Mako
Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book author and illustrator Taro Yashima. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after World War II, in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren.
146 acting credits
Acting · 146
Columbo
1971
Monk
2002
JAG
1995
Frasier
1993
The West Wing
1999
Mannix
1967
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
The A-Team
1983
M*A*S*H
1972
Ironside
1967
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Love, American Style
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Quincy, M.E.
1976
The Equalizer
1985
Tony Awards
1956
The Facts of Life
1979
The F.B.I.
1965
The Incredible Hulk
1977
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
Burke's Law
1963
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Samurai Jack
2001
7th Heaven
1996
77 Sunset Strip
1958
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
Tour of Duty
1987
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Martial Law
1998
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Room 222
1969
The Time Tunnel
1966
Duck Dodgers
2003
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Wonder Woman
1975
F Troop
1965
Lovejoy
1986
Arrest and Trial
1963
Pearl Harbor
2001
McHale's Navy
1962
The Greatest American Hero
1981
The Green Hornet
1966
Voyagers!
1982
The Paradise Club
1989
The Gallant Men
1962
Ensign O'Toole
1962
Gidget
1965
Conan the Barbarian
1982
Flamingo Road
1981
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Supertrain
1979
TMNT
2007
Anna and the King
1972
RoboCop 3
1993
Paradise
1988
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Black Sash
2003
Supercarrier
1988
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
A Man Called Sloane
1979
Pacific Heights
1990
Broadside
1964
Platypus Man
1995
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
1994
Rising Sun
1993
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004
Crying Freeman
1995
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
Testament
1983
Khan!
1975
The Perfect Weapon
1991
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Sidekicks
1992
Sworn to Justice
1996
Lost at Home
2003
The Green Hornet
1974
The Big Brawl
1980
Never So Few
1959
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Mr. T and Tina
1976
Taking Care of Business
1990
The Killer Elite
1975
The Bushido Blade
1981
Silence
1971
Kung Fu
1972
Red Sun Rising
1994
The Bird People in China
1998
When Hell Was in Session
1979
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
Visions
1976
A Dangerous Place
1994
The Island at the Top of the World
1974
The Hawaiians
1970
The Slanted Screen
2006
Under the Rainbow
1981
Girls of the White Orchid
1983
Strawberry Road
1991
Armed Response
1986
P.O.W. The Escape
1986
Cruel Game
2002
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
The Accomplice
1999
An Unremarkable Life
1989
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
Pacific Overtures
1976
The Nightingale
1983
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
2000
Fools
1970
Riot
1997
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
Murder in Paradise
1990
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
Alegría
1999
Silent Assassins
1988
Midnight Man
1995
The Challenge
1970
Balance of Power
1996
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
The Last Ninja
1983
The Wash
1988
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
1980
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968
My Samurai
1992
Maid in Akihabara
2005
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
Nightingale
1992
Cages
2007
Prisoners
1975
Fatal Mission
1990
The Sea Wolf
1997
Hawaiian Heat
1984
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
1976
Yokahama Mama
1972
Anatomy of a Song
1976
Karate Sensei
1975