Clyde Kusatsu
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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.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Mr. Rin
Charmed
Lo Pan
Hawaii Five-0
Judge Kamalei
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Adm. Nakamura
Monk
Judge Rienzo
Ironside
Malcolm in the Middle
Ice Cream Man
The Closer
Dr. Tanaka
JAG
Capt. Morimoto
JAG
Senator Theodore Fujiwara
The West Wing
Joe
T. J. Hooker
Tran Tam
Beverly Hills, 90210
Murder, She Wrote
Jack Yamoto
M*A*S*H
Captain Paul Yamato
M*A*S*H
Kwang Duk
Magnum, P.I.
Colonel Ki
Magnum, P.I.
Naval Medical Examiner
Magnum, P.I.
Dr. Long Tang
Magnum, P.I.
Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto
Magnum, P.I.
Police Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto
Boston Legal
Judge Matsumura
New Girl
Judge
Knots Landing
Dr. Akura
MacGyver
Anek
MacGyver
Sam
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Hokaido
ER
Review Board Doctor #1
The Practice
Judge Stephen Chin
Never Have I Ever
Ted Yoshida
Chuck
Morimoto
Hawaii Five-O
Jerry Quan
Numb3rs
Antiquities Dealer
Dynasty
Nip/Tuck
Dr. Hiroshi
Mannix
The Rockford Files
Nguyen
Madam Secretary
Choden Gyatso
Everwood
Edward Ogawa
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Simon & Simon
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Robertson
Chicago Hope
The Legend of Korra
Additional Voices (voice)
Strong Medicine
Dr. Stan Liem
Alice
Family Matters
Principal Edgar Shimata
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Public Affairs Officer
The Penguins of Madagascar
Shingen (voice)
Dear John
Officer
Harry O
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Bald Tourist / Luau Host (voice)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mayor Kim (voice)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
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Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Wong (voice)
Samurai Jack
Grand Master (voice)
Samurai Jack
Father (voice)
Samurai Jack
Old Man / Dad (voice)
L.A. Law
Judge T.S. Masuoka
ALF
Skydiver
Franklin & Bash
Judge Marcus Koh
Taxi
Paul
Jackie Chan Adventures
Gang Leader (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Storyteller / Additional Voices (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Senior Monk (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Additional Voices (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Calm Man (voice)
Gargoyles
Dr. Arnada (voice)
Gargoyles
Kai (voice)
The Division
A Different World
Kinishiwa Representative
The Pretender
Li Ho
The Wild Thornberrys
Sun Bear (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Picnicker (voice)
American Pie
English Teacher
Tour of Duty
Walker, Texas Ranger
Dr. Sweeney
Walker, Texas Ranger
Detective Danny Cho
The Facts of Life
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Dr. Akira Onodera / Fisherman / Desk Clerk (voice)
Who's the Boss?
thirtysomething
Raising Hope
Mr. Lee
Ellen
Judge Mitchell Sung
Avatar the Last Airbender
Fire Nation Sage
The Fall Guy
Hunter
Det. Lt Raymond Lau
Remington Steele
San Francisco
Superman: The Animated Series
Dr. Cornell (voice)
All in the Family
Rev. Chong
Providence
Henry Yamada
Providence
Pediatrician
Even Stevens
Tex Nagita
Cagney & Lacey
Batman Beyond
Coach (voice)
Batman Beyond
Mr. Fong (voice)
Batman Beyond
Jimmy Lin (voice)
Batman Beyond
Mr. Tan (voice)
Law & Order: LA
Bradley Rumford
Lou Grant
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Warden Yung (voice)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Detective
Wiseguy
Designing Women
Dharma & Greg
Al
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Elder Domo (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Boss Hamata / Tayu (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Watari (voice)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Watari / Boss Hamata (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
Mr. Mitsumoto
Benson
The Lion Guard
Domog (voice)
Site
Ken Tanaka
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Dr. Zin (voice)
Ally McBeal
Dr. Myron Okubo
Shark
Family Law
Judge Paul Hamawaki
Pinky and the Brain
Pantheon
Ping / Reporter 2 (voice)
Pantheon
Ping (voice)
The New Gidget
Dollhouse
Dr. Makido
Bird on a Wire
Mr. Takawaki
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Soh Fishimene (voice)
Justice League
Japanese Ambassador / Asian Technician (voice)
Dream Lover
Judge Kurita
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Mujahideen (voice)
Still Standing
Johnny
Dirty John
Psychiatrist
A Man on the Inside
Grant Yokohama
Murder One
Dr. Ken
Jerry
The Hogan Family
Hollywood Homicide
Coroner Chung
Ellery Queen
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Mr. Loopman
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Roy Shimamura
Marker
Mickey Mouse Works
Maybe This Time
Crazy like a Fox
Hye Sook Yung
Godzilla
Japanese Tanker Skipper
Citizen Baines
Extreme Ghostbusters
Midway
Cmdr. Watanabe
Island Son
The Interpreter
Police Chief Lee Wu
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Prime Minister Soto
Fantastic Four
Karnak/Dr. Neville (voice)
Fantastic Four
Annihilus/Black Business Executive (voice)
City Guys
The Really Loud House
Mr. Yanaga
Dr. Dolittle 2
Bee (voice)
Rising Sun
Tanaka
Webster
Rumor Has It...
Conference Attendee
In the Line of Fire
Jack Okura
The Frisco Kid
Mr. Ping
The Singing Detective
Visiting Japanese Doctor
The Legend of Prince Valiant
47 Ronin
Drunk Official
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Mr. Lee
The Grinder
Joseph Yao
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Fairly Legal
Joseph Chang
Volunteers
Souvanna
And the Band Played On
Blood Bank Executive
American Tragedy
Judge Lance Ito
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Head Monk
Shopgirl
Mr. Agasa
Mighty Max
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Bill Morishi
The Challenge
Go
The Cool Kids
Norman
Stingray
The Perfect Weapon
Detective Wong
Justice League: Secret Origins
Japanese Ambassador (voice)
Gimme an 'F'
Japanese Businessman
Wired
Coroner Thomas Noguchi
$#*! My Dad Says
Mortimer Foo
Spy Hard
Noggin
The Lyon's Den
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Additional Voices (voice)
Lookin' to Get Out
Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech
Hello, Larry
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
The Grocer (voice)
All-American Girl
Benny Kim
Love Happens
Cab Driver
Recess: School's Out
Mr. Yamashiro (voice)
Allison Sydney Harrison
Jimmy
Laguna Heat
Coroner
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Ken Tanaka
Black Sunday
Freighter Captain
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)
Oh, God!
Supermarket Employee (uncredited)
Raven
Deconstructing Sarah
Officer Okawa
Drive Thru
Fred Fukizaki
Gross Anatomy
Interviewing Professor
Heavy Gear
The Moment
Dr. Nunakawa
Class of '96
Prof. Ashira
Meteor
Yamashiro
Me, Eloise
(voice)
Spencer's Pilots
Run Till You Fall
Fujimoto
Made in America
Bob Takashima
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
History Teacher
Alex & the Gypsy
X-Ray Technician
Bruno the Kid
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Sun Bear (voice)
Sidekicks
Shanghai Surprise
Joe Go
Bring 'Em Back Alive
The United States of Leland
Judge
The Road Raiders
Shimoto
...All the Marbles
Clyde Yamashito
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Wrestling Coach (voice)
Farewell to Manzanar
Teddy Wakatsuki
Jailbirds
Kasaki
Paradise Road
Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Turner & Hooch
Kevin Williams
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
Judge
Major Lazer
Store Owner (voice)
Go Tell the Spartans
Col. Minh
Velvet
Dr. Yashima
Streets of Justice
Dr. Edwards
Murphy's Law
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Shingen (voice)
The Choirboys
Francis Tanaguchi
Pretty Persuasion
Judge Carl Munro
The Face of Love
Sushi Chef
Dr. Strange
Wong
Good & Evil
Top Dog
Capt. Callahan
A Nanny for Christmas
Mr. Halligan
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Fugly
Doctor
Paparazzi
Dr. Hanson
Intimate Encounters
Professor Ikeda
Jesse Hawkes
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Saint Peter
Kung Fu
Han Su Lok / Lama Campo Kushog
Kung Fu
Lama Campo Kushog / Han Su Lok
Kung Fu
Po San
A Perfect Match
Dr. Tommy Chang
Silent Cries
Saburo Saigo
Extreme Dating
Joe
And the Sea Will Tell
Enoki
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Matsumo
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Lt. Arioto
Baby of the Bride
Dr. Chang
Lies Before Kisses
Lieutenant Hand
Pizza Man
Former Prime Minister Nakasone
Thanksgiving Day
Banker
One on One
Yoon