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Clyde Kusatsu

Born
September 13, 1948
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is a U.S. actor. Kusatsu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he attended ʻIolani School. Kusatsu began acting in Honolulu summer stock, and after studying theatre at Northwestern University, started to make his mark on the small screen in the mid-1970s. Usually mustachioed, with a dapper, professional air, he has most often played doctors, but his repertoire has included a generous sampling of teachers (usually college professors), businessmen, detectives, church ministers and other intelligent, middle-class types. With his quiet, wry line delivery, Kusatsu made a memorably clever and hilarious sparring partner for Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on several episodes of All in the Family as the Reverend Chong, refusing to baptize Archie's grandson without the permission of the boy's parents. During this period Kusatsu also worked with the Asian American theatre group East West Players in Los Angeles. Kusatsu was subsequently a regular on several series, but neither the adventure Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–83) nor the Hawaiian-set medical drama Island Son (1989–90) (in which he played one of Richard Chamberlain's colleagues) lasted very long. His many television movies have included the film adaptation of Farewell to Manzanar (1976), about Japanese American internment during World War II. Other M.O.W.s and mini-series have been "And The Sea Will Tell", and "American Tragedy" playing Judge Lance Ito. He had a memorable role in the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" episode "Prisoners of War" as a downed Japanese fighter pilot in the Pacific (1976). (Kusatsu also guest-starred on an episode of Lou Grant on Japanese internment in the U.S.); Golden Land (1988), a Hollywood-set drama based on a William Faulkner story; and the AIDS drama And the Band Played On (1993). He appeared in four M*A*S*H episodes and later starred in the short-lived A.B.C. series All American Girl (1994–1995), the first East Asian familiar sitcom in the U.S. Feature roles, beginning with Midway (1976), have generally been small, but in the 1990s Kusatsu had roles in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993, as a history teacher) and In the Line of Fire (1993, as a Secret Service agent). He appeared as a high school English teacher in American Pie (1999). Other recent films have been "ShopGirl" as Mr. Agasa, and in Sydney Pollack's The Interpreter (2005) as Lee Wu, head of security for the United Nations Headquarters. He currently plays the recurring role of Dr. Dennis Okamura on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Kusatsu starred in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as Mr. Lee. Kusatsu is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clyde Kusatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Oh, God!
(1977)
Supermarket Employee (uncredited)
Godzilla
(1998)
Japanese Tanker Skipper
American Pie
(1999)
English Teacher
The Interpreter
(2005)
Police Chief Lee Wu
Bird on a Wire
(1990)
Mr. Takawaki
Midway
(1976)
Cmdr. Watanabe
Turner & Hooch
(1989)
Kevin Williams
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
(1996)
Thief / Additional Voice Talents (voice)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Prime Minister Soto
Dr. Dolittle 2
(2001)
Bee (voice)
Dream Lover
(1993)
Judge Kurita
Paradise Road
(1997)
Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
47 Ronin
(2013)
Drunk Official
Paparazzi
(2004)
Dr. Hanson
Hollywood Homicide
(2003)
Coroner Chung
Meteor
(1979)
Yamashiro
Full Filmography
Acting
Farewell to Manzanar
(1976)
Teddy Wakatsuki
Midway
(1976)
Cmdr. Watanabe
Alex & the Gypsy
(1976)
X-Ray Technician
The Choirboys
(1977)
Francis Tanaguchi
Black Sunday
(1977)
Freighter Captain
Oh, God!
(1977)
Supermarket Employee (uncredited)
Dr. Strange
(1978)
Wong
Go Tell the Spartans
(1978)
Col. Minh
Meteor
(1979)
Yamashiro
The Frisco Kid
(1979)
Mr. Ping
A Perfect Match
(1980)
Dr. Tommy Chang
...All the Marbles
(1981)
Clyde Yamashito
The Challenge
(1982)
Go
Lookin' to Get Out
(1982)
Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech
Allison Sydney Harrison
(1983)
Jimmy
Velvet
(1984)
Dr. Yashima
Volunteers
(1985)
Souvanna
Streets of Justice
(1985)
Dr. Edwards
Shanghai Surprise
(1986)
Joe Go
Intimate Encounters
(1986)
Professor Ikeda
Laguna Heat
(1987)
Coroner
Run Till You Fall
(1988)
Fujimoto
Gross Anatomy
(1989)
Interviewing Professor
Wired
(1989)
Coroner Thomas Noguchi
Turner & Hooch
(1989)
Kevin Williams
The Road Raiders
(1989)
Shimoto
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
(1990)
Matsumo
Bird on a Wire
(1990)
Mr. Takawaki
Thanksgiving Day
(1990)
Banker
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
(1990)
Lt. Arioto
And the Sea Will Tell
(1991)
Enoki
Jailbirds
(1991)
Kasaki
Lies Before Kisses
(1991)
Lieutenant Hand
The Perfect Weapon
(1991)
Detective Wong
Baby of the Bride
(1991)
Dr. Chang
Pizza Man
(1991)
Former Prime Minister Nakasone
Silent Cries
(1993)
Saburo Saigo
In the Line of Fire
(1993)
Jack Okura
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(1993)
History Teacher
Rising Sun
(1993)
Tanaka
Dream Lover
(1993)
Judge Kurita
Made in America
(1993)
Bob Takashima
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Prime Minister Soto
And the Band Played On
(1993)
Blood Bank Executive
Deconstructing Sarah
(1994)
Officer Okawa
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
(1994)
Adm. Nakamura
Top Dog
(1995)
Capt. Callahan
Spy Hard
(1996)
Noggin
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
(1996)
Thief / Additional Voice Talents (voice)
Paradise Road
(1997)
Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
(1997)
Ken Tanaka
Godzilla
(1998)
Japanese Tanker Skipper
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
(1998)
Bill Morishi
American Pie
(1999)
English Teacher
Batman Beyond: The Movie
(1999)
Wrestling Coach (voice)
American Tragedy
(2000)
Judge Lance Ito
Recess: School's Out
(2001)
Mr. Yamashiro (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
(2001)
Bee (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
(2001)
Sun Bear (voice)
Justice League: Secret Origins
(2001)
Japanese Ambassador (voice)
Hollywood Homicide
(2003)
Coroner Chung
The United States of Leland
(2003)
Judge
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
(2004)
Head Monk
Paparazzi
(2004)
Dr. Hanson
The Interpreter
(2005)
Police Chief Lee Wu
Shopgirl
(2005)
Mr. Agasa
Extreme Dating
(2005)
Joe
Pretty Persuasion
(2005)
Judge Carl Munro
Rumor Has It...
(2005)
Conference Attendee
Kim Possible: So the Drama
(2005)
Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
(2006)
Additional Voices (voice)
Drive Thru
(2007)
Fred Fukizaki
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
(2008)
Mr. Lee
Love Happens
(2009)
Cab Driver
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
(2010)
Judge
A Nanny for Christmas
(2010)
Mr. Halligan
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
(2012)
Shingen (voice)
47 Ronin
(2013)
Drunk Official
The Face of Love
(2013)
Sushi Chef
The Moment
(2013)
Dr. Nunakawa
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