
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.
Series | The Grinder | Joseph Yao | 2015-09-29 |
Movie | The Face of Love | Sushi Chef | 2013-10-25 |
Movie | The Moment | Dr. Nunakawa | 2013-04-21 |
Movie | 47 Ronin | Drunk Official | 2013-12-06 |
Series | Ben and Kate | Mr. Su | 2012-09-25 |
Series | Fairly Legal | Joseph Chang | 2011-01-20 |
Series | Franklin & Bash | Unknown | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | Sex Tax: Based on a True Story | Judge | 2010-10-01 |
Series | $#*! My Dad Says | Mortimer Foo | 2010-09-23 |
Movie | A Nanny for Christmas | Mr. Halligan | 2010-11-23 |
Series | Dollhouse | Unknown | 2009-02-13 |
Movie | Love Happens | Cab Driver | 2009-09-18 |
Movie | Drive Thru | Fred Fukizaki | 2007-05-29 |
Series | Chuck | Morimoto | 2007-09-24 |
Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
Movie | Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms | Additional Voices (voice) | 2006-10-28 |
Series | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Unknown | 2005-02-21 |
Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
Movie | Pretty Persuasion | Judge Carl Munro | 2005-01-22 |
Movie | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Nakasumi (voice) | 2005-04-08 |
Series | The Closer | Unknown | 2005-06-13 |
Movie | The Interpreter | Police Chief Lee Wu | 2005-04-08 |
Movie | Shopgirl | Mr. Agasa | 2005-10-21 |
Movie | Extreme Dating | Joe | 2005-06-23 |
Movie | Rumor Has It... | Conference Attendee | 2005-12-22 |
Movie | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Head Monk | 2004-07-12 |
Series | Boston Legal | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Paparazzi | Dr. Hanson | 2004-09-03 |
Series | Evil Con Carne | Unknown | 2003-07-11 |
Movie | The United States of Leland | Judge | 2003-01-18 |
Movie | Hollywood Homicide | Coroner Chung | 2003-06-09 |
Series | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Unknown | 2003-09-20 |
Series | Nip/Tuck | Unknown | 2003-07-22 |
Series | The Lyon's Den | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
Series | NCIS | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Series | Everwood | Unknown | 2002-09-16 |
Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Bee (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
Movie | Recess: School's Out | Mr. Yamashiro (voice) | 2001-01-27 |
Series | Samurai Jack | Unknown | 2001-08-10 |
Series | The Division | Unknown | 2001-01-07 |
Series | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Unknown | 2001-08-24 |
Series | Citizen Baines | Unknown | 2001-09-29 |
Series | Heavy Gear | 2001-09-22 | |
Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown | 2000-01-09 |
Movie | American Tragedy | Judge Lance Ito | 2000-11-12 |
Series | Even Stevens | Unknown | 2000-06-17 |
Series | Batman Beyond | Unknown | 1999-01-10 |
Series | Mickey Mouse Works | 1999-05-01 | |
Series | Providence | Unknown | 1999-01-08 |
Movie | American Pie | English Teacher | 1999-07-09 |
Series | The West Wing | Joe | 1999-09-22 |
Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Godzilla | Japanese Tanker Skipper | 1998-05-20 |
Movie | Babylon 5: Thirdspace | Bill Morishi | 1998-07-17 |
Series | Charmed | Unknown | 1998-10-07 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Paradise Road | Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake' | 1997-02-11 |
Series | Extreme Ghostbusters | Unknown | 1997-09-01 |
Series | Dharma & Greg | Unknown | 1997-09-24 |
Series | City Guys | Unknown | 1997-09-06 |
Series | Ally McBeal | Unknown | 1997-09-08 |
Movie | Spy Hard | Noggin | 1996-05-24 |
Movie | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Thief - Additional Voice Talents (voice) | 1996-05-20 |
Series | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Unknown | 1996-09-06 |
Series | The Pretender | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Series | The Wayans Bros. | Unknown | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Top Dog | Capt. Callahan | 1995-04-28 |
Series | Pinky and the Brain | Unknown | 1995-09-09 |
Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Series | Maybe This Time | Unknown | 1995-09-15 |
Series | All-American Girl | Benny Kim | 1994-09-14 |
Series | Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? | 1994-02-05 | |
Series | Chicago Hope | Unknown | 1994-09-18 |
Series | Ellen | Unknown | 1994-03-29 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
Movie | Deconstructing Sarah | Officer Okawa | 1994-12-16 |
Series | Fantastic Four | Unknown | 1994-09-24 |
Movie | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | History Teacher | 1993-05-07 |
Movie | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Prime Minister Soto | 1993-05-21 |
Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown | 1993-04-21 |
Movie | Made in America | Bob Takashima | 1993-01-06 |
