Mako
Japanese-American actor (1933-2006)
- Fame57.8
- Momentum0.0
- Japan rank#204
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Updated 2026-06-09
One Oscar nomination, 165 roles, and a single name. Mako moved through five decades of American film and television as Hollywood's go-to character actor — then became the voice of Aku and Uncle Iroh, roles that outlived him.
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Born in Kobe in 1933, Makoto Iwamatsu followed his dissident parents to the United States after the war, served in Korea, and trained at Pasadena Playhouse before co-founding East West Players. His second film role — Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles in 1966 — earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He cycled through character parts for three decades: Kichijiro in Silence, Oomiak in The Island at the Top of the World, Akiro the Wizard across both Conan films, Kungo Tsarong in Seven Years in Tibet, and a Tony-nominated turn in Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtur…
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Falling57.8
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Historical25.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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