer of English-dubbed versions of Japanese films.[2] In 1964, he opened his own dubbing firm in Tokyo, Frontier Enterprises, which dubbed over 465 feature films into English over the next several decades.[1] Ross passed away in Tokyo on April 19, 2014 at the age of 90.
Selected Filmography
Actor
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) as Yoshimura / Red Bamboo naval officer / newspaper editor [voices; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub]
- Gappa (1967) as Tonoka [voice; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub]
- Son of Godzilla (1967) as Doctor Kusumi / narrator [voices; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub]
- The Green Slime (1968) as Ferguson [uncredited]
- The Last Dinosaur (1977) as Hal
- Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) as Setsu Serizawa [voice; uncredited; Frontier Enterprises dub]
- The War in Space (1977) as Dr. Schmidt (imposter)
- Message from Space (1978) as Mea's ship captain
Producer
- The Green Slime (1968)
Writer
- Gappa (1967) [English dialogue; Frontier Enterprises dub]
References
This is a list of references for William Ross. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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