Akira Nagoya

{{Short description|Japanese actor (1930–2003)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Akira Nagoya

| image = File:Akira Nagoya.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|12|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|6|24|1930|12|8|df=yes}}

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1949–2003

}}

{{Nihongo|Akira Nagoya|名古屋章|Nagoya Akira|8 December 1930 – 24 June 2003}} was a Japanese actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=85747&key_search=%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%A4%E5%B1%8B%E7%AB%A0|title=Akira Nagoya|publisher=kinenote|access-date= 28 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/jinbutsu/detail.cgi?das_id=D0009070090_00000|title=Nagoya Akira Actor|publisher=NHK|access-date= 28 September 2021}} Nagoya was an actor who specialized in playing comical roles.{{Cite news |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%A4%E5%B1%8B%20%E7%AB%A0-1651513|title=新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「名古屋 章」の解説|publisher=kotobank|access-date= 25 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://eigadb.com/search-all/form?AllSearchForm%5Bkeyword%5D=%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%A4%E5%B1%8B%E7%AB%A0|title= Akira Nagoya profile|publisher=映画DB|access-date= 25 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/person/%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%A4%E5%B1%8B%E7%AB%A0/|title=名古屋章の解説|publisher=Goo SOCKETS人物データベース|access-date= 25 September 2021}} He is known for playing the role of Yūtarō Asahina in the tokusatsu superhero series Ultraman Taro.