- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Rokurô Naya was born on October 20, 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Soylent Green (1973), Seiju Sentai Gingaman (1998) and Kamen Rider (1971). He was married to Mitsue Naya. He died on November 17, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
- SpouseMitsue Naya(? - November 17, 2014) (his death, 1 child)
- RelativesGorô Naya(Sibling)
- Nasal voice, described as "nervous" sounding.
- Younger brother of Gorô Naya.
- He had something of a sibling rivalry with Goro Naya when he entered the voice acting world. At first Goro encouraged him, but then wondered if Rokuro shouldn't do it after all. Early in his career, Rokuro was compared frequently with Goro, but when Rokuro came into his own as an actor, he expressed gratitude to Goro for encouraging him to act.
- Died on what would have been his brother Gorô's 85th birthday.
- Died of complications from pneumonia in November 2014.
- He and German voice actor Eberhard Prüter voiced Squidward from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' and Ducky from 'NCIS' in their respective languages. Eerily, Prüter and Naya died within less than a month of each other.
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