Clyde Kusatsu (September 13, 1948) is a Japanese-American actor. He portrayed Lo Pan in the season 8 episode "12 Angry Zen".
Biography[]
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 is married to Gayle Kusatsu; they have two sons, Kevin and Andrew.
Career[]
- Kung Fu
- Hawaii-O-Five
- All in the Family
- M*A*S*H
- MacGyver
- Magnum, P.I.
- Dynasty
- Island Son
- New Kids on the Block
- Family Matters
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- All-American Girl
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Ally McBeal
- Nip/Tuck
- Charmed
- ER
- Chuck
- Dollhouse
- The Young and the Restless
External links[]
- Clyde Kusatsu at Wikipedia
- Clyde Kusatsu at the Internet Movie Database
- Clyde Kusatsu at AllRovi
- Clyde Kusatsu at Memory Alpha
- Clyde Kusatsu 2008 interview on Asiance Magazine online
- ClydeKusatsu.com
- Clyde Kusatsu 2013 interview with BlankmanInc