Dale Ishimoto
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-04-03 in Delta County, Colorado, USA
Died
2004-03-04
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California. After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge. After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japanese soldiers". Over the course of his career, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in Beach Red (1967), a Korean doctor in MASH (1970), a karate instructor in Superchick (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in Midway (1976). He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Lao
The A-Team
as Stockwell's contact
Mission: Impossible
as Saburi
The Twilight Zone
as Sergeant Yamazaki
Quincy, M.E.
Have Gun, Will Travel
Love, American Style
The Odd Couple
as Man #1
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Taro Yamamoto
McHale's Navy
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Matsu
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Mr. Yu
M*A*S*H
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Hawaiian Eye
Family Affair
Sea Hunt
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Japanese Mechanic
Sharks' Treasure
as Ishi
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mr. Shimura
