Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-07-31 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Sacramento, California, United States

Also Known As

Saburo Shimono

夏野萨博

Sab Shimono

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

Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures

Acting

Operation Othello

Operation Othello

as

Brabantino

Ice Planet

2001

Ice Planet

as

Karteez Rumla

Southland Tales

2007

Southland Tales

as

Hideo Takehashi

Rabbit Test

1978

Rabbit Test

as

Chinese Leader

Presumed Innocent

1990

Presumed Innocent

as

'Painless' Kumagai

The Shadow

1994

The Shadow

as

Dr. Roy Tam

Gung Ho

1986

Gung Ho

as

Saito

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

as

Mr. Takagawa (voice)

3 Ninjas Kick Back

1994

3 Ninjas Kick Back

as

Koga

Ben 10: Race Against Time

2008

Ben 10: Race Against Time

as

Old Man

Come See the Paradise

1990

Come See the Paradise

as

Mr. Kawamura

Suture

1993

Suture

as

Dr. Max Shinoda

The Wash

1988

The Wash

as

Sadao

Modesty Blaise

1982

Modesty Blaise

as

Weng

Silent Cries

1993

Silent Cries

as

Natsume

Half Kenneth

2009

Half Kenneth

as

Takahiro

The Activated Man

2024

The Activated Man

as

Mr. Hideyoshi

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

as

Lord Norinaga

Blind Date

1987

Blind Date

as

Mr. Yakamoto

Old Dogs

2009

Old Dogs

as

Yoshiro Nishamura

Family Gathering

2013

Family Gathering

as

The Challenge

1982

The Challenge

as

Toshio Yoshida

The Hospital

1971

The Hospital

as

Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)

When Hell Was in Session

1979

When Hell Was in Session

as

Cao

The Sensei

2008

The Sensei

as

Taki Nakano

Paradise Road

1997

Paradise Road

as

Colonel Hirota

Nice Dreams

1981

Nice Dreams

as

Oriental Bus Boy

Americanese

2006

Americanese

as

Wood Ding

Where the Toys Come From

1983

Where the Toys Come From

as

Kenji

Robot Stories

2003

Robot Stories

as

John

Pacific Overtures

1976

Pacific Overtures

as

Manjiro

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

2017

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

as

The Emperor (voice)

The Watcher

2016

The Watcher

as

Wendell

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

as

Dr. Fujita

Mandrake

1979

Mandrake

as

Ho

Waterworld

1995

Waterworld

as

Elder

The Big Hit

1998

The Big Hit

as

Jiro Nishi

The Arcadian

2011

The Arcadian

as

Moto

Parades

1972

Parades

as

Togo

Pueblo

1973

Pueblo

as

North Korean Officer

Midway

1976

Midway

as

Lt. Tomonaga

Loving

1970

Loving

as

Byron

Conan the Barbarian

1982

Conan the Barbarian

as

Subotai (voice, uncredited)

Par 6

2002

Par 6

as

Mr. Watsabi

Life Tastes Good

1999

Life Tastes Good

as

Harry

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Master Sushi Chef (voice)

Mad Men

Mad Men

as

Ichiro Kimura

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as

Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)

Jackie Chan Adventures

Jackie Chan Adventures

as

Uncle (voice)

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

as

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Executive #1

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Kenji Ito

Jack & Jill

Jack & Jill

as

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Hito Osaka

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

as

Hiroshi

Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

as

Emperor (voice)

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Pharmacist

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as

Newhart

Newhart

as

Sunatra

Legion of Super Heroes

Legion of Super Heroes

as

K3NT (voice)

The Steve Harvey Show

The Steve Harvey Show

as

Bobby Wong

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Gung Bituen

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

ER

as

Dr. Okida

Gung Ho

Gung Ho

as

Mr. Saito

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

as

Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

as

Monk (voice)

All-American Girl

All-American Girl

as

Sammy

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as

Ichiro Yamashiro

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Daniel Nakamoto

Airwolf

Airwolf

as

Ko

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Sam Kuromatsu

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as

Master Yu (voice)

Dear John

Dear John

as

Charlie Moura

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Tokamo

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Governor Tokamo

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as

Murakami (voice)

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Ito

The Terror

The Terror

as

Kazu

Flaked

Flaked

as

Wild Bill

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Uncle Keako

Longmire

Longmire

as

Francis Igawa

Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I.

as

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as

Gyatso (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing