James Shigeta
James Shigeta
James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors. In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time". Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.
Known For Acting
Popularity 2.968
Birthday 1929-06-17
Place of Birth Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Also Known As James Saburo Shigeta, 繁田三郎,
Brother
2000

Brother

Die Hard
1988

Die Hard

Mulan
1998

Mulan

Flower Drum Song
1961

Flower Drum Song

Drive
1997

Drive

The Crimson Kimono
1959

The Crimson Kimono

The Yakuza
1974

The Yakuza

The People I've Slept With
2009

The People I've Slept With

The Questor Tapes
1974

The Questor Tapes

Escape to Mindanao
1968

Escape to Mindanao

Paradise, Hawaiian Style
1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Home from the Eastern Sea
1990

Home from the Eastern Sea

Matt Helm
1975

Matt Helm

Tomorrow's Child
1982

Tomorrow's Child

Carol for Another Christmas
1964

Carol for Another Christmas

Lost Horizon
1973

Lost Horizon

Death Walks in Laredo
1967

Death Walks in Laredo

Cry for Happy
1961

Cry for Happy

Bridge to the Sun
1961

Bridge to the Sun

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Nobody's Perfect
1968

Nobody's Perfect

The Renegades
1982

The Renegades

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

China Cry
1990

China Cry

Midway
1976

Midway

Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century
1999

Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

The Slanted Screen
2006

The Slanted Screen

Operation Heartbeat
1969

Operation Heartbeat

Manila, Open City
1968

Manila, Open City

Midnight Man
1995

Midnight Man

Walk Like a Dragon
1960

Walk Like a Dragon

Hollywood Chinese
2007

Hollywood Chinese

The Young Lawyers
1969

The Young Lawyers

Slaying the Dragon
1988

Slaying the Dragon

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Cage II: The Arena of Death
1994

Cage II: The Arena of Death

Space Marines
1996

Space Marines

Samurai
1979

Samurai

Cage
1989

Cage

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022

Yorktown: A Time to Heal

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1967

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote

Magnum, P.I.
1980

Magnum, P.I.

Threat Matrix
2003

Threat Matrix

Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Burke's Law
1963

Burke's Law

T. J. Hooker
1982

T. J. Hooker

Kung Fu
1972

Kung Fu

Little House on the Prairie
1974

Little House on the Prairie

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990

Beverly Hills, 90210

seaQuest DSV
1993

seaQuest DSV

Simon & Simon
1981

Simon & Simon

Airwolf
1984

Airwolf

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Hawaii Five-O

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

The Streets of San Francisco

Naked City
1958

Naked City

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Babylon 5
1994

Babylon 5

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

Mission: Impossible
1966

Mission: Impossible

Emergency!
1972

Emergency!

Ironside
1967

Ironside

Police Woman
1974

Police Woman

S.W.A.T.
1975

S.W.A.T.

Matt Houston
1982

Matt Houston

The Hitchhiker
1983

The Hitchhiker

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Ben Casey
1961

Ben Casey

Ellery Queen
1975

Ellery Queen

The Lieutenant
1963

The Lieutenant

The Bing Crosby Show
1964

The Bing Crosby Show

Dr. Kildare
1961

Dr. Kildare

The Outer Limits
1963

The Outer Limits

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Renegade
1992

Renegade

Masquerade
1983

Masquerade

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Jake and the Fatman

The Outer Limits
1963

The Outer Limits

The Rockford Files
1974

The Rockford Files

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

The Streets of San Francisco

Medical Center
1969

Medical Center

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote

Once an Eagle
1976

Once an Eagle

Renegade
1992

Renegade

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Golden Globe Awards