Name
Clyde Kusatsu
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-09-13 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
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Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is a U.S. actor.
Kusatsu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he attended ʻIolani School. Kusatsu began acting in Honolulu summer stock, and after studying theatre at Northwestern University, started to make his mark on the small screen in the mid-1970s. Usually mustachioed, with a dapper, professional air, he has most often played doctors, but his repertoire has included a generous sampling of teachers (usually college professors), businessmen, detectives, church ministers and other intelligent, middle-class types. With his quiet, wry line delivery, Kusatsu made a memorably clever and hilarious sparring partner for Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on several episodes of All in the Family as the Reverend Chong, refusing to baptize Archie's grandson without the permission of the boy's parents. During this period Kusatsu also worked with the Asian American theatre group East West Players in Los Angeles.
Kusatsu was subsequently a regular on several series, but neither the adventure Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–83) nor the Hawaiian-set medical drama Island Son (1989–90) (in which he played one of Richard Chamberlain's colleagues) lasted very long. His many television movies have included the film adaptation of Farewell to Manzanar (1976), about Japanese American internment during World War II. Other M.O.W.s and mini-series have been "And The Sea Will Tell", and "American Tragedy" playing Judge Lance Ito. He had a memorable role in the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" episode "Prisoners of War" as a downed Japanese fighter pilot in the Pacific (1976). (Kusatsu also guest-starred on an episode of Lou Grant on Japanese internment in the U.S.); Golden Land (1988), a Hollywood-set drama based on a William Faulkner story; and the AIDS drama And the Band Played On (1993). He appeared in four M*A*S*H episodes and later starred in the short-lived A.B.C. series All American Girl (1994–1995), the first East Asian familiar sitcom in the U.S.
Feature roles, beginning with Midway (1976), have generally been small, but in the 1990s Kusatsu had roles in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993, as a history teacher) and In the Line of Fire (1993, as a Secret Service agent). He appeared as a high school English teacher in American Pie (1999). Other recent films have been "ShopGirl" as Mr. Agasa, and in Sydney Pollack's The Interpreter (2005) as Lee Wu, head of security for the United Nations Headquarters. He currently plays the recurring role of Dr. Dennis Okamura on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Kusatsu starred in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as Mr. Lee.
Kusatsu is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew.
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- 2005 The Interpreter as Police Chief Lee Wu
- 1998 Godzilla as Japanese Tanker Skipper
- 2005 Shopgirl as Mr. Agasa
- 1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace as Bill Morishi
- 1981 ...All the Marbles as Clyde Yamashito
- 1989 The Road Raiders as Shimoto
- 2009 Love Happens as Cab Driver
- 2000 American Tragedy as Judge Lance Ito
- 2004 Extreme Dating as Joe
- 2004 The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Head Monk
- 1995 Top Dog as Ken Callahan
- 2010 A Nanny for Christmas as Mr. Halligan
- 2007 Drive Thru as Fred Fukizaki
- 1989 Gross Anatomy as Interviewing Professor
- 1977 The Choirboys as Francis Tanaguchi
- 1990 Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler as Lt. Arioto
- 1978 Dr. Strange as Wong
- 2013 The Moment as Dr. Nunakawa
- 1986 Shanghai Surprise as Joe Go
- 1983 Allison Sydney Harrison as Jimmy
- 1993 Silent Cries as Saburo Saigo
- 1991 Pizza Man as Former Prime Minister Nakasone
- 2001 The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Sun Bear (voice)
- 1994 Deconstructing Sarah as Officer Okawa
- 2025 Site as Ken Tanaka
- 2012 The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole as Shingen (voice)
- 1979 Meteor as Yamashiro
- 1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie as Wrestling Coach (voice)
- 1978 Go Tell the Spartans as Col. Minh
- 1991 And the Sea Will Tell as Enoki
- 1982 Lookin' to Get Out as Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech
- 1989 Wired as Coroner Thomas Noguchi
- 1988 Run Till You Fall as Fujimoto
