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Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is a U.S. actor.
Kusatsu was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he attended ʻIolani School. Kusatsu began acting in Honolulu summer stock, and after studying theatre at Northwestern University, started to make his mark on the small screen in the mid-1970s. Usually mustachioed, with a dapper, professional air, he has most often played doctors, but his repertoire has included a generous sampling of teachers (usually college professors), businessmen, detectives, church ministers and other intelligent, middle-class types. With his quiet, wry line delivery, Kusatsu made a memorably clever and hilarious sparring partner for Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on several episodes of All in the Family as the Reverend Chong, refusing to baptize Archie's grandson without the permission of the boy's parents. During this period Kusatsu also worked with the Asian American theatre group East West Players in Los Angeles.
Kusatsu was subsequently a regular on several series, but neither the adventure Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–83) nor the Hawaiian-set medical drama Island Son (1989–90) (in which he played one of Richard Chamberlain's colleagues) lasted very long. His many television movies have included the film adaptation of Farewell to Manzanar (1976), about Japanese American internment during World War II. Other M.O.W.s and mini-series have been "And The Sea Will Tell", and "American Tragedy" playing Judge Lance Ito. He had a memorable role in the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" episode "Prisoners of War" as a downed Japanese fighter pilot in the Pacific (1976). (Kusatsu also guest-starred on an episode of Lou Grant on Japanese internment in the U.S.); Golden Land (1988), a Hollywood-set drama based on a William Faulkner story; and the AIDS drama And the Band Played On (1993). He appeared in four M*A*S*H episodes and later starred in the short-lived A.B.C. series All American Girl (1994–1995), the first East Asian familiar sitcom in the U.S.
Feature roles, beginning with Midway (1976), have generally been small, but in the 1990s Kusatsu had roles in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993, as a history teacher) and In the Line of Fire (1993, as a Secret Service agent). He appeared as a high school English teacher in American Pie (1999). Other recent films have been "ShopGirl" as Mr. Agasa, and in Sydney Pollack's The Interpreter (2005) as Lee Wu, head of security for the United Nations Headquarters. He currently plays the recurring role of Dr. Dennis Okamura on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Kusatsu starred in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as Mr. Lee.
Kusatsu is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew.
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as Commander Bountan / Crowd / Airbenders / Firebenders (voice)(1 ep)
as Commander Bountan / Ellorans / Bending Cadets (voice)(1 ep)
as Clyde
as Ken Tanaka
as Grant Yokohama(7 eps)
as Fire Nation Sage(1 ep)
as Elder Domo (voice)(1 ep)
as Watari / Boss Hamata (voice)(1 ep)
as Boss Hamata / Tayu (voice)(1 ep)
as Watari (voice)(1 ep)
as Mr. Yanaga(1 ep)
as Ping / Reporter 2 (voice)(1 ep)
as Ping (voice)(5 eps)
as Doctor Tanaka(1 ep)
as Ted Yoshida(2 eps)
as Psychiatrist(1 ep)
as Norman(1 ep)
as Domog (voice)(1 ep)
as Mr. Kagawa (voice)(1 ep)
as Jerry(2 eps)
as Joseph Yao(1 ep)
as Store Owner (voice)(1 ep)
as Choden Gyatso(1 ep)
as Drunk Official
as Sushi Chef
as Dr. Nunakawa
as Additional Voices (voice)(1 ep)
as Shingen (voice)
as Judge(1 ep)
as Judge Marcus Koh(1 ep)
as Joseph Chang(1 ep)
as Mr. Halligan
as Judge
as Bradley Rumford(2 eps)
as Mortimer Foo(1 ep)
as Mr. Lee(1 ep)
as Judge Kamalei(1 ep)
as Picnicker (voice)(1 ep)
as The Grocer (voice)
as Cab Driver
as Dr. Makido(1 ep)
as Shingen (voice)(1 ep)
as Morimoto(1 ep)
as Fred Fukizaki
as Doctor
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as (voice)(4 eps)
as Judge Chudacoff(1 ep)
as Conference Attendee
as Mr. Agasa
as Dr. Tanaka(1 ep)
as Police Chief Lee Wu
as Nakasumi (voice; uncredited)
as Senior Monk (voice)(1 ep)
as Storyteller / Additional Voices (voice)(1 ep)
as Additional Voices (voice)(1 ep)
as Calm Man (voice)(1 ep)
as Antiquities Dealer(1 ep)
as Judge Carl Munro
as Judge Matsumura(1 ep)
as Dr. Hanson
as Head Monk
as Joe
as Visiting Japanese Doctor
as Benjamin Franklin(1 ep)
as Mr. Rin(1 ep)
as Bald Tourist / Luau Host (voice)(1 ep)
as Mayor Kim (voice)(1 ep)
as (voice)(2 eps)
as Mr. Wong (voice)(3 eps)
as Dr. Hiroshi(1 ep)
as Coroner Chung
as Judge
as Johnny(3 eps)
as Edward Ogawa(1 ep)
as Dr. Akira Onodera / Fisherman / Desk Clerk (voice)(1 ep)
as Judge Rienzo(1 ep)
as Dagg (voice)(1 ep)
as Ling /Dagg (voice)(1 ep)
as Japanese Ambassador (voice)
as Japanese Ambassador / Asian Technician (voice)(1 ep)
as Grant Tanaka(4 eps)
as Yoon(1 ep)
as Sun Bear (voice)
as Grand Master (voice)(1 ep)
as Old Man / Dad (voice)(1 ep)
as Father (voice)(1 ep)
as Bee (voice)
as Mr. Yamashiro (voice)
as Judge Lance Ito
as Warden Yung (voice)(1 ep)
as Gang Leader (voice)(1 ep)
as Dr. Stan Liem(1 ep)
as Tex Nagita(1 ep)
as Ice Cream Man(1 ep)
as Joe(1 ep)
as Judge Paul Hamawaki(2 eps)
as English Teacher
as Wrestling Coach (voice)
as Coach (voice)(1 ep)
as Mr. Tan (voice)(1 ep)
as Jimmy Lin (voice)(1 ep)
as Mr. Fong (voice)(1 ep)
as Henry Yamada(1 ep)
as Pediatrician(1 ep)
as Lo Pan(1 ep)
as Sun Bear (voice)(1 ep)
as Mr. Tranh(1 ep)
as Bill Morishi
as Japanese Tanker Skipper
as Al(1 ep)
as Dr. Myron Okubo(2 eps)
as Judge Stephen Chin(2 eps)
as Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
as Li Ho(1 ep)
as Dr. Cornell (voice)(1 ep)
as Dr. Zin (voice)(4 eps)
as Noggin
as Mujahideen (voice)
as Saint Peter
as Capt. Morimoto(1 ep)
as Senator Theodore Fujiwara(1 ep)
as Soh Fishimene (voice)(1 ep)
as Ken Callahan
as Mr. Mitsumoto(1 ep)
as Officer Okawa
as Dr. Arnada (voice)(1 ep)
as Kai (voice)(1 ep)
as Karnak/Dr. Neville (voice)(4 eps)
as Annihilus/Black Business Executive (voice)(1 ep)
as Dr. Robertson(1 ep)
as Review Board Doctor #1(1 ep)
as Frank Fenton(1 ep)
as Benny Kim(19 eps)
as Judge Michael A, Katsu(1 ep)
as Judge Kurita
as Judge Mitchell Sung(1 ep)
as Public Affairs Officer(1 ep)
as Blood Bank Executive
as Islander (voice)(1 ep)
as Roy Shimamura(1 ep)
as Tanaka
as Jack Okura
as Prime Minister Soto
as History Teacher
as Dr. Sweeney(2 eps)
as Detective Danny Cho(1 ep)
as Saburo Saigo
as Prof. Ashira(1 ep)
as Bob Takashima
as Ken Tanaka
as Dr. Chang
as Mr. Hasagawa (voice)(1 ep)
as Kasaki
as Detective Wong
as Lieutenant Hand
as Enoki
as Enoki(2 eps)
as Former Prime Minister Nakasone
as Banker
as Frank(1 ep)
as Coroner(1 ep)
as Mr. Loopman(1 ep)
as Lt. Arioto
as Mr. Takawaki
as Interviewing Professor
as Principal Edgar Shimata(3 eps)
as Coroner Thomas Noguchi
as Kevin Williams
as Shimoto
as Officer(1 ep)
as Fujimoto
as Coroner
as Adm. Nakamura(3 eps)
as Kinishiwa Representative(1 ep)
as Professor Ikeda
as Skydiver(1 ep)
as TS Masuoka(1 ep)
as Lt. Cdr. McTavish / Lt. Sato (voice)(1 ep)
as Joe Go
as Dr. Edwards
as Anek(1 ep)
as Sam(1 ep)
as Detective(1 ep)
as Souvanna
as Hye Sook Yung(1 ep)
as Japanese Businessman
as Jack Yamoto(1 ep)
as Det. Lt Raymond Lau(1 ep)
as Dr. Yashima
as Jimmy
as Parking Attendant - Gets the China Speech
as San Francisco(1 ep)
as Go
as Tran Tam(1 ep)
as Clyde Yamashito
as Naval Medical Examiner
as Colonel Ki(3 eps)
as Naval Medical Examiner(2 eps)
as Dr. Long Tang(2 eps)
as Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto(1 ep)
as Police Detective Lt. Gordon Katsumoto(1 ep)
as Dr. Tommy Chang
as Dr. Akura(2 eps)
as Yamashiro
as Mr. Ping
as Shimaju Fukuda(1 ep)
as Paul(1 ep)
as Wong
as Col. Minh
as Francis Tanaguchi
as Supermarket Employee (uncredited)
as Freighter Captain
as X-Ray Technician
as Hokaido(1 ep)
as Cmdr. Watanabe
as Teddy Wakatsuki
as Nguyen(1 ep)
as Han Su Lok / Lama Campo Kushog(2 eps)
as Lama Campo Kushog / Han Su Lok(1 ep)
as Po San(1 ep)
as Captain Paul Yamato(2 eps)
as Kwang Duk(2 eps)
as Rev. Chong(3 eps)
as Jerry Quan(1 ep)
