Person Details

Birthday: 1933-12-10 03:20:19

Death: 2006-07-21 03:20:19

Aliases: 岩松 マコ , Mako Iwamatsu , Mako Wakamatsu , Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου , Mako

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kobe, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 60

TV Involvements: 26


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Tony Awards
Average
5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Nominee/Performer
JAG
Average
7

JAG

(1995) Ichiro Higashimori
Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Kanji Ousu
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Lee Moy
The Equalizer
Average
7

The Equalizer

(1985) Jimmy Thanarat
The A-Team
Average
7

The A-Team

(1983) Pastry Chef
The Big Valley
Average
6

The Big Valley

(1965) Wong Lo
Hawaii Five-O
Average
7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Kazuo Tahashi

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2007 Poe
Splinter (voice)
2006 Himself
2005 Sakamoto
N/A
N/A
Iroh (voice)
2004 N/A
2003 Happy Cat (voice)
Happy Cat / Ah-Choo (voice)
N/A
N/A
Mr. Kojima
2002 Straw Hat
(voice)
Master Zi
2001 Aku (voice)
Hermit (voice)
Aku
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
2000 Mr. Yamaguchi (voice)
N/A
The Wizard (archive footage)
1999 Dr. Yosh Takahashi
N/A
Old Momo
1998 N/A
Shen
1997 Kungo Tsarong
Mr. Lee
N/A
1996 Mr. Young
Henry Muranaka
Todo Matsumoto
1995 Ichiro Higashimori
Buun Som
Sensei
Shido Shimazaki
Mr. Loo
1994 Nakano
Buntoro Iga
1993 Lee Moy
Sam Tanaka
Yoshida-san
Edward Song
Dr. Henry Lee
Li Sung
Kanemitsu
1992 Mr. Lee
Narrator (voice)
N/A
1991 Frank Machida
Kim
1990 Toshio Watanabe
Mr. Sakamoto
Sgt. Moritaki
Trang
Capt. Kilalo
1989 N/A
Max Chin
Mr. Yamamoto
1988 N/A
Nobu Matsumoto
Jimmy
Oyama
N/A
1987 Tran
1986 Akira Tanaka
Capt. Vinh
The Manchu
Toshiro Tanaka
1985 N/A
Jimmy Thanarat
1984 Maj. Taro Oshira
Maj. Taro Oshira
Akiro 'The Wizard'
1983 Mori
Mike
Aitaro Sakura
Gardener / Minister
Pastry Chef
1982 N/A
N/A
Gardener / Minister
The Wizard / Narrator
1981 James Chan
Nakomuri
Enjiro
N/A
N/A
1980 N/A
Oda
Herbert
1979 Maj. Bai
Tanaka
N/A
N/A
1977 Li Sung
1976 N/A
N/A
Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble
Fukimoto
1975 Yuen Chung
Mr. Brown
Sgt. Nguyen
N/A
1974 Tao Gan
Oomiak
Low Sing
1972 Rooster (voice)
N/A
Major Choi
N/A
1971 Tadashi
Kichijiro
Kanji Ousu
1970 Psychiatrist
Mun Ki
Yuro
1969 N/A
N/A
Secret Agent Fong
1968 Kazuo Tahashi
Calvin Coolidge Ishimura
1967 N/A
N/A
1966 Po-han
Lt. Nakamura
Low Sing
Kenji
1965 Yoshimura
Kato
Wong Lo
N/A
N/A
Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
1963 Pete
Happy Tuava
1962 N/A
N/A
Yamada, Jr.
N/A
1959 Soldier in Hospital
1958 N/A
1956 Self - Nominee/Performer
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1971 Production Design
Year Role Movie/Tv

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