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Actor:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The People I've Slept With (2009) (post-production) .... Charles Yang
   
   
2. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .... Old Wanderer (1 episode, 2005)
       - The Spirit World: Winter Solstice, Part 1 (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Old Wanderer
3. "Threat Matrix" .... Kang Sok-Joo (1 episode, 2004)
       - PPX (2004) TV episode .... Kang Sok-Joo
4. A Ribbon of Dreams (2002) .... Jimmy Chan
5. Brother (2000) .... Sugimoto
   
   
6. "Beverly Hills, 90210" .... Ben Sosna (3 episodes, 1999)
   ... aka Class of Beverly Hills (USA: teaser title)
       - Nine Yolks Whipped Lightly (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
       - The Loo-Ouch (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
       - Slipping Away (1999) TV episode .... Ben Sosna
7. Mulan (1998) (voice) .... General Li
8. Drive (1997) .... Mr. Lau
9. "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" .... Inspector Mantjur / ... (2 episodes, 1997)
   ... aka Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures
       - Night of the Zinja (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Yamashiro/Japanese Prime Minister
       - Diamonds and Jade (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Inspector Mantjur
10. "Cybill" .... Mr. Matsuzaki (1 episode, 1996)
        - Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan (1996) TV episode .... Mr. Matsuzaki
11. Space Marines (1996) .... Ambassador Nakamura
12. Midnight Man (1995) .... Mao Mak
    ... aka Blood for Blood
13. "Babylon 5" .... Taro Isogi (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Spider in the Web (1994) TV episode .... Taro Isogi
14. "Renegade" .... Hideo Maruyama / ... (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
        - Black Wind (1994) TV episode .... Hideo Maruyama
        - Samurai (1993) TV episode .... Mr. Ota
15. Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) (TV) .... Det. Whoo
16. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Vietnamese President Chi (2 episodes, 1994)
    ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
        - The Last Lap at Luxury (1994) TV episode .... Vietnamese President Chi
        - Better Than Martians (1994) TV episode .... Vietnamese President Chi
17. Cage II (1994) .... Tin Lum Yin
    ... aka Cage II: The Arena of Death
18. "Murder, She Wrote" .... John Sukahara / ... (2 episodes, 1987-1992)
        - Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice (1992) TV episode .... Luc Li
        - The Corpse Flew First Class (1987) TV episode .... John Sukahara
19. China Cry: A True Story (1990) .... Dr. Sung
    
    
20. "Jake and the Fatman" (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Way You Look Tonight (1989) TV episode
21. "Dragnet" .... Mr. Minn (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka Dragnet: The Nineties
    ... aka The New Dragnet (USA: alternative title)
        - The Payback (1989) TV episode .... Mr. Minn
22. "A Peaceable Kingdom" .... Dr Okawa (1 episode, 1989)
        - Snake Bite (1989) TV episode .... Dr Okawa
23. Cage (1989) .... Tin Lum Yin
    ... aka Sgt. Billy Thomas: Cage (Philippines: English title)
24. "Mission: Impossible" .... Ki (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Lions (1989) TV episode .... Ki
25. Die Hard (1988) .... Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi
26. "Simon & Simon" .... Chen / ... (3 episodes, 1984-1988)
        - Tale of the Tiger (1988) TV episode .... Chen
        - Opposites Attack (1987) TV episode .... Musashi Sato
        - Revolution #9-1/2 (1984) TV episode .... Daniel Yoshiro
27. "The Hitchhiker" .... Nishi (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
    ... aka Le voyageur (France)
        - Perfect Order (1987) TV episode .... Nishi
28. "Magnum, P.I." .... Dr. Richard Enoka / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1986)
        - Paper War (1986) TV episode .... Mr. Obotu
        - Forty Years from Sand Island (1983) TV episode .... Dr. Richard Enoka
29. The Family Martinez (1986) (TV) .... Judge Yamamoto
30. "Airwolf" .... Colonel Tranh Van Zung (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title)
        - The American Dream (1985) TV episode .... Colonel Tranh Van Zung
31. "Matt Houston" .... Lin Ha (1 episode, 1984)
        - Blood Money (1984) TV episode .... Lin Ha
32. "Masquerade" .... Makko (1 episode, 1983)
        - Girls for Sale (1983) TV episode .... Makko
33. "T.J. Hooker" .... Chow Duc Khan (1 episode, 1983)
        - Chinatown (1983) TV episode .... Chow Duc Khan
34. The Renegades (1982) (TV) .... Jimmy Lee
35. "Strike Force" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Chinatown (1982) TV episode
36. Tomorrow's Child (1982) (TV) .... Donald Shibura
37. "The Greatest American Hero" .... Colonel Shawn Liang (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Hand-Painted Thai (1982) TV episode .... Colonel Shawn Liang
38. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV) .... Field Marshall Abehata
    ... aka Enola Gay (Australia)
    
    
39. Samurai (1979) (TV) .... Takeo Chisato
40. "Fantasy Island" .... General Lin Sun (1 episode, 1979)
        - Spending Spree/The Hunted (1979) TV episode .... General Lin Sun
41. "The Rockford Files" .... Clement Chin (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - Heartaches of a Fool (1978) TV episode .... Clement Chin
42. "Police Woman" .... Bernie Kim (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Human Rights of Tiki Kim (1978) TV episode .... Bernie Kim
43. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Kapala (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
        - Wipe-Out (1977) TV episode .... Kapala
44. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Sam Wing (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - To Live with Fear: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Sam Wing
45. "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) TV mini-series .... Wizard Wong
    ... aka The Moneychangers
46. "Once an Eagle" (1976) TV mini-series .... Lin Tso-Han
47. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Prosecutor (2 episodes, 1976)
        - The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Prosecutor
        - The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Prosecutor
48. Midway (1976) .... Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
    ... aka Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
    ... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
49. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die (1976) (TV) .... David Lao
    ... aka Ohanian
50. "S.W.A.T." .... Lieutenant Eddie Chew (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Chinese Connection (1976) TV episode .... Lieutenant Eddie Chew
51. "Ellery Queen" .... Stephen Yang (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
        - The Adventure of the Judas Tree (1976) TV episode .... Stephen Yang
52. Matt Helm (1975) (TV) .... Tom McCauley
53. "Khan!" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Triad (1975) TV episode
54. "Kung Fu" .... Col. Lin Pei / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - The Forbidden Kingdom (1975) TV episode .... Col. Lin Pei
        - The Garments of Rage (1974) TV episode .... Master Kwan Li
55. The Yakuza (1974) .... Goro
    ... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
56. "Emergency!" .... Mr. O'Brien (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
        - Foreign Trade (1974) TV episode .... Mr. O'Brien
57. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) .... Dr. Chen
58. Lost Horizon (1973) .... Lenn's brother
59. "Medical Center" .... Dr. Osaka / ... (7 episodes, 1969-1972)
        - Conflict (1972) TV episode .... Doctor Osaka
        - Confession (1972) TV episode .... Resident Doctor
        - Deadly Encounter (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
        - Brink of Doom (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
        - The V.D. Story (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Osaka
          (2 more)
60. "Ironside" .... Il Pak Soong / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - No Motive for Murder (1971) TV episode .... Toshio Watari
        - Love My Enemy (1969) TV episode .... Il Pak Soong
61. "Mission: Impossible" .... Shiki (1 episode, 1970)
        - Butterfly (1970) TV episode .... Shiki
    
    
62. The Young Lawyers (1969) (TV)
63. U.M.C. (1969) (TV) .... Chief Resident
    ... aka Operation Heartbeat
64. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Joseph Matsukino (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Deathwatch (1968) TV episode .... Joseph Matsukino
65. Escape to Mindanao (1968) (TV) .... Lt. Takahashi
66. "It Takes a Thief" .... Fong Sing (1 episode, 1968)
        - When Good Friends Get Together (1968) TV episode .... Fong Sing
67. Nobody's Perfect (1968) .... Diver Toshi O'Hara
68. Manila, Open City (1968)
69. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) .... George Ti Ming
70. Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) .... Danny Kohana
71. Tre pistole contro Cesare (1966) .... Lester Kato
    ... aka Death Walks in Laredo
    ... aka Three Golden Boys
    ... aka Tre ragazzi d'oro
    ... aka Trois pistolets contre César (Algeria: French title)
72. "I Spy" .... Tommy (1 episode, 1965)
        - Three Hours on a Sunday Night (1965) TV episode .... Tommy
73. "Ben Casey" .... Dr. Harvey Lee / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - No More, Cried the Rooster - There Will Be Truth (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Harvey Lee
        - The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) TV episode .... Father Michael Hsueh
74. "Perry Mason" .... Ward Toyama (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Case of the Wrongful Writ (1965) TV episode .... Ward Toyama
75. "The Bing Crosby Show" .... Joe (1 episode, 1965)
        - That's the Way the Suki Yakies (1965) TV episode .... Joe
76. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) .... The Doctor
77. "The Outer Limits" .... AIO Captain Newa / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Inheritors: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... AIO Captain Newa
        - Nightmare (1963) TV episode .... Major Jong
78. "The Lieutenant" .... Captain Myang Lee (1 episode, 1964)
        - To Kill a Man (1964) TV episode .... Captain Myang Lee
79. "Burke's Law" .... Sidney Ying (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed the Paper Dragon? (1964) TV episode .... Sidney Ying
80. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Roy Shigera (1 episode, 1963)
        - One Clear, Bright Thursday Morning (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Roy Shigera
81. "Naked City" .... James Kam (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Contract (1962) TV episode .... James Kam
82. "Playdate" .... Major Ri (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Cell 5 Experience (1961) TV episode .... Major Ri
83. Flower Drum Song (1961) .... Wang Ta
    ... aka Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA: complete title)
84. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Captain (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Fortress (1961) TV episode .... Captain
85. Bridge to the Sun (1961) .... Hidenari Terasaki
    ... aka Pont vers le soleil (France)
86. Cry for Happy (1961) .... Suzuki
87. Walk Like a Dragon (1960) .... Cheng Lu
    
    
88. The Crimson Kimono (1959) .... Detective Joe Kojaku
    

Soundtrack:

• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Lost Horizon (1973) (performer: "LIVING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER")
   
   
2. Flower Drum Song (1961) (performer: "Chop Suey", "You Are Beautiful", "Gliding Through My Memoree (Reprise)")
   ... aka Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (USA: complete title)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1980s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009) (V) .... Himself
2. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008) (TV) .... Himself
3. Hollywood Chinese (2007) .... Himself
4. The Slanted Screen (2006) .... Himself
5. 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (2006) (TV) .... Presenter
   
   
6. Slaying the Dragon (1988) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself (actor)
7. Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985) (TV) .... Himself
   
   
8. "Dateline: Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
       - Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
9. "Dream Girl of '67" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
       - Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
10. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.18 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) .... Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo