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Born:
December 10, 1933 in Kobe, Japan
Death:
July 21, 2006 in Somis, CA
Biography:Japanese actor "Mako", born Makoto Iwamatsu, has spent most of his professional career in the United States. His first important film appearance was as Po-Han, "Steve McQueen"'s assistant machinist, in "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), a performance that earned him an Oscar nomination. He remained in films into the 1990s, playing choice character parts in such films as Hawaiians (1967), "Conan the Destroyer" (1984), and "Rising Sun" (1993). Mako's TV credits include the role of Major Oshira on the weekly "Hawaiian Heat" (1984) and the 1990 TV movie "Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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