Danny Deopante

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Danny Deopante is a Filipino voice actor known for his extensive work in Tagalog-language dubs of anime series, primarily for television broadcast in the Philippines. His career is documented through his roles in numerous anime adaptations that aired from the 1980s through the 2000s.

Deopante's filmography features a range of character types across various genres. He provided the Tagalog voice for authoritative and paternal figures, such as Count Dorincourt in the World Masterpiece Theater series Little Lord Fauntleroy, Baron Von Trapp in Trapp Ikka Monogatari, and Mr. Carrisford in A Little Princess Sara. In the super robot genre, he voiced Dr. Izumi, also known as Professor Hurigen, and the character Richter/Ulrich in Fighting General Daimos. His work also includes the role of Kenji Dobashi in the basketball anime Hoop Days and the villainous Indian Joe in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

He voiced the character Daijiro Ohara, the police chief, in the long-running comedy series Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo. In the Philippine anime market, he also took on leading roles in action-oriented series, such as the antagonist Kurei in Flame of Recca and Eiichi Suou in Metal Fighter Miku. Deopante was also involved in the Tagalog dubs of long-running series like Case Closed and Gintama, where he voiced multiple characters including Katakuriko Matsudaira and Tokumori Saigou.

Deopante's career also encompassed live-action Japanese series dubbed into Tagalog and English. He was the voice of Drigo, an antagonist, in the ABS-CBN dub of the Metal Hero Series Space Sheriff Shaider. He also contributed to Super Sentai series, voicing Ryuta Nanbara, the Blue Three, in the Philippine English dub of Choudenshi Bioman, and later voicing the villain Yamimaru and his human alter ego in the Tagalog dub of Kousoku Sentai Turboranger. He is also credited with voicing Baron Zander in a Philippine English version of Voltes V.

In addition to Japanese productions, Deopante's voice work includes the Tagalog dub of the animated film Shrek 2, in which he voiced King Harold. His on-screen acting credits include roles in the 1989 action film Circle of Fear and the 1990 Filipino horror-comedy anthology Shake, Rattle & Roll 2. He also has a credit as a scriptwriter for the Tagalog version of the Metal Fighter Miku series.