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Mako

Birth name: Makoto Iwamatsu

Birth date: 10.12.1933

Born in Japan, Mako was living there with his grandparents while his parents studied art in the United States, when Japan and the U.S. went to war in 1941. His parents remained in the U.S., working for the Office of War Information, and, at the cessation of the conflict, were granted U.S. residency by Congress. Mako joined his parents in New York and studied architecture. He entered the U.S. Army in the early 1950s and acted in shows for military personnel, discovering a talent and love for the theatre. He abandoned his plans to become an architect and instead enrolled at the famed Pasadena Community Playhouse in California. Following his studies there, he appeared in many stage productions and on television. In 1966, he won an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his first film role, as the coolie Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (1966). Only occasionally since have his roles reached the level of his talents, but he has worked steadily in feature films ever since. He appeared on Broadway in the leading role in Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures" and he co-founded and served as artistic director for the highly-acclaimed East-West Players theatre company in Los Angeles. After a long battle and illness from cancer, he passed away on the twenty first of July in 2006, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, Shizuko Hoshi, who co-starred in episodes of "M*A*S*H" (1972), as well, and his children and grand-children.

Filmography

# Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) .... Poe # TMNT (2007) (voice) .... Master Splinter ... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title) # "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Uncle Iroh / ... (24 episodes, 2005-2007) - The Headband (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... Uncle Iroh - The Painted Lady (2007) TV Episode (voice) .... Uncle Iroh - The Crossroads of Destiny (2006) TV Episode (voice) .... Uncle Iroh - The Guru (2006) TV Episode .... Uncle Iroh - The Serpent's Pass (2006) TV Episode (voice) .... Uncle Iroh (19 more) # "Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!" .... Master Offay (1 episode, 2005) - Monster Battle Club Now! (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Master Offay # Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) .... Sakamoto # "Duck Dodgers" .... Happy Cat / ... (4 episodes, 2003-2005) ... aka Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (USA: long title) - Bonafide Hero: Captain Duck Dodgers (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Happy Cat - Surf the Stars/Samurai Quack (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Happy Cat/Achoo - Queen Is Wild, The/Back to the Academy (2003) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Happy Cat - Hooray for Hollywood Planet (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Happy Cat # Cages (2005) .... Tan # Sokoku (2005) (TV) .... Leo # Genndy's Scrapbook (2005) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator # "The West Wing" .... Dr. Yosh Takahashi (1 episode, 2005) - A Good Day (2005) TV Episode .... Dr. Yosh Takahashi # "Monk" .... Master Zi (1 episode, 2005) - Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra (2005) TV Episode .... Master Zi # "Grim & Evil" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2004) ... aka The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (USA: new title) - Test of Time/A Kick in the Asgard (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Narrator # Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Aku # Secret Weapons Over Normandy (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Imperial Japanese Voices #1 # Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Masataka Shima # True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG) (voice) .... General Kim # "Charmed" .... Sorcerer (1 episode, 2003) - Love's a Witch (2003) TV Episode .... Sorcerer # "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" .... The Ancient One (1 episode, 2003) - Big Appetite in Little Tokyo (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... The