Mako
Gender: Male
Born: 10th December 1933
Died: 21st July 2006
Nationality: Japan, United States of America
TV programs: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Samurai Jack, Black Sash, Hawaiian Heat, Dragon Zakura, Dexter's Laboratory, Kamichu
Movies: The Bird People in China, Conan the Destroyer, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Testament, The Killer Elite, TMNT, Island at the Top of the World, Taking Care of Business, The Perfect Weapon, The Big Brawl, Cages, The Sand Pebbles, Midnight Man, Sidekicks, Crying Freeman, Conan the Barbarian, RoboCop 3, The Challenge, Memoirs of a Geisha, An Eye for an Eye, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, The Hawaiians, Highlander: The Final Dimension, Seven Years in Tibet, P.O.W. The Escape, Cruel Game, Rising Sun, Sworn to Justice, An Unremarkable Life, The Ugly Dachshund, Riot, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell, Rise: Blood Hunter, Bushido Blade, Armed Response, Bulletproof Monk, Hard Lesbian: Genuine Tongue Technique, Balance of Power, Girls of the White Orchid, Pacific Heights, Ashy 2 Classy, The Slanted Screen
Mako Iwamatsu (岩松 マコ, Iwamatsu Mako), born Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu Makoto) (December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006), was an Oscar- and Tony-nominated Japanese-born American actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as Mako, omitting his surname. Mako is known for his acting roles as Akiro in Conan the Barbarian and his voice roles including Aku from Samurai Jack, and Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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's first cinema role was in the 1959 film Never So Few. In 1965, frustrated by the limited roles available to himself and other Asian American actors, Mako and six others formed the East West Players theatre company, first performing out of a church basement. The company is one of the
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