Dale Ishimoto
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-04-03 (81 years old)
Deathday
2004-03-04
Place of Birth
Delta County, Colorado, USA
Also known As
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Dale Ishimoto
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California. After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge. After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japa...
Acting
2000
as Self (archive footage)
1997
as Old Japanese Man
1982
as Mr. Hikaru
1984
as Okuda
1967
as Capt. Tanaka
1994
1975
as Ishi
1977
as Smitty
1974
as Yermak
1958
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
1968
as Arcturus Construction Guard
1962
as Pak
1960
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
1964
as Manuel Romblon
1981
as Komori
1965
as Yoshima
1970
as Japanese Doctor
1976
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
1984
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
1990
as Mr. Ogata
1970
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
1998
as Mr. Akiyama
1961
as Matsu
1960
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
1963
as Commander (uncredited)
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