Clyde Kusatsu
Age: 76 | From: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1948-09-13 22:00:18
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 45
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is a U.S. actor. Kusatsu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he attended ʻIolani School. Kusatsu began acting in Honolulu summer stock, and after studying theatre at Northwestern University, started to make his mark on the small screen in the mid-1970s. Usually mustachioed, with a dapper, professional air, he has most often played doctors, but his repertoire has included a generous sampling of teachers (usually college professors), businessmen, detectives, church ministers and other intelligent, middle-class types. With his quiet, wry line delivery, Kusatsu made a memorably clever and hilarious sparring partner for Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on several episodes of All in the Family as the Reverend Chong, refusing to baptize Archie's grandson without the permission of the boy's parents. During this period Kusatsu also worked with the Asian American theatre group East West Players in Los Angeles. Kusatsu was subsequently a regular on several series, but neither the adventure Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–83) nor the Hawaiian-set medical drama Island Son (1989–90) (in which he played one of Richard Chamberlain's colleagues) lasted very long. His many television movies have included the film adaptation of Farewell to Manzanar (1976), about Japanese American internment during World War II. Other M.O.W.s and mini-series have been "And The Sea Will Tell", and "American Tragedy" playing Judge Lance Ito. He had a memorable role in the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" episode "Prisoners of War" as a downed Japanese fighter pilot in the Pacific (1976). (Kusatsu also guest-starred on an episode of Lou Grant on Japanese internment in the U.S.); Golden Land (1988), a Hollywood-set drama based on a William Faulkner story; and the AIDS drama And the Band Played On (1993). He appeared in four M*A*S*H episodes and later starred in the short-lived A.B.C. series All American Girl (1994–1995), the first East Asian familiar sitcom in the U.S. Feature roles, beginning with Midway (1976), have generally been small, but in the 1990s Kusatsu had roles in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993, as a history teacher) and In the Line of Fire (1993, as a Secret Service agent). He appeared as a high school English teacher in American Pie (1999). Other recent films have been "ShopGirl" as Mr. Agasa, and in Sydney Pollack's The Interpreter (2005) as Lee Wu, head of security for the United Nations Headquarters. He currently plays the recurring role of Dr. Dennis Okamura on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Kusatsu starred in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as Mr. Lee. Kusatsu is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clyde Kusatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
NCIS
(2003) Benjamin Franklin
Hawaii Five-0
(2010) Judge Kamalei
JAG
(1995) Senator Theodore Fujiwara
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Admiral Nakamura
Hunter
(1984) Det. Lt Raymond Lau
ER
(1994) Review Board Doctor #1
The Closer
(2005) Dr. Tanaka
MacGyver
(1985) SamActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mr. Yanaga | |
| Ping (voice) | ||
| Ping / Reporter 2 (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Ted Yoshida | |
| 2018 | Psychiatrist | |
| Norman | ||
| 2016 | Domog (voice) | |
| 2015 | Jerry | |
| Joseph Yao | ||
| Store Owner (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Drunk Official | |
| Sushi Chef | ||
| Dr. Nunakawa | ||
| 2012 | Mr. Su | |
| Shingen (voice) | ||
| 2011 | Judge | |
| N/A | ||
| Joseph Chang | ||
| 2010 | Mr. Halligan | |
| Judge | ||
| Bradley Rumford | ||
| Mortimer Foo | ||
| Judge Kamalei | ||
| Picnicker (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Cab Driver | |
| Dr. Makido | ||
| 2008 | Shingen (voice) | |
| 2007 | Morimoto | |
| Fred Fukizaki | ||
| 2006 | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| 2005 | Conference Attendee | |
| Mr. Agasa | ||
| Joe | ||
| Dr. Tanaka | ||
| Police Chief Lee Wu | ||
| Nakasumi (voice) | ||
| Calm Man / Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| Senior Monk (voice) | ||
| Storyteller / Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Judge Carl Munro | ||
| 2004 | Judge Matsumura | |
| Dr. Hanson | ||
| Head Monk | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| Benjamin Franklin | ||
| Bald Tourist / Luau Host (voice) | ||
| Mr. Wong (voice) | ||
| Mayor Kim (voice) | ||
| (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Coroner Chung | ||
| Judge | ||
| 2002 | Edward Ogawa | |
| Judge Rienzo | ||
| 2001 | Japanese Ambassador / Asian Technician (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sun Bear (voice) | ||
| Grand Master (voice) | ||
| Old Man / Dad (voice) | ||
| Father (voice) | ||
| Bee (voice) | ||
| Mr. Yamashiro (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2000 | Judge Lance Ito | |
| Gang Leader (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ice Cream Man | ||
| 1999 | Joe | |
| N/A | ||
| English Teacher | ||
| N/A | ||
| Coach (voice) | ||
| Mr. Tan (voice) | ||
| Jimmy Lin (voice) | ||
| Mr. Fong (voice) | ||
| Wrestling Coach (voice) | ||
| Henry Yamada | ||
| Pediatrician | ||
| 1998 | Lo Pan | |
| Sun Bear (voice) | ||
| Bill Morishi | ||
| Japanese Tanker Skipper | ||
| 1997 | Al | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ken Tanaka | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake' | ||
| 1996 | Li Ho | |
| Dr. Cornell (voice) | ||
| Dr. Zin (voice) | ||
| Noggin | ||
| Thief / Additional Voice Talents (voice) | ||
| 1995 | Capt. Morimoto | |
| Senator Theodore Fujiwara | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Soh Fishimene (voice) | ||
| Capt. Callahan | ||
| Mr. Mitsumoto | ||
| 1994 | Officer Okawa | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Robertson | ||
| Review Board Doctor #1 | ||
| N/A | ||
| Benny Kim | ||
| Adm. Nakamura | ||
| Judge Mitchell Sung | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Judge Kurita | |
| Public Affairs Officer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Blood Bank Executive | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Tanaka | ||
| Jack Okura | ||
| Prime Minister Soto | ||
| History Teacher | ||
| Dr. Sweeney | ||
| Detective Danny Cho | ||
| Saburo Saigo | ||
| Prof. Ashira | ||
| Bob Takashima | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Dr. Chang | |
| N/A | ||
| Kasaki | ||
| Detective Wong | ||
| Lieutenant Hand | ||
| Enoki | ||
| Former Prime Minister Nakasone | ||
| 1990 | Matsumo | |
| Banker | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lt. Arioto | ||
| Mr. Takawaki | ||
| 1989 | Interviewing Professor | |
| Principal Edgar Shimata | ||
| N/A | ||
| Coroner Thomas Noguchi | ||
| Kevin Williams | ||
| Shimoto | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | N/A | |
| Fujimoto | ||
| 1987 | Coroner | |
| N/A | ||
| Admiral Nakamura | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Professor Ikeda | ||
| N/A | ||
| Skydiver | ||
| Judge T.S. Masuoka | ||
| N/A | ||
| Joe Go | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1985 | Dr. Edwards | |
| N/A | ||
| Detective | ||
| Sam | ||
| Souvanna | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
| Jack Yamoto | ||
| N/A | ||
| Det. Lt Raymond Lau | ||
| Dr. Yashima | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| Jimmy | ||
| 1982 | Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech | |
| San Francisco | ||
| N/A | ||
| Go | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Clyde Yamashito | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Dr. Tommy Chang | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Yamashiro | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Ping | ||
| 1978 | Paul | |
| Wong | ||
| Col. Minh | ||
| 1977 | Francis Tanaguchi | |
| Supermarket Employee (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Freighter Captain | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| X-Ray Technician | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cmdr. Watanabe | ||
| Teddy Wakatsuki | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1974 | Nguyen | |
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Captain Paul Yamato | ||
| Kwang Duk | ||
| 1971 | Rev. Chong | |
| 1968 | Jerry Quan | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Ken Tanaka | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
