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Biography

Mako was the son of the famous children book writer and illustrator Taro Yashima. However, his parents moved to the United States when he…more

Born

12/10/1933, Kobe, Japan

Birth Name

Makoto Iwamatsu

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
  Uncle Iroh
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Crossroads of Destiny
    12/1/06
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Guru
    12/1/06
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Earth King
    11/17/06
  - S 2: Ep 17 Lake Laogai
    11/3/06
  - S 2: Ep 16 Appa's Lost Days
    10/13/06
  - + 25 More Credits
- Samurai Jack
  Aku
  - S 4: Ep 13 LII: Jack And The Baby
    9/25/04
  - S 4: Ep 12 LI: Young Jack In Africa
    9/25/04
  - S 4: Ep 11 L: Tale Of X9
    9/25/04
  - S 4: Ep 10 XLIX: The 4 Seasons Of Death
    9/25/04
  - S 4: Ep 9 XLVIII: Jack versus Aku
    11/24/03
  - + 40 More Credits
- Dexter's Laboratory
  Main Title Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 29 Smells Like Victory
    6/28/02
  - S 2: Ep 99 Game For a Game
    4/15/98
  - S 2: Ep 98 Pslightly Psycho
    4/15/98
  - S 2: Ep 96 Misplaced in Space
    4/8/98
  - S 2: Ep 94 Big Bots
    4/8/98
  - + 25 More Credits
- Hawaiian Heat
  Major Taro Oshira
  - S 1: Ep 11 Picture Imperfect
    12/21/84
  - S 1: Ep 10 Andy's Mom
    11/23/84
  - S 1: Ep 9 Old Dues
    11/16/84
  - S 1: Ep 8 Ancient Fires
    11/9/84
  - S 1: Ep 7 Yankees vs. the Cubs
    11/2/84
  - + 6 More Credits
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Black Sash
  Master Li
  - S 1: Ep 6 Prime Suspect
    5/25/03
  - S 1: Ep 5 Prodigal Son
    4/20/03
  - S 1: Ep 4 Date Night
    4/13/03
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jump Start
    4/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot
    3/30/03
- McHale's Navy
  Sessua
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Balloon Goes Up
    1/14/64
- McHale's Navy
  Third Japanese Soldier
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Letter for Fuji
    12/10/63
- McHale's Navy
  The 1st Japanese Soldier
  - S 2: Ep 6 Have Kimono, Will Travel
    10/22/63
- McHale's Navy
  Lt. Yamasake
  - S 2: Ep 3 McHale And His Schweinhunds
    10/1/63
- McHale's Navy
  Captain Uzaki
  - S 1: Ep 24 One Enchanted Weekend
    3/28/63
- McHale's Navy
  The 1st Japanese
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Captain's Mission
    1/10/63
- McHale's Navy
  Japanese Sentry
  - S 1: Ep 5 Movies Are Your Best Diversion
    11/8/62
Guest Star (76)

Role
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
  Master Offay
  - S 3: Ep 8 Monster Battle Club Now!
    12/19/05
- Duck Dodgers
  Happy Cat
  - S 3: Ep 13 Bonafide Hero: Captain Duck Dodgers
    11/11/05
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hooray for Hollywood Planet
    11/1/03
- The West Wing
  Dr. Yosh Takahashi
  - S 6: Ep 17 A Good Day
    3/2/05
- Duck Dodgers
  Happy Cat / Achoo
  - S 2: Ep 11 Surf the Stars / Samurai Quack
    2/4/05
- Monk
  Master Zee
  - S 3: Ep 11 Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra
    1/28/05
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
  Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 11 Test of Time / A Kick in the Asgard
    10/15/04
- Duck Dodgers
  Happy Cat (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Queen is Wild / Back to the Academy
    11/8/03
- Charmed
  Asian Alchemist
  - S 6: Ep 5 Love's A Witch
    10/19/03
- What's New Scooby-Doo?
  The Ancient One
  - S 2: Ep 1 Big Appetite in Little Tokyo
    9/13/03
- Samurai Jack
  Hermit
  - S 3: Ep 8 XXXIV: Jack And Swamp Monster
    5/10/03
- Lost At Home
  Mr. Li
  - S 1: Ep 3 Good Will Hunting
    4/15/03
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
  Kajimori
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Inquisitor
    11/18/00
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Edward Song
  - S 8: Ep 18 Black Dragons
    2/26/00
- 7th Heaven
  Henry Muranaka
  - S 4: Ep 9 Dirty Laundry
    11/22/99
- Martial Law
  Master Reng
  - S 1: Ep 21 Requiem (1)
    5/1/99
  - S 1: Ep 20 Red Storm
    4/24/99
- JAG
  Ichiro Higashimori
  - S 4: Ep 3 Innocence
    10/6/98
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Dr. Henry Lee
  - S 5: Ep 21 Heart of the Dragon
    4/5/97
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
  Li Sung
  - S 4: Ep 10 Veil Of Tears
    5/22/96
  - S 2: Ep 9 Tournament
    4/20/94
- Platypus Man
  Mr. Lou
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dying to Live
    5/15/95
- Frasier
  Sam Tanaka
  - S 1: Ep 22 Author, Author
    5/5/94
- Diagnosis Murder
  Lee Moy
- Lovejoy
  Toshiro Tanaka
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Black Virgin of Vladimir
    3/17/91
- Paradise
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 14 Dangerous Cargo
    1/20/90
- The Equalizer
  Unknown
  - S 4: Ep 3 Riding the Elephant
    11/9/88
- Tour of Duty
  Tran
  - S 1: Ep 5 Sitting Ducks
    10/29/87
- Spenser: For Hire
  Tommy Nguyen
  - S 2: Ep 18 My Brother's Keeper
    3/14/87
- Kung Fu
  The Manchu
  - S 4: Ep 1 Kung Fu: The Movie
    2/1/86
- American Playhouse
  Mike
  - S 4: Ep 1 Testament
    11/26/84
- The A-Team
  Lin Duk Coo
  - S 2: Ep 2 Recipe for Heavy Bread
    9/27/83
- The Greatest American Hero
  Master of Flowers
  - S 3: Ep 9 Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo
    2/3/83
- Magnum, P.I.
  Tozan
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Arrow That Is Not Aimed
    1/27/83
- Quincy, M.E.
  John Moroshima
  - S 8: Ep 10 Sword of Honor, Blade of Death
    12/15/82
- Voyagers!
  Karauna Chief
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Travels of Marco...and Friends
    12/3/82
- Bring 'Em Back Alive
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Pied Piper
    10/19/82
- Flamingo Road
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 14 Double Exposure
    2/23/82
- The Facts Of Life
  Mr. Wakamatsu
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Americanization of Miko
    1/20/82
- Fantasy Island
  Kwong Soo Luke
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Heroine / The Warrior
    1/24/81
- M*A*S*H
  North Korean Soldier
  - S 9: Ep 1 The Best of Enemies
    11/17/80
- A Man Called Sloane
  Tanaka
  - S 1: Ep 8 Samurai
    11/24/79
- M*A*S*H
  Lt. Hung Lae Park
  - S 8: Ep 3 Guerilla My Dreams
    10/1/79
- Supertrain
  Kirby
  - S 1: Ep 6 Pirouette
    4/7/79
- The Incredible Hulk
  Li Sung
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Disciple
    3/16/79
  - S 2: Ep 7 Another Path
    10/27/78
- Salvage 1
  Tishiro
  - S 1: Ep 4 Shangri-la Lil
    2/5/79
- Wonder Woman
  Mr. Brown
  - S 3: Ep 13 Going, Going, Gone
    1/12/79
- Columbo
  Mr. Ozu
  - S 7: Ep 2 Murder under Glass
    1/30/78
- Quincy, M.E.
  Mr. Yamaguchi
  - S 3: Ep 10 Touch of Death
    12/2/77
- M*A*S*H
  Major Choi
  - S 5: Ep 10 Hawkeye Get Your Gun
    11/30/76
- Visions
  Masu Murakami
  - S 1: Ep 4 Gold Watch
    11/11/76
- Hawaii Five-O
  Kazuo Tahashi
  - S 8: Ep 17 Legacy of Terror
    1/1/76
- Mannix
  Tami Okada
  - S 8: Ep 8 Enter Tami Okada
    11/17/74
- M*A*S*H
  Captain Dr. Lin Tam
  - S 3: Ep 2 Rainbow Bridge
    9/17/74
- Ironside
  Phil Chang
  - S 7: Ep 17 Terror on Grant Avenue
    1/31/74
- Love, American Style
  Jack (as Mako)
  - S 5: Ep 28 Love and the Fortune Cookie
    11/2/73
- Kung Fu
  Wong Ti Lu
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Tide
    2/1/73
- The Blue Racer
  Various Characters
  - S 1: Ep 7 Yokohama Mama
    12/24/72
- Anna and the King
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 11 The King and the Egg
    12/17/72
- Room 222
  Mr. Shigematsu
  - S 4: Ep 3 Just Call Me Mr. Sahigmetsu
    9/29/72
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Kenji
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Streets of San Francisco
    9/16/72
- The F.B.I.
  Yoshimura
  - S 3: Ep 21 Southwind
    3/3/68
- The Big Valley
  Wong Lo
  - S 3: Ep 22 Rimfire
    2/19/68
- Vacation Playhouse
  Simba
  - S 5: Ep 3 Alfred of the Amazon
    7/31/67
- The Time Tunnel
  Lt. Nakamura
  - S 1: Ep 17 Kill Two by Two
    1/6/67
- F Troop
  Samurai Warrior
  - S 2: Ep 18 From Karate with Love
    1/5/67
- The Green Hornet
  Low Sing
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Preying Mantis
    11/18/66
- I Spy
  Baby Face
  - S 1: Ep 18 Court of the Lion
    2/2/66
- Gidget
  Casey
  - S 1: Ep 13 The War Between Men, Women and Gidget
    12/8/65
- I Spy
  Jimmy
  - S 1: Ep 9 No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise
    11/10/65
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Loser
    10/20/65
- Amos Burke: Secret Agent
  Happy Tuava
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Prisoners of Mr. Sin
    10/27/65
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Kato
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Marriage Caper
    10/9/65
- Broadside
  Captain Osata
  - S 1: Ep 30 Once Upon an Island
    4/18/65
- McHale's Navy
  The Japanese Non-Com
  - S 3: Ep 27 Chuckie Cottontail
    3/23/65
- McHale's Navy
  Lt. Sakawa
  - S 3: Ep 17 The PT 73 Follies
    1/12/65
- Burke's Law
  Pete
  - S 1: Ep 19 Who Killed April?
    1/31/64
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Ito Nakayama
  - S 5: Ep 23 Stranger from the Sea
    3/15/63
- The Gallant Men
  Frank Fakuda
  - S 1: Ep 21 One Puka Puka
    3/2/63
- The Lloyd Bridges Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 Yankee Stay Here
    11/13/62
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Diagnosis Murder
  Lee Moy
  - S 8: Ep 18 The Red's Shoes
    4/20/01

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Trivia
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- Mako was the stage director for The Fisher King, The Music Lessons, and F.O.B. (Fresh Off the Boat).
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- He has written plays including There's No Place Like a Tired Ghost and Christmas in Camp.
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- Mako was married to Shzuko Hoshi.
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Quotes
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- Mako: (Referring to the company of actors at East West) Ninety-nine percent of us are born and raised here, so sometimes we feel a lot closer to Western than Eastern culture. We do those plays to show that we, too, can accommodate the work, give audiences a chance to see us in untraditional roles.
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- Mako: In the middle of the world we float, in the middle of the sea. The realities remain remote in the middle of the sea.
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- Mako: (On working with Sondheim) Maybe because I was a non-musical person, he gave me a special leeway. He spoke to me without any arrogance or attitude. He was trying to be the best teacher he could be and I tried to be the best student. I respected him tremendously.
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