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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 31, 1937
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, United States
Also Known As
- Saburo Shimono
- 夏野萨博
Sab Shimono
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.0
Mr. Hideyoshi
The Activated Man
2024
7.6
George Nakamura
Magnum P.I.
2018
7.3
Kazu
The Terror
2018
8.1
The Emperor (voice)
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
5.4
Wendell
The Watcher
2016
6.8
Wild Bill
Flaked
2016
7.3
Ichiro Yamashiro
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
7.6
Daniel Nakamoto
The Blacklist
2013
0.0
Family Gathering
2013
8.3
Murakami (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
Credits
The Activated Man
as Mr. Hideyoshi
2024
5.0
Magnum P.I.
as George Nakamura
2018
7.6
The Terror
as Kazu
2018
7.3
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as The Emperor (voice)
2017
8.1
The Watcher
as Wendell
2016
5.4
Flaked
as Wild Bill
2016
6.8
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Ichiro Yamashiro
2016
7.3
The Blacklist
as Daniel Nakamoto
2013
7.6
Family Gathering
2013
0.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Murakami (voice)
2012
8.3
Longmire
as Francis Igawa
2012
7.7
The Arcadian
as Moto
2011
0.0
Hawaii Five-0
as Uncle Keako
2010
7.8
Old Dogs
as Yoshiro Nishamura
2009
5.5
Half Kenneth
as Takahiro
2009
0.0
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
2009
7.7
The Sensei
as Taki Nakano
2008
4.1
Ben 10: Race Against Time
as Old Man
2008
5.8
Southland Tales
as Hideo Takehashi
2007
5.2
Mad Men
as Ichiro Kimura
2007
8.1
Legion of Super Heroes
as K3NT (voice)
2006
7.6
Americanese
as Wood Ding
2006
1.5
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)
2005
8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Master Yu (voice)
2005
8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Gyatso (voice)
2005
8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Additional Voices (voice)
2005
8.8
Justice League Unlimited
as Monk (voice)
2004
8.3
Two and a Half Men
as Hiroshi
2003
7.4
Robot Stories
as John
2003
4.8
Par 6
as Mr. Watsabi
2002
0.0
Samurai Jack
as Emperor (voice)
2001
8.4
Ice Planet
as Karteez Rumla
2001
4.6
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Uncle (voice)
2000
8.2
Jack & Jill
1999
7.5
Life Tastes Good
as Harry
1999
5.0
The Big Hit
as Jiro Nishi
1998
5.9
Paradise Road
as Colonel Hirota
1997
6.4
The Steve Harvey Show
as Bobby Wong
1996
6.9
Waterworld
as Elder
1995
6.2
ER
as Dr. Okida
1994
7.8
All-American Girl
as Sammy
1994
7.3
The Shadow
as Dr. Roy Tam
1994
6.1
3 Ninjas Kick Back
as Koga
1994
5.6
Suture
as Dr. Max Shinoda
1993
6.4
The X-Files
as Gung Bituen
1993
8.4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
as Lord Norinaga
1993
5.5
Silent Cries
as Natsume
1993
1.0
Come See the Paradise
as Mr. Kawamura
1990
6.2
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Dr. Fujita
1990
5.8
Presumed Innocent
as 'Painless' Kumagai
1990
6.8
The Simpsons
as Master Sushi Chef (voice)
1989
8.0
Seinfeld
as Executive #1
1989
8.3
Dear John
as Charlie Moura
1988
5.5
The Wash
as Sadao
1988
0.0
Blind Date
as Mr. Yakamoto
1987
6.0
Gung Ho
as Mr. Saito
1986
5.0
Gung Ho
as Saito
1986
6.0
Airwolf
as Ko
1984
7.6
Where the Toys Come From
as Kenji
1983
5.8
Newhart
as Sunatra
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
as Kenji Ito
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
as Sam Kuromatsu
1982
7.1
Knight Rider
as Hito Osaka
1982
7.5
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
7.5
The Challenge
as Toshio Yoshida
1982
5.8
Cagney & Lacey
1982
7.0
Conan the Barbarian
as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
1982
6.8
Modesty Blaise
as Weng
1982
3.2
Nice Dreams
as Oriental Bus Boy
1981
5.9
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
5.5
Knots Landing
as Pharmacist
1979
6.7
When Hell Was in Session
as Cao
1979
7.0
Hart to Hart
1979
6.9
Mandrake
as Ho
1979
0.0
Rabbit Test
as Chinese Leader
1978
4.2
Quincy, M.E.
as Tokamo
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Governor Tokamo
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Ito
1976
7.5
Pacific Overtures
as Manjiro
1976
9.0
Midway
as Lt. Tomonaga
1976
6.6
Pueblo
as North Korean Officer
1973
5.7
M*A*S*H
1972
7.9
The Waltons
1972
7.2
Parades
as Togo
1972
6.0
The Hospital
as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
1971
6.6
Loving
as Byron
1970
5.8
Operation Othello
as Brabantino
N/A
0.0