Clyde Kusatsu
Known for Acting · 237 credits
- Born
- 1948-09-13 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Also known as
- كلَيد كوساتسو
Biography
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 his 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.
Known For
TV Shows (150)
NCIS
2003
as Benjamin Franklin / Mr. Rin
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Judge Kamalei
Charmed
1998
as Lo Pan
Monk
2002
as Judge Rienzo
ER
1994
as Review Board Doctor #1
JAG
1995
as Capt. Morimoto / Senator Theodore Fujiwara
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Adm. Nakamura
The West Wing
1999
as Joe
The Closer
2005
as Dr. Tanaka
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Ice Cream Man
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Jack Yamoto
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Frank / Coroner
Mannix
1967
Tour of Duty
1987
New Girl
2011
as Judge
MacGyver
1985
as Anek / Sam
Ironside
1967
M*A*S*H
1972
as Captain Paul Yamato / Kwang Duk
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Matsumura
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Public Affairs Officer
Knots Landing
1979
as Dr. Akura
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Colonel Ki / Naval Medical Examiner / Dr. Long Tang / Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto / Police Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto
The Practice
1997
as Judge Stephen Chin
Chicago Hope
1994
as Frank Fenton
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Jerry Quan
Dynasty
1981
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Gang Leader (voice)
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Hokaido
Numb3rs
2005
as Antiquities Dealer
L.A. Law
1986
as TS Masuoka
Everwood
2002
as Edward Ogawa
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Robertson
Chuck
2007
as Morimoto
Strong Medicine
2000
as Dr. Stan Liem
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Shingen (voice)
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Dr. Hiroshi
Madam Secretary
2014
as Choden Gyatso
The Legend of Korra
2012
as Additional Voices (voice)
Simon & Simon
1981
The Rockford Files
1974
as Nguyen
The Facts of Life
1979
Family Matters
1989
as Principal Edgar Shimata
Party of Five
1994
as Judge Michael A, Katsu
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Tran Tam
Alice
1976
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Judge Marcus Koh
ALF
1986
as Skydiver
Taxi
1978
as Paul
Shark
2006
as Judge Chudacoff
Hunter
1984
as Det. Lt Raymond Lau
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Storyteller / Additional Voices (voice) / Senior Monk (voice) / Calm Man (voice)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
Lou Grant
1977
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Ellen
1994
as Judge Mitchell Sung
A Different World
1987
as Kinishiwa Representative
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Dr. Sweeney / Detective Danny Cho
The Pretender
1996
as Li Ho
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Sun Bear (voice)
Samurai Jack
2001
as Grand Master (voice) / Father (voice) / Old Man / Dad (voice)
Movies (87)
American Pie
1999
as English Teacher
...All the Marbles
1981
as Clyde Yamashito
Midway
1976
as Cmdr. Watanabe
Godzilla
1998
as Japanese Tanker Skipper
47 Ronin
2013
as Drunk Official
Dream Lover
1994
as Judge Kurita
The Interpreter
2005
as Police Chief Lee Wu
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993
as Prime Minister Soto
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Head Monk
Bird on a Wire
1990
as Mr. Takawaki
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Mujahideen (voice)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
2008
as Mr. Lee
Pretty Persuasion
2005
as Judge Carl Munro
Spy Hard
1996
as Noggin
In the Line of Fire
1993
as Jack Okura
Rumor Has It...
2005
as Conference Attendee
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Bee (voice)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
as History Teacher
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)
Love Happens
2009
as Cab Driver
Recess: School's Out
2001
as Mr. Yamashiro (voice)
Turner & Hooch
1989
as Kevin Williams
Meteor
1979
as Yamashiro
Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Coroner Chung
Oh, God!
1977
as Supermarket Employee (uncredited)
Rising Sun
1993
as Tanaka
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Detective Wong
The Moment
2013
as Dr. Nunakawa
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
1998
as Bill Morishi
Made in America
1993
as Bob Takashima
The United States of Leland
2003
as Judge
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as Wrestling Coach (voice)
Paparazzi
2004
as Dr. Hanson
Black Sunday
1977
as Freighter Captain
Dr. Strange
1978
as Wong
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Joe Go
And the Band Played On
1993
as Blood Bank Executive
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
2009
as The Grocer (voice)
The Challenge
1982
as Go
Volunteers
1985
as Souvanna
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
Paradise Road
1997
as Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Shopgirl
2005
as Mr. Agasa
Silent Cries
1993
as Saburo Saigo
The Choirboys
1977
as Francis Tanaguchi
Site
2025
as Ken Tanaka
The Face of Love
2013
as Sushi Chef
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
2012
as Shingen (voice)
Extreme Dating
2004
as Joe
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001
as Sun Bear (voice)
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Mr. Ping
And the Sea Will Tell
1991
as Enoki
The Singing Detective
2003
as Visiting Japanese Doctor
Drive Thru
2007
as Fred Fukizaki
Intimate Encounters
1986
as Professor Ikeda
Top Dog
1995
as Capt. Callahan
Gross Anatomy
1989
as Interviewing Professor
American Tragedy
2000
as Judge Lance Ito
A Nanny for Christmas
2010
as Mr. Halligan
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
as Lt. Arioto
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
1995
as Saint Peter
Go Tell the Spartans
1978
as Col. Minh
Laguna Heat
1987
as Coroner
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001
as Japanese Ambassador (voice)
Thanksgiving Day
1990
as Banker
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Ken Tanaka
Allison Sydney Harrison
1983
as Jimmy
The Road Raiders
1989
as Shimoto
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990
as Matsumo
Jailbirds
1991
as Kasaki
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
2010
as Judge
Lookin' to Get Out
1982
as Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech
Velvet
1984
as Dr. Yashima
Gimme an 'F'
1984
as Japanese Businessman
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as X-Ray Technician
Wired
1989
as Coroner Thomas Noguchi
Deconstructing Sarah
1994
as Officer Okawa
Baby of the Bride
1991
as Dr. Chang
Run Till You Fall
1988
as Fujimoto
Lies Before Kisses
1991
as Lieutenant Hand
Streets of Justice
1985
as Dr. Edwards
A Perfect Match
1980
as Dr. Tommy Chang
Little Miss Christmas
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
Fugly
2007
as Doctor
The Home
2026
as Clyde
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
as Teddy Wakatsuki
Pizza Man
1991
as Former Prime Minister Nakasone
About Clyde Kusatsu
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 his 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,… With 237 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, Clyde Kusatsu has appeared in 87 films and 150 TV shows.
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Most Popular Clyde Kusatsu Movies
- American Pie (1999) — as English Teacher
- ...All the Marbles (1981) — as Clyde Yamashito
- Midway (1976) — as Cmdr. Watanabe
- Godzilla (1998) — as Japanese Tanker Skipper
- 47 Ronin (2013) — as Drunk Official
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