James Shigeta
Known for ActingBorn 1929-06-17Died 2014-07-28Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors. In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time". Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.Read more
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The Slanted Screen
2006 · Movie
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The Young Lawyers
1969 · Movie
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Series
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Samurai
1979 · Movie
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Escape to Mindanao
1968 · Movie
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Manila, Open City
1968 · Movie
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Babylon 5
1994 · Series
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Mulan
1998 · Movie
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Slaying the Dragon
1988 · Movie
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Die Hard
1988 · Movie
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Operation Heartbeat
1969 · Movie
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Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Series
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Emergency!
1972 · Series
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Airwolf
1984 · Series
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The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
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Kung Fu
1972 · Series
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Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
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The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
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Masquerade
1983 · Series
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Perry Mason
1957 · Series
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Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
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Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
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Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Series
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Brother
2000 · Movie
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Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Series
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The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996 · Series
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seaQuest DSV
1993 · Series
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Death Walks in Laredo
1967 · Movie
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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Series
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Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · Series
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Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Series
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S.W.A.T.
1975 · Series
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The Yakuza
1974 · Movie
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The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976 · Movie
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Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994 · Movie
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The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
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Renegade
1992 · Series
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Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
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The Lieutenant
1963 · Series
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Once an Eagle
1976 · Series
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Ironside
1967 · Series
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Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
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Bridge to the Sun
1961 · Movie
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The Renegades
1982 · Movie
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Midway
1976 · Movie
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T. J. Hooker
1982 · Series
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China Cry
1990 · Movie
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Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025 · Movie