Jerry Ito
{{short description|American actor}}
Jerry Ito (July 12, 1927 in New York City, New York – July 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California) was a Japanese-American film and television actor, born as Gerald Tamekichi Itō, specializing in Japanese films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
His father was the dancer and choreographer Michio Itō, and he was a cousin of Japanese-American composer Teiji Itō.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Umi no yarodomo | Arab | |
| 1959 | Jan Arima no shûgeki | ||
| 1959 | The Manster | Police Superintendent Aida | |
| 1960 | Pineapple butai | Sgt. March | |
| 1961 | Mothra | Nelson | |
| 1961 | The Last War (Sekai daisenso) | Uatokinsu | |
| 1962 | Gekkyū dorobo | ||
| 1962 | Nippon musekinin yaro | ||
| 1962 | The Monster (Kyofu) | ||
| 1963 | Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo | Rudolf Kent | |
| 1963 | Yabunirami Nippon | John Machihei | |
| 1963 | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (Eburi manshi no yūga-na seikatsu) | ||
| 1963 | Ankokugai No. 1 | Anpo | |
| 1964 | You Can Succeed, Too (Kimi mo shusse ga dekiru) | Mr. McLeager | |
| 1968 | Shin Abashiri Bangaichi | Jimmy Nakata | |
| 1977 | Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (Golgo 13: Kūron no kubi) | Polanski | |
| 1978 | UFO War: Fight! Red Tiger | TV series | |
| 1978 | Message from Space (Uchu kara no messeji) | Commander |
Death
He died four days before his 80th birthday of pneumonia while battling stomach cancer.
External links
- {{cite web | last = Aiken | first = Keith |author2=Ryfle, Steve | title=Jerry Ito: A S'Wonderful Life|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/07/30/jerry-ito-a-swonderful-life/| date=2007-07-30}}
- {{IMDb name|0411699}}
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