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Overview
Mini Biography:
Born in Japan, Mako was living there with his grandparents while his parents... moreTrivia:
Became a naturalized citizen in 1956. moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreAlternate Names:
Mako IwamatsuUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 29 | 6:30 AM | AMC | The Sand Pebbles |
Filmography
Actor:
- "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Uncle / ... (29 episodes, 2005-2007)
- The Awakening (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Uncle Iroh
- The Crossroads of Destiny (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Uncle Iroh
- The Guru (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Uncle
- Lake Laogai (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Uncle
- Appa's Lost Days (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Uncle
(24 more) - Rise (2007) .... Poe
... aka Rise: Blood Hunter (USA: DVD title) - TMNT (2007) (voice) .... Splinter
... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title) - "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" .... Aku / ... (23 episodes, 2001-2004)
- The Four Seasons of Death (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Aku
- Jack Versus Aku (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Aku
- Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Aku
- The Aku Infection (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Aku
- The Birth of Evil: Part 1 (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Aku
(18 more) - 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
- Bus Story (2003) .... Father Christmas
- "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 - 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)
... aka Walker (Australia)
- 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)
... aka JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
- 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 (6 episodes, 1996)
... aka Dexter de Shiyanshi (Hong Kong: English title)
... aka Dexter's Lab (USA: short title)
- Dee Dee's Room/Dial M for Monkey: Huntor/The Big Sister (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Main Title Narrator
- Jurassic Pooch/Dial M for Monkey: Orgon Grindor/Dimwit Dexter (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Main Title Narrator
- Double Trouble/Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor/Dexter's Laboratory (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Main Title Narrator
- Dexter's Rival/Dial M for Monkey: Simion/Old Man Dexter (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Main Title Narrator
- Dexter Dodgeball/Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor/Dexter's Assistant (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Main Title Narrator
(1 more) - 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. Loo (1 episode, 1995)
- Dying to Live (1995) TV episode .... Mr. Loo - 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) - 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) (voice) .... 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 (South Africa: English title)
... aka Taking Care of Business (South Africa: English title: TV title) - 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) .... Max Chin
- "The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988)
- Riding the Elephant (1988) TV episode - The Wash (1988) .... Nobu Matsumoto
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) .... Jimmy Sakuyama
- Silent Assassins (1988) .... Oyama
- "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" .... Gardener / ... (1 episode, 1983)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- The Nightingale (1983) TV episode .... Gardener/Minister - "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!" .... Karauna Chief (1 episode, 1982)
- The Travels of Marco... and Friends (1982) TV episode .... Karauna Chief - "Bring 'Em Back Alive" .... Tanako (1 episode, 1982)
- The Pied Piper (1982) TV episode .... Tanako - 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 Fortunate Cookie') (1 episode, 1973)
- Love and the Fortunate Cookie/Love and the Lady Prisoner/Love and the Opera Singer/Love and the Weighty Problem (1973) TV episode .... (segment 'Love and the Fortunate 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" .... Kato (1 episode, 1965)
- The Marriage Caper (1965) TV episode .... Kato - "McHale's Navy" .... Captain Uzaki / ... (8 episodes, 1962-1965)
- The PT 73 Follies (1965) TV episode .... Lt. Sakawa
- 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
(3 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
Soundtrack:
- The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) (performer: "Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea")
Thanks:
- TMNT (2007) (in memory of) (as Mako Iwamatsu)
... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title) - "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (dedicatee) (1 episode, 2006)
- The Tales of Ba Sing Se (2006) TV episode (dedicatee)
Self:
- The Slanted Screen (2006) .... Himself
- From Grasshopper to Caine: The Making of 'Kung Fu' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The Tao of Caine: Production and Beyond (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Conscience and the Constitution (2000) (voice) .... Singer in jail
- The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- Anatomy of a Song (1976) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- TMNT: Voice Talent First Look (2007) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Splinter
- The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Memorial Tribute
- The Faces of Mako (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000) (V)
- Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000) (V) .... The Wizard
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"The Incredible Hulk"
- Mystery Man: Part 2 (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Li Sung - The Green Hornet (1974) .... Low Sing
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"Disneyland"
- The Ugly Dachshund: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Kenji
- The Ugly Dachshund: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Kenji
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