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James Saburo Shigeta 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.
Birth Name
James Saburo Shigeta
Born
Monday, 17 June 1929
Died
Monday, 28 July 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Oscars | Self - Actor (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| The People I've Slept With | Charles Yang | 2009 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | Self | 2009 |
| Hollywood Chinese | Self | 2007 |
| The Slanted Screen | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Old Wanderer | 2005 |
| Threat Matrix | Kang Sok-Joo | 2003 |
| Brother | Sugimoto | 2000 |
| Mulan | General Li (voice) / General Li | 1998 |
| Drive | Mr. Lau | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Oscars | Self - Actor (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| The People I've Slept With | Charles Yang | 2009 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | Self | 2009 |
| Hollywood Chinese | Self | 2007 |
| The Slanted Screen | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Old Wanderer | 2005 |
| Threat Matrix | Kang Sok-Joo | 2003 |
| Brother | Sugimoto | 2000 |
| Mulan | General Li (voice) / General Li | 1998 |
| Drive | Mr. Lau | 1997 |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Inspector Mantjur / Mr. Yamashiro / Japanese Prime Minister | 1996 |
| Space Marines | Ambassador Nakamura | 1996 |
| Midnight Man | Mao Mak | 1995 |
| Cybill | Mr. Matsuzaki | 1995 |
| Cage II | Tin Lum Yin | 1994 |
| Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die | Det. Whoo | 1994 |
| SeaQuest 2032 | President Hoi Chi | 1993 |
| Babylon 5 | Taro Isogi | 1993 |
| Renegade | Mr. Ota / Hideo Maruyama | 1992 |
| China Cry: A True Story | Dr. Sung | 1990 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Ben Sosna | 1990 |
| Dragnet | Mr. Minn | 1989 |
| A Peaceable Kingdom | Dr Okawa | 1989 |
| Cage | Tin Lum Yin | 1989 |
| Slaying the Dragon | Self (actor) | 1988 |
| Mission: Impossible | Ki | 1988 |
| Die Hard | Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi / Takagi | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Mr. Koso Nakasone | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Luc Li / John Sukahara | 1984 |
| Airwolf | Colonel Tranh Van Zung | 1984 |
| Masquerade | Mako | 1983 |
| The Hitchhiker | Nishi | 1983 |
| Matt Houston | Lin Ha | 1982 |
| The Renegades | Jimmy Lee | 1982 |
| Tomorrow's Child | Donald Shibura | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Chow Duc Khan | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Chen / Daniel Yoshiro / Musashi Sato | 1981 |
| Strike Force | Leong | 1981 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Colonel Shawn Liang | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Dr. Richard Enoka / Mr. Obotu | 1980 |
| Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Field Marshall Abehata / Field Marshal Abehata | 1980 |
| Samurai | Takeo Chisato | 1979 |
| The Love Boat | Bud's Father | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Kapala | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | General Lin Sun | 1977 |
| Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers | Wizard Wong | 1976 |
| Once an Eagle | Lin Tso-Han | 1976 |
| Midway | Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo | 1976 |
| The Killer Who Wouldn't Die | David Lao | 1976 |
| Ellery Queen | Stephen Yang | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Lieutenant Eddie Chew | 1975 |
| The Yakuza | Goro | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Bernie Kim | 1974 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Sam Wing | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Clement Chin | 1974 |
| The Questor Tapes | Dr. Chen | 1974 |
| Lost Horizon | Brother To-Lenn | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Prosecutor | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Master Kwan Li / Col. Lin Pei | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Nathan O'Brien | 1972 |
| Medical Center | Resident Doctor / Dr. Osaka / Doctor Osaka | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Joseph Matsukino | 1968 |
| Manila, Open City | Captain Murakami | 1968 |
| Nobody's Perfect | Diver Toshi O'Hara | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Fong Sing | 1968 |
| Ironside | Toshio Watari / Il Pak Soong | 1967 |
| The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | George Ti Ming | 1967 |
| Death Walks in Laredo | Lester Koto / Lester Kato | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Bachelor Judge | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Shiki | 1966 |
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | Danny Kohana | 1966 |
| I Spy | Tommy | 1965 |
| Carol for Another Christmas | Japanese Doctor / Doctor | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Joe | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Sidney Ying | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | AIO Capt. Newa / Maj. Jong | 1963 |
| The Lieutenant | Capt. Myang Dee | 1963 |
| Flower Drum Song | Wang Ta | 1961 |
| Bridge to the Sun | Hidenari Terasaki | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Captain | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Father Michael Hsueh / Dr. Harvey Lee | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Roy Shigera | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Chinese Captain | 1961 |
| Cry for Happy | Suzuki / Harue | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Walk Like a Dragon | Cheng Lu | 1960 |
| The Crimson Kimono | Det. Joe Kojaku / Detective Joe Kojaku | 1959 |
| Naked City | James Kam | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Ward Toyama | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |
