Quick Facts
Born:
1923-04-03
Birthplace:
Delta County, Colorado, USA
Credits:
49 Total Roles
Dale Ishimoto
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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, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in Beach Red (1967), a Korean doctor in MASH (1970), a karate instructor in Superchick (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in Midway (1976).
He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"
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, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in Beach Red (1967), a Korean doctor in MASH (1970), a karate instructor in Superchick (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in Midway (1976).
He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"
Known For
M*A*S*H
Korean Doctor (uncredited)
The A-Team
Stockwell's contact
The Twilight Zone
Sergeant Yamazaki
Beverly Hills Ninja
Old Japanese Man
Cannonball Run II
Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Midway
Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Mission: Impossible
Saburi
Kung Fu
Chinese Sergeant
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memories MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Inconceivable MOVIE | Mr. Akiyama |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja MOVIE | Old Japanese Man |
| 1994 | In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance MOVIE | Mr. Ing |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise MOVIE | Mr. Ogata |
| 1986 | Rambo: The Force of Freedom TV | Self |
| 1984 | Ninja III: The Domination MOVIE | Okuda |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II MOVIE | Japanese Businessman (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Smorgasbord MOVIE | Japanese Mechanic |
| 1983 | The A-Team TV | Stockwell's contact |