Series | Class of '96 | Unknown | 1993-01-19 |
Movie | Silent Cries | Saburo Saigo | 1993-03-08 |
Movie | In the Line of Fire | Jack Okura | 1993-07-08 |
Movie | Dream Lover | Judge Kurita | 1993-10-24 |
Movie | Rising Sun | Tanaka | 1993-07-30 |
Movie | And the Band Played On | Blood Bank Executive | 1993-09-11 |
Series | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Unknown | 1993-09-11 |
Series | Mighty Max | Unknown | 1993-09-01 |
Series | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Unknown | 1993-08-27 |
Series | Raven | Unknown | 1992-06-24 |
Movie | And the Sea Will Tell | Enoki | 1991-02-24 |
Movie | Pizza Man | Former Prime Minister Nakasone | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | The Perfect Weapon | Detective Wong | 1991-03-15 |
Movie | Lies Before Kisses | Lieutenant Hand | 1991-03-03 |
Movie | Baby of the Bride | Dr. Chang | 1991-12-22 |
Series | Good & Evil | Unknown | 1991-09-25 |
Movie | Jailbirds | Kasaki | 1991-05-16 |
Series | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Unknown | 1990-09-02 |
Movie | Bird on a Wire | Mr. Takawaki | 1990-05-18 |
Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1990-09-15 | |
Series | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown | 1990-10-04 |
Movie | Thanksgiving Day | Banker | 1990-11-19 |
Movie | In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing | Matsumo | 1990-11-25 |
Movie | Turner & Hooch | Kevin Williams | 1989-07-28 |
Series | Jesse Hawkes | Unknown | 1989-04-22 |
Movie | Wired | Coroner Thomas Noguchi | 1989-08-25 |
Movie | Gross Anatomy | Interviewing Professor | 1989-10-20 |
Series | Family Matters | Unknown | 1989-09-22 |
Series | Island Son | 1989-09-16 | |
Series | Murphy's Law | Unknown | 1988-11-02 |
Series | A Different World | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
Series | Tour of Duty | Unknown | 1987-09-24 |
Series | Wiseguy | Unknown | 1987-09-16 |
Movie | Laguna Heat | Coroner | 1987-11-15 |
Series | thirtysomething | Unknown | 1987-09-29 |
Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Admiral Nakamura | 1987-09-28 |
Series | The New Gidget | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | The Hogan Family | Unknown | 1986-03-01 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Shanghai Surprise | Joe Go | 1986-08-29 |
Series | Sidekicks | Unknown | 1986-09-26 |
Series | Designing Women | Unknown | 1986-09-29 |
Movie | Intimate Encounters | Professor Ikeda | 1986-09-28 |
Series | ALF | Unknown | 1986-09-22 |
Series | Stingray | Unknown | 1985-07-14 |
Movie | Volunteers | Souvanna | 1985-08-16 |
Series | MacGyver | Unknown | 1985-09-29 |
Movie | Streets of Justice | Dr. Edwards | 1985-11-10 |
Series | Hunter | Unknown | 1984-09-18 |
Series | Who's the Boss? | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Crazy like a Fox | Unknown | 1984-12-30 |
Series | Webster | Unknown | 1983-09-16 |
Series | T. J. Hooker | Unknown | 1982-03-13 |
Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1982-03-25 |
Movie | The Challenge | Go | 1982-07-23 |
Movie | Lookin' to Get Out | Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech | 1982-10-08 |
Series | Remington Steele | Unknown | 1982-10-01 |
Series | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1982-09-24 | |
Series | Dynasty | Unknown | 1981-01-12 |
Movie | ...All the Marbles | Clyde Yamashito | 1981-03-01 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | The Fall Guy | Unknown | 1981-11-04 |
Movie | A Perfect Match | Dr. Tommy Chang | 1980-10-05 |
Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
Series | Benson | Unknown | 1979-09-13 |
Movie | The Frisco Kid | Mr. Ping | 1979-07-06 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
Movie | Meteor | Yamashiro | 1979-10-19 |
Series | Knots Landing | Unknown | 1979-12-27 |
Movie | Go Tell the Spartans | Col. Minh | 1978-07-12 |
Movie | Dr. Strange | Wong | 1978-09-06 |
Series | Taxi | Unknown | 1978-09-12 |
Series | Tales of the Unexpected | Unknown | 1977-02-02 |
Movie | Black Sunday | Freighter Captain | 1977-03-11 |
Movie | The Choirboys | Francis Tanaguchi | 1977-12-23 |
Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
Movie | Oh, God! | Supermarket Employee (uncredited) | 1977-10-07 |
Movie | Midway | Cmdr. Watanabe | 1976-06-18 |
Movie | Farewell to Manzanar | Teddy Wakatsuki | 1976-03-11 |
Series | Spencer's Pilots | Unknown | 1976-09-17 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Series | Alice | Unknown | 1976-08-31 |
Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
Series | Harry O | Unknown | 1974-09-12 |
Series | M*A*S*H | Kwang Duk | 1972-09-17 |
Series | Kung Fu | Unknown | 1972-10-14 |
Series | All in the Family | Unknown | 1971-01-12 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
Series | Mannix | Unknown | 1967-09-16 |