Clyde Kusatsu Biography (1948-)

Born September 13, 1948, in Honolulu, HI; married; wife's name, Gayle; children: Kevin, Andrew.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
September 13, 1948
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Crown prince, The King and I, Honolulu, HI, c. 1965
  • Film Appearances
  • Commander Yasuji Watanabe, Midway (also known as The Battle ofMidway), Universal, 1976
  • X-ray technician, Alex and the Gypsy (also known as Love and Other Crimes), 1976
  • Captain Ogawa, Black Sunday, Paramount, 1977
  • Clerk, Oh God, Warner Bros., 1977
  • Francis Tanaguchi, The Choirboys (also known as Aenglarna),Universal, 1977
  • Colonel Minh, Go Tell the Spartans, Avco-Embassy, 1978
  • Mr. Ping, The Frisco Kid (also known as No Knife), Warner Bros., 1979
  • Yamashiro, Meteor, American International Pictures, 1979
  • Clyde Yamashito, All the Marbles (also known as The CaliforniaDolls), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981
  • Go, The Challenge (also known as Equals and Sword of theNinja), Embassy, 1982
  • Japanese businessperson, Gimme an "F" (also known as T & AAcademy 2), 1984
  • Souvanna, Volunteers, TriStar, 1985
  • Joe Go, Shanghai Surprise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
  • Coroner, Wired, Taurus, 1989
  • Interviewing professor, Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989
  • Kevin Jenkins (some sources cite Kevin Williams), Turner and Hooch, Buena Vista, 1989
  • Mr. Takawaki, Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990
  • Detective Wong, The Perfect Weapon, Paramount, 1991
  • Former Prime minister Nakasone, Pizza Man, J. F. Lawton, 1992
  • Bob Takashima, Made in America, Warner Bros., 1993
  • History teacher, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Universal, 1993
  • Jack Okura, In the Line of Fire, Columbia, 1993
  • Prime minister Soto, Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots! 2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
  • Tanaka, Rising Sun, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
  • Chinese father, North, Castle Rock, 1994
  • Judge, Dream Lover, Gramercy Pictures, 1994
  • Captain Callahan, Top Dog, LIVE/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
  • Saint Peter, Favorite Deadly Sins (also known as National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins), Republic Pictures, 1995
  • Additional voice and member of the chorus, Aladdin and the King of Thieves (animated), Walt Disney Home Video, 1996
  • Noggin, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Sergeant Tomiashi (the Snake) and performer of song "The Lullaby of Itsuki," Paradise Road, Planet Pictures, 1997
  • Tanker skipper, Godzilla, TriStar, 1998
  • English teacher, American Pie, Universal, 1999
  • Voice of bee, Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR2 and DR.2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
  • Voice of Mr. Yamashiro, Recess: School's Out (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Ali, Bring 'Em Back Alive, CBS, 1982-1983
  • Dr. Kenji Fushida, Island Son (also known as The Hawaiian and Kahuna), CBS, 1989-1990
  • Voice characterizations, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated), TBS and syndicated, 1990-1996
  • Voice characterizations, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (animated), Fox, beginning in 1994
  • Voice of Karnak, The Fantastic Four (animated; also known as The Marvel Action Hour: The Fantastic Four), syndicated, 1994
  • Benny Kim, All-American Girl (also known as An American Family), ABC, 1994-1995
  • Voice characterization, Mickey Mouse Works (animated), ABC, 1999
  • Voice of coach, Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 1999-2001
  • Voice of Kusunoki Tachi, Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (animated), syndicated, 2001-?
  • Miniseries
  • Eliot Enoki, And the Sea Will Tell, CBS, 1991
  • Judge Ito, American Tragedy, CBS, 2000
  • Movies
  • Teddy Wakatsuki, Farewell to Manzanar, NBC, 1976
  • Dr. Tommy Chang, A Perfect Match, CBS, 1980
  • Dr. Edwards, Streets of Justice, NBC, 1985
  • Professor Ikeda, Intimate Encounters (also known as Encountersin the Night), NBC, 1986
  • Coroner, Laguna Heat, HBO, 1987
  • Miki, Mistress, CBS, 1987
  • Jerry Fujimoto, Run 'Till You Fall, CBS, 1988
  • Shimoto, The Road Raiders, CBS, 1989
  • Lieutenant Arioto, Revealing Evidence (also known as Heat,Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler, and Tango), NBC, 1990
  • Matsumo, In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (also known asA Cop for the Killing and In the Line of Duty: The Dallas Drug Murders), NBC, 1990
  • Dr. Chang, Baby of the Bride, CBS, 1991
  • Kasaki, Jailbirds, CBS, 1991
  • Lieutenant Hand, Lies before Kisses, CBS, 1991
  • Saburo Saigo, Guests of the Emperor, Yorkshire Television, 1992 broadcast in the United States as Silent Cries, NBC, 1993
  • Blood bank executive, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
  • Admiral Nakamura, Star Trek: The Next Generation--All Good Things ... (also known as All Good Things ...), syndicated, 1994
  • Detective Okawa, Deconstructing Sarah, USA Network, 1994
  • Bill Morishi, Babylon 5: Thirdspace (also known as Thirdspace and Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure), TNT, 1998
  • Voice of wrestling coach, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), TheWB, 1999
  • Specials
  • Phillip, "Golden Land" (also known as "Tales from the Hollywood Hills"),Great Performances, PBS, 1988
  • The Streets of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1992
  • Episodic
  • Kwang Duk, "Officers Only," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1973
  • Kwang Duk, "Henry in Love," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1974
  • "The Arrogant Dragon," Kung Fu, ABC, 1974
  • Mateo, "The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument," Ellery Queen, NBC,1975
  • "Forbidden Kingdom," Kung Fu, ABC, 1975
  • Herb Tanaguchi, "Mother-in-Law, Part 1," Alice, CBS, 1976
  • Reverend Chong, "Joey's Baptism," All in the Family, CBS, 1976
  • Rocky, "Prisoners of War," Baa Baa Black Sheep, NBC, 1976
  • Nguyen, "New Life, Old Dragons," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1977
  • Ralph Tumora, "Aftershock," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
  • Paul, "Come as You Aren't," Taxi, ABC, 1978
  • Reverend Chong, "The Stivics Go West," All in the Family, CBS, 1978
  • Reverend Chong, "Stephanie's Conversion," All in the Family, CBS,1979
  • Sergeant Michael Yee, "Goodbye, Cruel World," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1980
  • Colonel Ki, "Memories Are Forever," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1981
  • Captain Yamato, "The Joker Is Wild," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1982
  • Anek, "The Golden Triangle," MacGyver, ABC, 1985
  • Dr. Long Tang, "All for One: Parts 1 & 2," Magnum, P.I., CBS,1985
  • Tran Tam, "Outcall," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1985
  • "Night of the Dragons," Hunter, NBC, 1985
  • Billy Lok, "Trial by Fire," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986
  • Detective Gordon Katsumoto, "A.A.P.I.," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986
  • Detective Gordon Katsumoto, "This Island Isn't Big Enough ... ," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1986
  • "Steele, Inc.," Remington Steele, NBC, 1986
  • "The Wish Child," MacGyver, ABC, 1986
  • Attending physician, "Anytime, Anywhere," Stingray, NBC, 1987
  • Budget Bob, "Down and Out in Malibu: Part 2," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1987
  • Daniel Cho, "Pai Gow," Shell Game, CBS, 1987
  • Ken, "Fascination for the Flame," Wiseguy, CBS, 1987
  • Ken, "Independent Operator," Wiseguy, CBS, 1987
  • Ken, "Player to Be Named," Wiseguy, CBS, 1987
  • Dherva, Murphy's Law, ABC, 1988
  • Dr. Richards, "The Mike Van Dyke Show," thirtysomething, ABC, 1988
  • Kim Lee, "The Two Tonys," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1988
  • Tho, "Angel of Mercy," Tour of Duty, CBS, 1988
  • Admiral Nakamura, "The Measure of a Man," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1989
  • Sam Matsuda, "Secretarial Poole," Valerie, NBC, 1989
  • Dr. Milton Miyasaki, "The Case of the Ersatz Earthquake," Mathnet,PBS, 1990
