Ed Blaylock
Thomas Edwin Blaylock, Jr. (September 6, 1952 - April 19, 2017), known by his stage nameEd Blaylock, was an American radio announcer and voice actor.
He was best known for voicing Führer King Bradley inFullmetal Alchemist andFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Career[]
As a voice actor, Ed Blaylock is best known for providing the voice of Führer King Bradley inFullmetal Alchemist, later reprising the role inFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Some of his other notable roles include Sengoku inOne Piece, Director inBarakamon and Sebas Tian inOverlord.
Outside of voice acting, Blaylock was the weekday evening announcer for WRR Classical 101.1 FM, and he worked for the station for more than 10 years. He also appeared in stage plays in Dallas, and acted in theLiving History program where he portrayed real-life historical figures in period costume to give talks to schoolchildren; his specialty was portraying George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. He also worked as a boom operator for sound recordings of films shot in the United States and Europe.
Blaylock passed away at the age of 64 on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, after a battle with cancer. He was never married nor had any children.
Filmography[]
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime Series[]
- Dragon Ball (1986-1989) - White Corp Member(ep. 35)
- Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996) - Eskimo(ep. 284), Guy(ep. 287)
- Yu Yu Hakusho (1992-1995) - Mr. Iwamoto, Midorenjya(ep. 26), Gorilla(ep. 33), Additional Voices
- Case Closed (1996-present) - Mr. Tanner(ep. 2), Jackie Sawyer(ep. 16), Bartender(ep. 32), Theodore Tarrington(eps. 49-50), George Fuman(ep. 54), Tompson Edwards(ep. 66), Raymond Frier(ep. 97), Sterling Alexander(ep. 103), Additional Voices
- Kodocha (1996-1998) - Additional Voices
- One Piece (1999-present) - Sengoku(eps. 151-511), Lieutenant Commander, Additional Voices
- Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) - Führer King Bradley, Additional Voices
- Burst Angel (2004) - Akio's Dad(ep. 18), Additional Voices
- Samurai 7 (2004) - Additional Voices
- Basilisk (2005) - Yagyu Munenori
- Hell Girl (2005-2006) - Ryūji Todaka(ep. 6), Sano(ep. 23)
- Mushi-Shi (2005-2006) - Servant(ep. 19), Villager(ep. 24)
- Speed Grapher (2005) - Additional Voices
- Trinity Blood (2005) - Priest(ep. 3)
- Baccano! (2009) - Conductor
- Fairy Tail (2009-present) - Jose Porla, Additional Voices
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) - Führer King Bradley
- Shiki (2010) - Toshio's Father (ep. 6), Additional Voices
- Toriko (2011-2014) - Mr. Patch(ep. 39)
- Attack on Titan (2013-present) - Additional Voices
- Barakamon (2014) - Director
- Tokyo Ghoul (2014-2015) - Additional Voices
- Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015) - E.R. Doctor(ep. 2), Additional Voices
- Overlord (2015-present) - Sebas Tian (eps. 1-13)
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015) - Additional Voices
OVAs & Specials[]
- One Piece 3D2Y: Overcoming Ace's Death! Luffy's Pledge to His Friends (2014) - Sengoku
- One Piece: Episode of Sabo (2015) - Sengoku
Anime Films[]
- Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) - Additional Voices
- Case Closed: The Last Wizard Of The Century (1999) - Giordano Infantino
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) - Fritz Lang
- One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) - Sengoku
- One Piece Film: Z (2012) - Sengoku
Trivia[]
- His final role was as Ryuta Azuma inShin Godzilla. His role as Sengoku inOne Piece 3D2Y andEpisode of Sabo were released posthumously in 2019.
- Philip Weber replaced him as Sengoku starting withOne Piece: Stampede.
- Bill Jenkins replaced him as Sebas Tian starting withOverlord II.
- John Swasey replaced him as Elliot Baldwin Woodman starting with Season 3 ofDate A Live
External Links[]
- Ed Blaylock at the Internet Movie Database
- Ed Blaylock at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia