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. Kusatsu is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clyde Kusatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Site | Ken Tanaka | 2025 |
Series | Avatar the Last Airbender | Fire Nation Sage | 2024-02-22 |
Series | A Man on the Inside | Grant | 2024-11-21 |
Series | BLUE EYE SAMURAI | Watari (voice) | 2023-11-03 |
Series | Pantheon | Ping / Reporter 2 (voice) | 2022-09-01 |
Series | The Really Loud House | Mr. Yanaga | 2022-11-03 |
Series | Never Have I Ever | Ted Yoshida | 2020-04-27 |
Series | The Cool Kids | Norman | 2018-09-28 |
Series | Dirty John | Psychiatrist | 2018-11-25 |
Series | The Lion Guard | Domog (voice) | 2016-01-15 |
Series | Major Lazer | Store Owner (voice) | 2015-04-17 |
Series | The Grinder | Joseph Yao | 2015-09-29 |
Series | Dr. Ken | Jerry | 2015-10-02 |
Movie | The Moment | Dr. Nunakawa | 2013-04-21 |
Movie | 47 Ronin | Drunk Official | 2013-12-06 |
Movie | The Face of Love | Sushi Chef | 2013-10-25 |
Movie | The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole | Shingen (voice) | 2012-01-10 |
Series | Ben and Kate | Mr. Su | 2012-09-25 |
Series | Fairly Legal | Joseph Chang | 2011-01-20 |
Series | Franklin & Bash | Unknown | 2011-06-01 |
Series | New Girl | Judge | 2011-09-20 |
Series | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Picnicker (voice) | 2010-07-12 |
Series | Hawaii Five-0 | Judge Kamalei | 2010-09-20 |
Series | $#*! My Dad Says | Mortimer Foo | 2010-09-23 |
Movie | A Nanny for Christmas | Mr. Halligan | 2010-11-23 |
Movie | Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | Judge | 2010-10-01 |
Series | Law & Order: LA | Bradley Rumford | 2010-09-29 |
Series | Dollhouse | Dr. Makido | 2009-02-13 |
Movie | Love Happens | Cab Driver | 2009-09-18 |
Series | The Penguins of Madagascar | Shingen (voice) | 2008-11-28 |
Movie | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Mr. Lee | 2008-04-25 |
Movie | Drive Thru | Fred Fukizaki | 2007-05-29 |
Series | Chuck | Morimoto | 2007-09-24 |
Movie | Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms | Additional Voices (voice) | 2006-10-28 |
Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
Series | Me, Eloise | (voice) | 2006-10-10 |
Series | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional Voices (voice) | 2005-02-21 |
Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
Movie | The Interpreter | Police Chief Lee Wu | 2005-04-08 |
Movie | Pretty Persuasion | Judge Carl Munro | 2005-01-22 |
Movie | Rumor Has It... | Conference Attendee | 2005-12-22 |
Movie | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Nakasumi (voice; uncredited) | 2005-04-08 |
Movie | Shopgirl | Mr. Agasa | 2005-10-21 |
Movie | Extreme Dating | Joe | 2005-06-23 |
Series | The Closer | Dr. Tanaka | 2005-06-13 |
Movie | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Head Monk | 2004-07-12 |
Series | Boston Legal | Judge Matsumura | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Paparazzi | Dr. Hanson | 2004-09-03 |
Movie | Hollywood Homicide | Coroner Chung | 2003-06-09 |
Series | Nip/Tuck | Unknown | 2003-07-22 |
Movie | The United States of Leland | Judge | 2003-05-15 |
Series | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | (voice) | 2003-09-20 |
Series | The Lyon's Den | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
Series | NCIS | Benjamin Franklin | 2003-09-23 |
Series | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Dr. Akira Onodera / Fisherman / Desk Clerk (voice) | 2002-09-14 |
Series | Monk | Judge Rienzo | 2002-07-12 |
Series | Everwood | Edward Ogawa | 2002-09-16 |
Series | Samurai Jack | Father (voice) | 2001-08-10 |
Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Bee (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
Series | The Division | Unknown | 2001-01-07 |
Series | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Unknown | 2001-08-24 |
Movie | Recess: School's Out | Mr. Yamashiro (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
Movie | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Sun Bear (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
Movie | Justice League: Secret Origins | Japanese Ambassador (voice) | 2001-11-17 |
Series | Justice League | Japanese Ambassador / Asian Technician (voice) | 2001-11-17 |
Series | Citizen Baines | Unknown | 2001-09-29 |
Series | Heavy Gear | 2001-09-22 | |
Series | One on One | Yoon | 2001-09-03 |
Series | Even Stevens | Unknown | 2000-06-17 |
Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Ice Cream Man | 2000-01-09 |
Series | Strong Medicine | Dr. Stan Liem | 2000-07-23 |
Series | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Warden Yung (voice) | 2000-10-02 |
Movie | American Tragedy | Judge Lance Ito | 2000-11-12 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Gang Leader (voice) | 2000-09-09 |
Series | Batman Beyond | Mr. Fong (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
Series | Providence | Pediatrician | 1999-01-08 |
Series | Mickey Mouse Works | 1999-05-01 | |
Movie | Batman Beyond: The Movie | Wrestling Coach (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
Movie | American Pie | English Teacher | 1999-07-09 |
Series | The West Wing | Joe | 1999-09-22 |
Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Godzilla | Japanese Tanker Skipper | 1998-05-20 |
Movie | Babylon 5: Thirdspace | Bill Morishi | 1998-07-17 |
Series | The Wild Thornberrys | Sun Bear (voice) | 1998-09-01 |
Series | Charmed | Lo Pan | 1998-10-07 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Paradise Road | Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake' | 1997-02-11 |
Movie | Raven: Return of the Black Dragons | Ken Tanaka | 1997-04-23 |
Series | Dharma & Greg | Al | 1997-09-24 |
Series | Extreme Ghostbusters | Unknown | 1997-09-01 |
Series | Ally McBeal | Unknown | 1997-09-08 |
Series | City Guys | Unknown | 1997-09-06 |
Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Thief / Additional Voice Talents (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
Movie | Spy Hard | Noggin | 1996-05-24 |
Series | The Pretender | Li Ho | 1996-09-19 |
Series | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dr. Zin (voice) | 1996-08-26 |
Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Dr. Cornell (voice) | 1996-09-06 |
Movie | Top Dog | Capt. Callahan | 1995-04-28 |
Series | The Wayans Bros. | Mr. Mitsumoto | 1995-01-11 |
Series | Marker | Unknown | 1995-01-17 |
Series | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Soh Fishimene (voice) | 1995-09-09 |
Series | Pinky and the Brain | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Series | JAG | Senator Theodore Fujiwara | 1995-09-23 |
Series | Maybe This Time | Unknown | 1995-09-15 |
Series | Chicago Hope | Unknown | 1994-09-18 |
Series | Ellen | Judge Mitchell Sung | 1994-03-29 |
Series | All-American Girl | Benny Kim | 1994-09-14 |
Series | ER | Review Board Doctor #1 | 1994-09-19 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Dr. Robertson | 1994-09-21 |
Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
Movie | Deconstructing Sarah | Officer Okawa | 1994-12-16 |
Series | Fantastic Four | Unknown | 1994-09-24 |
Movie | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | History Teacher | 1993-05-07 |
Movie | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Prime Minister Soto | 1993-05-21 |
Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Detective Danny Cho | 1993-04-21 |
Movie | Made in America | Bob Takashima | 1993-01-06 |
Movie | In the Line of Fire | Jack Okura | 1993-07-08 |
Series | Class of '96 | Prof. Ashira | 1993-01-19 |
Movie | Silent Cries | Saburo Saigo | 1993-03-08 |
Movie | Rising Sun | Tanaka | 1993-07-30 |
Series | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Public Affairs Officer | 1993-09-12 |
Movie | Dream Lover | Judge Kurita | 1993-10-24 |
Movie | And the Band Played On | Blood Bank Executive | 1993-09-11 |
Series | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Unknown | 1993-09-11 |
Series | Mighty Max | Unknown | 1993-09-01 |
Series | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Roy Shimamura | 1993-08-27 |
Series | Raven | Unknown | 1992-06-24 |
Movie | Lies Before Kisses | Lieutenant Hand | 1991-03-03 |
Movie | Pizza Man | Former Prime Minister Nakasone | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Detective Wong | 1991-03-15 |
Movie | And the Sea Will Tell | Enoki | 1991-02-24 |
Movie | Jailbirds | Kasaki | 1991-05-16 |
Movie | Baby of the Bride | Dr. Chang | 1991-12-22 |
Series | Good & Evil | Unknown | 1991-09-25 |
Series | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Unknown | 1991-09-03 |
Movie | Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Lt. Arioto | 1990-06-03 |
Movie | Bird on a Wire | Mr. Takawaki | 1990-05-18 |
Series | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Unknown | 1990-09-02 |
Series | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown | 1990-10-04 |
Movie | In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing | Matsumo | 1990-11-25 |
Movie | Thanksgiving Day | Banker | 1990-11-19 |
Movie | The Road Raiders | Shimoto | 1989-04-25 |
Series | Jesse Hawkes | Unknown | 1989-04-22 |
Movie | Wired | Coroner Thomas Noguchi | 1989-08-25 |
Movie | Turner & Hooch | Kevin Williams | 1989-07-28 |
Series | Island Son | 1989-09-16 | |
Movie | Gross Anatomy | Interviewing Professor | 1989-10-20 |
Series | Family Matters | Principal Edgar Shimata | 1989-09-22 |
Movie | Run Till You Fall | Fujimoto | 1988-09-09 |
Series | Dear John | Officer | 1988-10-06 |
Series | Murphy's Law | Unknown | 1988-11-02 |
Series | Tour of Duty | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
Series | Wiseguy | Unknown | 1987-09-16 |
Series | A Different World | Kinishiwa Representative | 1987-09-24 |
Series | thirtysomething | Unknown | 1987-09-29 |
Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Vice Admiral Nakamura | 1987-09-28 |
Movie | Laguna Heat | Coroner | 1987-11-15 |
Series | The New Gidget | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | Sidekicks | Unknown | 1986-02-16 |
Series | The Hogan Family | Unknown | 1986-03-01 |
Movie | Shanghai Surprise | Joe Go | 1986-08-29 |
Series | Designing Women | Unknown | 1986-09-29 |
Series | L.A. Law | Judge T.S. Masuoka | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Intimate Encounters | Professor Ikeda | 1986-09-28 |
Series | ALF | Skydiver | 1986-09-22 |
Movie | Volunteers | Souvanna | 1985-08-16 |
Series | Stingray | Unknown | 1985-07-14 |
Series | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Detective | 1985-09-29 |
Series | MacGyver | Sam | 1985-09-29 |
Movie | Streets of Justice | Dr. Edwards | 1985-11-10 |
Series | Hunter | Det. Lt Raymond Lau | 1984-09-18 |
Movie | Velvet | Dr. Yashima | 1984-08-27 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Jack Yamoto | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Crazy like a Fox | Hye Sook Yung | 1984-12-30 |
Series | Who's the Boss? | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
Movie | Allison Sydney Harrison | Jimmy | 1983-08-19 |
Series | Webster | Unknown | 1983-09-16 |
Series | T. J. Hooker | Tran Tam | 1982-03-13 |
Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1982-03-25 |
Movie | The Challenge | Go | 1982-07-23 |
Movie | Lookin' to Get Out | Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech | 1982-10-08 |
Series | Remington Steele | San Francisco | 1982-10-01 |
Series | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1982-09-24 | |
Series | Dynasty | Unknown | 1981-01-12 |
Movie | ...All the Marbles | Clyde Yamashito | 1981-03-01 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | The Fall Guy | Unknown | 1981-11-04 |
Movie | A Perfect Match | Dr. Tommy Chang | 1980-10-05 |
Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
Movie | The Frisco Kid | Mr. Ping | 1979-07-06 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
Series | Hello, Larry | Unknown | 1979-01-26 |
Series | Knots Landing | Dr. Akura | 1979-12-27 |
Series | Benson | Unknown | 1979-09-13 |
Movie | Meteor | Yamashiro | 1979-10-19 |
Movie | Go Tell the Spartans | Col. Minh | 1978-07-12 |
Movie | Dr. Strange | Wong | 1978-09-06 |
Series | Taxi | Paul | 1978-09-12 |
Series | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | Unknown | 1977-02-02 |
Movie | Black Sunday | Freighter Captain | 1977-04-01 |
Movie | Oh, God! | Supermarket Employee (uncredited) | 1977-10-07 |
Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
Movie | The Choirboys | Francis Tanaguchi | 1977-12-23 |
Movie | Midway | Cmdr. Watanabe | 1976-06-18 |
Movie | Farewell to Manzanar | Teddy Wakatsuki | 1976-03-11 |
Series | Alice | Unknown | 1976-08-31 |
Series | Spencer's Pilots | Unknown | 1976-09-17 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Hokaido | 1976-10-03 |
Movie | Alex & the Gypsy | X-Ray Technician | 1976-10-03 |
Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
Series | The Rockford Files | Nguyen | 1974-09-13 |
Series | Harry O | Unknown | 1974-09-12 |
Series | M*A*S*H | Kwang Duk | 1972-09-17 |
Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
Series | All in the Family | Rev. Chong | 1971-01-12 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Jerry Quan | 1968-09-20 |
Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |