Professor Toru Tanaka
Born: 1930-01-06 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Died: 2000-08-22
Known For: Acting
Biography
Charles J. Kalani, Jr., known in the entertainment industry as Professor Toru Tanaka, was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and martial arts instructor.
Filmography
1995
- Hard Justice as Cookie (uncredited)
1994
- Burke's Law as Sumo #1
- The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Himself (archive footage)
1993
- Last Action Hero as Tough Asian Man
1992
- 3 Ninjas as Rushmore
1991
- The Perfect Weapon as Tanaka
- Alligator 2: The Mutation as Wrestler
- Deadly Game as Ikiru-Sun
1990
- Darkman as Chinese Warrior #2
- Martial Law as Jimmy Kong
- Secret Agent 00 Soul as (uncredited)
1989
- Black Rain as Sugai's Man
- Hyper Space as Android
1988
- Police Story as Sumo Wrestler
- Dead Heat as Butcher
1987
- The Running Man as Subzero
- Catch the Heat as Dozu
1986
- Shanghai Surprise as Yamagani San
- Bad Guys as Lord Percy's Bodyguard
- The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as Prof. Toru Tanaka
- Tag Team Champions as Professor Toru Tanaka
1985
- Volunteers as Sumo Guard
- Missing in Action 2: The Beginning as Lao
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Butler
- Best of the WWF Volume 2 as Prof. Toru Tanaka
1984
- Airwolf as Bandit King
- Chattanooga Choo Choo as Hashimoto
- When Death Comes Quickly as Shimura
1983
- The A-Team as Fröbe
- Revenge of the Ninja as Sumo Servant
- Wizards and Warriors
- Off the Wall as Banzai Wrestler #1
1982
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- Cassie & Co. as Kiro
- Slapstick of Another Kind as Sumo (uncredited)
- Modesty Blaise as Akira
1981
- The Fall Guy
- An Eye for an Eye as The Professor
1977
- USWA Championship Wrestling as Toru Tanaka
1975
- WWF All-Star Wrestling as Professor Tanaka
1973
- WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973 as Prof. Toru Tanaka