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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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- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) as Ben Sosna
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as John Sukahara
- Perry Mason (1957) as Ward Toyama
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Richard Enoka
- The Love Boat (1977) as Bud's Father
- Ironside (1967) Cast
- Babylon 5 (1994) as Taro Isogi
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Clement Chin
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Sam Wing
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Joseph Matsukino
- Emergency! (1972) Cast
- Renegade (1992) Cast
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Chow Duc Khan
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Old Wanderer (voice)
- Simon & Simon (1981) Cast
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Shiki
- Airwolf (1984) as Colonel Tranh Van Zung
- Naked City (1958) as James Kam
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Roy Shigera
- Burke's Law (1963) as Sidney Ying
- Police Woman (1974) Cast
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Medical Center (1969) as Dr. Osaka
- seaQuest DSV (1993) as Vietnamese President Chi
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Mr. Koso Nakasone
- 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
- Mulan (1998) as General Li (voice)
- Ellery Queen (1975) as Stephen Yang
- 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
- The Bing Crosby Show (1964) Cast
- Drive (1997) as Mr. Lau
- 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
- Midnight Man (1995) as Mao Mak
- The Slanted Screen (2006) as Himself
- Carol for Another Christmas (1964) as Japanese Doctor
- Samurai (1979) as Takeo Chisato
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) as Danny Kohana
- Kung Fu (1972) as Master Kwan Li
- Matt Helm (1975) as Tom McCauley
- China Cry (1990) as Dr. Sung
- Cage II: The Arena of Death (1994) as Tin Lum Yin
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood Chinese (2007) as Self
- Walk Like a Dragon (1960) as Cheng Lu
- The Renegades (1982) as Jimmy Lee
- Space Marines (1996) as Ambassador Nakamura
- Operation Heartbeat (1969) as Chief Resident
- Bridge to the Sun (1961) as Hidenari Terasaki
- The Young Lawyers (1969) as Lee Ahn
- Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) as Field Marshal Abehata
- The Crimson Kimono (1959) as Detective Joe Kojaku
- Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) as Det. Whoo
- Slaying the Dragon (1988) Cast
- Cry for Happy (1961) as Suzuki
- Nobody's Perfect (1968) as Diver Toshi O'Hara
- The Questor Tapes (1974) as Dr. Chen
- The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) as David Lao
- The People I've Slept With (2009) as Charles Yang
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) as George Ti Ming
- Tomorrow's Child (1982) as Donald Shibura
- Death Walks in Laredo (1967) as Lester Koto
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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: Golden Globe Awards (1944), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Perry Mason (1957), Magnum, P.I. (1980).
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