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James Shigeta

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6/17/1933, Hawaii

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Biography

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A rare example of an Asian-American leading man, James Shigeta was born in Hawaii of Japanese ancestry. After studying drama in New York, he won a talent contest as a singer, but took time off to serve his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.…more

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Star (12)

Role
- Blood For Blood
  Star
  2011
- The People I've Slept With
  Star
  2009
- The Slanted Screen
  Star
  2006
- Brother
  Star
  2001
- Drive
  Mr. Lau
  1997
- China Cry
  Star
  1991
- Die Hard
  Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
  1988
- Midway
  Star
  1976
- The Yakuza
  Star
  1975
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style
  Star
  1966
- Walk Like a Dragon
  Star
  1960
- The Crimson Kimono
  Star
  1959
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Medical Center
  Recurring Role
  - S 3: Ep 23 Confession
    3/1/72
- Medical Center
  Dr. Osaka
  - S 2: Ep 10 Deadly Encounter
    11/18/70
  - S 1: Ep 23 The V.D. Story
    3/25/70
- Medical Center
  Resident Doctor
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Loner
    12/10/69
  - S 1: Ep 16 Runaway
    1/21/70
Guest Star (64)

Role
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
  Old Wanderer
  - S 1: Ep 7 Winter Solstice (1): The Spirit World
    4/8/05
- Threat Matrix
  Kang Sok-Joo
  - S 1: Ep 12 PPX
    1/15/04
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Ben Sosna
  - S 10: Ep 12 Nine Yolks Whipped Lightly
    12/22/99
  - S 10: Ep 5 The Loo-Ouch
    10/20/99
  - S 9: Ep 18 Slipping Away
    3/3/99
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
  Dr. Yamashiro/Japanese Prime Minster
  - S 2: Ep 24 Night Of The Zinja
    4/14/97
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
  Inspector Mantjur
  - S 2: Ep 20 Diamonds And Jade
    3/14/97
- Cybill
  Mr. Matsuzaki
  - S 3: Ep 3 Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan
    9/30/96
- Babylon 5
  Taro Isogi
  - S 2: Ep 6 Spider in the Web
    12/7/94
- seaQuest DSV
  Hoi Chi
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Last Lap at Luxury
    3/20/94
- seaQuest DSV
  Vietnamese President Chi
  - S 1: Ep 13 Better Than Martians
    1/2/94
- Renegade
  Mr. Ota
  - S 1: Ep 14 Samurai
    1/25/93
- Murder, She Wrote
  Luc Lee
  - S 9: Ep 7 Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice
    11/29/92
- Dragnet
  Tam Man Minh
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Payback
    10/31/89
- Jake and the Fatman
  Unknown
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Way You Look Tonight
    10/11/89
- A Peaceable Kingdom
  Dr Okawa
  - S 1: Ep 2 Snake Bite
    9/27/89
- Mission: Impossible
  Ki
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Lions
    2/4/89
- The Hitchhiker
  Nishi
  - S 2: Ep 1 Perfect Order
    2/17/87
- Simon & Simon
  Musashi Sato
  - S 6: Ep 15 Opposites Attack
    1/29/87
- Murder, She Wrote
  John Sugahara
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Corpse Flew First Class
    1/18/87
- Magnum, P.I.
  Mr. Obata
  - S 7: Ep 8 Paper War
    11/12/86
- Airwolf
  Colonel Tran Wan Sung
  - S 2: Ep 13 The American Dream
    1/12/85
- Simon & Simon
  Danny Yoshiro
  - S 4: Ep 12 Revolution #9 1/2
    12/13/84
- Matt Houston
  Lin Ha
  - S 3: Ep 10 Blood Money
    11/30/84
- Masquerade
  Makko
  - S 1: Ep 3 Girls for Sale
    12/29/83
