Sab Shimono
Born: 1937-07-31 in Sacramento, California, United States
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2024
- The Activated Man as Mr. Hideyoshi
2019
- Operation Othello as Brabantino
2018
- The Terror as Kazu
- Magnum P.I. as George Nakamura
2017
- Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie as The Emperor (voice)
2016
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Ichiro Yamashiro
- Flaked as Wild Bill
- The Watcher as Wendell
2013
- The Blacklist as Daniel Nakamoto
- Family Gathering
2012
- Longmire as Francis Igawa
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Murakami (voice)
2011
- The Arcadian as Moto
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Uncle Keako
2009
- Old Dogs as Yoshiro Nishamura
- Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
- Half Kenneth as Takahiro
2008
- Ben 10: Race Against Time as Old Man
- The Sensei as Taki Nakano
2007
- Mad Men as Ichiro Kimura
- Southland Tales as Hideo Takehashi
2006
- Legion of Super Heroes as K3NT (voice)
- Americanese as Wood Ding
2005
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)
2004
- Justice League Unlimited as Monk (voice)
2003
- Two and a Half Men as Hiroshi
- Robot Stories as John
2002
- Par 6 as Mr. Watsabi
2001
- Samurai Jack as Emperor (voice)
- Ice Planet as Karteez Rumla
2000
- Jackie Chan Adventures as Uncle (voice)
1999
- Jack & Jill
- Life Tastes Good as Harry
1998
- The Big Hit as Jiro Nishi
1997
- Paradise Road as Colonel Hirota
1996
- The Steve Harvey Show as Bobby Wong
1995
- Waterworld as Elder
1994
- ER as Dr. Okida
- All-American Girl as Sammy
- The Shadow as Dr. Roy Tam
- 3 Ninjas Kick Back as Koga
1993
- The X-Files as Gung Bituen
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as Lord Norinaga
- Suture as Dr. Max Shinoda
- Silent Cries as Natsume
1990
- Presumed Innocent as 'Painless' Kumagai
- Come See the Paradise as Mr. Kawamura
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes as Dr. Fujita
1989
- The Simpsons as Master Sushi Chef (voice)
- Seinfeld as Executive #1
1987
- Blind Date as Mr. Yakamoto
1984
- Airwolf as Ko
1983
- Where the Toys Come From as Kenji
1982
- Knight Rider as Hito Osaka
- Newhart as Sunatra
- Remington Steele as Kenji Ito
- Cagney & Lacey as Cunningham
- Conan the Barbarian as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- The Challenge as Toshio Yoshida
- Modesty Blaise as Weng
1981
- Nice Dreams as Oriental Bus Boy
1980
1979
- Knots Landing as Pharmacist
- Hart to Hart
- When Hell Was in Session as Cao
- Mandrake as Ho
1978
- Rabbit Test as Chinese Leader
- And the Soul Shall Dance as Murata
1976
- Quincy, M.E. as Tokamo
- Midway as Lt. Tomonaga
- Pacific Overtures as Manjiro
1973
- Pueblo as North Korean Officer
1972
- M*A*S*H
- The Waltons
- Parades as Togo
1971
- The Hospital as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
1970
- Loving as Byron