Mako Iwamatsu
Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book author and illustrator Taro Yashima. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after World War II, in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
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- Born:
- Dec 10, 1933 In Kobe, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 132
- First Appeared:
- In the series 77 Sunset Strip 1958-10-10
- Latest Project:
- Movie Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie 2017-10-16
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | Aku | 2017-10-16 |
| Movie | TMNT | Splinter (voice) | 2007-03-23 |
| Movie | Rise: Blood Hunter | Poe | 2007-04-28 |
| Movie | The Slanted Screen | Himself | 2006-01-03 |
| Series | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Uncle Iroh (voice) | 2005-02-21 |
| Series | Maid in Akihabara | 2005-12-01 | |
| Series | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Unknown | 2004-09-18 |
| Series | Duck Dodgers | Unknown | 2003-08-23 |
| Series | Black Sash | Unknown | 2003-03-30 |
| Movie | Bulletproof Monk | Mr. Kojima | 2003-03-28 |
| Series | Lost at Home | Unknown | 2003-04-01 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | Cruel Game | Straw Hat | 2002-11-27 |
| Series | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Unknown | 2002-09-14 |
| Movie | Pearl Harbor | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto | 2001-05-21 |
| Series | Samurai Jack | Aku | 2001-08-10 |
| Movie | Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | The Wizard (archive footage) | 2000-05-30 |
| Movie | Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) | 2000-11-17 |
| Series | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Unknown | 2000-06-18 |
| Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
| Movie | The Bird People in China | Shen | 1998-06-10 |
| Series | Martial Law | Unknown | 1998-09-26 |
| Movie | Seven Years in Tibet | Kungo Tsarong | 1997-09-12 |
| Series | Dexter's Laboratory | 1996-04-28 | |
| Movie | Balance of Power | Todo Matsumoto | 1996-06-25 |
| Movie | Sworn to Justice | Mr. Young | 1996-10-01 |
| Series | 7th Heaven | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
| Series | Platypus Man | Unknown | 1995-01-23 |
| Movie | Crying Freeman | Shido Shimazaki | 1995-04-23 |
| Movie | Midnight Man | Buun Som | 1995-05-09 |
| Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
| Movie | Red Sun Rising | Buntoro Iga | 1994-09-01 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Place | Sensei | 1994-11-14 |
| Movie | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Nakano | 1994-11-29 |
| Movie | (Nama) Tôchô Ripôto: Chiwa | 1993-03-05 | |
| Movie | RoboCop 3 | Kanemitsu | 1993-01-21 |
| Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown | 1993-04-21 |
| Series | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Unknown | 1993-01-27 |
| Series | Frasier | Sam Tanaka | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | Diagnosis: Murder | Unknown | 1993-10-29 |
| Movie | Rising Sun | Yoshida-san | 1993-07-30 |
| Movie | My Samurai | 1992-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sidekicks | Mr. Lee | 1992-12-17 |
| Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Kim | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | Strawberry Road | Frank Machida | 1991-04-27 |
| Movie | Fatal Mission | Trang | 1990-07-25 |
| Movie | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Sgt. Moritaki | 1990-08-06 |
| Movie | Murder in Paradise | Capt. Kilalo | 1990-01-19 |
| Movie | Taking Care of Business | Mr. Sakamoto | 1990-08-16 |
| Movie | Pacific Heights | Toshio Watanabe | 1990-09-28 |
| Series | The Paradise Club | Mr. Yamamoto | 1989-09-19 |
| Movie | An Unremarkable Life | Max Chin | 1989-10-12 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Series | Supercarrier | Unknown | 1988-03-06 |
| Movie | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Jimmy | 1988-08-12 |
| Movie | Silent Assassins | Oyama | 1988-05-18 |
| Series | Paradise | Unknown | 1988-10-27 |
| Movie | The Wash | Nobu Matsumoto | 1988-08-17 |
