John fujioka biography
John Fujioka
American actor
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| Born | John Mamoru Fujioka (1925-06-29)June 29, 1925 Ola'a, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–2004 |
John Mamoru Fujioka (June 29, 1925 – December 13, 2018) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was particularly known for performing the role of a Japanese holdout soldier in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, and American Ninja. He died in December 2018 at the age of 93.
Early life and career
Born in Ola'a, Hawaii, Fujioka attended Hilo High School, University of Hawaii, and Elmhurst College, graduating with a degree in Sociology.
Personal life
Fujioka, who was openly gay, was survived by his life partner, Gerald Lentes.
Partial filmography
External links
References
Biography
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John Mamoru Fujioka (June 29, 1925 – December 13, 2018) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was particularly known for performing the role of a Japanese holdout soldier in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, and American Ninja. He died in December 2018 at the age of 93.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Mamoru Fujioka (June 29, 1925 – December 13, 2018) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was particularly known for performing the role of a Japanese holdout soldier in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, and American Ninja. He died in December 2018 at the age of 93.
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John Fujioka
Born
(1925-06-29) June 29, 1925 (age 99)
Birthplace
Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
John Fujioka (born June 29, 1925) is a Hawaiian-born actor of Japanese descent who has enjoyed a prolific career playing various Japanese characters in film and television since the early 1960s. Originally credited as John Mamo, Fujioka appeared numerous times on series such as McHale's Navy, M*A*S*H, and Tales of the Gold Monkey. On the NBC-TV series The A-Team, he appears as General Chow, a former Commandant of the Vietnamese prison camp which housed the team, turned into pernicious heroin smuggler in the Season 2 episode "Recipe for Heavy Bread".
John appeared twice on the ABC-TV series The Six Million Dollar Man as Kuroda, a Japanese soldier who spent decades in the jungle, unaware World War II had ended.
Fujioka's most recent credit was a voice acting assignment for a videogame in 2004.
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John Fujioka Biography ((?)-)
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Narita, Nippon chinbotsu (also known as Japan Sinks,Submersion of Japan, and Tidal Wave), New World Video, 1973
- Mr. Takaguchi, Futureworld, American International Pictures, 1976
- Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi, Midway (also known as The Battleof Midway), Universal, 1976
- Emperor Hirohito, MacArthur (also known as MacArthur, the RebelGeneral), Universal, 1977
- Lieutenant Cleveland Kurishima, The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Buena Vista, 1980
- Mr. Uwatsumi, The Private Eyes, New World Pictures, 1980
- Isawa, The Octagon, American Cinema Productions, 1980
- Kamasuka, Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro (also known as Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure), Take 1 Productions, 1981
- Captain Tan Tai, Some Kind of Hero, Paramount, 1981
- Kung fu instructor, They Call Me Bruce? (also known as A Fistful of Chopsticks), Film Ventures International, 1982
- Shinyuki, American Ninja, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985
- Cord the peacemaker, Steel Dawn, Vestron Video, 1987
- Mr. Kim, Body Slam, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group/WorldvisionEnterprises, 1987
- Shinyuki, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
- Mr. Lee, Paint It Black, Vestron Video, 1989
- Yasujiro Endo, The Last Samurai, Arrow Video, 1990
- Sumitora, V. I. Warshawski, Buena Vista, 1991
- Chang, Martial Law, Media Home Entertainment, 1992
- Tatsuya, American Samurai, UGC Worldwide Distribution, 1993
- Isshin Tendo, American Yakuza, 1994
- Chief priest, Mortal Kombat, New Line Cinema, 1995
- Mr. Yamamoto, Prehysteria 3, Moonbeam Entertainment, 1995
- Master Yee, Prey of the Jaguar, Jfw Productions, 1996
- Tear It Down, 3 Ring Circus Films, 1997
- Nishikura, Pearl Harbor, Buena Vista, 2001
- Also appeared in A Majority of One and The Trials of General Yamashita.
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- General Nagai, Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission
- Steve james (actor)
- John fujioka died