1948-09-13 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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.
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Site | Ken Tanaka | 2025-08-08 |
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The Moment | Dr. Nunakawa | 2013-04-21 |
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47 Ronin | Drunk Official | 2013-12-06 |
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The Face of Love | Sushi Chef | 2013-10-25 |
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The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole | Shingen (voice) | 2012-01-10 |
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A Nanny for Christmas | Mr. Halligan | 2010-11-23 |
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Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | Judge | 2010-10-01 |
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Love Happens | Cab Driver | 2009-09-18 |
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Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | The Grocer (voice) | 2009-11-10 |
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Mr. Lee | 2008-04-25 |
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Drive Thru | Fred Fukizaki | 2007-05-29 |
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Fugly | Doctor | 2007-01-01 |
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Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms | Additional Voices (voice) | 2006-10-28 |
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Little Miss Christmas | Additional Voices (voice) | 2006-12-05 |
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Pretty Persuasion | Judge Carl Munro | 2005-01-22 |
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The Interpreter | Police Chief Lee Wu | 2005-04-08 |
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Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Nakasumi (voice; uncredited) | 2005-04-08 |
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Rumor Has It... | Conference Attendee | 2005-12-22 |
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Extreme Dating | Joe | 2005-06-23 |
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Shopgirl | Mr. Agasa | 2005-10-21 |
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Paparazzi | Dr. Hanson | 2004-09-03 |
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Head Monk | 2004-07-12 |
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The Singing Detective | Visiting Japanese Doctor | 2003-10-24 |
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Hollywood Homicide | Coroner Chung | 2003-06-09 |
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The United States of Leland | Judge | 2003-05-15 |
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Recess: School's Out | Mr. Yamashiro (voice) | 2001-02-16 |
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Dr. Dolittle 2 | Bee (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
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Justice League: Secret Origins | Japanese Ambassador (voice) | 2001-11-17 |
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The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Sun Bear (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
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American Tragedy | Judge Lance Ito | 2000-11-12 |
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American Pie | English Teacher | 1999-07-09 |
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Batman Beyond: The Movie | Wrestling Coach (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
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Babylon 5: Thirdspace | Bill Morishi | 1998-07-17 |
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Godzilla | Japanese Tanker Skipper | 1998-05-20 |
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Paradise Road | Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake' | 1997-02-11 |
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Spy Hard | Noggin | 1996-05-24 |
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Mujahideen (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
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National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins | Saint Peter | 1995-11-12 |
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Top Dog | Capt. Callahan | 1995-04-28 |
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Dream Lover | Judge Kurita | 1994-11-11 |
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Deconstructing Sarah | Officer Okawa | 1994-12-16 |
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Hot Shots! Part Deux | Prime Minister Soto | 1993-05-21 |
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And the Band Played On | Blood Bank Executive | 1993-09-11 |
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Rising Sun | Tanaka | 1993-07-30 |
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Silent Cries | Saburo Saigo | 1993-03-08 |
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | History Teacher | 1993-05-07 |
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In the Line of Fire | Jack Okura | 1993-07-08 |
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Made in America | Bob Takashima | 1993-01-06 |
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Raven: Return of the Black Dragons | Ken Tanaka | 1992-06-19 |
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Jailbirds | Kasaki | 1991-05-16 |
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And the Sea Will Tell | Enoki | 1991-02-24 |
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Lies Before Kisses | Lieutenant Hand | 1991-03-03 |
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Baby of the Bride | Dr. Chang | 1991-12-22 |
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The Perfect Weapon | Detective Wong | 1991-03-15 |
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Pizza Man | Former Prime Minister Nakasone | 1991-01-01 |
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Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Lt. Arioto | 1990-06-03 |
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Bird on a Wire | Mr. Takawaki | 1990-05-18 |
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In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing | Matsumo | 1990-11-25 |
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Thanksgiving Day | Banker | 1990-11-19 |
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The Road Raiders | Shimoto | 1989-04-25 |
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Gross Anatomy | Interviewing Professor | 1989-10-20 |
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Turner & Hooch | Kevin Williams | 1989-07-28 |
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Wired | Coroner Thomas Noguchi | 1989-08-25 |
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Run Till You Fall | Fujimoto | 1988-09-09 |
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Laguna Heat | Coroner | 1987-11-15 |
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Intimate Encounters | Professor Ikeda | 1986-09-28 |
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Shanghai Surprise | Joe Go | 1986-08-29 |
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Volunteers | Souvanna | 1985-08-16 |
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Streets of Justice | Dr. Edwards | 1985-11-10 |
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Gimme an 'F' | Japanese Businessman | 1984-11-16 |
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Velvet | Dr. Yashima | 1984-08-27 |
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Allison Sydney Harrison | Jimmy | 1983-08-19 |
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Lookin' to Get Out | Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech | 1982-10-08 |
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The Challenge | Go | 1982-07-23 |
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...All the Marbles | Clyde Yamashito | 1981-03-01 |
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A Perfect Match | Dr. Tommy Chang | 1980-10-05 |
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Meteor | Yamashiro | 1979-10-19 |
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The Frisco Kid | Mr. Ping | 1979-07-06 |
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Go Tell the Spartans | Col. Minh | 1978-07-12 |
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Dr. Strange | Wong | 1978-09-06 |
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Oh, God! | Supermarket Employee (uncredited) | 1977-10-07 |
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The Choirboys | Francis Tanaguchi | 1977-12-23 |
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Black Sunday | Freighter Captain | 1977-04-01 |
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Farewell to Manzanar | Teddy Wakatsuki | 1976-03-11 |
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Alex & the Gypsy | X-Ray Technician | 1976-10-03 |
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Midway | Cmdr. Watanabe | 1976-06-18 |
