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Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is a U.S. actor.
Kusatsu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he attended ʻIolani School. Kusatsu began acting in Honolulu summer stock, and after studying theatre at Northwestern University, started to make his mark on the small screen in the mid-1970s. Usually mustachioed, with a dapper, professional air, he has most often played doctors, but his repertoire has included a generous sampling of teachers (usually college professors), businessmen, detectives, church ministers and other intelligent, middle-class types. With his quiet, wry line delivery, Kusatsu made a memorably clever and hilarious sparring partner for Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on several episodes of All in the Family as the Reverend Chong, refusing to baptize Archie's grandson without the permission of the boy's parents. During this period Kusatsu also worked with the Asian American theatre group East West Players in Los Angeles.
Kusatsu was subsequently a regular on several series, but neither the adventure Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–83) nor the Hawaiian-set medical drama Island Son (1989–90) (in which he played one of Richard Chamberlain's colleagues) lasted very long. His many television movies have included the film adaptation of Farewell to Manzanar (1976), about Japanese American internment during World War II. Other M.O.W.s and mini-series have been "And The Sea Will Tell", and "American Tragedy" playing Judge Lance Ito. He had a memorable role in the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" episode "Prisoners of War" as a downed Japanese fighter pilot in the Pacific (1976). (Kusatsu also guest-starred on an episode of Lou Grant on Japanese internment in the U.S.); Golden Land (1988), a Hollywood-set drama based on a William Faulkner story; and the AIDS drama And the Band Played On (1993). He appeared in four M*A*S*H episodes and later starred in the short-lived A.B.C. series All American Girl (1994–1995), the first East Asian familiar sitcom in the U.S.
Feature roles, beginning with Midway (1976), have generally been small, but in the 1990s Kusatsu had roles in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993, as a history teacher) and In the Line of Fire (1993, as a Secret Service agent). He appeared as a high school English teacher in American Pie (1999). Other recent films have been "ShopGirl" as Mr. Agasa, and in Sydney Pollack's The Interpreter (2005) as Lee Wu, head of security for the United Nations Headquarters. He currently plays the recurring role of Dr. Dennis Okamura on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Kusatsu starred in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as Mr. Lee.
Kusatsu is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew.
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Filmography
all 215
TV Shows 134
Movies 81
Voice 26
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)
The Really Loud House (2022)
Pantheon (2022)
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Dirty John (2018)
The Cool Kids (2018)
The Lion Guard (2016)
Dr. Ken (2015)
The Grinder (2015)
Major Lazer (2015)
47 Ronin (2013)
The Face of Love (2013)
The Moment (2013)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole (2012)
New Girl (2011)
Franklin & Bash (2011)
Fairly Legal (2011)
A Nanny for Christmas (2010)
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story (2010)
Law & Order: LA (2010)
$#*! My Dad Says (2010)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
Love Happens (2009)
Dollhouse (2009)
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Chuck (2007)
Drive Thru (2007)
Fugly (2007)
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
Me, Eloise (2006)
Shark (2006)
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Shopgirl (2005)
Extreme Dating (2005)
The Closer (2005)
The Interpreter (2005)
Kim Possible: So the Drama (2005)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Numb3rs (2005)
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Boston Legal (2004)
Paparazzi (2004)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
The Lyon's Den (2003)
NCIS (2003)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
Nip/Tuck (2003)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
The United States of Leland (2003)
Everwood (2002)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
Monk (2002)
Justice League (2001)
Citizen Baines (2001)
Heavy Gear (2001)
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001)
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)
Samurai Jack (2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
The Division (2001)
American Tragedy (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
Jackie Chan Adventures (2000)
Even Stevens (2000)
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
The West Wing (1999)
Family Law (1999)
American Pie (1999)
Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
Batman Beyond (1999)
Providence (1999)
Charmed (1998)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998)
Godzilla (1998)
Dharma & Greg (1997)
Ally McBeal (1997)
City Guys (1997)
Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons (1997)
The Practice (1997)
Paradise Road (1997)
The Pretender (1996)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
Spy Hard (1996)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
JAG (1995)
Murder One (1995)
Maybe This Time (1995)
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
Pinky and the Brain (1995)
Top Dog (1995)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Deconstructing Sarah (1994)
Gargoyles (1994)
Fantastic Four (1994)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
ER (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
All-American Girl (1994)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994)
Ellen (1994)
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? (1994)
Dream Lover (1993)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
And the Band Played On (1993)
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
Mighty Max (1993)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
Rising Sun (1993)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Silent Cries (1993)
Class of '96 (1993)
Made in America (1993)
Raven (1992)
Baby of the Bride (1991)
Good & Evil (1991)
Jailbirds (1991)
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Lies Before Kisses (1991)
And the Sea Will Tell (1991)
Pizza Man (1991)
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990)
Thanksgiving Day (1990)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990)
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler (1990)
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Family Matters (1989)
Island Son (1989)
Wired (1989)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
The Road Raiders (1989)
Jesse Hawkes (1989)
Murphy's Law (1988)
Run Till You Fall (1988)
Laguna Heat (1987)
thirtysomething (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Tour of Duty (1987)
A Different World (1987)
Wiseguy (1987)
Designing Women (1986)
Intimate Encounters (1986)
Sidekicks (1986)
Together We Stand (1986)
ALF (1986)
The New Gidget (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
The Hogan Family (1986)
Streets of Justice (1985)
MacGyver (1985)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Volunteers (1985)
Stingray (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Who's the Boss? (1984)
Hunter (1984)
Velvet (1984)
Webster (1983)
Allison Sydney Harrison (1983)
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Remington Steele (1982)
Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
The Challenge (1982)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
T. J. Hooker (1982)
Simon & Simon (1981)
The Fall Guy (1981)
...All the Marbles (1981)
Dynasty (1981)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
A Perfect Match (1980)
Knots Landing (1979)
Meteor (1979)
Benson (1979)
The Facts of Life (1979)
The Frisco Kid (1979)
Taxi (1978)
Dr. Strange (1978)
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
The Choirboys (1977)
Oh, God! (1977)
Lou Grant (1977)
Black Sunday (1977)
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
Spencer's Pilots (1976)
Alice (1976)
Midway (1976)
Farewell to Manzanar (1976)
Ellery Queen (1975)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Harry O (1974)
Kung Fu (1972)
M*A*S*H (1972)
All in the Family (1971)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Mannix (1967)
Ironside (1967)
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GenderMale
Birthday1948-09-13 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceHonolulu, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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