Mako (actor) - Wikipedia
Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako (マコ). His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned 5 decades and 165 productions.
Mako - IMDb
Actor: Conan the Barbarian. Born in Japan, Makoto Iwamatsu 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.
Mako - Biography - IMDb
Mako. Actor: Conan the Barbarian. Born in Japan, Makoto Iwamatsu 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.
Mako Iwamatsu - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mako Iwamatsu (マコ 岩松, Mako Iwamatsu), born Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu Makoto); 10 December 1933 – 21 July 2006), was a Japanese - American actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as Mako, omitting his surname.
Mako Iwamatsu Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life
Mako Iwamatsu was a talented singer and musician, known for his skill in playing the traditional Japanese instrument, the shamisen. Mako was a pioneer in Asian American representation in Hollywood, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations of Asian actors.
Mako, 72; Actor Opened Door for Asian Americans
Jul 23, 2006 — Mako, who in 1965 co-founded East West Players, the nation’s first Asian American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in the Ventura County...
Asian-American Pioneer Makato “Mako” Iwamatsu 1933 – 2006
Jul 25, 2006 — Mr. Iwamatsu, who in 1965 co-founded the East West Players, the nation’s first Asian-American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in Somis, Calif. He was 72.
Remembering Mako - Paste Magazine
Mar 9, 2017 — Born in Kobe, Japan, in 1933 to parents who wrote and illustrated children’s books, Iwamatsu Makoto experienced the Second World War as a boy under his grandmother’s care. His parents left...
Mako, Oscar and Tony Nominee, Dies at 72 - Backstage
Nov 4, 2019 — Mako, a Japanese-American actor nominated for an Oscar and Tony who also helped form one of the leading Asian-American theatre companies in the United States, died of esophageal cancer at...
Why This Iroh Scene in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Is Sadder Than …
Jul 9, 2020 — Mako Iwamatsu's final scene for 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' is a tearjerker. However, there's more to this emotional scene with Iroh than meets the eye.