Ancient One # Lionheart (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Grumdjum # "Black Sash" .... Master Li (4 episodes, 2003) - Prime Suspect (2003) TV Episode .... Master Li - The Prodigal Son (2003) TV Episode .... Master Li - Date Night (2003) TV Episode .... Master Li - Pilot (2003) TV Episode .... Master Li # Bulletproof Monk (2003) .... Mr. Kojima # "Lost at Home" .... Mr. Li (1 episode, 2003) - Good Will Hunting (2003) TV Episode .... Mr. Li # "Samurai Jack" .... Aku (13 episodes, 2001) - Aku's Fairy Tales (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Aku - Jack and the Gangsters (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Aku - Jack and the Warrior Woman (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Aku - Jack and the Lava Monster (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Aku - Jack and the Scotsman: Part 1 (2001) TV Episode (voice) .... Aku (8 more) # Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto ... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title) # "Diagnosis Murder" .... Lee Moy (1 episode, 2001) - The Red's Shoes (2001) TV Episode .... Lee Moy # Cruel Game (2001) .... Straw Hat ... aka Deception (USA: DVD title) # "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" .... Kajimori (1 episode, 2000) - The Inquisitor (2000) TV Episode .... Kajimori # Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000) (voice) .... Mr. Yamaguchi ... aka Rugrats in Paris - Der Film (Germany) ... aka Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (USA: short title) # Talk to Taka (2000) .... Mr. Hiro # "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Dr. Henry Lee / ... (2 episodes, 1997-2000) - Black Dragons (2000) TV Episode .... Edward Song - Heart of the Dragon (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Henry Lee # "7th Heaven" .... Henry Muranaka (1 episode, 1999) ... aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title) ... aka Seventh Heaven - Dirty Laundry (1999) TV Episode .... Henry Muranaka # Fukuro no shiro (1999) (as Mako Iwamatsu) .... Toyotomi Hideyoshi ... aka Owls' Castle (USA) # "Martial Law" .... Master Reng (2 episodes, 1999) - Requiem (1999) TV Episode .... Master Reng - Red Storm (1999) TV Episode .... Master Reng # Kyohansha (1999) (as Mako Iwamatsu) .... Police ... aka The Accomplice (Japan: literal English title) # "JAG" .... Ichiro Higashimori (1 episode, 1998) - Innocence (1998) TV Episode .... Ichiro Higashimori # Chûgoku no chôjin (1998) .... Shen ... aka The Bird People in China (International: English title) # Alegría (1998) .... Old Momo # Seven Years in Tibet (1997) .... Kungo Tsarong # Riot (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Lee (segment "Gold Mountain") ... aka Riot in the Streets (video title) # Sworn to Justice (1997) .... Mr. Young # "Dexter's Laboratory" .... Main Title Narrator (1 episode, 1996) ... aka Dexter de Shiyanshi (Hong Kong: English title) ... aka Dexter's Lab (USA: short title) - Deedeemensional/Dial M for Monkey: Magmanamus/Maternal Combat (1996) TV Episode (voice) .... Main Title Narrator # Balance of Power (1996) .... Matsumoto ... aka Hidden Tiger (UK: DVD title) # Midnight Man (1995) .... Buun Som ... aka Blood for Blood # Crying Freeman (1995) .... Shido Shimazaki ... aka Crying Freeman (France) # "Platypus Man" .... Mr. Lou (1 episode, 1995) - Dying to Live (1995) TV Episode .... Mr. Lou # A Dangerous Place (1995) .... Sensei ... aka No Surrender (UK: video title) # Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994) .... Nakano ... aka Highlander III (Canada: French title) (France) ... aka Highlander 3: The Final Conflict (Europe: English title) ... aka Highlander 3: The Sorcerer (UK: poster title) ... aka Highlander: The Final Dimension (USA) ... aka Highlander: The Magician # Red Sun Rising (1994) .... Buntoro Iga # "Frasier" .... Sam Tanaka (1 episode, 1994) - Author, Author (1994) TV Episode .... Sam Tanaka # "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Li Sung (1 episode, 1994) - Tournament (1994) TV Episode .... Li Sung # Cultivating Charlie (1994) .... Katsu # Rising Sun (1993) .... Yoshida-san # RoboCop 3 (1993) .... Kanemitsu # Sidekicks (1992) .... Mr. Lee # My Samurai (1992) .... Mr. Tszing # Nightingale (1992) .... Narrator # "Lovejoy" .... Toshiro Tanaka (2 episodes, 1991) - Black Virgin of Vladimir (2 of 2) (1991) TV Episode .... Toshiro Tanaka - Riding in Rollers (1 of 2) (1991) TV Episode .... Toshiro Tanaka # Sutoroberi rodo (1991) .... Frank Machida ... aka Strawberry Road (USA) # The Perfect Weapon (1991) .... Kim # Pacific Heights (1990) .... Toshio Watanabe # Taking Care of Business (1990) .... Mr. Sakamoto ... aka Filofax # Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV) .... Sgt. Moritaki # "Paradise" (1 episode, 1990) ... aka Guns of Paradise (USA: new title) - Dangerous Cargo (1990) TV Episode # Murder in Paradise (1990) (TV) .... Capt. Kilalo # Fatal Mission (1990) .... Trang ... aka Enemy (USA) # An Unremarkable Life (1989) # "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988) - Riding the Elephant (1988) TV Episode # Silent Assassins (1988) .... Oyama # The Wash (1988) .... Nobu Matsumoto # Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) .... Jimmy Sakuyama # "Tour of Duty" .... Tran (1 episode, 1987) - Sitting Ducks (1987) TV Episode .... Tran # "Spenser: For Hire" .... Tommy Nguyen (1 episode, 1987) - My Brother's Keeper (1987) TV Episode .... Tommy Nguyen # Armed Response (1986) .... Akira Tanaka ... aka Jade Jungle # Behind Enemy Lines (1986) .... Capt. Vinh ... aka Attack Force 'Nam (USA: DVD title) ... aka P.O.W. the Escape (USA: reissue title) # Kung Fu: The Movie (1986) (TV) .... The Manchu # "Hawaiian Heat" (1984) TV Series .... Maj. Taro Oshira (unknown episodes, 1984) # Hawaiian Heat (1984) (TV) .... Major Oshira # Conan the Destroyer (1984) .... Akiro 'The Wizard' # Girls of the White Orchid (1983) (TV) .... Mori ... aka Death Ride to Osaka # Testament (1983) .... Mike # "The A-Team" .... Lin Duk Coo - Pastry Chef (1 episode, 1983) - Recipe for Heavy Bread (1983) TV Episode .... Lin Duk Coo - Pastry Chef # The Last Ninja (1983) (TV) .... Aitaro Sakura # "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1983) ... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA) - The Nightingale (1983) TV Episode # "The Greatest American Hero" .... Master of Flowers (1 episode, 1983) - Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo (1983) TV Episode .... Master of Flowers # "Magnum, P.I." .... Tozan (1 episode, 1983) - The Arrow That Is Not Aimed (1983) TV Episode .... Tozan # "Quincy M.E." .... John Moroshima / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1982) ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title) - Sword of Honor, Blade of Death (1982) TV Episode .... John Moroshima - Touch of Death (1977) TV Episode .... Mr. Yamaguchi # "Voyagers!" (1 episode, 1982) - The Travels of Marco... and Friends (1982) TV Episode # "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (1 episode, 1982) - The Pied Piper (1982) TV Episode # Conan the Barbarian (1982) .... The Wizard/Narrator # "Flamingo Road" (1 episode, 1982) - Double Trouble (1982) TV Episode # "The Facts of Life" .... Mr. Wakamatsu (1 episode, 1982) - The Americanization of Miko (1982) TV Episode .... Mr. Wakamatsu # The Bushido Blade (1981) .... Enjiro ... aka The Bloody Bushido Blade # An Eye for an Eye (1981) .... James Chan # Under the Rainbow (1981) .... Nakomuri # "Fantasy Island" .... Kwong Soo Luke (1 episode, 1981) - The Heroine/The Warrior (1981) TV Episode .... Kwong Soo Luke # "M*A*S*H" .... Dr. Lin Tam / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1980) - The Best of Enemies (1980) TV Episode .... Li Han - Guerilla My Dreams (1979) TV Episode .... Lt. Hung Lee Park - Hawkeye Get Your Gun (1976) TV Episode .... Major Choi - Rainbow Bridge (1974) TV Episode .... Dr. Lin Tam # The Big Brawl (1980) .... Herbert ... aka Battle Creek ... aka Battle Creek Brawl ... aka Sha shou hao # "A Man Called Sloane" (1 episode, 1979) - Samurai (1979) TV Episode # When Hell Was in Session (1979) (TV) .... Maj. Bai # "The Incredible Hulk" .... Li Sung (2 episodes, 1978-1979) - The Disciple (1979) TV Episode .... Li Sung - Another Path (1978) TV Episode .... Li Sung # "Supertrain" .... Kirby (1 episode, 1979) - Pirouette (1979) TV Episode .... Kirby # "Salvage 1" .... Tishiro (1 episode, 1979) - Shangri-la Lil (1979) TV Episode .... Tishiro # "Wonder Woman" .... Mr. Brown (1 episode, 1979) ... