Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono (born June 19th, 1936 - April 9th 2012) was a Japanese voice actor who voiced characters in the Japanese narration of Thomas and Friends. He was most famous for voicing Basil from "The Great Mouse Detective",Colonel Roy Campbell  from the "Metal Gear" series,  King Harold from the Shrek series, the Joker from the animated "Batman" series, Madame Gasket from "Robots", Doc Brown from "Back the the Future" and Kami from the "Dragon Ball" series.

Sadly, he passed away on April 9th, 2012 due to post-operative multiple cerebral infarction.

Voices

 * Sir Topham Hatt (fifth-eighth seasons)

Songs

 * Sir Topham Hatt (performed)
 * I'm Thomas the Tank Engine (performed)