Takeshi Aono (青野 武, born 19th June 1936 - 9th April 2012) was a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with Aoni Production and voiced characters in the Japanese dub of Thomas & 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 to the Future", Super Delicious Planet Golden Special Reserve Gorgeous Aftercare Kit from the original "Urusei Yatsura" series, and Herb Powell from "The Simpsons". However, he is also known for voicing Kami from the "Dragon Ball" series until sometime during Dragon Ball Kai.
In 2010, Aono retired from voice acting due to a stroke from an aortic infection and passed away on 9th April 2012.
Voices
Songs
- Sir Topham Hatt (performed)
- I'm Thomas the Tank Engine (performed, rerecorded after Kōhei Miyauchi's death)