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"Hawaii Five-O" (1968): Season 1: Episode 11 -- A girls murder tied to the theft of priceless jewels sends McGarett undercover as a convict, where he tries to exort information from his cellmate, the dead girls partner
"T.J. Hooker" (1982): Season 3: Episode 3 -- "Nobody move, or this turns you all into chop suey." With that opening line, it's clear these Chinatown gun runners are serious players. Now Hooker's on a mission to track down the weapons supplier, restore peace, and grab some egg rolls.
Drive (1997) -- Open-ended Trailer from Ardustry
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Astronauts believe they have been imprisoned on an alien planet and suffer torture.
"Emergency!" (1972): Season 4: Episode 9 -- An old lady trapped in her car on the edge of an open drawbridge gives the crew some bad moments.

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Date of Birth:
17 June 1933, Hawaii, USA more
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Hawaiian-born James Shigeta was for a time the biggest Asian-American... more
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Chosen by Goldsea Asian American Daily as one of the "100 Most Inspiring... more
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. The People I've Slept With (2009) (post-production) .... Charles Yang

  2. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Old Wanderer (1 episode, 2005)
        - The Spirit World: Winter Solstice, Part 1 (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Old Wanderer
  3. "Threat Matrix" .... Kang Sok-Joo (1 episode, 2004)
        - PPX (2004) TV episode .... Kang Sok-Joo
  4. A Ribbon of Dreams (2002) .... Jimmy Chan
  5. Brother (2000) .... Sugimoto

  6. "Beverly Hills, 90210" .... Ben Sosna (3 episodes, 1999)
    ... aka "Class of Beverly Hills" (USA: teaser title)
        - Nine Yolks Whipped Lightly (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
        - The Loo-Ouch (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
        - Slipping Away (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
  7. Mulan (1998) (voice) .... General Li
  8. Drive (1997) .... Mr. Lau
  9. "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" .... Inspector Mantjur / ... (2 episodes, 1997)
    ... aka "Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures"
        - Night of the Zinja (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Yamashiro/Japanese Prime Minister
        - Diamonds and Jade (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Mantjur
  10. "Cybill" .... Mr. Matsuzaki (1 episode, 1996)
        - Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Matsuzaki
  11. Space Marines (1996) .... Ambassador Nakamura
  12. Midnight Man (1995) .... Mao Mak
    ... aka Blood for Blood
  13. "Babylon 5" .... Taro Isogi (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka "B5" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Spider in the Web (1994) TV episode .... Taro Isogi
  14. "Renegade" .... Hideo Maruyama / ... (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
        - Black Wind (1994) TV episode .... Hideo Maruyama
        - Samurai (1993) TV episode .... Mr. Ota
  15. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) (TV) .... Det. Whoo
  16. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Vietnamese President Chi (2 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka "SeaQuest 2032" (USA: new title)
        - The Last Lap at Luxury (1994) TV episode .... Vietnamese President Chi
        - Better Than Martians (1994) TV episode .... Vietnamese President Chi
  17. Cage II (1994) .... Tin Lum Yin
    ... aka Cage II: The Arena of Death
  18. "Murder, She Wrote" .... John Sukahara / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1992)
        - Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice (1992) TV episode .... Luc Li
        - The Corpse Flew First Class (1987) TV episode .... John Sukahara
  19. China Cry: A True Story (1990) .... Dr. Sung

