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James Shigeta

Acting

Born: June 17, 1929 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Biography

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 hi...

All Credits86 Titles

Film

43 Titles

Mulan

Die Hard

Midway

Brother

Drive

The Yakuza

Cage

Samurai

Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas1964

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon1973

Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song1961

China Cry

Bridge to the Sun

Bridge to the Sun1961

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966

Matt Helm

Operation Heartbeat

Operation Heartbeat1969

Series

43 Titles

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984–

Perry Mason

Perry Mason1957–

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 902101990–

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards1944–

Ironside

Ironside1967–

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.1980–

The Love Boat

The Love Boat1977–

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie1974–

Babylon 5

Babylon 51994–

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O1968–

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible1966–

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files1974–

Emergency!

Emergency!1972–

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare1961–

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker1982–

Airwolf

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