Sab Shimono
Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (87)
Operation Othello
as Brabantino
The Activated Man
as Mr. Hideyoshi
Magnum P.I.
as George Nakamura
The Terror
as Kazu
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as The Emperor (voice)
The Watcher
as Wendell
Flaked
as Wild Bill
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Ichiro Yamashiro
The Blacklist
as Daniel Nakamoto
Family Gathering
as Unknown
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Murakami (voice)
Longmire
as Francis Igawa
The Arcadian
as Moto
Hawaii Five-0
as Uncle Keako
Old Dogs
as Yoshiro Nishamura
Half Kenneth
as Takahiro
The Sensei
as Taki Nakano
Ben 10: Race Against Time
as Old Man
Southland Tales
as Hideo Takehashi
Mad Men
as Ichiro Kimura
Legion of Super Heroes
as K3NT (voice)
Americanese
as Wood Ding
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Master Yu (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Gyatso (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Additional Voices (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
as Monk (voice)
Two and a Half Men
as Hiroshi
Robot Stories
as John
Par 6
as Mr. Watsabi
Samurai Jack
as Emperor (voice)
Ice Planet
as Karteez Rumla
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Uncle (voice)
Jack & Jill
as Mr. Tanaka
Life Tastes Good
as Harry
The Big Hit
as Jiro Nishi
Paradise Road
as Colonel Hirota
The Steve Harvey Show
as Bobby Wong
Waterworld
as Elder
ER
as Dr. Okida
All-American Girl
as Sammy
The Shadow
as Dr. Roy Tam
3 Ninjas Kick Back
as Koga
Suture
as Dr. Max Shinoda
The X-Files
as Gung Bituen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
as Lord Norinaga
Silent Cries
as Natsume
Come See the Paradise
as Mr. Kawamura
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Dr. Fujita
Presumed Innocent
as 'Painless' Kumagai
The Simpsons
as Master Sushi Chef (voice)
Seinfeld
as Executive #1
Dear John
as Charlie Moura
The Wash
as Sadao
Blind Date
as Mr. Yakamoto
Gung Ho
as Mr. Saito
Gung Ho
as Saito
Airwolf
as Ko
Where the Toys Come From
as Kenji
Newhart
as Sunatra
Remington Steele
as Kenji Ito
Remington Steele
as Sam Kuromatsu
Knight Rider
as Hito Osaka
Tales of the Gold Monkey
as Unknown
The Challenge
as Toshio Yoshida
Cagney & Lacey
as Cunningham
Conan the Barbarian
as Subotai (voice) (uncredited)
American Playhouse
as Sadao
American Playhouse
as Takahashi Hosoume
Modesty Blaise
as Weng
Nice Dreams
as Oriental Bus Boy
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as Unknown
Knots Landing
as Pharmacist
When Hell Was in Session
as Cao
Hart to Hart
as Unknown
Mandrake
as Ho
Rabbit Test
as Chinese Leader
Quincy, M.E.
as Tokamo
Quincy, M.E.
as Governor Tokamo
Quincy, M.E.
as Ito
Pacific Overtures
as Manjiro
Pueblo
as North Korean Officer
M*A*S*H
as Unknown
The Waltons
as Unknown
Parades
as Togo
The Hospital
as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
Loving
as Byron