Hiroshi Maeda

This article is about a/an suit actor in the Super Sentai and Power Rangers franchises.

Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩, Maeda Hiroshi, born November 1, 1961) is a professional Japanese stunt man and suit actor from Kōchi Prefecture who is best known for portraying the Red Ranger in most of the Power Rangers series as well as the Tyranno Ranger in the 1992 Super Sentai series Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.

Maeda is a freelancer, although he was affiliated with ATC, Japan Action Club (now Japan Action Enterprise) and Red Action Club. After working on 1992's Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger as the Tyranno Ranger, Maeda played the Red Rangers from Power Rangers, which became one of his most notable roles. Kazuo Niibori was Maeda's teacher.

Performance Works

Local

Television

• Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991) - Red Hawk
• Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992) - Tyranno Ranger
• Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (2012) - Past Sentai Warrior

Film

• Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) - Tyranno Ranger

Overseas

Television

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) - Red Ranger (Second Season)
• Power Rangers: Turbo (1997) - Red Turbo Ranger
• Power Rangers: In Space (1998) - Red Space Ranger
• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy (1999) - Red Galaxy Ranger, Magna Defender
• Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue (2000) - Red Lightspeed Ranger
• Power Rangers: Time Force (2001) - Red Time Force Ranger, Wesley Collins (Stunt double)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force (2002) - Red Lion Ranger
• Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (2003) - Red Wind Ranger

Film

• Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) - Red Turbo Ranger, Turbo Megazord

External links

• Hiroshi Maeda at Wikipedia
• Hiroshi Maeda at the Kamen Rider Wiki
• Hiroshi Maeda at the Metal Heroes Wiki
• Hiroshi Maeda at Japanese Wikipedia