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
Oh man, he was awesome as Kalinin in FMP too, really captured the character well. That's a damn shame.
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.
Wasn't he also the voice of lucifer in lady death as well, I thought he was a good voice actor, shame
it's a voice I think we're all going to miss
Here is a list from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kleinhenz) 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
Well that's it, no second season. We can't do it without the English Kabapu.
Ah man... those were some great characters. RIP
Yes I must admit, he will be missed.
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.
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
I'm late, but...
Damn, this is sad, rip mike, i miss the voice already...