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Dale Ishimoto
Biography:
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Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California.
After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge.
After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japanese soldiers".
Over the course of his career,... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories as Self (archive footage) | 2000-08-01 |
Inconceivable as Mr. Akiyama | 1998-01-10 |
Beverly Hills Ninja as Old Japanese Man | 1997-01-17 |
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance as Mr. Ing | 1994-01-23 |
Come See the Paradise as Mr. Ogata | 1990-08-17 |
Ninja III: The Domination as Okuda | 1984-09-14 |
Cannonball Run II as Japanese Businessman (uncredited) | 1984-06-29 |
Dangerous Company as Mr. Hikaru | 1982-02-09 |
Enter the Ninja as Komori | 1981-07-17 |
Mad Bull as Smitty | 1977-12-21 |
Midway as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya | 1976-06-18 |
Sharks' Treasure as Ishi | 1975-04-18 |
When the North Wind Blows as Yermak | 1974-01-14 |
The Games as Japanese Doctor | 1970-08-07 |
M*A*S*H as Korean Doctor (uncredited) | 1970-02-18 |
Cocoon as Arcturus Construction Guard | 1968-09-20 |
Beach Red as Capt. Tanaka | 1967-08-03 |
King Rat as Yoshima | 1965-10-27 |
Moro Witch Doctor as Manuel Romblon | 1964-11-01 |
The Nun and the Sergeant as Pak | 1962-01-01 |
The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Japanese Pilot (uncredited) | 1960-12-29 |
Run Silent, Run Deep as Japanese sailor (uncredited) | 1958-03-27 |