- 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Mr. Lee
- 1991 Jailbirds as Kasaki
- 1990 Thanksgiving Day as Banker
- 1982 The Challenge as Go
- 1976 Alex & the Gypsy as X-Ray Technician
- 1991 Lies Before Kisses as Lieutenant Hand
- 1993 In the Line of Fire as Jack Okura
- 1976 Farewell to Manzanar as Teddy Wakatsuki
- 1997 Paradise Road as Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
- 2001 Justice League: Secret Origins as Japanese Ambassador (voice)
- 2010 Sex Tax: Based on a True Story as Judge
- 1999 American Pie as English Teacher
- 1991 The Perfect Weapon as Detective Wong
- 2013 47 Ronin as Drunk Official
- 1989 Turner & Hooch as Kevin Williams
- 2003 Hollywood Homicide as Coroner Chung
- 2013 The Face of Love as Sushi Chef
- 2006 Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1996 Spy Hard as Noggin
- 1986 Intimate Encounters as Professor Ikeda
- 1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as History Teacher
- 1993 Rising Sun as Tanaka
- 1994 Dream Lover as Judge Kurita
- 1990 In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing as Matsumo
- 1990 Bird on a Wire as Mr. Takawaki
- 1987 Laguna Heat as Coroner
- 1980 A Perfect Match as Dr. Tommy Chang
- 2005 Pretty Persuasion as Judge Carl Munro
- 2005 Rumor Has It... as Conference Attendee
- 1985 Volunteers as Souvanna
- 2001 Recess: School's Out as Mr. Yamashiro (voice)
- 1991 Baby of the Bride as Dr. Chang
- 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 as Bee (voice)
- 1979 The Frisco Kid as Mr. Ping
- 2005 Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)
- 1977 Black Sunday as Freighter Captain
- 1977 Oh, God! as Supermarket Employee (uncredited)
- 1976 Midway as Cmdr. Watanabe
- 2003 The United States of Leland as Judge
- 2004 Paparazzi as Dr. Hanson
- 1984 Velvet as Dr. Yashima
- 1992 Raven: Return of the Black Dragons as Ken Tanaka
- 1993 Made in America as Bob Takashima
- 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux as Prime Minister Soto
- 1985 Streets of Justice as Dr. Edwards
- 1993 And the Band Played On as Blood Bank Executive
- 1995 National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Saint Peter
- 2009 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas as The Grocer (voice)
- 2007 Fugly as Doctor
- 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Mujahideen (voice)
- 1984 Gimme an 'F' as Japanese Businessman
- 2003 The Singing Detective as Visiting Japanese Doctor
- 2006 Little Miss Christmas as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2026 The Home as Clyde
- 1986 Sylvan in Paradise
- 1980 Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii as Naval Medical Examiner
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 2 episodes )
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 3 episodes ) as Colonel Ki
- 1987 A Different World ( 1 episode ) as Kinishiwa Representative
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Jack Yamoto
- 1976 Alice ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Batman Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Coach (voice)
- 1972 M*A*S*H ( 2 episodes ) as Captain Paul Yamato
- 1994 Ellen ( 1 episode ) as Judge Mitchell Sung
- 2007 Chuck ( 1 episode ) as Morimoto
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 1 episode ) as Antiquities Dealer
- 1982 Remington Steele ( 1 episode ) as San Francisco
- 1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron ( 1 episode ) as Islander (voice)
- 1984 Who's the Boss? ( 1 episode )
- 2006 Shark ( 1 episode ) as Judge Chudacoff
- 1987 thirtysomething ( 1 episode )
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 3 episodes ) as Adm. Nakamura
- 2005 The Closer ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Tanaka
- 1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. ( 1 episode ) as Roy Shimamura
- 1999 The West Wing ( 1 episode ) as Joe
- 1982 T. J. Hooker ( 1 episode ) as Tran Tam
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 2 episodes ) as Han Su Lok / Lama Campo Kushog
- 1997 Ally McBeal ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Myron Okubo
- 1986 Designing Women ( 1 episode )
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as TS Masuoka
- 2001 The Division ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 1979 The Facts of Life ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode ) as Henry Yamada
- 1995 Pinky and the Brain ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Benson ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Robertson
- 2002 Monk ( 1 episode ) as Judge Rienzo
- 1996 The Pretender ( 1 episode ) as Li Ho
- 1981 Simon & Simon ( 2 episodes )
- 1993 Mighty Max ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Gargoyles ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Arnada (voice)
- 1995 The Wayans Bros. ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Mitsumoto
- 1968 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Jerry Quan
- 1971 All in the Family ( 3 episodes ) as Rev. Chong
- 1999 Mickey Mouse Works ( 105 episodes )
- 2003 Lilo & Stitch: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Bald Tourist / Luau Host (voice)
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Everwood ( 1 episode ) as Edward Ogawa
- 1998 Charmed ( 1 episode ) as Lo Pan
- 2000 Malcolm in the Middle ( 1 episode ) as Ice Cream Man
- 2000 Even Stevens ( 1 episode ) as Tex Nagita
- 2003 Nip/Tuck ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Hiroshi
- 2001 Samurai Jack ( 1 episode ) as Grand Master (voice)
- 1995 Murder One ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Dynasty ( 2 episodes )
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Sweeney
- 1983 Webster ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode )
- 2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated ( 1 episode ) as Picnicker (voice)
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Anek
- 1979 Knots Landing ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Akura
- 1997 Dharma & Greg ( 1 episode ) as Al
- 1994 Fantastic Four ( 4 episodes ) as Karnak/Dr. Neville (voice)
- 1989 Family Matters ( 3 episodes ) as Principal Edgar Shimata
- 1997 The Practice ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Stephen Chin
- 1997 City Guys ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Cagney & Lacey ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Cornell (voice)
- 1986 Sidekicks ( 1 episode )
- 1994 All-American Girl ( 19 episodes ) as Benny Kim
- 1995 JAG ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Morimoto
- 1985 Stingray ( 1 episode )
- 1986 ALF ( 1 episode ) as Skydiver
- 1986 The Hogan Family ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Det. Lt Raymond Lau
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Frank Fenton
- 1987 Wiseguy ( 2 episodes )
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode )
- 1981 The Fall Guy ( 1 episode )
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Review Board Doctor #1
- 1984 Crazy like a Fox ( 1 episode ) as Hye Sook Yung
- 2004 Boston Legal ( 1 episode ) as Judge Matsumura
- 1974 Harry O ( 1 episode )
- 1986 The New Gidget ( 1 episode )
- 1987 Tour of Duty ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Family Law ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Paul Hamawaki
- 2001 Citizen Baines ( 4 episodes ) as Grant Tanaka
- 1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive ( 17 episodes )
- 1993 Class of '96 ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Ashira
- 1991 Good & Evil ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Raven ( 1 episode )
- 2003 The Lyon's Den ( 1 episode )
- 1995 Maybe This Time ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Island Son ( 18 episodes )
- 1975 Ellery Queen ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Spencer's Pilots ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Dollhouse ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Makido
- 1977 Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Lilo & Stitch: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Mayor Kim (voice)
- 2003 Lilo & Stitch: The Series ( 2 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1988 Murphy's Law ( 1 episode )
- 2020 Never Have I Ever ( 2 episodes ) as Ted Yoshida
- 2001 Heavy Gear ( 40 episodes )
- 2003 Lilo & Stitch: The Series ( 3 episodes ) as Mr. Wong (voice)
- 1989 Jesse Hawkes ( 1 episode )
- 2001 The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Jackie Chan Adventures ( 1 episode ) as Gang Leader (voice)
- 2001 Justice League ( 1 episode ) as Japanese Ambassador / Asian Technician (voice)
- 1998 The Wild Thornberrys ( 1 episode ) as Sun Bear (voice)
- 1978 Taxi ( 1 episode ) as Paul
- 2011 New Girl ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1999 Batman Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Fong (voice)
- 1999 Batman Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy Lin (voice)
- 1999 Batman Beyond ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Tan (voice)
- 2015 The Grinder ( 1 episode ) as Joseph Yao
- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode ) as Pediatrician
- 2015 Dr. Ken ( 2 episodes ) as Jerry
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Nguyen
- 1995 JAG ( 1 episode ) as Senator Theodore Fujiwara
