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