Michael Yama
Michael Yama (born 1945) is an actor who has regularly voiced for GI Joe. He has been on The X-Files, Just Shoot Me and Lois & Clark and he is now a star on Betty White's Off Their Rockers.[1][2] He has worked in theater for 38 years.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) - Usher
- My Tutor (1983) - Mr. Russell
- Deal of the Century (1983) - Masaggi's Aide #2
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Chinese co-pilot
- Bachelor Party (1984) - Japanese Businessman
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) - Nagamichi
- Winners Take All (1987) - Japanese Rep.
- Number One with a Bullet (1987) - Tai Chi Charlie
- The Hidden (1987) - Sketch Artist
- Stand and Deliver (1988) - Sanzaki
- Catchfire (1990) - Technician
- It's Pat (1994) - Curious Sushi Man
- Molly (1999) - Asian Client
- Chain of Command (2000) - Chairman Tzu
- Now Chinatown (2000) - Deputy Consul
- Elvis Took a Bullet (2001) - Larry the Waiter
- All Babes Want to Kill Me (2005) - Mr. Cho
- Speechless (2006) - Mr. Sakamoto
- Click (2006) - Watsuhita Head Executive
- Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006) - Mr. Ozu
- Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme (2007) - Ancient One (voice)
- Drillbit Taylor (2008) - Asian Heritage Speaker
- The Sensei (2008) - Yori Nakano
- The Chosen One (2010) - Mr. Nakamuri
- Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010) - Morita
- Adultolescence (2011) - Mr. May / Baba
- Betty White's Off Their Rockers (2013-2014) - Various characters
- Dumb and Dumber To (2014) - Harry's Dad
- I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) - Speed Dater 4
- Hail, Caesar! (2016) - Chinese Restaurant Maitre D'
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945194/
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/betty-whites-off-their-rockers/about/bio/cast/michael-yama/665469/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130601200239/http://pacificcitizen.org/news/entertainment/michael-%E2%80%98-destroyer%E2%80%99-yama-gets-rascally-%E2%80%98betty-white%E2%80%99s-their-rockers%E2%80%99. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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