Yuusuke Takita was a Japanese actor and voice actor, born on November 29, 1930, in Tokyo, and passed away on May 3, 2015. His career in entertainment began after he left Waseda University's theater department and joined the Gekidan Haiyūza training institute as a second-term student in 1953. He became a popular television actor through his role in the drama Jiken Kisha, which aired from 1956 to 1964, and appeared in numerous other television dramas and films, including many period dramas.

As a voice actor, Takita was primarily active in dubbing foreign films and television series for the Japanese market. He provided the Japanese voice for iconic characters such as Ben Casey in the overseas drama of the same name, Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy, and Police Chief Martin Brody in the Jaws film series. His dubbing work also included roles in films like Gran Torino, Gone with the Wind, and Hamlet.

In the realm of anime, he is known for his role as Albert Düssell in the 1995 animated film The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne no Nikki). In this production by Madhouse Studios, directed by Akinori Nagaoka, he voiced the character of Mr. Albert Dussell, a dentist who goes into hiding with the Frank family. This film stands as a significant credit in his filmography as a voice actor in animation.