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James Shigeta

Bio: 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)

Born: Mon, Jun 17 1929

Birthplace: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Death: Mon, Jul 28 2014

James Shigeta is 85 years old

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Yorktown: A Time to Heal

James Shigeta would have been no older than

85 in Yorktown: A Time to Heal

as 'Admiral Heilachiro Nogura'.

Tue, Apr 05 2022

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

James Shigeta would have been no older than

85 in Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

as '(archive footage)'.

Sun, Oct 13 2019

The People I've Slept With

James Shigeta was

80 in The People I've Slept With

as 'Charles Yang'.

Thu, Aug 13 2009

Hollywood Chinese

James Shigeta was

77 in Hollywood Chinese

as 'Self'.

Sun, Mar 18 2007

The Slanted Screen

James Shigeta was

76 in The Slanted Screen

as 'Himself'.

Tue, Jan 03 2006

Brother

James Shigeta was

71 in Brother

as 'Sugimoto'.

Wed, Dec 13 2000

Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

James Shigeta was

69 in Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

as 'Narrator'.

Fri, Jan 01 1999

Mulan

James Shigeta was

69 in Mulan

as 'General Li (voice)'.

Thu, Jun 18 1998

Drive

James Shigeta was

68 in Drive

as 'Mr. Lau'.

Wed, Aug 06 1997

Space Marines

James Shigeta was

66 in Space Marines

as 'Ambassador Nakamura'.

Mon, Jan 01 1996

Midnight Man

James Shigeta was

65 in Midnight Man

as 'Mao Mak'.

Tue, May 09 1995

Cage II: The Arena of Death

James Shigeta was

65 in Cage II: The Arena of Death

as 'Tin Lum Yin'.

Wed, Dec 14 1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

James Shigeta was

64 in Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

as 'Det. Whoo'.

Fri, May 06 1994

China Cry

James Shigeta was

61 in China Cry

as 'Dr. Sung'.

Fri, Nov 02 1990

Home from the Eastern Sea

James Shigeta was

60 in Home from the Eastern Sea

as 'Narrator'.

Mon, Jan 01 1990

Cage

James Shigeta was

60 in Cage

as 'Tin Lum Yin'.

Fri, Sep 01 1989

Slaying the Dragon

James Shigeta was

59 in Slaying the Dragon

Fri, Nov 04 1988

Die Hard

James Shigeta was

59 in Die Hard

as 'Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi'.

Fri, Jul 15 1988

The Renegades

James Shigeta was

53 in The Renegades

as 'Jimmy Lee'.

Wed, Aug 11 1982

Tomorrow's Child

James Shigeta was

52 in Tomorrow's Child

as 'Donald Shibura'.

Mon, Mar 22 1982

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

James Shigeta was

51 in Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

as 'Field Marshal Abehata'.

Sun, Nov 23 1980

Samurai

James Shigeta was

49 in Samurai

as 'Takeo Chisato'.

Mon, Apr 30 1979

Midway

James Shigeta was

47 in Midway

as 'Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo'.

Fri, Jun 18 1976

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

James Shigeta was

46 in The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

as 'David Lao'.

Sun, Apr 04 1976

Matt Helm

James Shigeta was

45 in Matt Helm

as 'Tom McCauley'.

Wed, May 07 1975

The Yakuza

James Shigeta was

45 in The Yakuza

as 'Goro'.

Sat, Dec 21 1974

The Questor Tapes

James Shigeta was

44 in The Questor Tapes

as 'Dr. Chen'.

Wed, Jan 23 1974

Lost Horizon

James Shigeta was

43 in Lost Horizon

as 'Brother To-Lenn'.

Wed, Mar 14 1973

The Young Lawyers

James Shigeta was

40 in The Young Lawyers

as 'Lee Ahn'.

Tue, Oct 28 1969

Operation Heartbeat

James Shigeta was

39 in Operation Heartbeat

as 'Chief Resident'.

Thu, Apr 17 1969

Escape to Mindanao

James Shigeta was

39 in Escape to Mindanao

as 'Lt. Takahashi'.

Sat, Dec 07 1968

Manila, Open City

James Shigeta was

38 in Manila, Open City

as 'Captain Murakami'.

Sat, Jan 13 1968

Nobody's Perfect

James Shigeta was

38 in Nobody's Perfect

as 'Diver Toshi O'Hara'.

Fri, Jan 12 1968

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

James Shigeta was

38 in The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

as 'George Ti Ming'.

Fri, Sep 08 1967

Death Walks in Laredo

James Shigeta was

37 in Death Walks in Laredo

as 'Lester Koto'.

Sat, Feb 18 1967

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

James Shigeta was

36 in Paradise, Hawaiian Style

as 'Danny Kohana'.

Sat, Apr 23 1966

Carol for Another Christmas

James Shigeta was

35 in Carol for Another Christmas

as 'Japanese Doctor'.

