Sab Shimono

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 31, 1937 (88 yrs)

place of birth

Sacramento, California, United States

also known as

Saburo Shimono · 夏野萨博

total credits

45 movies

Biography

Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Known For

Filmography

45 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Waterworld
6.2

Waterworld

1995as Elder
Conan the Barbarian
6.8

Conan the Barbarian

1982as Subotai (voice, uncredited)
Midway
6.6

Midway

1976as Lt. Tomonaga
Ben 10: Race Against Time
5.9

Ben 10: Race Against Time

2008as Old Man
The Shadow
6.1

The Shadow

1994as Dr. Roy Tam
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
5.5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993as Lord Norinaga
The Big Hit
6.0

The Big Hit

1998as Jiro Nishi
Blind Date
6.0

Blind Date

1987as Mr. Yakamoto
Presumed Innocent
6.8

Presumed Innocent

1990as 'Painless' Kumagai
Old Dogs
5.6

Old Dogs

2009as Yoshiro Nishamura
Southland Tales
5.2

Southland Tales

2007as Hideo Takehashi
Gung Ho
6.1

Gung Ho

1986as Saito
3 Ninjas Kick Back
5.6

3 Ninjas Kick Back

1994as Koga
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
7.7

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
The Hospital
6.6

The Hospital

1971as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
Par 6
7.0

Par 6

2002as Mr. Watsabi
Paradise Road
6.3

Paradise Road

1997as Colonel Hirota
Nice Dreams
5.9

Nice Dreams

1981as Oriental Bus Boy
Suture
6.5

Suture

1993as Dr. Max Shinoda
The Challenge
5.9

The Challenge

1982as Toshio Yoshida
Pueblo
6.5

Pueblo

1973as North Korean Officer
Come See the Paradise
6.3

Come See the Paradise

1990as Mr. Kawamura
Loving
6.0

Loving

1970as Byron
Ice Planet
4.9

Ice Planet

2001as Karteez Rumla
The Wash
10.0

The Wash

1988as Sadao
The Watcher
5.4

The Watcher

2016as Wendell
Silent Cries
5.0

Silent Cries

1993as Natsume
Pacific Overtures
9.0

Pacific Overtures

1976as Manjiro
The Sensei
4.4

The Sensei

2008as Taki Nakano
Robot Stories
5.1

Robot Stories

2003as John
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
6.0

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990as Dr. Fujita
The Arcadian

The Arcadian

2011as Moto
When Hell Was in Session
7.0

When Hell Was in Session

1979as Cao
Rabbit Test
4.5

Rabbit Test

1978as Chinese Leader
Mandrake
7.0

Mandrake

1979as Ho
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
8.1

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

2017as The Emperor (voice)
Parades
7.5

Parades

1972as Togo
The Activated Man
7.0

The Activated Man

2024as Mr. Hideyoshi
Americanese
4.3

Americanese

2006as Wood Ding
Modesty Blaise
4.6

Modesty Blaise

1982as Weng
Operation Othello

Operation Othello

2019as Brabantino
Where the Toys Come From
5.8

Where the Toys Come From

1983as Kenji
Half Kenneth

Half Kenneth

2009as Takahiro
Family Gathering

Family Gathering

2013
Life Tastes Good
5.0

Life Tastes Good

1999as Harry