Dale Ishimoto
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1923-04-03
- Died
- 2004-03-04
- Place of birth
- Delta County, Colorado, USA
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).
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Perry Mason
1957
as Lao
The A-Team
1983
as Stockwell's contact
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Saburi
Love, American Style
1969
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Sergeant Yamazaki
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Odd Couple
1970
as Man #1
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Taro Yamamoto
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Sea Hunt
1958
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Matsu / Mr. Yu
Family Affair
1966
McHale's Navy
1962
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mr. Shimura
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Japanese Mechanic
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
Panic!
1957
The Beachcomber
1962
as Nakamira
Philip Marlowe
1959
Kung Fu
1972
as Chinese Sergeant
Movies (27)
Midway
1976
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
M*A*S*H
1970
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997
as Old Japanese Man
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
King Rat
1965
as Yoshima
Ninja III: The Domination
1984
as Okuda
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
as Mr. Ing
PT 109
1963
as Commander (uncredited)
The Great Impostor
1960
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
Come See the Paradise
1990
as Mr. Ogata
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Beach Red
1967
as Capt. Tanaka
The Games
1970
as Japanese Doctor
Smorgasbord
1983
as Japanese Mechanic
Cocoon
1968
as Arcturus Construction Guard
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Nun and the Sergeant
1962
as Pak
Enter the Ninja
1981
as Komori
When the North Wind Blows
1974
as Yermak
Dangerous Company
1982
as Mr. Hikaru
Sharks' Treasure
1975
as Ishi
Mad Bull
1977
as Smitty
Operation Bottleneck
1961
as Matsu
Moro Witch Doctor
1964
as Manuel Romblon
Inconceivable
1998
as Mr. Akiyama
The Sweet and the Bitter
1967
About Dale Ishimoto
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 care… With 48 credits spanning from 1957 to 2000, Dale Ishimoto has appeared in 27 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dale Ishimoto Movies
- Midway (1976) — as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
- M*A*S*H (1970) — as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
- Cannonball Run II (1984) — as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) — as Old Japanese Man
- Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) — as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
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