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Dale Ishimoto

Dale Ishimoto

Known for: Acting

Born 03/04/1923
Died 2004-03-04
Place of birth Delta County, Colorado, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California. After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge. After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japanese soldiers". Over the course of his career, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in Beach Red (1967), a Korean doctor in MASH (1970), a karate instructor in Superchick (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in Midway (1976). He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"

Filmography

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Lao

1957

The A-Team Series ★ 7,5

The A-Team

Stockwell's contact

1983

Have Gun, Will Travel Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Love, American Style Series ★ 6,2

Love, American Style

1969

Mission: Impossible Series ★ 7,6

Mission: Impossible

Saburi

1966

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Sergeant Yamazaki

1959

Quincy, M.E. Series ★ 7,5

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Wanted: Dead or Alive Series ★ 7,0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Taro Yamamoto

1958

Hawaiian Eye Series ★ 5,6

Hawaiian Eye

1959

The Odd Couple Series ★ 7,8

The Odd Couple

Man #1

1970

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Series ★ 7,2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Dr. Matsu

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Series ★ 7,2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Mr. Yu

1964

Family Affair Series ★ 6,7

Family Affair

1966

McHale's Navy Series ★ 6,7

McHale's Navy

1962

Sea Hunt Series ★ 6,7

Sea Hunt

1958

Baa Baa Black Sheep Series ★ 7,6

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Japanese Mechanic

1976

The Bill Cosby Show Series ★ 5,5

The Bill Cosby Show

Mr. Shimura

1969

Rambo: The Force of Freedom Series ★ 7,4

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

1986

Midway Film ★ 6,6

Midway

Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya

1976

M*A*S*H Film ★ 6,9

M*A*S*H

Korean Doctor (uncredited)

1970

Cannonball Run II Film ★ 5,4

Cannonball Run II

Japanese Businessman (uncredited)

1984

Beverly Hills Ninja Film ★ 5,7

Beverly Hills Ninja

Old Japanese Man

1997

The King and I Film ★ 7,1

The King and I

Crewman (uncredited)

1956

Panic! Series ★ 8,0

Panic!

1957

Series ★ 9,0

The Beachcomber

Nakamira

1962

Philip Marlowe Series ★ 7,5

Philip Marlowe

1959

Ninja III: The Domination Film ★ 6,2

Ninja III: The Domination

Okuda

1984

Run Silent, Run Deep Film ★ 7,0

Run Silent, Run Deep

Japanese sailor (uncredited)

1958

Come See the Paradise Film ★ 6,3

Come See the Paradise

Mr. Ogata

1990

King Rat Film ★ 7,2

King Rat

Yoshima

1965

Beach Red Film ★ 6,5

Beach Red

Capt. Tanaka

1967

The Great Impostor Film ★ 6,9

The Great Impostor

Korean Soldier (uncredited)

1960

Sharks' Treasure Film ★ 5,3

Sharks' Treasure

Ishi

1975

The Wackiest Ship in the Army Film ★ 6,2

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

1960

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance Film ★ 5,7

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

Mr. Ing

1994

Smorgasbord Film ★ 5,7

Smorgasbord

Japanese Mechanic

1983

Dangerous Company Film ★ 6,0

Dangerous Company

Mr. Hikaru

1982

The Games Film ★ 7,4

The Games

Japanese Doctor

1970

Kung Fu Series ★ 7,7

Kung Fu

Chinese Sergeant

1972

Enter the Ninja Film ★ 5,5

Enter the Ninja

Komori

1981

PT 109 Film ★ 6,1

PT 109

Commander (uncredited)

1963

Mad Bull Film ★ 8,0

Mad Bull

Smitty

1977

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Film ★ 7,0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Self (archive footage)

2000

Cocoon Film ★ 8,5

Cocoon

Arcturus Construction Guard

1968

The Nun and the Sergeant Film ★ 5,0

The Nun and the Sergeant

Pak

1962

Moro Witch Doctor Film ★ 6,5

Moro Witch Doctor

Manuel Romblon

1964

Inconceivable Film ★ 4,5

Inconceivable

Mr. Akiyama

1998

When the North Wind Blows Film ★ 5,7

When the North Wind Blows

Yermak

1974

Operation Bottleneck Film ★ 6,7

Operation Bottleneck

Matsu

1961

Film ★ 7,0

The Sweet and the Bitter

1967