
Sab Shimono
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
The Activated Man as Mr. Hideyoshi
2018Magnum P.I. as George Nakamura
2018The Terror as Kazu
2017Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie as The Emperor (voice)
2016The Watcher as Wendell
2016Flaked as Wild Bill
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Ichiro Yamashiro
2013The Blacklist as Daniel Nakamoto
2013Family Gathering
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Murakami (voice)
2012Longmire as Francis Igawa
2011The Arcadian as Moto
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Uncle Keako
2009Old Dogs as Yoshiro Nishamura
2009Half Kenneth as Takahiro
2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
2008The Sensei as Taki Nakano
2008Ben 10: Race Against Time as Old Man
2007Southland Tales as Hideo Takehashi
2007Mad Men as Ichiro Kimura
2006Legion of Super Heroes as K3NT (voice)
2006Americanese as Wood Ding
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Master Yu (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Gyatso (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Additional Voices (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimited as Monk (voice)
2003Two and a Half Men as Hiroshi
2003Robot Stories as John
2002Par 6 as Mr. Watsabi
2001Samurai Jack as Emperor (voice)
2001Ice Planet as Karteez Rumla
2000Jackie Chan Adventures as Uncle (voice)
1999Jack & Jill
1999Life Tastes Good as Harry
1998The Big Hit as Jiro Nishi
1997Paradise Road as Colonel Hirota
1996The Steve Harvey Show as Bobby Wong
1995Waterworld as Elder
1994ER as Dr. Okida
1994All-American Girl as Sammy
1994The Shadow as Dr. Roy Tam
19943 Ninjas Kick Back as Koga
1993Suture as Dr. Max Shinoda
1993The X-Files as Gung Bituen
1993Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as Lord Norinaga
1993Silent Cries as Natsume
1990Come See the Paradise as Mr. Kawamura
1990Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes as Dr. Fujita
1990Presumed Innocent as 'Painless' Kumagai
1989The Simpsons as Master Sushi Chef (voice)
1989Seinfeld as Executive #1
1988Dear John as Charlie Moura
1988The Wash as Sadao
1987Blind Date as Mr. Yakamoto
1986Gung Ho as Mr. Saito
1986Gung Ho as Saito
1984Airwolf as Ko
1983Where the Toys Come From as Kenji
1982Newhart as Sunatra
1982Remington Steele as Kenji Ito
1982Remington Steele as Sam Kuromatsu
1982Knight Rider as Hito Osaka
1982Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982The Challenge as Toshio Yoshida
1982Cagney & Lacey
1982Conan the Barbarian as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
1982Modesty Blaise as Weng
1981Nice Dreams as Oriental Bus Boy
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1979Knots Landing as Pharmacist
1979When Hell Was in Session as Cao
1979Hart to Hart
1979Mandrake as Ho
1978Rabbit Test as Chinese Leader
1976Quincy, M.E. as Tokamo
1976Quincy, M.E. as Governor Tokamo
1976Quincy, M.E. as Ito
1976Pacific Overtures as Manjiro
1976Midway as Lt. Tomonaga
1973Pueblo as North Korean Officer
1972M*A*S*H
1972The Waltons
1972Parades as Togo
1971The Hospital as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
1970Loving as Byron
—Operation Othello as Brabantino









