Sab Shimono
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1937-07-31 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Also known as
- Saburo Shimono · 夏野萨博
Biography
Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
The Simpsons
1989
as Master Sushi Chef (voice)
The Blacklist
2013
as Daniel Nakamoto
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Uncle Keako
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Hiroshi
Seinfeld
1989
as Executive #1
The X-Files
1993
as Gung Bituen
ER
1994
as Dr. Okida
Mad Men
2007
as Ichiro Kimura
Knots Landing
1979
as Pharmacist
M*A*S*H
1972
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Ichiro Yamashiro
Knight Rider
1982
as Hito Osaka
Magnum P.I.
2018
as George Nakamura
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Tokamo / Governor Tokamo / Ito
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Uncle (voice)
The Waltons
1972
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Murakami (voice)
Longmire
2012
as Francis Igawa
Samurai Jack
2001
as Emperor (voice)
Airwolf
1984
as Ko
Hart to Hart
1979
The Terror
2018
as Kazu
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice) / Master Yu (voice) / Gyatso (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Cunningham
Newhart
1982
as Sunatra
Remington Steele
1982
as Kenji Ito / Sam Kuromatsu
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Monk (voice)
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Bobby Wong
Dear John
1988
as Charlie Moura
Jack & Jill
1999
Legion of Super Heroes
2006
as K3NT (voice)
All-American Girl
1994
as Sammy
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Flaked
2016
as Wild Bill
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
Gung Ho
1986
as Mr. Saito
Movies (46)
Waterworld
1995
as Elder
Midway
1976
as Lt. Tomonaga
Conan the Barbarian
1982
as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
Ben 10: Race Against Time
2008
as Old Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1993
as Lord Norinaga
Presumed Innocent
1990
as 'Painless' Kumagai
Old Dogs
2009
as Yoshiro Nishamura
The Shadow
1994
as Dr. Roy Tam
3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994
as Koga
The Big Hit
1998
as Jiro Nishi
Southland Tales
2007
as Hideo Takehashi
Blind Date
1987
as Mr. Yakamoto
Gung Ho
1986
as Saito
Silent Cries
1993
as Natsume
Loving
1970
as Byron
Pueblo
1973
as North Korean Officer
Nice Dreams
1981
as Oriental Bus Boy
Rabbit Test
1978
as Chinese Leader
The Hospital
1971
as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
Paradise Road
1997
as Colonel Hirota
Modesty Blaise
1982
as Weng
The Sensei
2008
as Taki Nakano
The Challenge
1982
as Toshio Yoshida
Suture
1993
as Dr. Max Shinoda
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009
as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
Come See the Paradise
1990
as Mr. Kawamura
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
1990
as Dr. Fujita
Robot Stories
2003
as John
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Cao
Americanese
2006
as Wood Ding
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
2017
as The Emperor (voice)
The Watcher
2016
as Wendell
Parades
1972
as Togo
The Wash
1988
as Sadao
Par 6
2002
as Mr. Watsabi
The Activated Man
2024
as Mr. Hideyoshi
The Arcadian
2011
as Moto
Pacific Overtures
1976
as Manjiro
Mandrake
1979
as Ho
Ice Planet
2001
as Karteez Rumla
Where the Toys Come From
1983
as Kenji
Family Gathering
2013
Operation Othello
2019
as Brabantino
Half Kenneth
2009
as Takahiro
Life Tastes Good
1999
as Harry
And the Soul Shall Dance
1978
as Murata
About Sab Shimono
Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld… With 82 credits spanning from 1970 to 2024, Sab Shimono has appeared in 46 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sab Shimono Movies
- Waterworld (1995) — as Elder
- Midway (1976) — as Lt. Tomonaga
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) — as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008) — as Old Man
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) — as Lord Norinaga
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