Acting · Delta County, Colorado, USA · Born April 3, 1923
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). He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"
MovieSir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieInconceivable
1998
as Mr. Akiyama
MovieBeverly Hills Ninja
1997
as Old Japanese Man
MovieIn the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
as Mr. Ing
MovieCome See the Paradise
1990
as Mr. Ogata
TVRambo: The Force of Freedom
1986
MovieNinja III: The Domination
1984
as Okuda
MovieCannonball Run II
1984
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
MovieSmorgasbord
1983
as Japanese Mechanic
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Stockwell's contact
MovieDangerous Company
1982
as Mr. Hikaru
MovieEnter the Ninja
1981
as Komori
MovieMad Bull
1977
as Smitty
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVBaa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Japanese Mechanic
MovieMidway
1976
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
MovieSharks' Treasure
1975
as Ishi
MovieWhen the North Wind Blows
1974
as Yermak
TVKung Fu
1972
as Chinese Sergeant
TVThe Odd Couple
1970
as Man #1
MovieThe Games
1970
as Japanese Doctor
MovieM*A*S*H
1970
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
TVLove, American Style
1969
TVThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mr. Shimura
MovieCocoon
1968
as Arcturus Construction Guard
MovieBeach Red
1967
as Capt. Tanaka
The Sweet and the Bitter
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Saburi
TVFamily Affair
1966
MovieKing Rat
1965
as Yoshima
MovieMoro Witch Doctor
1964
as Manuel Romblon
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Matsu
MoviePT 109
1963
as Commander (uncredited)
TVMcHale's Navy
1962
The Beachcomber
1962
as Nakamira
MovieThe Nun and the Sergeant
1962
as Pak
MovieOperation Bottleneck
1961
as Matsu
MovieThe Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Impostor
1960
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVPhilip Marlowe
1959
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Sergeant Yamazaki
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Taro Yamamoto
MovieRun Silent, Run Deep
1958
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
TVSea Hunt
1958
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Lao
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVPanic!
1957
MovieThe King and I
1956
as Crewman (uncredited)
