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James Shigeta

Cast & creator

James Shigeta

1929-06-17 (died at 85) Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USAIMDb

Best known for Perry Mason, Beverly Hills, 90210, The Love Boat

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.

Also known as: James Saburo Shigeta, 繁田三郎

Movies

43

film credits

Series

53

television credits

Career

96

1944–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Ward Toyama · 1957

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Ben Sosna · 1990

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Bud's Father · 1977

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

John Sukahara · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Luc Li · 1984

Across film & television

Filmography (96)

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Ward Toyama

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

Ben Sosna

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Bud's Father

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

John Sukahara

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Luc Li

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Audience Member

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Winner

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Joseph Matsukino

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Taro Isogi

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Richard Enoka

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Mr. Obotu

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Sam Wing

Ironside

Ironside

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Shiki

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Clement Chin

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Roy Shigera

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Chow Duc Khan

Airwolf

Airwolf

Colonel Tranh Van Zung

Emergency!

Emergency!

Naked City

Naked City

James Kam

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

Renegade

Renegade

Renegade

Renegade

Mr. Ota

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

Mr. Koso Nakasone

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Dr. Harvey Lee

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

Vietnamese President Chi

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Sidney Ying

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Old Wanderer (voice)

Police Woman

Police Woman

Medical Center

Medical Center

Dr. Osaka

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Prosecutor

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

Nishi

Cybill

Cybill

Mr. Matsuzaki

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Maj. Jong

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

AIO Captain Newa

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Lin Ha

Die Hard

Die Hard

Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Inspector Mantjur (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Dr. Yamashiro (voice)

Mulan

Mulan

General Li (voice)

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

Stephen Yang

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

Kang Sok-Joo

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

Masquerade

Masquerade

Makko

Brother

Brother

Sugimoto

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Midway

Midway

Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo

The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

Once an Eagle

Once an Eagle

Lin Tso-Han

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

Goro

Drive

Drive

Mr. Lau

China Cry

China Cry

Dr. Sung

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

Brother To-Lenn

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

(archive footage)

Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon

Cheng Lu

The Young Lawyers

The Young Lawyers

Lee Ahn

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Danny Kohana

The People I've Slept With

The People I've Slept With

Charles Yang

Cage II: The Arena of Death

Cage II: The Arena of Death

Tin Lum Yin

Hollywood Chinese

Hollywood Chinese

Self

Death Walks in Laredo

Death Walks in Laredo

Lester Koto

Beam Me Up, Sulu

Beam Me Up, Sulu

Self

Space Marines

Space Marines

Ambassador Nakamura

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

Det. Whoo

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Field Marshal Abehata

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Master Kwan Li

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Col. Lin Pei

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

David Lao

Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas

Japanese Doctor

The Crimson Kimono

The Crimson Kimono

Detective Joe Kojaku

Midnight Man

Midnight Man

Mao Mak

The Renegades

The Renegades

Jimmy Lee

The Questor Tapes

The Questor Tapes

Dr. Chen

Flower Drum Song

Flower Drum Song

Wang Ta

Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

Suzuki

Yorktown: A Time to Heal

Yorktown: A Time to Heal

Admiral Heilachiro Nogura

The Slanted Screen

The Slanted Screen

Himself

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

George Ti Ming

Bridge to the Sun

Bridge to the Sun

Hidenari Terasaki

Nobody's Perfect

Nobody's Perfect

Diver Toshi O'Hara

Matt Helm

Matt Helm

Tom McCauley

Cage

Cage

Tin Lum Yin

Escape to Mindanao

Escape to Mindanao

Lt. Takahashi

Samurai

Samurai

Takeo Chisato

Slaying the Dragon

Slaying the Dragon

Operation Heartbeat

Operation Heartbeat

Chief Resident

Manila, Open City

Manila, Open City

Captain Murakami

Tomorrow's Child

Tomorrow's Child

Donald Shibura

Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

Narrator

Home from the Eastern Sea

Narrator