Mon, Dec 28 1964

Flower Drum Song

James Shigeta was

32 in Flower Drum Song

as 'Wang Ta'.

Thu, Nov 09 1961

Bridge to the Sun

James Shigeta was

32 in Bridge to the Sun

as 'Hidenari Terasaki'.

Tue, Oct 17 1961

Cry for Happy

James Shigeta was

31 in Cry for Happy

as 'Harue'.

Fri, Mar 03 1961

Walk Like a Dragon

James Shigeta was

30 in Walk Like a Dragon

as 'Cheng Lu'.

Wed, Jun 01 1960

The Crimson Kimono

James Shigeta was

30 in The Crimson Kimono

as 'Detective Joe Kojaku'.

Wed, Oct 21 1959

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

James Shigeta was

75+ in Avatar: The Last Airbender

First Air Date
Mon, Feb 21 2005

Threat Matrix

James Shigeta was

74+ in Threat Matrix

as 'Kang Sok-Joo'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 18 2003

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

James Shigeta was

67+ in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as 'Inspector Mantjur (voice), Dr. Yamashiro (voice)'.

First Air Date
Mon, Aug 26 1996

Babylon 5

James Shigeta was

64+ in Babylon 5

as 'Taro Isogi'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 26 1994

seaQuest DSV

James Shigeta was

64+ in seaQuest DSV

as 'Vietnamese President Chi'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1993

Renegade

James Shigeta was

63+ in Renegade

as ', Mr. Ota'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 19 1992

Beverly Hills, 90210

James Shigeta was

61+ in Beverly Hills, 90210

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1990

Jake and the Fatman

James Shigeta was

58+ in Jake and the Fatman

as 'Mr. Koso Nakasone'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

Murder, She Wrote

James Shigeta was

55+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'John Sukahara, Luc Li'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Airwolf

James Shigeta was

54+ in Airwolf

as 'Colonel Tranh Van Zung'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 22 1984

Masquerade

James Shigeta was

54+ in Masquerade

as 'Makko'.

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 15 1983

The Hitchhiker

James Shigeta was

54+ in The Hitchhiker

as 'Nishi'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 01 1983

Matt Houston

James Shigeta was

53+ in Matt Houston

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 1982

T. J. Hooker

James Shigeta was

52+ in T. J. Hooker

as 'Chow Duc Khan'.

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 13 1982

Simon & Simon

James Shigeta was

52+ in Simon & Simon

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 24 1981

Magnum, P.I.

James Shigeta was

51+ in Magnum, P.I.

as 'Dr. Richard Enoka'.

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 11 1980

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

James Shigeta was

47+ in The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 30 1977

Once an Eagle

James Shigeta was

47+ in Once an Eagle

as 'Lin Tso-Han'.

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 02 1976

Ellery Queen

James Shigeta was

46+ in Ellery Queen

as 'Stephen Yang'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975

S.W.A.T.

James Shigeta was

45+ in S.W.A.T.

First Air Date
Mon, Feb 24 1975

The Rockford Files

James Shigeta was

45+ in The Rockford Files

as 'Clement Chin'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Police Woman

James Shigeta was

45+ in Police Woman

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Little House on the Prairie

James Shigeta was

45+ in Little House on the Prairie

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974

Kung Fu

James Shigeta was

43+ in Kung Fu

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 14 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

James Shigeta was

43+ in The Streets of San Francisco

as ', Prosecutor'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1972

Emergency!

James Shigeta was

42+ in Emergency!

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 1972

Medical Center

James Shigeta was

40+ in Medical Center

as 'Dr. Osaka'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1969

Hawaii Five-O

James Shigeta was

39+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Joseph Matsukino'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

Ironside

James Shigeta was

37+ in Ironside

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967

Mission: Impossible

James Shigeta was

37+ in Mission: Impossible

as 'Shiki'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

The Bing Crosby Show

James Shigeta was

35+ in The Bing Crosby Show

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 14 1964

Burke's Law

James Shigeta was

34+ in Burke's Law

as 'Sidney Ying'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1963

The Outer Limits

James Shigeta was

34+ in The Outer Limits

as 'Maj. Jong, AIO Captain Newa'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 16 1963

The Lieutenant

James Shigeta was

34+ in The Lieutenant

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1963

Ben Casey

James Shigeta was

32+ in Ben Casey

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961

Dr. Kildare

James Shigeta was

32+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Dr. Roy Shigera'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre

James Shigeta was

31+ in Kraft Mystery Theatre

First Air Date
Wed, Jun 14 1961

Naked City

James Shigeta was

29+ in Naked City

as 'James Kam'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

Perry Mason

James Shigeta was

28+ in Perry Mason

as 'Ward Toyama'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

James Shigeta was

27+ in The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956

Golden Globe Awards

James Shigeta was

14+ in Golden Globe Awards

as 'Self - Audience Member'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944