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Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 13, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 hi ... s 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.

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as Ken Tanaka

The Face of Love

The Face of Love

2013

as Sushi Chef

The Moment

The Moment

2013

as Dr. Nunakawa

47 Ronin

47 Ronin

2013

as Drunk Official

A Nanny for Christmas

A Nanny for Christmas

2010

as Mr. Halligan

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

2009

as The Grocer (voice)

Love Happens

Love Happens

2009

as Cab Driver

Drive Thru

Drive Thru

2007

as Fred Fukizaki

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

2006

as Additional Voices (voice)

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005

as Police Chief Lee Wu

Shopgirl

Shopgirl

2005

as Mr. Agasa

Extreme Dating

Extreme Dating

2005

as Joe

Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion

2005

as Judge Carl Munro

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005

as Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)

Rumor Has It...

Rumor Has It...

2005

as Conference Attendee

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

2004

as Dr. Hanson

Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

2003

as Coroner Chung

Justice League: Secret Origins

Justice League: Secret Origins

2001

as Japanese Ambassador (voice)

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001

as Mr. Yamashiro (voice)

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

as Bee (voice)

American Tragedy

American Tragedy

2000

as Judge Lance Ito

American Pie

American Pie

1999

as English Teacher

Batman Beyond: The Movie

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

as Wrestling Coach (voice)

Babylon 5: Thirdspace

Babylon 5: Thirdspace

1998

as Bill Morishi

Godzilla

Godzilla

1998

as Japanese Tanker Skipper

Paradise Road

Paradise Road

1997

as Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

as Mujahideen (voice)

Spy Hard

Spy Hard

1996

as Noggin

Top Dog

Top Dog

1995

as Capt. Callahan

Deconstructing Sarah

Deconstructing Sarah

1994

as Officer Okawa

Silent Cries

Silent Cries

1993

as Saburo Saigo

Made in America

Made in America

1993

as Bob Takashima

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993

as Tanaka

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

1993

as Jack Okura

Dream Lover

Dream Lover

1993

as Judge Kurita

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

1993

as History Teacher

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

as Prime Minister Soto

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Blood Bank Executive

And the Sea Will Tell

And the Sea Will Tell

1991

as Enoki

Baby of the Bride

Baby of the Bride

1991

as Dr. Chang

Pizza Man

Pizza Man

1991

as Former Prime Minister Nakasone

Lies Before Kisses

Lies Before Kisses

1991

as Lieutenant Hand

The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991

as Detective Wong

Jailbirds

Jailbirds

1991

as Kasaki

Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire

1990

as Mr. Takawaki

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day

1990

as Banker

Wired

Wired

1989

as Coroner Thomas Noguchi

Gross Anatomy

Gross Anatomy

1989

as Interviewing Professor

The Road Raiders

The Road Raiders

1989

as Shimoto

Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch

1989

as Kevin Williams

Run Till You Fall

Run Till You Fall

1988

as Fujimoto

Laguna Heat

Laguna Heat

1987

as Coroner

Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise

1986

as Joe Go

Intimate Encounters

Intimate Encounters

1986

as Professor Ikeda

Volunteers

Volunteers

1985

as Souvanna

Streets of Justice

Streets of Justice

1985

as Dr. Edwards

Velvet

Velvet

1984

as Dr. Yashima

Allison Sydney Harrison

Allison Sydney Harrison

1983

as Jimmy

The Challenge

The Challenge

1982

as Go

Lookin' to Get Out

Lookin' to Get Out

1982

as Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech

...All the Marbles

...All the Marbles

1981

as Clyde Yamashito

A Perfect Match

A Perfect Match

1980

as Dr. Tommy Chang

The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

as Mr. Ping

Meteor

Meteor

1979

as Yamashiro

Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

1978

as Wong

Go Tell the Spartans

Go Tell the Spartans

1978

as Col. Minh

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977

as Francis Tanaguchi

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977

as Freighter Captain

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

1977

as Supermarket Employee (uncredited)

Farewell to Manzanar

Farewell to Manzanar

1976

as Teddy Wakatsuki

Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy

1976

as X-Ray Technician

Midway

Midway

1976

as Cmdr. Watanabe

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