Mako

  • Name: Mako
  • Date of Birth: December 10, 1933
  • Place of Birth: Kobe, Japan
Mini-bio: Born in Japan, Mako was living there with his grandparents while his parents studied art in the United States, when Japan and the U.S. went to war in 1941. His parents remained in the U.S., working fo...( read more)r the Office of War Information, and, at the cessation of the conflict, were granted U.S. residency by Congress. Mako joined his parents in New York and studied architecture. He entered the U.S. Army in the early 1950s and acted in shows for military personnel, discovering a talent and love for the theatre. He abandoned his plans to become an architect and instead enrolled at the famed Pasadena Community Playhouse in California. Following his studies there, he appeared in many stage productions and on television. In 1966, he won an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his first film role, as the coolie Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (1966). Only occasionally since have his roles reached the level of his talents, but he has worked steadily in feature films ever since. He appeared on Broadway in the leading role in Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures" and he co-founded and served as artistic director for the highly-acclaimed East-West Players theatre company in Los Angeles. After a long battle and illness from cancer, he passed away on the twenty first of July in 2006, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, Shizuko Hoshi, who co-starred in episodes of "M*A*S*H" (1972), as well, and his children and grand-children.
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  • filmaker99
    filmaker99
    mako is awsome! he did a lot of great work in telivison and with small roles in various films.
    posted 79 days ago
  • rowain99
    rowain99
    RIP :...(
    posted 124 days ago
  • Avatard123
    Avatard123
    R.I.P Mako.

    Now I feel horribly bad - he died on my birthday :'(
    posted 178 days ago
  • abrabbit
    abrabbit
    rest in peace? what? oh dear....he really is dead. died July 21, 2006 of cancer.

    aww man, and i really liked this guy too.
    posted 476 days ago
  • xXGoneForeverXx
    xXGoneForeverXx
    did he die? omg, really? but he was in TMNT!
    posted 498 days ago
  • spartythespart
    spartythespart
    this guy is awesome. not to mention his laugh.
    posted 500 days ago
  • dinngbat62
    dinngbat62
    REST IN PEACE BRO
    posted 554 days ago
  • Witchy
    Witchy
    May he rest in peace...
    posted 554 days ago
  • thedruid86
    thedruid86
    mako is awsome
    posted 624 days ago
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