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Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako (マコ). His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned 5 decades and 165 productions.
Mako (1933-2006) was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. as a child. He starred in films such as The Sand Pebbles, Conan the Barbarian, and Pearl Harbor, and voiced characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Samurai Jack.
- January 1, 1
- Kobe, Japan
- January 1, 1
- Somis, California, USA
Mako was a Japanese-American actor who starred in films, TV shows and theatre. He was nominated for an Oscar for The Sand Pebbles and co-founded the East-West Players theatre company.
- December 10, 1933
- July 21, 2006
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Mako Iwamatsu (Japanese: マコ 岩松 Mako Iwamatsu) was an Oscar-and Tony-nominated Japanese-born American actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as Mako, omitting his surname.
Mako Iwamatsu was a Japanese-born American actor and voice-artiste who starred in films, TV shows, and theater. He was known for his roles in The Sand Pebbles, Conan the Barbarian, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, among others.
Jul 25, 2006 · Mako, a distinguished stage and screen actor who was widely regarded as having blazed the trail for Asian-Americans in films, on television and in the theater, died on Friday at his home in...
Jul 23, 2006 · Mako, who in 1965 co-founded East West Players, the nation’s first Asian American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in the Ventura County...