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Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is an American actor and comedian. He is perhaps best known for voicing the character of Ling in the 1998 animated film Mulan and its 2004 sequel, Mulan II as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the 1984 film Sixteen Candles.
Birth Name
Gary Watanabe
Born
Sunday, 26 June 1955
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kung Fu Panda 4 | Badger Crime Boss | 2024 |
| Blue Eye Samurai | Chiba / Nightjar Manager / Running Man / Kenzou / Lord with Silk / Sentry | 2023 |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| The Sex Lives of College Girls | Professor Harpin | 2021 |
| The Summit of the Gods | Magazine editor | 2021 |
| Call Me Kat | Henry | 2021 |
| In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self - Interviewee / Self | 2020 |
| Perfect Harmony | Glenn | 2019 |
| Ultraman: Rising | Professor Sato (voice) / Professor Sato / Ultradad | 2019 |
| Magnum P.I. | Sato | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kung Fu Panda 4 | Badger Crime Boss | 2024 |
| Blue Eye Samurai | Chiba / Nightjar Manager / Running Man / Kenzou / Lord with Silk / Sentry | 2023 |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022 |
| The Sex Lives of College Girls | Professor Harpin | 2021 |
| The Summit of the Gods | Magazine editor | 2021 |
| Call Me Kat | Henry | 2021 |
| In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self - Interviewee / Self | 2020 |
| Perfect Harmony | Glenn | 2019 |
| Ultraman: Rising | Professor Sato (voice) / Professor Sato / Ultradad | 2019 |
| Magnum P.I. | Sato | 2018 |
| Puppy Dog Pals | Reo | 2017 |
| The Last Word | Gardener / Louie the gardener | 2017 |
| One of Those Nights: The Making of 'Vamp' | Self | 2016 |
| Pickle and Peanut | Additional Voices | 2015 |
| Movies and Stuff | Self | 2015 |
| 47 Ronin | Troupe Leader (Kabuki Actor) | 2013 |
| Parental Guidance | Mr. Cheng | 2012 |
| Bravest Warriors | Hamster Mitch / Tourist Alien | 2012 |
| The Seven Year Hitch | Mr. Fujimura | 2012 |
| Don't You Forget About Me | Himself / Self | 2009 |
| Not Forgotten | Agent Nakamura | 2009 |
| All Ages Night | Dead Head Fred | 2009 |
| Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword | Kenji / Kenji (voice) | 2009 |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Hotel Manager | 2008 |
| The Onion Movie | James Nakatami | 2008 |
| Sunny & Share Love You | Eliza's Dad, The Doctor | 2007 |
| Two for the Money | Milton | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Chicken Hatchery Manager | 2005 |
| Mulan II | Ling (voice) / Ling | 2004 |
| Alfie | Wing / Mrs. Wing | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| I Love the '80s Strikes Back | Self | 2003 |
| Kim Possible: The Secret Files | Professor Bob Chen | 2003 |
| All Grown Up! | Nar-Do, Cyber Clause / Nar-do | 2003 |
| What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Vincent Wong | 2002 |
| Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | James / Bear / Co-worker | 2002 |
| Everwood | Art | 2002 |
| Kim Possible | Professor Bob Chen | 2002 |
| Slackers | Japanese Proctor | 2002 |
| The Proud Family | Mr. Min | 2001 |
| Thank You, Good Night | Cafe Owner | 2001 |
| Jackie Chan Adventures | Gangster 1 | 2000 |
| Secret Agent Man | Ling #2 | 2000 |
| My Wife and Kids | Dr. Phil Ling | 2000 |
| Guinevere | Ed | 1999 |
| Edtv | Greg | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Long Duk Dong | 1999 |
| Batman Beyond | Principal / Dr. Suzuki | 1999 |
| Armageddon | Asian Tourist | 1998 |
| Mulan | Ling (voice) / Ling | 1998 |
| The Weird Al Show | Kuni | 1997 |
| Nick and Jane | Enzo | 1997 |
| Booty Call | Chan | 1997 |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Kenji | 1996 |
| That Thing You Do! | Play-Tone Photographer | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Perfect Alibi | Det. Onoda | 1995 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Emperor / Nuri | 1995 |
| Boys on the Side | Steve | 1995 |
| ER | Nurse Yosh Takata | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Ninja | 1994 |
| Mad About You | Speech Writer | 1992 |
| Home Improvement | Nobo Nakamura | 1991 |
| Pacific Station | Ram Sha | 1991 |
| Rugrats | Zack / Kangaroo | 1991 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Mr. Katsuji | 1990 |
| Down Home | Tran | 1990 |
| Grand | Taki Mifune | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Factory Foreman / Cartoon Squid / Japanese Father / Japanese Man / Man / Sumo / TV Announcer / Teller / Toilet / Waiter | 1989 |
| Booker | Max | 1989 |
| UHF | Kuni | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Mr. Oh | 1989 |
| On the Television | Various | 1989 |
| The Spring | Matty | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Guru Prem | 1988 |
| The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | Ho Hum | 1987 |
| Gung Ho | Kaz Kazuhiro | 1986 |
| Vamp | Duncan | 1986 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Gung Ho | Oishi Kazihiro | 1986 |
| Volunteers | At Toon | 1985 |
| Sixteen Candles | Long Duk Dong | 1984 |
| Newhart | Mr. Tagadachi | 1982 |
| The Long Island Four | 1980 | |
| Sesame Street | Hiroshi | 1969 |
