Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston provided voice work for Harmony Gold USA during the company's peak anime dubbing operations in the 1980s. He contributed voices to Dr. Slump in roles such as Coach 1, Pencil Fowl, Rooster, and Tall Cop, as well as work on Cowboy Bebop and Tekkaman Blade. While these early voice acting roles were stepping stones in his career, they represented important chapters in the North American anime localization industry during its formative period.

Cranston's subsequent career would cement his status as one of television's greatest actors. His iconic portrayal of Walter White in Breaking Bad and Hal Wilkerson in Malcolm in the Middle defined decades of American television. He has won four Primetime Emmy Awards and earned a Tony Award nomination. Despite his massive success in live-action television and film, including his role in the 2014 Godzilla movie, his anime voice work remains a quirky footnote in the early history of his career.