James Shigeta
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17. juni 1929 — 28. juli 2014 (85 år)
James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors.
In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time".
Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.
In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time".
Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.
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Filmography
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood · as (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | The People I've Slept With · as Charles YangPå Plex |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender · as Old Wanderer (voice) |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix · as Kang Sok-Joo |
| 2000 | Brother · as Sugimoto |
| 1999 | Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Mulan · as General Li (voice) |
| 1997 | Drive · as Mr. Lau |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest · as Inspector Mantjur (voice) |
| 1996 | Space Marines · as Ambassador Nakamura |
| 1995 | Midnight Man · as Mao Mak |
| 1995 | Cybill · as Mr. Matsuzaki |
| 1994 | Cage II · as Tin Lum Yin |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die · as Det. Whoo |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV · as Vietnamese President Chi |
| 1993 | Babylon 5 · as Taro Isogi |
| 1992 | Renegade · as Mr. OtaPå Plex |
| 1990 | China Cry: A True Story · as Dr. Sung |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 · as Ben Sosna |
| 1989 | Dragnet (1989) · as Tam Van Minh |
| 1989 | A Peaceable Kingdom · as Dr. Okawa |
| 1989 | Cage · as Tin Lum Yin |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Mission: Impossible (1988) · as Ki |
| 1988 | Die Hard · as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman · as Mr. Koso Nakasone |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as John Sukahara |
| 1984 | Airwolf · as Colonel Tranh Van Zung |
| 1983 | Masquerade · as Makko |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker · as Nishi |
| 1982 | Matt Houston · as Lin Ha |
| 1982 | The Renegades · as Jimmy Lee |
| 1982 | Tomorrow's Child · as Donald Shibura |
| 1982 | T.J. Hooker · as Chow Duc Khan |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Strike Force · as Leong |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero · as Colonel Shawn LiangPå Plex |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. · as Mr. Obotu |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb · as Field Marshal Abehata |
| 1979 | Samurai · as Takeo Chisato |
| 1977 | The Love Boat · as Bud's Father |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island · as General Lin Sun |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers · as Wizard Wong |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle · as Lin Tso-Han |
| 1976 | Midway · as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo |
| 1976 | The Killer Who Wouldn't Die · as David Lao |
| 1975 | Matt Helm · as Tom Mccauley |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen · as Stephen Yang |
| 1975 | |
| 1974 | The Yakuza · as Goro |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie · as Sam Wing |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files · as Clement Chin |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes · as Dr. Chen |
| 1973 | Lost Horizon · as Brother To-Lenn |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco · as Prosecutor |
| 1972 | Kung Fu · as Col. Lin Pei |
| 1972 | |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers · as Lee Ahn |
| 1969 | Medical Center · as Dr. Osaka |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O · as Joseph Matsukino |
| 1968 | Manila, Open City · as Captain Murakami |
| 1968 | Nobody's Perfect · as Diver Toshi O'hara |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief · as Fong Sing |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Death Walks in Laredo · as Lester Koto |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible · as Shiki |
| 1966 | Paradise, Hawaiian Style · as Danny Kohana |
| 1965 | I Spy · as Tommy |
| 1964 | Carol for Another Christmas · as Japanese DoctorPå Plex |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law · as Sidney Ying |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits · as Maj. JongPå Plex |
| 1963 | |
| 1961 | Flower Drum Song · as Wang TaPå Plex |
| 1961 | Bridge to the Sun · as Hidenari Terasaki |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere · as Captain |
| 1961 | Ben Casey · as Dr. Harvey Lee |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Roy Shigera |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy · as Suzuki |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon · as Cheng Lu |
| 1959 | The Crimson Kimono · as Detective Joe Kojaku |
| 1958 | Naked City · as James Kam |
| 1957 | Perry Mason · as Ward Toyama |
| 2025 | Beam Me Up, Sulu · as Self |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Actor (in Memoriam) |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Hollywood Chinese · as Self |
| 2006 | 2006 Asian Excellence Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | The Slanted Screen · as Himself |
| 2006 | |
| 1985 | American Masters · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dating Game · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
| 1961 | Password · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |