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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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- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as John Sukahara
- Perry Mason (1957) as Ward Toyama
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Ben Sosna
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
- Ironside (1967) Cast
- The Love Boat (1977) as Bud's Father
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Taro Isogi
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Sam Wing
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Joseph Matsukino
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Richard Enoka
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Clement Chin
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Shiki
- Emergency! (1972) Cast
- Simon & Simon (1981) Cast
- Renegade (1992) Cast
- Airwolf (1984) as Colonel Tranh Van Zung
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Chow Duc Khan
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Old Wanderer (voice)
- Naked City (1958) as James Kam
- Burke's Law (1963) as Sidney Ying
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Roy Shigera
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- seaQuest DSV (1993) as Vietnamese President Chi
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Mr. Koso Nakasone
- Medical Center (1969) as Dr. Osaka
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Maj. Jong
- Cybill (1995) as Mr. Matsuzaki
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) Cast
- Matt Houston (1982) as Lin Ha
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Nishi
- Ellery Queen (1975) as Stephen Yang
- Mulan (1998) as General Li (voice)
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) Cast
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Inspector Mantjur (voice)
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Die Hard (1988) as Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
- Threat Matrix (2003) as Kang Sok-Joo
- The Lieutenant (1963) Cast
- S.W.A.T. (1975) Cast
- Masquerade (1983) as Makko
- Once an Eagle (1976) as Lin Tso-Han
- Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961) Cast
- Midway (1976) as Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
- Brother (2000) as Sugimoto
- Drive (1997) as Mr. Lau
- The Bing Crosby Show (1964) Cast
- The Yakuza (1974) as Goro
- Lost Horizon (1973) as Brother To-Lenn
- Cage (1989) as Tin Lum Yin
- Flower Drum Song (1961) as Wang Ta
- China Cry (1990) as Dr. Sung
- Midnight Man (1995) as Mao Mak
- The Renegades (1982) as Jimmy Lee
- Carol for Another Christmas (1964) as Japanese Doctor
- Cage II: The Arena of Death (1994) as Tin Lum Yin
- Kung Fu (1972) as Master Kwan Li
- Hollywood Chinese (2007) as Self
- Samurai (1979) as Takeo Chisato
- Walk Like a Dragon (1960) as Cheng Lu
- The Crimson Kimono (1959) as Detective Joe Kojaku
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) as Danny Kohana
- Space Marines (1996) as Ambassador Nakamura
- Bridge to the Sun (1961) as Hidenari Terasaki
- Nobody's Perfect (1968) as Diver Toshi O'Hara
- Cry for Happy (1961) as Suzuki
- Operation Heartbeat (1969) as Chief Resident
- The Slanted Screen (2006) as Himself
- The Young Lawyers (1969) as Lee Ahn
- Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) as Det. Whoo
- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) as Field Marshal Abehata
- The People I've Slept With (2009) as Charles Yang
- The Questor Tapes (1974) as Dr. Chen
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) as (archive footage)
- Death Walks in Laredo (1967) as Lester Koto
- Matt Helm (1975) as Tom McCauley
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) as George Ti Ming
- Tomorrow's Child (1982) as Donald Shibura
- The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) as David Lao
- Slaying the Dragon (1988) Cast
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Most-watched James Shigeta films currently: Mulan (1998), Die Hard (1988), Midway (1976), Brother (2000), Drive (1997).
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Selected TV credits: Murder, She Wrote (1984), Perry Mason (1957), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Golden Globe Awards (1944), Ironside (1967).
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