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title) ... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title) - Going, Going, Gone (1979) TV Episode .... Mr. Brown # Columbo: Murder Under Glass (1978) (TV) .... Kanji Ousu # "Visions" .... Masu Murakami (1 episode, 1976) - Gold Watch (1976) TV Episode .... Masu Murakami # Farewell to Manzanar (1976) (TV) .... Fukimoto # "Hawaii Five-O" .... Kazuo Tahashi (1 episode, 1976) ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title) - Legacy of Terror (1976) TV Episode .... Kazuo Tahashi # The Killer Elite (1975) .... Yuen Chung # Prisoners (1975) .... Sgt. Nguyen ... aka Physical Assault (UK) # Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974) (TV) .... Tao Gan ... aka The Haunted Monastery # The Island at the Top of the World (1974) .... Oomiak # "Mannix" .... Tami Okada (1 episode, 1974) - Enter Tami Okada (1974) TV Episode .... Tami Okada # "Ironside" .... Phil (1 episode, 1974) ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title) - Terror on Grant Avenue (1974) TV Episode .... Phil # "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Fortune Cookie") (1 episode, 1973) - Love and the Fortune Cookie/Love and the Lady Prisoner/Love and the Opera Singer/Love and the Weighty Problem (1973) TV Episode .... (segment "Love and the Fortune Cookie") # "Kung Fu" .... Wong Ti Lu (1 episode, 1973) - The Tide (1973) TV Episode .... Wong Ti Lu # Yokahama Mama (1972) (voice) # "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Kenji (1 episode, 1972) - Pilot (1972) TV Episode .... Kenji # The Streets of San Francisco (1972) (TV) .... Kenji # If Tomorrow Comes (1971) (TV) .... Tadashi ... aka The Glass Hammer # Chinmoku (1971) (as Mako Iwamatsu) ... aka Silence (International: English title) # The Hawaiians (1970) .... Mun Ki ... aka Master of the Islands (UK) # The Challenge (1970) (TV) .... Yuro # Fools (1970) .... Psychiatrist # The Great Bank Robbery (1969) .... Secret Agent Fong # The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968) .... Calvin Coolidge Ishimura # "The F.B.I." .... Yoshimura (1 episode, 1968) - Southwind (1968) TV Episode .... Yoshimura # "The Big Valley" .... Wong Lo (1 episode, 1968) - Rimfire (1968) TV Episode .... Wong Lo # "Vacation Playhouse" .... Simba (1 episode, 1967) - Alfred of the Amazon (1967) TV Episode .... Simba # "The Time Tunnel" .... Lt. Nakamura (1 episode, 1967) - Kill Two by Two (1967) TV Episode .... Lt. Nakamura # "F Troop" .... Samurai Warrior (1 episode, 1967) - From Karate with Love (1967) TV Episode .... Samurai Warrior # The Sand Pebbles (1966) .... Po-han # "The Green Hornet" .... Low Sing (1 episode, 1966) ... aka The Kato Show (Hong Kong: English title: informal title) - The Preying Mantis (1966) TV Episode .... Low Sing # The Ugly Dachshund (1966) .... Kenji # "I Spy" .... Jimmy / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1966) - Court of the Lion (1966) TV Episode .... Baby Face - No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise (1965) TV Episode .... Jimmy - The Loser (1965) TV Episode .... Jimmy # "Gidget" .... Casey (1 episode, 1965) - The War Between Men, Women and Gidget (1965) TV Episode .... Casey # "Burke's Law" .... Happy Tuava / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965) ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title) - The Prisoners of Mr. Sin (1965) TV Episode .... Happy Tuava - Who Killed April? (1964) TV Episode .... Pete # "I Dream of Jeannie" .... 4. Kato (1 episode, 1965) - The Marriage Caper (1965) TV Episode .... 4. Kato # "McHale's Navy" .... Captain Uzaki / ... (7 episodes, 1962-1964) - The Balloon Goes Up (1964) TV Episode .... Sessua - A Letter for Fuji (1963) TV Episode .... Third Japanese Soldier - Have Kimono, Will Travel (1963) TV Episode .... First Japanese Soldier - McHale and His Schweinhunds (1963) TV Episode .... Lt. Yamasake - One Enchanted Weekend (1963) TV Episode .... Captain Uzaki (2 more) # "77 Sunset Strip" .... Iko Nakayama (1 episode, 1963) - Stranger from the Sea (1963) TV Episode .... Iko Nakayama # "The Gallant Men" .... Frank Fakuda (1 episode, 1963) - One Puka Puka (1963) TV Episode .... Frank Fakuda # "The Lloyd Bridges Show" .... Takahashi (1 episode, 1962) - Yankee Stay Here (1962) TV Episode .... Takahashi