| Series | Tour of Duty | Tran | 1987-09-24 |
| Movie | Kung Fu The Movie | The Manchu | 1986-02-01 |
| Series | Lovejoy | Unknown | 1986-01-10 |
| Movie | P.O.W. The Escape | Capt. Vinh | 1986-04-01 |
| Movie | Armed Response | Akira Tanaka | 1986-10-01 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | Conan the Destroyer | Akiro 'The Wizard' | 1984-06-29 |
| Series | Hawaiian Heat | 1984-09-14 | |
| Movie | Girls of the White Orchid | Mori | 1983-11-28 |
| Series | The A-Team | Pastry Chef | 1983-01-23 |
| Movie | The Nightingale | Gardener / Minister | 1983-05-10 |
| Movie | Testament | Mike | 1983-11-04 |
| Movie | The Last Ninja | Aitaro Sakura | 1983-07-07 |
| Series | Faerie Tale Theatre | Gardener / Minister | 1982-09-11 |
| Movie | Conan the Barbarian | The Wizard / Narrator | 1982-04-02 |
| Series | Bring 'Em Back Alive | Unknown | 1982-09-24 |
| Series | Voyagers! | Unknown | 1982-10-03 |
| Series | Flamingo Road | Unknown | 1981-01-06 |
| Series | The Greatest American Hero | Unknown | 1981-03-18 |
| Movie | Under the Rainbow | Nakomuri | 1981-07-31 |
| Movie | An Eye for an Eye | James Chan | 1981-08-14 |
| Movie | The Bushido Blade | Enjiro | 1981-06-19 |
| Movie | The Big Brawl | Herbert | 1980-08-18 |
| Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
| Series | Supertrain | Unknown | 1979-02-07 |
| Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
| Series | A Man Called Sloane | Tanaka | 1979-09-22 |
| Movie | When Hell Was in Session | Maj. Bai | 1979-10-08 |
| Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
| Movie | Farewell to Manzanar | Fukimoto | 1976-03-11 |
| Movie | Pacific Overtures | Reciter / Shogun / Jonathan Goble | 1976-09-06 |
| Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
| Series | Mr. T and Tina | Unknown | 1976-09-25 |
| Series | Visions | Unknown | 1976-10-21 |
| Movie | Prisoners | Sgt. Nguyen | 1975-07-01 |
| Series | Khan! | Unknown | 1975-02-07 |
| Series | Wonder Woman | Unknown | 1975-11-07 |
| Movie | The Killer Elite | Yuen Chung | 1975-12-19 |
| Movie | The Island at the Top of the World | Oomiak | 1974-12-16 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet | Low Sing | 1974-03-21 |
| Movie | Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | Tao Gan | 1974-12-29 |
| Series | Anna and the King | Unknown | 1972-09-11 |
| Series | M*A*S*H | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Movie | Yokahama Mama | Rooster (voice) | 1972-12-24 |
| Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
| Series | Columbo | Kanji Ousu | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Silence | Kichijiro (as Mako Iwamatsu) | 1971-11-13 |
| Movie | The Challenge | Yuro | 1970-02-10 |
| Movie | Fools | Psychiatrist | 1970-12-23 |
| Movie | The Hawaiians | Mun Ki | 1970-06-17 |
| Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Secret Agent Fong | 1969-06-24 |
| Series | Room 222 | Unknown | 1969-09-11 |
| Series | Love, American Style | Unknown | 1969-09-29 |
| Movie | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell | Calvin Coolidge Ishimura | 1968-05-08 |
| Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
| Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
| Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |
| Movie | The Ugly Dachshund | Kenji | 1966-02-16 |
| Series | The Green Hornet | Unknown | 1966-09-09 |
| Series | The Time Tunnel | Unknown | 1966-09-09 |
| Movie | The Sand Pebbles | Po-han | 1966-12-20 |
| Series | F Troop | Unknown | 1965-09-14 |
| Movie | McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited) | 1965-07-09 |
| Series | The Big Valley | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | Gidget | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Series | I Dream of Jeannie | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Series | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Unknown | 1962-09-11 |
| Series | McHale's Navy | Unknown | 1962-10-11 |
| Series | The Gallant Men | Unknown | 1962-10-05 |
| Movie | Never So Few | Soldier in Hospital (uncredited) | 1959-12-07 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |