Actor

Sab Shimono

July 31, 1937 · Sacramento, California, United States

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.

Notable work

8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Master Sushi Chef (voice)
8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice) and as Master Yu (voice) and as Gyatso (voice) and as Additional Voices (voice)
6.2
Waterworld (1995)
as Elder
7.5
Two and a Half Men (2003)
as Hiroshi
7.6
The Blacklist (2013)
as Daniel Nakamoto
8.4
The X-Files (1993)
as Gung Bituen
6.8
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
7.2
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
as Ichiro Yamashiro
8.3
Seinfeld (1989)
as Executive #1
7.7
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
as Uncle Keako
8.1
Mad Men (2007)
as Ichiro Kimura
7.5
Knight Rider (1982)
as Hito Osaka

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