Acting • AGE 85
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)...


Beam Me Up, Sulu
Self
2025

Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Admiral Heilachiro Nogura
2022

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
2019

The People I've Slept With
Charles Yang
2009

Hollywood Chinese
Self
2007

The Slanted Screen
Himself
2006

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Old Wanderer (voice)
2005

Threat Matrix
Kang Sok-Joo
2003

Brother
Sugimoto
2000

Mulan
General Li (voice)
1998

Drive
Mr. Lau
1997

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Inspector Mantjur (voice)
1996

Space Marines
Ambassador Nakamura
1996

Midnight Man
Mao Mak
1995

Cybill
Mr. Matsuzaki
1995

Cage II: The Arena of Death
Tin Lum Yin
1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
Det. Whoo
1994

Babylon 5
Taro Isogi
1994

seaQuest DSV
Vietnamese President Chi
1993

Renegade
1992

China Cry
Dr. Sung
1990

Beverly Hills, 90210
Ben Sosna
1990

Cage
Tin Lum Yin
1989

Slaying the Dragon
1988

Die Hard
Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
1988

Jake and the Fatman
Mr. Koso Nakasone
1987

Murder, She Wrote
John Sukahara
1984

Airwolf
Colonel Tranh Van Zung
1984

Masquerade
Makko
1983

The Hitchhiker
Nishi
1983

Matt Houston
Lin Ha
1982

The Renegades
Jimmy Lee
1982

Tomorrow's Child
Donald Shibura
1982

T. J. Hooker
Chow Duc Khan
1982

Simon & Simon
1981

Magnum, P.I.
Richard Enoka
1980

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Field Marshal Abehata
1980

Samurai
Takeo Chisato
1979

The Love Boat
Bud's Father
1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

Once an Eagle
Lin Tso-Han
1976

Midway
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
1976

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
David Lao
1976

Ellery Queen
Stephen Yang
1975

Matt Helm
Tom McCauley
1975

S.W.A.T.
1975

The Yakuza
Goro
1974

Police Woman
1974

The Rockford Files
Clement Chin
1974

Little House on the Prairie
Sam Wing
1974

The Questor Tapes
Dr. Chen
1974

Lost Horizon
Brother To-Lenn
1973

Kung Fu
Master Kwan Li
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Emergency!
1972

The Young Lawyers
Lee Ahn
1969

Medical Center
Dr. Osaka
1969

Operation Heartbeat
Chief Resident
1969

Escape to Mindanao
Lt. Takahashi
1968

Hawaii Five-O
Joseph Matsukino
1968

Manila, Open City
Captain Murakami
1968

Nobody's Perfect
Diver Toshi O'Hara
1968

Ironside
1967

Death Walks in Laredo
Lester Koto
1967

Mission: Impossible
Shiki
1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Danny Kohana
1966

Carol for Another Christmas
Japanese Doctor
1964

The Bing Crosby Show
1964

Burke's Law
Sidney Ying
1963

The Outer Limits
Maj. Jong
1963

The Lieutenant
1963

Flower Drum Song
Wang Ta
1961

Bridge to the Sun
Hidenari Terasaki
1961

Ben Casey
1961

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Roy Shigera
1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961

Cry for Happy
Suzuki
1961

Walk Like a Dragon
Cheng Lu
1960

The Crimson Kimono
Detective Joe Kojaku
1959

Naked City
James Kam
1958

Perry Mason
Ward Toyama
1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944