Morley Robertson

Name: Morley Robertson
Native name: Morley Edmund Robertson
Also Known as: モーリー・ロバートソン
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Born: January 12, 1963
Died: January 29, 2026

Morley Robertson was a Japanese electronic musician, DJ, radio/TV presenter and journalist of American descent. He was born in New York and spent most of his childhood in Hiroshima. His mother was Japanese, and his father was American.

In 1981, he entered the University of Tokyo but dropped out after the first semester. Instead, he had been studying electronic music at the Harvard Electronic Music Studio (HEMS) with Ivan Tcherepnin and mastered Serge Modular synthesizer during his tenancy at the HEMS. He graduated from Harvard University in 1988. In later years, he became more interested in club music, performing as a dubstep DJ and hosting a successful show at Block.fm.

He was married to the Japanese actress Ikeda Yukiko.

He died of cancer in 2026 at the age of 63.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2026	Human Vapor Japanese Drama, 2026, 8 eps Sano Kyugo (Ep. 1-2) (Guest Role)	8	Sano Kyugo (Ep. 1-2) Guest Role	7.1
2023	Kaseifu no Mitazono Season 6 Japanese Drama, 2023, 9 eps Simon Razimo (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	9	Simon Razimo (Ep. 8) Guest Role	7.9
2023	Oishi Kyushoku Season 3 Japanese Drama, 2023, 10 eps Thomas [Ai's father] (Support Role)	10	Thomas [Ai's father] Support Role	6.9
2023	Passion for Punchlines Japanese Drama, 2023, 12 eps [Director] (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	12	[Director] (Ep. 9) Guest Role	8.3
2022	Oyoge! Nishikigoi Japanese Drama, 2022, 44 eps [Interviewer] (Ep. 7, 14) \| [Man fishing by the river] (Ep. 39) (Guest Role)	44	[Interviewer] (Ep. 7, 14) \| [Man fishing by the river] (Ep. 39) Guest Role	7.5
2021	Japan Sinks: People of Hope Japanese Drama, 2021, 10 eps Peter Jenkins (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	10	Peter Jenkins (Ep. 3) Guest Role	7.8
2021	Reach beyond the Blue Sky Japanese Drama, 2021, 41 eps Matthew C. Perry [Commodore of the U.S. Navy] (Support Role)	41	Matthew C. Perry [Commodore of the U.S. Navy] Support Role	8.0
2019	Two Homelands Japanese Drama, 2019, 2 eps William Webb (Support Role)	2	William Webb Support Role	7.7

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Oishii Kyushoku: Road to Ikameshi Japanese Movie, 2024, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2021	London No Yamamoto Isoroku Japanese Special, 2021, 1 eps Norman Davis (Support Role)	1	Norman Davis Support Role	7.6

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2023	Naniwa Danshi no Gyakuten Danshi Japanese TV Show, 2023, 139 eps (Ep. 44) (Guest)	139	(Ep. 44) Guest	0.0
2019	Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game: Youth High School Japanese TV Show, 2019, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	7.9
2019	Quiz! Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Japanese TV Show, 2019, 100 eps (Ep. 73) (Guest)	100	(Ep. 73) Guest	0.0
2019	Another Sky Season 2 Japanese TV Show, 2019, 102 eps (Ep. 10) (Guest)	102	(Ep. 10) Guest	0.0
2016	Konya wa Nazotore Japanese TV Show, 2016, 0 eps [Quizmaster] (Regular Member)	0	[Quizmaster] Regular Member	0.0
2015	EIGHT-JAM Japanese TV Show, 2015, 430 eps (Ep. 129) (Guest)	430	(Ep. 129) Guest	0.0
2013	Ninosan Japanese TV Show, 2013, 577 eps (Ep. 243-244, 255-256, 316-317) (Guest)	577	(Ep. 243-244, 255-256, 316-317) Guest	8.1
2007	Kanjani8 no Janiben Japanese TV Show, 2007, 706 eps (Ep. 582) (Guest)	706	(Ep. 582) Guest	7.7
2007	Bokura no Jidai Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps (Guest)	900	Guest	0.0
1998	Jounetsu Tairiku Japanese TV Show, 1998, 1331 eps (Ep.147) {Mar 18, 2001} (Guest)	1331	(Ep.147) {Mar 18, 2001} Guest	8.0
1994	Guru Guru Ninety Nine Japanese TV Show, 1994, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	0.0