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Yuki Shimoda (August 10, 1921 – May 21, 1981) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Ko Wakatsuki in the NBC movie of the week Farewell to Manzanar in 1976. He also co-starred in the 1960s television series Johnny Midnight (39 episodes), with Edmond O'Brien.
Yuki Shimoda was born on 10 August 1921 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Auntie Mame (1958), A Town Like Alice (1981) and Black Sheep Squadron (1976). He died on 21 May 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Aug 7, 2018 · YUKI-SHIMODA: ASIAN AMERICAN ACTOR reflects back on the late Yuki Shimoda’s thirty-year acting career. A minority actor, he experienced a rollercoaster of achievements and career...
Apr 8, 2019 · YUKI SHIMODA: ASIAN AMERICAN ACTOR celebrates the thirty-year acting career of the late Yuki Shimoda, reflecting his achievements and career disappointments typical of the minority actor.
Yuki Shimoda was born on 10 August 1921 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Auntie Mame (1958), A Town Like Alice (1981) and Black Sheep Squadron (1976). He died on 21 May 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Yuki Shimoda (August 10, 1921 – May 21, 1981) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Ko Wakatsuki in the NBC movie of the week Farewell to Manzanar in 1976. He also co-starred in the 1960s television series Johnny Midnight (39 episodes), with Edmond O'Brien.
Jan 16, 2024 · Yuki Shimoda (1921–81) was one of the first Japanese American actors to attain mainstream success after World War II both on Broadway and in film and television roles. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, he and his family were incarcerated at Tule Lake during the war.
Yuki Shimoda. Highest Rated: 88% Auntie Mame (1958) Lowest Rated: 25% The Octagon (1980) Birthday: Aug 10, 1921. Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA. Though he played almost exclusively...
Yuki Shimoda was Mr. Keora, a choreographer, in the original Broadway cast, and in the 1962 revival for television with Wayne, John Forsythe, and Miyoshi Umeki he played Mr. Omura. Shimoda got a big break in 1956 when he landed the part of Ito (the houseman) in the Broadway hit Auntie Mame, starring Rosalind Russell.
Though he played almost exclusively Asian--predominately Japanese--characters throughout more than 20 years in film and television acting, Yuki Shimoda was actually born in Sacramento. The first-generation American performed on Broadway over much of the 1950s, eventually taking his role in the...
