Born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan Itabashi High School , he graduated from the Faculty of Law, Chuo University. While in college, he started his acting life after completing the 16th generation of Haiyuza Training School. Since 1977, he has consistently played the role of Kosuke Kindaichi , the main character in the "Seiji Yokomizo Series /Detective Kosuke Kindaichi Series"; for 25 years from 1982 to 2007, he played the role of Sakon Taro, the main character of the "Mixed bathing open- air bath serial murder " series in "Saturday Wide Theater", and became a hit again. The eldest son is Kenji Furuya , the vocalist of Dragon Ash . His father Furuya appeared in TVCF for Dragon Ash's album " Viva La Revolution " ( 1999 ), and father and son co-starred in the movie "Letters" ( 2003 ), which Furuya starred in and produced. Ikko Furuya(1944년생, Tokyo, Japan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 モーニング・ムーンは粗雑に, 空想科学任侠伝 極道忍者ドス竜, テレサ・テン物語～私の家は山の向こう가 있으며, 그 외에도 파트너, 닥터 X ~외과의 다이몬 미치코~, 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ, 병아리, 히데요시, 루키즈, 보스, 凶弾, 横溝正史シリーズ, 愛の流刑地, 감사역 노자키 슈헤이, 虹 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2021년 추억사진에 출연했다. 2020년 은행장 노자키 슈헤이에서 Masahiko Kyogoku 역을 맡았다. 2019년 가을의 마티네에서 Seiichi Sobue 역을 맡았다.