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Ray Bumatai
Born
Raimund Bumatai

(1952-12-20)December 20, 1952
DiedOctober 6, 2005(2005-10-06) (aged 52)
Occupation(s)Film, television, voice actor, musician, singer, recording artist
SpouseKaren
Children1

Raimund Bumatai (December 20, 1952 – October 6, 2005), was an American musician, singer, recording artist and actor who worked in comedy and live entertainment in Waikiki and in live-action production and animation in Hollywood.

Bumatai was born in Offenbach am Main, Germany, the older brother of stand-up comedian Andy Bumatai. He had been active in motion pictures and television since the late 1980s. A supporting actor in many television series filmed in Hawaii, Bumatai often played a local character. In Sherwood Hu's Hawaiian Ghost thriller Lani Loa (1998) he played the character Hawaiian Kenny. Among his more recent work, Bumatai read the part of Tito Makani Jr. on Klasky Csupo's Rocket Power cartoon series.

Bumatai died at Honolulu in 2005, after having been treated for brain cancer at various times during the last years of his life. In addition to his wife, Karen "Bree" Bumatai (formerly Karen Brilliande) Ray Bumatai is survived by his daughter Cecilly Ann Bumatai (from another marriage), parents Elsie and Bobby, and siblings Andy, Ramona, Ben, Gabe and Heidi. His last role was the voice of Little Jim in the Scooby-Doo movie Aloha, Scooby-Doo!.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Goodbye Paradise Eddie
1994 Tis the Season Kimo
1995 Under the Hula Moon King
1998 Lani Loa – The Passage Hawaiian Kenny
2001 Ho'olawe: Give and Take Cliff Ahia
2005 Pele O Ka Foodmart Lieutenant
2005 Aloha, Scooby-Doo! Little Jim (voice) Final Role