Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 31, 1937
Place of Birth:
Sacramento, California, United States
Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2024 | The Activated Man | Mr. Hideyoshi |
2017 | Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie | The Emperor (voice) |
2016 | The Watcher | Wendell |
2013 | Family Gathering | |
2011 | The Arcadian | Moto |
2009 | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | Mr. Takagawa (voice) |
2009 | Half Kenneth | Takahiro |
2009 | Old Dogs | Yoshiro Nishamura |
2008 | Ben 10: Race Against Time | Old Man |
2008 | The Sensei | Taki Nakano |
2007 | Southland Tales | Hideo Takehashi |
2006 | Americanese | Wood Ding |
2003 | Robot Stories | John |
2002 | Par 6 | Mr. Watsabi |
2001 | Ice Planet | Karteez Rumla |
1999 | Life Tastes Good | Harry |
1998 | The Big Hit | Jiro Nishi |
1997 | Paradise Road | Colonel Hirota |
1995 | Waterworld | Elder |
1994 | The Shadow | Dr. Roy Tam |
1994 | 3 Ninjas Kick Back | Koga |
1993 | Suture | Dr. Max Shinoda |
1993 | Silent Cries | Natsume |
1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Lord Norinaga |
1990 | Presumed Innocent | 'Painless' Kumagai |
1990 | Come See the Paradise | Mr. Kawamura |
1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | |
1988 | The Wash | Sadao |
1987 | Blind Date | Mr. Yakamoto |
1986 | Gung Ho | Saito |
1983 | Where the Toys Come From | Kenji |
1982 | Modesty Blaise | Weng |
1982 | The Challenge | Toshio Yoshida |
1982 | Conan the Barbarian | Subotai (voice, uncredited) |
1981 | Nice Dreams | Oriental Bus Boy |
1979 | When Hell Was in Session | Cao |
1979 | Mandrake | Ho |
1978 | Rabbit Test | Chinese Leader |
1976 | Pacific Overtures | Manjiro |
1976 | Midway | Lt. Tomonaga |
1973 | Pueblo | North Korean Officer |
1972 | Parades | Togo |
1971 | The Hospital | Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited) |
1970 | Loving | Byron |
Operation Othello | Brabantino |
Year | TV Show | Role |
---|---|---|
2018 | The Terror | Kazu |
2018 | Magnum P.I. | |
2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Ichiro Yamashiro |
2016 | Flaked | Wild Bill |
2013 | The Blacklist | Daniel Nakamoto |
2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Murakami (voice) |
2012 | Longmire | Francis Igawa |
2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Uncle Keako |
2007 | Mad Men | Ichiro Kimura |
2006 | Legion of Super Heroes | K3NT (voice) |
2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice) |
2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Master Yu (voice) |
2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Gyatso (voice) |
2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional Voices (voice) |
2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Monk (voice) |
2003 | Two and a Half Men | Hiroshi |
2001 | Samurai Jack | Emperor (voice) |
2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Uncle (voice) |
1999 | Jack & Jill | |
1996 | The Steve Harvey Show | Bobby Wong |
1994 | ER | Dr. Okida |
1994 | All-American Girl | Sammy |
1993 | The X-Files | Gung Bituen |
1989 | The Simpsons | Master Sushi Chef (voice) |
1989 | Seinfeld | Executive #1 |
1988 | Dear John | Charlie Moura |
1986 | Gung Ho | Mr. Saito |
1984 | Airwolf | Ko |
1982 | Remington Steele | Kenji Ito |
1982 | Knight Rider | Hito Osaka |
1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | |
1982 | Newhart | Sunatra |
1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
1982 | Remington Steele | Sam Kuromatsu |
1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
1979 | Knots Landing | Pharmacist |
1979 | Hart to Hart | |
1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Tokamo |
1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Governor Tokamo |
1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Ito |
1972 | M*A*S*H | |
1972 | The Waltons |