  20. "Jake and the Fatman" (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Way You Look Tonight (1989) TV episode
  21. "Dragnet" .... Mr. Minn (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka "Dragnet: The Nineties"
    ... aka "The New Dragnet" (USA)
        - The Payback (1989) TV episode .... Mr. Minn
  22. "A Peaceable Kingdom" .... Dr Okawa (1 episode, 1989)
        - Snake Bite (1989) TV episode .... Dr Okawa
  23. Cage (1989) .... Tin Lum Yin
    ... aka Sgt. Billy Thomas: Cage (Philippines: English title)
  24. "Mission: Impossible" .... Ki (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Lions (1989) TV episode .... Ki
  25. Die Hard (1988) .... Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
  26. "Simon & Simon" .... Chen / ... (3 episodes, 1984-1988)
        - Tale of the Tiger (1988) TV episode .... Chen
        - Opposites Attack (1987) TV episode .... Musashi Sato
        - Revolution #9-1/2 (1984) TV episode .... Daniel Yoshiro
  27. "The Hitchhiker" .... Nishi (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka "Deadly Nightmares" (UK: video compilation title)
    ... aka "Le voyageur" (France)
        - Perfect Order (1987) TV episode .... Nishi
  28. "Magnum, P.I." .... Dr. Richard Enoka / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1986)
        - Paper War (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Obotu
        - Forty Years from Sand Island (1983) TV episode .... Dr. Richard Enoka
  29. The Family Martinez (1986) (TV) .... Judge Yamamoto
  30. "Airwolf" .... Colonel Tranh Van Zung (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka "Lobo del aire" (USA: Spanish title)
        - The American Dream (1985) TV episode .... Colonel Tranh Van Zung
  31. "Matt Houston" .... Lin Ha (1 episode, 1984)
        - Blood Money (1984) TV episode .... Lin Ha
  32. "Masquerade" .... Makko (1 episode, 1983)
        - Girls for Sale (1983) TV episode .... Makko
  33. "T.J. Hooker" .... Chow Duc Khan (1 episode, 1983)
        - Chinatown (1983) TV episode .... Chow Duc Khan
  34. The Renegades (1982) (TV) .... Jimmy Lee
  35. "Strike Force" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Chinatown (1982) TV episode
  36. Tomorrow's Child (1982) (TV) .... Donald Shibura
  37. "The Greatest American Hero" .... Colonel Shawn Liang (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Hand-Painted Thai (1982) TV episode .... Colonel Shawn Liang
  38. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV) .... Field Marshall Abehata

  39. Samurai (1979) (TV) .... Takeo Chisato
  40. "Fantasy Island" .... General Lin Sun (1 episode, 1979)
        - Spending Spree/The Hunted (1979) TV episode .... General Lin Sun
  41. "The Rockford Files" .... Clement Chin (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka "Jim Rockford, Private Investigator" (USA: syndication title)
        - Heartaches of a Fool (1978) TV episode .... Clement Chin
  42. "Police Woman" .... Bernie Kim (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Human Rights of Tiki Kim (1978) TV episode .... Bernie Kim
  43. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Kapala (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "The Nancy Drew Mysteries" (USA: short title)
        - Wipe-Out (1977) TV episode .... Kapala
  44. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Sam Wing (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
        - To Live with Fear: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Sam Wing
  45. "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) TV mini-series .... Wizard Wong
    ... aka "The Moneychangers"
  46. "Once an Eagle" (1976) TV mini-series .... Lin Tso-Han
  47. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Prosecutor (2 episodes, 1976)
        - The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Prosecutor
        - The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Prosecutor
  48. Midway (1976) .... Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
    ... aka Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
    ... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
  49. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) (TV) .... David Lao
    ... aka Ohanian
  50. "S.W.A.T." .... Lieutenant Eddie Chew (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Chinese Connection (1976) TV episode .... Lieutenant Eddie Chew
  51. "Ellery Queen" .... Stephen Yang (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka "The Adventures of Ellery Queen"
        - The Adventure of the Judas Tree (1976) TV episode .... Stephen Yang
  52. Matt Helm (1975) (TV) .... Tom McCauley
  53. "Khan!" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Triad (1975) TV episode
  54. "Kung Fu" .... Col. Lin Pei / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - The Forbidden Kingdom (1975) TV episode .... Col. Lin Pei
        - The Garments of Rage (1974) TV episode .... Master Kwan Li
  55. The Yakuza (1974) .... Goro
    ... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
  56. "Emergency!" .... Mr. O'Brien (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Emergencia" (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka "Emergency One" (USA: syndication title)
        - Foreign Trade (1974) TV episode .... Mr. O'Brien
  57. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Chen
  58. Lost Horizon (1973) .... To Len
  59. "Medical Center" .... Dr. Osaka / ... (7 episodes, 1969-1972)
        - Conflict (1972) TV episode .... Doctor Osaka
        - Confession (1972) TV episode .... Resident Doctor
        - Deadly Encounter (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
        - Brink of Doom (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
        - The V.D. Story (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
          (2 more)
  60. "Ironside" .... Il Pak Soong / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
        - No Motive for Murder (1971) TV episode .... Toshio Watari
        - Love My Enemy (1969) TV episode .... Il Pak Soong
  61. "Mission: Impossible" .... Shiki (1 episode, 1970)
        - Butterfly (1970) TV episode .... Shiki

  62. The Young Lawyers (1969) (TV)
  63. U.M.C. (1969) (TV) .... Chief Resident
    ... aka Operation Heartbeat
  64. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Joseph Matsukino (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - Deathwatch (1968) TV episode .... Joseph Matsukino
  65. Escape to Mindanao (1968) (TV) .... Lt. Takahashi
  66. "It Takes a Thief" .... Fong Sing (1 episode, 1968)
        - When Good Friends Get Together (1968) TV episode .... Fong Sing
  67. Nobody's Perfect (1968) .... Diver Toshi O'Hara
  68. Manila, Open City (1968)
  69. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) .... George Ti Ming
  70. Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) .... Danny Kohana
  71. Tre pistole contro Cesare (1966) .... Lester Kato
    ... aka Death Walks in Laredo
    ... aka Three Golden Boys
    ... aka Tre ragazzi d'oro
    ... aka Trois pistolets contre César (Algeria: French title)
  72. "I Spy" .... Tommy (1 episode, 1965)
        - Three Hours on a Sunday Night (1965) TV episode .... Tommy
  73. "Ben Casey" .... Dr. Harvey Lee / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - No More, Cried the Rooster - There Will Be Truth (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Harvey Lee
        - The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) TV episode .... Father Michael Hsueh
  74. "Perry Mason" .... Ward Toyama (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) TV episode .... Ward Toyama
  75. "The Bing Crosby Show" .... Joe (1 episode, 1965)
        - That's the Way the Suki Yakies (1965) TV episode .... Joe
  76. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) .... The Doctor
  77. "The Outer Limits" .... AIO Captain Newa / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... AIO Captain Newa
        - Nightmare (1963) TV episode .... Major Jong
  78. "The Lieutenant" .... Captain Myang Lee (1 episode, 1964)
        - To Kill a Man (1964) TV episode .... Captain Myang Lee
  79. "Burke's Law" .... Sidney Ying (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed the Paper Dragon? (1964) TV episode .... Sidney Ying
  80. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Roy Shigera (1 episode, 1963)
        - One Clear, Bright Thursday Morning (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Roy Shigera
  81. "Naked City" .... James Kam (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Contract (1962) TV episode .... James Kam
  82. "Playdate" .... Major Ri (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Cell 5 Experience (1961) TV episode .... Major Ri
  83. Flower Drum Song (1961) .... Wang Ta
  84. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Captain (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Fortress (1961) TV episode .... Captain
  85. Bridge to the Sun (1961) .... Hidenari Terasaki
    ... aka Pont vers le soleil (France)
  86. Cry for Happy (1961) .... Suzuki
  87. Walk Like a Dragon (1960) .... Cheng Lu

  88. The Crimson Kimono (1959) .... Detective Joe Kojaku
Soundtrack:
  1. Lost Horizon (1973) (performer: "LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER")

  2. Flower Drum Song (1961) (performer: "Chop Suey", "You Are Beautiful")
Self:
  1. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Hollywood Chinese (2007) .... Himself
  3. The Slanted Screen (2006) .... Himself
  4. 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006) (TV) .... Presenter

  5. Slaying the Dragon (1988) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself (actor)
  6. Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985) (TV) .... Himself

  7. "Dateline: Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Dream Girl of '67" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself

  9. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.18 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) .... Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo


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