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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"
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Filmography (Movies)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/08/2000
Inconceivable
Character:Mr. Akiyama
Release Date:10/01/1998
Beverly Hills Ninja
Character:Old Japanese Man
Release Date:17/01/1997
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Character:Mr. Ing
Release Date:23/01/1994
Come See the Paradise
Character:Mr. Ogata
Release Date:17/08/1990
Ninja III: The Domination
Character:Okuda
Release Date:14/09/1984
Cannonball Run II
Character:Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1984
Dangerous Company
Character:Mr. Hikaru
Release Date:09/02/1982
Enter the Ninja
Character:Komori
Release Date:17/07/1981
Mad Bull
Character:Smitty
Release Date:21/12/1977
Midway
Character:Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Release Date:18/06/1976
Sharks' Treasure
Character:Ishi
Release Date:18/04/1975
When the North Wind Blows
Character:Yermak
Release Date:14/01/1974
The Games
Character:Japanese Doctor
Release Date:07/08/1970
M*A*S*H
Character:Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1970
Cocoon
Character:Arcturus Construction Guard
Release Date:20/09/1968
Beach Red
Character:Capt. Tanaka
Release Date:03/08/1967
King Rat
Character:Yoshima
Release Date:27/10/1965
Moro Witch Doctor
Character:Manuel Romblon
Release Date:01/11/1964
PT 109
Character:Commander (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1963
The Nun and the Sergeant
Character:Pak
Release Date:01/01/1962
Operation Bottleneck
Character:Matsu
Release Date:07/04/1961
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Character:Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Release Date:29/12/1960
The Great Impostor
Character:Korean Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1960
Run Silent, Run Deep
Character:Japanese sailor (uncredited)
Release Date:27/03/1958
Television Appearances
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Character:
The A-Team
Character:Stockwell's contact
Quincy, M.E.
Character:
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Character:Japanese Mechanic
Kung Fu
Character:Chinese Sergeant
The Odd Couple
Character:Man #1
Love, American Style
Character:
The Bill Cosby Show
Character:Mr. Shimura
Mission: Impossible
Character:Saburi
Family Affair
Character:
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Dr. Matsu
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Mr. Yu
McHale's Navy
Character:
The Beachcomber
Character:Nakamira
Hawaiian Eye
Character:
Philip Marlowe
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Sergeant Yamazaki
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Taro Yamamoto
Sea Hunt
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Lao
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Panic!
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