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

Hawaii Five-0

Judge Kamalei

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Adm. Nakamura

Monk

Judge Rienzo

MacGyver

Anek

MacGyver

Sam

MAS*H

Captain Paul Yamato

MAS*H

Kwang Duk

Malcolm in the Middle

Ice Cream Man

Murder, She Wrote

Jack Yamoto

The Penguins of Madagascar

Shingen (voice)

The West Wing

Joe

Beverly Hills, 90210

Gargoyles

Dr. Arnada (voice)

Gargoyles

Kai (voice)

The Fall Guy

Dear John

Officer

Raising Hope

Mr. Lee

Alice

Superman: The Animated Series

Dr. Cornell (voice)

Madam Secretary

Choden Gyatso

Ellen

Judge Mitchell Sung

Simon & Simon

Hunter

Det. Lt Raymond Lau

The Lion Guard

Domog (voice)

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Detective

Never Have I Ever

Ted Yoshida

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Dr. Akira Onodera / Fisherman / Desk Clerk (voice)

Heavy Gear

Designing Women

The Closer

Dr. Tanaka

Everwood

Edward Ogawa

Mr. Wong (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Picnicker (voice)

Webster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Mr. Loopman

Quincy, M.E.

Hokaido

Harry O

Extreme Ghostbusters

New Girl

Judge

Sidekicks

Fantastic Four

Karnak/Dr. Neville (voice)

Fantastic Four

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All in the Family

Rev. Chong

Ironside

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Dynasty

A Man on the Inside

Grant Yokohama

Justice League

Japanese Ambassador / Asian Technician (voice)

Mighty Max

Mickey Mouse Works

$#*! My Dad Says

Mortimer Foo

Strong Medicine

Dr. Stan Liem

SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

The Really Loud House

Mr. Yanaga

The Lyon's Den

Pinky and the Brain

Jackie Chan Adventures

Gang Leader (voice)

Major Lazer

Store Owner (voice)

The Cool Kids

Norman

Providence

Henry Yamada

Providence

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Class of '96

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The Pretender

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Fairly Legal

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Touched by an Angel

Dr. Robertson

The New Gidget

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Raven

All-American Girl

Benny Kim

Hello, Larry

Dollhouse

Dr. Makido

American Pie

English Teacher

Maybe This Time

Chicago Hope

Taxi

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Kinishiwa Representative

Who's the Boss?

The Division

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Ally McBeal

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Island Son

The Wild Thornberrys

Sun Bear (voice)

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Dream Lover

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Still Standing

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Marker

Cagney & Lacey

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City Guys

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Bring 'Em Back Alive

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

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Benson

The Hogan Family

Ellery Queen

Murder One

Meteor

Yamashiro

Law & Order: LA

Bradley Rumford

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Prime Minister Soto

Godzilla

Japanese Tanker Skipper

Dr. Ken

Jerry

Tanaka

Made in America

Bob Takashima

Love Happens

Cab Driver

Citizen Baines

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)

Murphy's Law

The Face of Love

Sushi Chef

Hollywood Homicide

Coroner Chung

Dr. Strange

Wong

Shopgirl

Mr. Agasa

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

Additional Voices (voice)

Volunteers

Souvanna

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

The Grocer (voice)

Paparazzi

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Spencer's Pilots

The United States of Leland

Judge

Oh, God!

Supermarket Employee (uncredited)

Good & Evil

The Perfect Weapon

Detective Wong

Paradise Road

Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'

And the Band Played On

Blood Bank Executive

Shanghai Surprise

Joe Go

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

Lookin' to Get Out

Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech

A Nanny for Christmas

Mr. Halligan

Top Dog

Capt. Callahan

The Frisco Kid

Mr. Ping

Pretty Persuasion

Judge Carl Munro

Drive Thru

Fred Fukizaki

The Challenge

Site

Ken Tanaka

Black Sunday

Freighter Captain

Jesse Hawkes

Extreme Dating

Joe

Justice League: Secret Origins

Japanese Ambassador (voice)

Go Tell the Spartans

Col. Minh

Velvet

Dr. Yashima

Gross Anatomy

Interviewing Professor

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons

Ken Tanaka

Allison Sydney Harrison

Jimmy

Silent Cries

Saburo Saigo

Babylon 5: Thirdspace

Bill Morishi

And the Sea Will Tell

Enoki

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

Saint Peter

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

Matsumo

...All the Marbles

Clyde Yamashito

Batman Beyond: The Movie

Wrestling Coach (voice)

The Moment

Dr. Nunakawa

Baby of the Bride

Dr. Chang

The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole

Shingen (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

Sun Bear (voice)

Sex Tax: Based on a True Story

Judge

Wired

Coroner Thomas Noguchi

Deconstructing Sarah

Officer Okawa

The Road Raiders

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Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

Lt. Arioto

Alex & the Gypsy

X-Ray Technician

Intimate Encounters

Professor Ikeda

Streets of Justice

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Pizza Man

Former Prime Minister Nakasone

Laguna Heat

Coroner

Lies Before Kisses

Lieutenant Hand

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A Perfect Match

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Fugly

Doctor

Farewell to Manzanar

Teddy Wakatsuki

American Tragedy

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Thanksgiving Day

Banker

Run Till You Fall

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One on One

Yoon

Clyde Kusatsu

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NCIS

Hawaii Five-0

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Monk

MacGyver

MacGyver

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

Malcolm in the Middle

Murder, She Wrote

The Penguins of Madagascar

Mannix

Boston Legal

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Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

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Knots Landing

Charmed

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

The Legend of Korra

Lou Grant

Hawaii Five-O

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JAG

The Rockford Files

Avatar the Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

The Facts of Life

The West Wing

Beverly Hills, 90210

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

The Fall Guy

Dear John

Raising Hope

Alice

Superman: The Animated Series

Madam Secretary

Ellen

Simon & Simon

Hunter

The Lion Guard

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Never Have I Ever

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Tour of Duty

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

Pantheon

Pantheon

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

Remington Steele

Dharma & Greg

Heavy Gear

Designing Women

The Closer

Everwood

Franklin & Bash

Even Stevens

The Wayans Bros.

MAS*H

MAS*H