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Hitoshi Ueki (植木 等, Ueki Hitoshi, February 25, 1927 – March 27, 2007) was a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting.[1] His film credits stretch from 1960 to 1995.[2][3]
Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His major appearances were in the Musekinin Otoko film series, the comedy variety show Shabondama Holiday, the prime-time television series The Hangman, and the ten 2-hour television shows in the Nagoya Yomeiri Monogatari franchise.
On stage, he portrayed Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago, voiced the Roddy McDowall role in the Japanese market release of Planet of the Apes, and served as the narrator in the Japanese version of Tom and Jerry.
His hit song with Hana Hajime and the Crazy Cats, Sūdara-bushi, placed in the Oricon top ten,[6] and landed him an appearance on the NHK annual music spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
