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Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was a Japanese-American character actor, credited in almost all of his acting roles as Mako. His film roles include Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (1966) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Oomiak "The Fearless One" in The Island at the Top of the World (1974), Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984), and Kungo Tsarong in Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He was part of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's 1976 Broadway musical Pacific Overtures, which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He was also one of the founding members of East West Players. Later in his career, he became well known for his voice acting roles, including Aku in the first four seasons of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), and Iroh in the first two seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2006). He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7095 Hollywood Blvd. Mako Iwamatsu was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for [[The Sand Pebbles (Movie) | The Sand Pebbles]] (1966). He also starred in other noted films Conan the Barbarian (1982) and its sequel Conan the Destroyer (1984), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Bird People in China (1998) and Pearl Harbor (2001). Actress and Director [[Momo Yashima]] is Mako's younger sister. ==Notable Appearances== * [[Farewell to Manzanar (Movie) | Farewell to Manzanar]] (1976) * Mr. T and Tina (TV Series) **[[I Thought He'd Never Leave (Mr. T and Tina) | Thought He'd Never Leave]] (1976) * Conan the Barbarian as The Wizard / Narrator (1984) * [[Rising Sun (Movie) | RIsing Sun]] as Yoshida-san (1993) * Aku from Samurai Jack (2001-2004) ==Links== * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538683/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Mako on IMDB] [[Category:🇯🇵🇺🇸]] [[Category: Movies]] [[Category: Television]] [[Category:1933 Births]] [[Category:2006 Deaths]] [[Category: December 10 Births]] [[Category: Academy Award Nominees]]
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