- 2022 The Really Loud House ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Yanaga
- 1995 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Soh Fishimene (voice)
- 2016 The Lion Guard ( 1 episode ) as Domog (voice)
- 2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 1 episode ) as Storyteller / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 1 episode ) as Senior Monk (voice)
- 2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2010 Law & Order: LA ( 2 episodes ) as Bradley Rumford
- 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ( 1 episode ) as Public Affairs Officer
- 2011 Franklin & Bash ( 1 episode ) as Judge Marcus Koh
- 2022 Pantheon ( 1 episode ) as Ping / Reporter 2 (voice)
- 2008 The Penguins of Madagascar ( 1 episode ) as Shingen (voice)
- 2006 Me, Eloise ( 4 episodes ) as (voice)
- 2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI ( 1 episode ) as Elder Domo (voice)
- 2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI ( 1 episode ) as Boss Hamata / Tayu (voice)
- 2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI ( 1 episode ) as Watari (voice)
- 2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI ( 1 episode ) as Watari / Boss Hamata (voice)
- 1997 Extreme Ghostbusters ( 1 episode )
- 2010 $#*! My Dad Says ( 1 episode ) as Mortimer Foo
- 2011 Fairly Legal ( 1 episode ) as Joseph Chang
- 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ( 1 episode ) as Warden Yung (voice)
- 2015 Major Lazer ( 1 episode ) as Store Owner (voice)
- 1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ( 4 episodes ) as Dr. Zin (voice)
- 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 1 episode ) as Fire Nation Sage
- 2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Akira Onodera / Fisherman / Desk Clerk (voice)
- 2018 The Cool Kids ( 1 episode ) as Norman
- 1988 Dear John ( 1 episode ) as Officer
- 1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant ( 1 episode )
- 2022 Pantheon ( 5 episodes ) as Ping (voice)
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Benjamin Franklin
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Detective Danny Cho
- 2018 Dirty John ( 1 episode ) as Psychiatrist
- 1972 M*A*S*H ( 2 episodes ) as Kwang Duk
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Sam
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Stan Liem
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ( 1 episode ) as Judge Kamalei
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode ) as Hokaido
- 1995 Marker ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Hello, Larry ( 1 episode )
- 2001 One on One ( 1 episode ) as Yoon
- 2001 Samurai Jack ( 1 episode ) as Father (voice)
- 2001 Samurai Jack ( 1 episode ) as Old Man / Dad (voice)
- 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Detective
- 2024 A Man on the Inside ( 7 episodes ) as Grant Yokohama
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 2 episodes ) as Naval Medical Examiner
- 2002 Still Standing ( 3 episodes ) as Johnny
- 2010 Raising Hope ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Lee
- 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Loopman
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Long Tang
- 1994 Fantastic Four ( 1 episode ) as Annihilus/Black Business Executive (voice)
- 2014 Madam Secretary ( 1 episode ) as Choden Gyatso
- 1994 Gargoyles ( 1 episode ) as Kai (voice)
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Police Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Lama Campo Kushog / Han Su Lok
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Po San
- 2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 1 episode ) as Calm Man (voice)
- 2012 The Legend of Korra ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Rin
- 1996 Bruno the Kid ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Party of Five ( 1 episode ) as Judge Michael A, Katsu
- 2002 Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future ( 1 episode ) as Dagg (voice)
- 2002 Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future ( 1 episode ) as Ling /Dagg (voice)
- 2015 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Kagawa (voice)
- 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 ( 1 episode ) as Coroner
- 1991 And the Sea Will Tell ( 2 episodes ) as Enoki
- 1979 Supertrain ( 1 episode ) as Shimaju Fukuda
- 1986 The Real Ghostbusters ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Cdr. McTavish / Lt. Sato (voice)
- 1998 Rude Awakening ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Tranh
- 2021 United States of Al ( 1 episode ) as Doctor Tanaka
