The Death of Kabapu

[Squirrellord]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-17/adv-voice-actor-mike-kleinhenz-passes-away

It's sad to say, but Mike Kleinhenz, the voice of Kabapu in the English Excel Saga, has passed away recently :(

He shall be missed

[ElricJC]

Oh man, he was awesome as Kalinin in FMP too, really captured the character well.  That's a damn shame.

[Lord Il]

56 is way too young. What a horrible shame.
He had a voice with a lot of presence behind it.

But just like any screen actor, he is immortalized through our DVD collections.

[exckilla]

Wasn't he also the voice of lucifer in lady death as well, I thought he was a good voice actor, shame

[HA1L ILPALLAZZO]

it's a voice I think we're all going to miss

[Lord Il]

Here is a list from Wikipedia of roles he did..

• All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH! as Executive B
  Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 as Doctor
  Chrono Crusade as Ricardo Hendric
  Crying Freeman as Yakuza Boss
  Excel Saga as Kabapu
  Full Metal Panic!, The Second Raid, and Fumoffu as Audrey Kalinin
  Gantz as Goro Suzuki
  Gasaraki as Meth/Nozomi Takayama/Regent
  Kaleido Star as Hamilton
  Madlax as Friday Monday
  Megazone 23 as Director General
  Najica Blitz Tactics as Jin Majima
  Neon Genesis Evangelion (Director's Cut) as SEELE
  Noir as Legrand
  Parasite Dolls as Takahashi
  Lady Death as Lucifer
  Princess Tutu as The Raven
  RahXephon as Shirow Watari
  Samurai Gun as Tavern Master
  Slayers Return as Father
  Spriggan as Fattman
  Street Fighter II V as Bison
  Those Who Hunt Elves as Judge
  Ushio and Tora as Bully/Ishikui/Motorist/Newscaster

[Mullon]

Well that's it, no second season. We can't do it without the English Kabapu.

[Poey]

Ah man... those were some great characters. RIP

[Necrominion]

Yes I must admit, he will be missed.

[Lan]

Read this last week. couldnt believe it. I was even reading the chapters of him being old, and trying to imagine the same voice whilst reading, but in a weak and frail way. Sucks man.

[exckilla]

I image he did a good voice over for Bison in street fighter 2 V, because I felt he did a good voice for lucifer in lady death

[MincyMatsu]

I'm late, but...

Damn, this is sad, rip mike, i miss the voice already...