Clyde Kusatsu
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
264
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
Everwood
Hawaii Five-0
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Closer
Monk
ER
JAG
JAG
Charmed
The West Wing
Murder, She Wrote
Malcolm in the Middle
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
MacGyver
MacGyver
New Girl
Numb3rs
The Practice
Boston Legal
The Penguins of Madagascar
Chuck
L.A. Law
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
Strong Medicine
Jackie Chan Adventures
Hawaii Five-O
Nip/Tuck
Chicago Hope
Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Dynasty
The Legend of Korra
Knots Landing
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Ironside
Mannix
Family Matters
Taxi
The Rockford Files
Madam Secretary
Superman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
The Facts of Life
Touched by an Angel
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender
ALF
The Pretender
Party of Five
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
The Wild Thornberrys
Alice
Pantheon
Pantheon
T. J. Hooker
Never Have I Ever
The Division
Avatar the Last Airbender
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Crazy like a Fox
Simon & Simon
Franklin & Bash
Tour of Duty
Lou Grant
Hunter
Ally McBeal
American Pie
Shark
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Raising Hope
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
A Man on the Inside
A Different World
Who's the Boss?
Providence
Providence
All in the Family
Ellen
The Fall Guy
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Remington Steele
Dirty John
Justice League
The Lion Guard
Wiseguy
Dollhouse
One on One
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Cagney & Lacey
thirtysomething
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Ellery Queen
Shopgirl
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Family Law
Pretty Persuasion
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Murder One
Oh, God!
Fugly
Law & Order: LA
Even Stevens
Dear John
Site
Dharma & Greg
Spy Hard
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Velvet
Harry O
Designing Women
Dr. Ken
Intimate Encounters
Deconstructing Sarah
$#*! My Dad Says
Benson
The Challenge
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Still Standing
Godzilla
The Wayans Bros.
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Allison Sydney Harrison
Dream Lover
Paradise Road
47 Ronin
In the Line of Fire
Pinky and the Brain
Extreme Ghostbusters
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Jailbirds
Hello, Larry
Mickey Mouse Works
Black Sunday
Fairly Legal
The Hogan Family
The Really Loud House
City Guys
Paparazzi
The Cool Kids
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Midway
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
All-American Girl
Stingray
The Grinder
The Lyon's Den
Webster
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Class of '96
Mighty Max
Rumor Has It...
Bird on a Wire
The Interpreter
Dr. Dolittle 2
Sidekicks
A Perfect Match
Me, Eloise
Wired
A Nanny for Christmas
Turner & Hooch
Rising Sun
Heavy Gear
Raven
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Maybe This Time
Major Lazer
Volunteers
Marker
Bruno the Kid
Island Son
Recess: School's Out
And the Band Played On
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Made in America
Love Happens
The Frisco Kid
Spencer's Pilots
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
The Perfect Weapon
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Hollywood Homicide
The Singing Detective
The New Gidget
Citizen Baines
Meteor
The Face of Love
Good & Evil
The United States of Leland
Go Tell the Spartans
...All the Marbles
Shanghai Surprise
Murphy's Law
Justice League: Secret Origins
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
Dr. Strange
Alex & the Gypsy
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
American Tragedy
Jesse Hawkes
Drive Thru
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
And the Sea Will Tell
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
The Moment
Top Dog
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Lookin' to Get Out
Gross Anatomy
The Choirboys
Extreme Dating
Silent Cries
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Baby of the Bride
The Road Raiders
Streets of Justice
Laguna Heat
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Run Till You Fall
Farewell to Manzanar
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Gimme an 'F'
Little Miss Christmas
Lies Before Kisses
Thanksgiving Day
Pizza Man
