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James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) 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. In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in…
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- Perry Mason (1957) as Ward Toyama
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Ben Sosna
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as John Sukahara
- The Love Boat (1977) as Bud's Father
- Ironside (1967) Cast
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Taro Isogi
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Richard Enoka
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Joseph Matsukino
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Sam Wing
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Clement Chin
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Shiki
- Renegade (1992) Cast
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Chow Duc Khan
- Emergency! (1972) Cast
- Simon & Simon (1981) Cast
- Airwolf (1984) as Colonel Tranh Van Zung
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Old Wanderer (voice)
- Naked City (1958) as James Kam
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Roy Shigera
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Medical Center (1969) as Dr. Osaka
- Burke's Law (1963) as Sidney Ying
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Mr. Koso Nakasone
- seaQuest DSV (1993) as Vietnamese President Chi
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- Cybill (1995) as Mr. Matsuzaki
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Maj. Jong
- Mulan (1998) as General Li (voice)
- Matt Houston (1982) as Lin Ha
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) Cast
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) Cast
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Nishi
- Die Hard (1988) as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Inspector Mantjur (voice)
- Ellery Queen (1975) as Stephen Yang
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Threat Matrix (2003) as Kang Sok-Joo
- The Lieutenant (1963) Cast
- S.W.A.T. (1975) Cast
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Most-watched James Shigeta films currently: Mulan (1998), Die Hard (1988), Midway (1976), Brother (2000), The Yakuza (1974).
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Selected TV credits: Perry Mason (1957), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Love Boat (1977), Ironside (1967).
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