José Soares was a Brazilian voice actor, born in São Paulo on August 6, 1938, who established a prolific career spanning over five decades until his passing on December 23, 2009. He entered the field of dubbing in 1957, working at studios such as Gravason and Ibrasom, where he also took on roles as a dubbing director. For a significant portion of his career, he was associated with the AIC São Paulo studios, continuing his work there and at other studios like BKS, Alamo, and Dublavideo. His work extended beyond voice acting to include appearances in telenovelas and programs on TV Tupi.

While the specific anime roles mentioned in the query could not be verified within the search results, Soares's body of work includes several notable voice performances in animation and live-action series that were dubbed into Portuguese. He is widely recognized for providing the definitive Brazilian voice for the character Mister Magoo. Other prominent animation roles included Tokumaru Tatsumi in the first two dubs of Os Cavaleiros do Zodíaco (Saint Seiya), a role he continued for The Hades Chapter Saga. He was also the voice of Master Kame (Muten Roshi) in the Gota Mágica dubbing of Dragon Ball and later voiced Gohan, the grandfather of Goku, in a subsequent dubbing of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z by the Álamo studio. His extensive portfolio further included characters like Shemp in Os Três Patetas (The Three Stooges), Oliver Hardy in O Gordo e o Magro (Laurel and Hardy), Mr. Peebles in Maguila o Gorila (Maguilla Gorilla), Peter Potamus, and the Inspector in Pica-Pau (Woody Woodpecker). In live-action series, he was known for voicing characters such as the bald waiter in the Chespirito series Chaves, Abner Kravitz in A Feiticeira (Bewitched), and the first voice of the Robot in Perdidos no Espaço (Lost in Space).

Throughout his career, Soares was part of a recurring collaboration with the AIC São Paulo studio, working alongside fellow voice actors like Borges de Barros. His contributions to Brazilian dubbing are marked by the iconic and lasting impression he left on characters such as Mister Magoo, and his commitment to his craft was evident when he made a point to complete his work as Tatsumi for the final Saint Seiya saga despite health issues.