Biography

Akiji Kobayashi was born on September 26, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kamen Rider (1971), Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966) and Ultraman (1967). He died on August 27, 1996.

Akiji Kobayashi was the voice of John Wayne for Japanese language dubbed John Wayne movies distributed in Japan.

Akiji Kobayashi passed away on August 27, 1996, which was indeed the year the Ultraman series was celebrating its 30th anniversary.