Mako
Actor

Mako

10 Movies
10 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 10
Birthday December 10, 1933 (92 years old)
Place of Birth Kobe, Japan
Also Known As Mako Iwamatsu, Mako Wakamatsu, Μάκο Ιβαμάτσου, Iwamatsu Mako
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Biography

Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book author and illustrator Taro Yashima. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after World War II, in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.

Filmography (146)

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie 2017
TMNT 2007
Rise: Blood Hunter 2007
Cages 2007
The Slanted Screen 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005
Maid in Akihabara 2005
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! 2004
Bulletproof Monk 2003
Black Sash 2003
Lost at Home 2003
Duck Dodgers 2003
Cruel Game 2002
Monk 2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo? 2002
Pearl Harbor 2001
Samurai Jack 2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 2000
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' 2000
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne 2000
The Accomplice 1999
AlegrΓ­a 1999
The West Wing 1999
The Bird People in China 1998
Martial Law 1998
Seven Years in Tibet 1997
The Sea Wolf 1997
Riot 1997
Sworn to Justice 1996
Balance of Power 1996
7th Heaven 1996
Midnight Man 1995 Crying Freeman 1995
Platypus Man 1995
JAG 1995
Highlander III: The Sorcerer 1994 Red Sun Rising 1994
A Dangerous Place 1994
RoboCop 3 1993
Rising Sun 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger 1993
Frasier 1993
Diagnosis: Murder 1993
Sidekicks 1992
Nightingale 1992
My Samurai 1992
The Perfect Weapon 1991
Strawberry Road 1991
Pacific Heights 1990
Fatal Mission 1990
Taking Care of Business 1990
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes 1990
Murder in Paradise 1990
An Unremarkable Life 1989
The Paradise Club 1989
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988
Silent Assassins 1988
The Wash 1988
Paradise 1988
Supercarrier 1988
Tour of Duty 1987
Kung Fu: The Movie 1986
Armed Response 1986
P.O.W. The Escape 1986
Lovejoy 1986
Spenser: For Hire 1985
The Equalizer 1985
Conan the Destroyer 1984
Hawaiian Heat 1984
Hawaiian Heat 1984
The Last Ninja 1983
Girls of the White Orchid 1983
Testament 1983
The Nightingale 1983
The A-Team 1983
Conan the Barbarian 1982
Voyagers! 1982
Bring 'Em Back Alive 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982
An Eye for an Eye 1981
Under the Rainbow 1981
The Bushido Blade 1981
The Greatest American Hero 1981
Flamingo Road 1981
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner 1980
The Big Brawl 1980
Magnum, P.I. 1980
When Hell Was in Session 1979
The Facts of Life 1979
A Man Called Sloane 1979
Supertrain 1979
The Incredible Hulk 1977
Farewell to Manzanar 1976
Wataridori: Birds of Passage 1976
Pacific Overtures 1976
Anatomy of a Song 1976
Mr. T and Tina 1976
Visions 1976
Quincy, M.E. 1976
The Killer Elite 1975
Prisoners 1975
Karate Sensei 1975
Wonder Woman 1975
Khan! 1975
The Island at the Top of the World 1974
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders 1974
The Green Hornet 1974
Yokahama Mama 1972
M*A*S*H 1972
Kung Fu 1972
Anna and the King 1972
Silence 1971
If Tomorrow Comes 1971
Columbo 1971
The Challenge 1970
The Hawaiians 1970
Fools 1970
The Great Bank Robbery 1969
Love, American Style 1969
Room 222 1969
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell 1968
Hawaii Five-O 1968
Mannix 1967
Ironside 1967
The Sand Pebbles 1966
The Ugly Dachshund 1966
The Time Tunnel 1966
The Green Hornet 1966
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force 1965
F Troop 1965
Gidget 1965
The F.B.I. 1965
I Dream of Jeannie 1965
The Big Valley 1965
Broadside 1964
Burke's Law 1963
Arrest and Trial 1963
The Gallant Men 1962
McHale's Navy 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show 1962
Ensign O'Toole 1962
Never So Few 1959
77 Sunset Strip 1958
Tony Awards 1956