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Dale Ishimoto

Dale Ishimoto

Actor · Born 1923-04-03 · Delta County, Colorado, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California. After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge. After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japanese soldiers". Over the course of his career, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in Beach Red (1967), a Korean doctor in MASH (1970), a karate instructor in Superchick (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in Midway (1976). He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"

Movies & TV Shows

  1. M*A*S*H (1970) — Korean Doctor (uncredited)
  2. The A-Team (1983) — Stockwell's contact
  3. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Sergeant Yamazaki
  4. Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) — Old Japanese Man
  5. The King and I (1956) — Crewman (uncredited)
  6. Cannonball Run II (1984) — Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
  7. Midway (1976) — Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
  8. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Saburi
  9. Kung Fu (1972) — Chinese Sergeant
  10. Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) — Japanese sailor (uncredited)
  11. Ninja III: The Domination (1984) — Okuda
  12. Enter the Ninja (1981) — Komori
  13. Perry Mason (1957) — Lao
  14. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  15. King Rat (1965) — Yoshima
  16. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Dr. Matsu
  17. Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986)
  18. The Odd Couple (1970) — Man #1
  19. Come See the Paradise (1990) — Mr. Ogata
  20. Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976) — Japanese Mechanic
  21. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
  22. Family Affair (1966)
  23. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) — Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
  24. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Taro Yamamoto
  25. Beach Red (1967) — Capt. Tanaka
  26. PT 109 (1963) — Commander (uncredited)
  27. McHale's Navy (1962)
  28. The Great Impostor (1960) — Korean Soldier (uncredited)
  29. Smorgasbord (1983) — Japanese Mechanic
  30. Love, American Style (1969)
  31. The Bill Cosby Show (1969) — Mr. Shimura
  32. Sea Hunt (1958)
  33. Sharks' Treasure (1975) — Ishi
  34. Hawaiian Eye (1959)
  35. The Games (1970) — Japanese Doctor
  36. When the North Wind Blows (1974) — Yermak
  37. In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994) — Mr. Ing
  38. Operation Bottleneck (1961) — Matsu
  39. Dangerous Company (1982) — Mr. Hikaru
  40. Cocoon (1968) — Arcturus Construction Guard