  • Jack Yamoto, "Good-Bye Charlie," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1990
  • Kinishiwa representative, "The Cash Isn't Always Greener," A DifferentWorld, NBC, 1991
  • Principal Edgar Shimata, "Fight the Good Fight," Family Matters, ABC, 1991
  • Lewis, "Trial and Error," Designing Women, CBS, 1992
  • Principal Edgar Shimata, "Woman of the People," Family Matters, ABC, 1992
  • Prison warden, "The Kindness of Strangers," Beverly Hills, 90210,Fox, 1992
  • Admiral Nakamura, "Phantasms," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1993
  • Billy Cota, "Everybody Lies," Sirens, ABC, 1993
  • Dr. Sweeney, "Deadly Reunion," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
  • Principal Edgar Shimata, "Presumed Urkel," Family Matters, ABC, 1994
  • Roy Shimamura, "Brooklyn Dodgers," The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1994
  • The judge, "Three Strikes," Ellen, ABC, 1995
  • Dr. Yamashita, "Chapter Two, Year Two," Murder One, ABC, 1996
  • Noriyuki, "Break a Leg," Maybe This Time, ABC, 1996
  • Voice of Dr. Arnada, "Sentinel," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated,1996
  • Voice of Dr. Zin, "Nemesis," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated; also known as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures), The CartoonNetwork and syndicated, 1996
  • Voices of Dr. Zin and a guard, "The Robot Spies," The Real Adventuresof Jonny Quest (animated; also known as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures), The Cartoon Network and syndicated, 1996
  • Voice of Kai, "Bushido," Gargoyles (animated), syndicated, 1996
  • Detective Danny Cho, "Heart of the Dragon," Walker, Texas Ranger,CBS, 1997
  • Dr. Robertson, "Forget-Me-Not," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
  • Seiji Ingawa, "The Never Bending Story," Total Security, ABC, 1997
  • Voice characterization, "Fallout," Extreme Ghostbusters, syndicated, 1997
  • Voice of Dr. Zin, "The Bangalore Falcon," The Real Adventures of JonnyQuest (animated; also known as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures),The Cartoon Network and syndicated, 1997
  • "Past Imperfect," Party of Five, Fox, 1997
  • Frank Fenton, "Viagra-Vated Assault," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998
  • Judge Stephen Chen, "Rhyme and Reason," The Practice, ABC, 1998
  • Lieutenant Wong, "Touched by an Amnesiac," Buddy Faro, CBS, 1998
  • "Death of an Angel," The Net, USA Network, 1998
  • Al, "Welcome to the Hotel Calamari," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1999
  • Coroner, "Laying Pipe," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1999
  • Judge C. Eastlake, "It's Not You, It's Me," Any Day Now, Lifetime,1999
  • Judge Clyde Kurosawa, "Legalese," Vengeance Unlimited, ABC, 1999
  • Mr. Sato, "The Couple's Court," For Your Love, The WB, 1999
  • Mr. Tranh, "Trude Awakening," Rude Awakening, Showtime, 1999
  • Mr. Yumada, "Saint Syd," Providence, NBC, 1999
  • Voice of Mr. Tan, "Rats," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 1999
  • Ice cream man, "Traffic Jam," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2000
  • Li Ho, "The Agent of Year Zero," The Pretender, NBC, 2000
  • Voice of Dr. Fong, "Inqueling," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB,2000
  • Voice of first ranger, "Rookie of the Year," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), syndicated, UPN, and ABC, 2000
  • Voice of Jimmy Linn, "Sneak Peek," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 2000
  • Voice of Warden Yung, "The Taking of PC-7," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), syndicated, UPN, and ABC, 2000
  • Appeared as Mr. Saito in an episode of Small Wonder, syndicated; provided a voice characterization for "Eyes of a Dragon," an episode of Extreme Ghostbusters, syndicated; also appeared in episodes of Dynasty, ABC; Knots Landing, CBS; L.A. Law, NBC; Simon and Simon, CBS; and The Wayan Bros, The WB.
  • Pilots
  • Mo, Zero Intelligence, ABC, 1976
  • Wong, Dr. Strange, CBS, 1978
  • Allison Sydney Harrison, NBC, 1979
  • Medical examiner, "It Doesn't Snow in Hawaii," Magnum P.I., CBS, 1980
  • The Adventures of Alexander Hawkins, CBS, 1983
  • Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1983
  • Edward Yashima, Velvet, ABC, 1984
  • Mr. Loopman, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Fox, 1990
  • Ken Tanaka, Raven: Return of the Black Dragons, CBS, 1992
  • Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993

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