Sab Shimono

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1937-07-31

Place of Birth

Sacramento, California, United States

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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Acting History

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