Clyde Kusatsu
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
258
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-09-13 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Clyde Kusatsu
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clyde Kusatsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
NCIS
NCIS
Charmed
Hawaii Five-0
Monk
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Ironside
JAG
JAG
Malcolm in the Middle
The West Wing
Beverly Hills, 90210
The Closer
Murder, She Wrote
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
MacGyver
Boston Legal
Knots Landing
ER
New Girl
The Practice
Mannix
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
Numb3rs
Chuck
Hawaii Five-O
Nip/Tuck
The Rockford Files
T. J. Hooker
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Dynasty
Everwood
Touched by an Angel
Madam Secretary
Chicago Hope
Simon & Simon
Strong Medicine
The Legend of Korra
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Family Matters
Alice
The Penguins of Madagascar
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Never Have I Ever
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
Jackie Chan Adventures
Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack
ALF
The Pretender
A Different World
Taxi
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Franklin & Bash
The Facts of Life
The Wild Thornberrys
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
thirtysomething
Superman: The Animated Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Ellen
Who's the Boss?
Tour of Duty
Providence
Providence
Lou Grant
Raising Hope
L.A. Law
Hunter
Remington Steele
American Pie
Dear John
Cagney & Lacey
All in the Family
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Fall Guy
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
Avatar the Last Airbender
Harry O
The Division
One on One
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Wiseguy
Designing Women
Dharma & Greg
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
The Wayans Bros.
Even Stevens
Law & Order: LA
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Family Law
Shark
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Benson
Dollhouse
Ally McBeal
Pantheon
Pantheon
The Lion Guard
Murder One
Justice League
Dirty John
Site
Pinky and the Brain
The Hogan Family
A Man on the Inside
Ellery Queen
Mickey Mouse Works
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Still Standing
Dream Lover
Crazy like a Fox
Dr. Ken
Bird on a Wire
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
City Guys
Midway
Extreme Ghostbusters
Hollywood Homicide
Dr. Dolittle 2
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
Godzilla
Webster
The Really Loud House
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Fairly Legal
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Hot Shots! Part Deux
The New Gidget
Marker
The Interpreter
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Spy Hard
Maybe This Time
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
The Grinder
The Frisco Kid
Stingray
The Singing Detective
Rumor Has It...
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
The Lyon's Den
Mighty Max
47 Ronin
Island Son
In the Line of Fire
$#*! My Dad Says
The Perfect Weapon
The Challenge
Heavy Gear
Volunteers
Rising Sun
Raven
The Cool Kids
Shopgirl
All-American Girl
And the Band Played On
Made in America
Citizen Baines
Justice League: Secret Origins
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Bruno the Kid
Hello, Larry
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
American Tragedy
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Lookin' to Get Out
Allison Sydney Harrison
Love Happens
Gimme an 'F'
Wired
The Moment
Class of '96
Me, Eloise
Oh, God!
Sidekicks
Recess: School's Out
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
The United States of Leland
Black Sunday
Meteor
Alex & the Gypsy
Spencer's Pilots
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Laguna Heat
Deconstructing Sarah
Gross Anatomy
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Shanghai Surprise
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Run Till You Fall
Drive Thru
Turner & Hooch
Murphy's Law
Pretty Persuasion
Major Lazer
The Road Raiders
Batman Beyond: The Movie
...All the Marbles
Farewell to Manzanar
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
Good & Evil
Paradise Road
Jailbirds
Go Tell the Spartans
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Streets of Justice
Dr. Strange
Paparazzi
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Velvet
Top Dog
Fugly
A Nanny for Christmas
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Jesse Hawkes
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
The Face of Love
The Choirboys
Intimate Encounters
Pizza Man
And the Sea Will Tell
A Perfect Match
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Extreme Dating
Silent Cries
Baby of the Bride
Lies Before Kisses
Thanksgiving Day
