Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga is one of the most veteran seiyu in the business. If you notice a character with his voice, chances are they'll either be Large and In Charge, or somewhat regal. His characters tend to be a combination of The Stoic and Large Ham.

May possibly be the Japanese equivalent of Brian Blessed. His North American/Canadian counterpart is Scott McNeil.

Notable roles by Banjo Ginga:

 * Riki in Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
 * Gihren Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam SIEG ZEON!
 * Souther/Thouther in Fist of the North Star
 * Liquid Snake in Metal Gear Solid
 * Major Zero in Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater
 * Liquid Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (succeeding the deceased Koji Totani)
 * Bayman in Dead or Alive
 * Tongpu/Mad Pierrot in Cowboy Bebop
 * Geronimo/005 in both the Cyborg 009 79 series and the 80's movie. Succeeded by Akio Ohtsuka in the 2001 series.
 * Timp Sharon in Xabungle, Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden and Super Robot Wars Z.
 * As well as Fatman Big and the Narrator. (Multiple roles in a single show are common for him.)
 * Victor in the Raidou Kuzunoha Drama CD.
 * Remy Breffort, the one and only male character to survive the duration of Noir.
 * Scorponok in Transformers Headmasters and BlackZarak in Transformers Super God Masterforce.
 * Customer Service and Nightmare in Kirby of the Stars
 * Clayton in the Japanese dub of Tarzan and Kingdom Hearts
 * Giran, Bora, and Colonel Silver in Dragon Ball
 * Ramenman in Kinnikuman
 * Babbo in MAR
 * Captain "Axe Hand" Morgan in One Piece
 * Darth Vader in some Japanese dubs of Star Wars
 * The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
 * Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean) in the Japanese dub of Twin Peaks
 * Ultra Magnus in the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated
 * J in Sakigake Otokojuku
 * The G.U.N. Commander in Shadow the Hedgehog

"SIEG ZEON!!!!"