- T.J. Hooker
  Chow Dok Khan
  - S 3: Ep 3 Chinatown
    10/15/83
- Magnum, P.I.
  Dr. Richard Enoka
  - S 3: Ep 18 Forty Years from Sand Island
    2/24/83
- Matt Houston
  Yen Ha
- The Greatest American Hero
  Colonel Shawn Liang
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Hand-Painted Thai
    1/27/82
- The Greatest American Hero
  Guest Star
- Fantasy Island
  General Lin Sun
  - S 2: Ep 19 Spending Spree / The Hunted
    2/24/79
- The Rockford Files
  Clement Chin
  - S 5: Ep 1 Heartaches of a Fool
    9/22/78
- Police Woman (1978)
  Bernie Kim
  - S 4: Ep 14 The Human Rights Of Tiki Kim
    2/1/78
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  Kapala
  - S 1: Ep 11 Wipe Out
    4/24/77
- Little House on the Prairie
  Sam Wing
  - S 3: Ep 18 To Live With Fear (2)
    2/21/77
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Prosecutor
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Thrill Killers (1)
    9/30/76
- S.W.A.T.
  Lt. Eddie Chew
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Chinese Connection
    2/28/76
- Ellery Queen
  Stephen Yang
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Adventure of the Judas Tree
    2/1/76
- Matt Helm
  Tom McCauley
  - — Matt Helm
    5/7/75
- Emergency!
  Nathan O'Brien
  - S 4: Ep 9 Foreign Trade
    11/16/74
- Kung Fu
  Master Kwan Li
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Garments of Rage
    11/8/74
- Police Woman (1978)
  Bernie
- The Rockford Files
  Unknown
- Kung Fu
  Col. Lin Pei
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Forbidden Kingdom
    1/18/74
- Medical Center
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 23 Confession
    3/1/72
- Ironside
  Toshio Watari
  - S 5: Ep 15 No Motive for Murder
    12/23/71
- Mission: Impossible
  Shiki
  - S 5: Ep 7 Butterfly (aka Poor Butterfly)
    10/31/70
- The Young Lawyers
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Young Lawyers
    10/28/69
- Ironside
  Il Pak Soong
  - S 3: Ep 7 Love My Enemy
    10/23/69
- Hawaii Five-O
  Joseph Matsukino
  - S 1: Ep 13 Deathwatch
    12/25/68
- It Takes a Thief
  Fong Sing
  - S 1: Ep 9 When Good Friends Get Together
    3/12/68
- Ben Casey
  Dr. Harvey Lee
  - S 5: Ep 9 No More, Cried The Rooster—There Will Be Truth
    11/8/65
- I Spy
  Tommy
- Perry Mason
  Ward Toyama
  - S 8: Ep 29 The Case of the Wrongful Writ
    5/6/65
- The Bing Crosby Show
  Joe
  - S 1: Ep 18 That's the Way the Suki Yakies
    2/1/65
- The Outer Limits - Original
  AIO Captain Newa
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Inheritors (1)
    11/21/64
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 September 16, 1964
    9/16/64
- Ben Casey
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 33 Evidence of Things Not Seen
    4/22/64
- The Lieutenant
  Captain Myang Dee
  - S 1: Ep 29 To Kill a Man
    4/18/64
- Burke's Law
  Sen Yang [aka Sidney Yang]
  - S 1: Ep 25 Who Killed the Paper Dragon?
    3/20/64
- The Outer Limits - Original
  Maj. Jong
  - S 1: Ep 10 Nightmare
    12/2/63
- Dr. Kildare
  Dr. Roy Shigera
  - S 3: Ep 7 One Bright and Clear Thursday Morning
    11/7/63
- Naked City
  James Kam
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Contract
    1/24/62
- Alcoa Premiere
  Chinese Captain
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Fortress
    10/24/61
- Alcoa Premiere
  Guest Star
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 18 February 1, 1959
    2/1/59
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- I Spy
  Tommy
  - S 1: Ep 12 Three Hours on a Sunday Night
    12/8/65

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