2007 Provided the voice of Splinter in “TMNT”; completed his recording before his death
2005 Had a cameo role in “Memoirs of a Geisha,” the feature adaptation of the best-selling novel
2005 Guest-starred in an episode of the NBC political drama, “The West Wing,” as an economics professor and former rival of President Bartlet
2003 Voiced Commander Shima in the video game “Medal of Honor: Rising Sun”
2001 Cast as Admiral Yamamoto in the film, “Pearl Harbor”
2001 Voiced the evil demon, Aku in the animated series “Samurai Jack” on the Cartoon Network
2000 Appeared in the Nickelodeon movie “Rugrats in Paris,” as Coco’s boss
1997 Co-starred in one segment of the Showtime TV-movie “Riot”
1994 Portrayed the sorcerer, Nakano in “Highlander III”
1993 Played Kanemitsu in “Robocop 3”
1989 Starred in “An Unremarkable Life,” as a Chinese-American garage owner who disrupts the lives of two elderly sisters
1988 Co-starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Tucker: The Man and His Dream”
1986 Cast in the action film, “Armed Response”
1984 Played Major Taro Oshira on the short-lived ABC police drama, "Hawaiian Heat"
1984 Reprised role as the narrator for “Conan the Destroyer”
1982 Appeared as the a wizard/narrator in “Conan the Barbarian,” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
1976 Made Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures", for which he received a Tony nomination
1974 - 1980 Appeared on the CBS series, “M*A*S*H,” in multiple roles such as a Chinese doctor, North Korean soldier, and South Korean Major
1970 Portrayed the Chinese contract laborer Mun Ki in the epic movie "The Hawaiians," starring Charlton Heston and Tina Chen
1967 TV acting debut, "Alfred of the Amazon"
1966 First notable film role, "The Sand Pebbles"; Earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor
1965 Co-founded, with six other actors the East West Players theatre company, in Los Angeles
1959 Feature debut in the American feature film, "Never So Few"
1949 Moved to New York at age 15 (date approximate)
Was in school studying architecture when friends asked him to get involved with the set design for an off-Broadway production in the early 1950s
Settled in Los Angeles after serving for two years in the Korean War
Turned down a walk-on role in the Broadway musical "The World of Suzie Wong"
