Sab Shimono
Acting
Born: July 31, 1937 (age 89) · Sacramento, California, United States
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Waterworld
1995
Two and a Half Men
2003
The Blacklist
2013
The X-Files
1993
Conan the Barbarian
1982
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Seinfeld
1989
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Mad Men
2007
Knight Rider
1982
Photos (1)
Movies (44)
Waterworld
Elder
Conan the Barbarian
Subotai (voice) (uncredited)
The Shadow
Dr. Roy Tam
Presumed Innocent
'Painless' Kumagai
Ben 10: Race Against Time
Old Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Lord Norinaga
Old Dogs
Yoshiro Nishamura
Midway
Lt. Tomonaga
The Big Hit
Jiro Nishi
Southland Tales
Hideo Takehashi
Blind Date
Mr. Yakamoto
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Koga
Gung Ho
Saito
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Mr. Takagawa (voice)
The Hospital
Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
Paradise Road
Colonel Hirota
Come See the Paradise
Mr. Kawamura
Pacific Overtures
Manjiro
The Challenge
Toshio Yoshida
Nice Dreams
Oriental Bus Boy
Suture
Dr. Max Shinoda
Silent Cries
Natsume
The Watcher
Wendell
The Sensei
Taki Nakano
Rabbit Test
Chinese Leader
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
The Emperor (voice)
When Hell Was in Session
Cao
Robot Stories
John
The Activated Man
Mr. Hideyoshi
Ice Planet
Karteez Rumla
Family Gathering
2013
Modesty Blaise
Weng
Americanese
Wood Ding
Pueblo
North Korean Officer
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Dr. Fujita
The Arcadian
Moto
The Wash
Sadao
Par 6
Mr. Watsabi
Half Kenneth
Takahiro
Mandrake
Ho
Where the Toys Come From
Kenji
Loving
Byron
Life Tastes Good
Harry
Parades
Togo
TV Shows (44)
The Simpsons
Master Sushi Chef (voice) · 3 eps
The Blacklist
Daniel Nakamoto · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Uncle Keako · 2 eps
Two and a Half Men
Hiroshi · 1 eps
The X-Files
Gung Bituen · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Executive #1 · 1 eps
Mad Men
Ichiro Kimura · 1 eps
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Murakami (voice) · 1 eps
ER
Dr. Okida · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Hito Osaka · 1 eps
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ichiro Yamashiro · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
2 eps
American Playhouse
Sadao · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Takahashi Hosoume · 1 eps
Magnum P.I.
George Nakamura · 1 eps
Jackie Chan Adventures
Uncle (voice) · 95 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Newhart
Sunatra · 1 eps
Knots Landing
Pharmacist · 2 eps
The Waltons
1 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Master Yu (voice) · 2 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Gyatso (voice) · 2 eps
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Airwolf
Ko · 1 eps
Samurai Jack
Emperor (voice) · 2 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Tokamo · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Governor Tokamo · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Ito · 1 eps
Cagney & Lacey
Cunningham · 1 eps
Longmire
Francis Igawa · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Monk (voice) · 1 eps
The Steve Harvey Show
Bobby Wong · 1 eps
Remington Steele
Kenji Ito · 1 eps
Remington Steele
Sam Kuromatsu · 1 eps
The Terror
Kazu · 1 eps
Dear John
Charlie Moura · 1 eps
Jack & Jill
Mr. Tanaka · 1 eps
Legion of Super Heroes
K3NT (voice) · 1 eps
Flaked
Wild Bill · 1 eps
All-American Girl
Sammy · 1 eps
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1 eps
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1 eps
Gung Ho
Mr. Saito · 9 eps
