Gedde Watanabe

PersonBorn Jun 26, 1955 (age 70)Ogden, Utah, USA

American actor and comedian

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Gedde Watanabe

Gary 'Gedde' Watanabe is a Japanese-American actor born on June 26, 1955. He is best known for his role as Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles (1984) and as Takahara 'Kaz' Kazihiro in Gung Ho (1986). Watanabe also voiced the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004). He played Nurse Yoshi Takata in the NBC medical drama ER from 1997 to 2003. Watanabe was an original cast member of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. Born and raised in Ogden, Utah, he began his acting career on Broadway in 1976. Watanabe has appeared in several film and television productions.

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Gedde Watanabe ranks #13,281 most popular person with a Buzz Score of 0.4. Gedde Watanabe peaked at #14,252 of all time (Nov 5 - Dec 4, 2023). Gedde Watanabe ranks #10,554 over the past 365 days.

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The Simpsons

Cartoon Squid / Japanese Father (voice) · 1 ep · 1989 – Present

The Simpsons

1989 – Present

The Simpsons

Factory Foreman (voice) · 1 ep · 1989 – Present

Family Guy

Long Duk Dong (voice) · 1 ep · 1999 – Present

Yosh Takata · 58 ep · 1994 – 2009

Seinfeld

Mr. Oh · 1 ep · 1989 – 1998

American Dad!

Chicken Hatchery Manager (voice) · 1 ep · 2005 – Present

The Sex Lives of College Girls

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Professor Harpin · 4 ep · 2021 – 2025

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Lord with Silk (voice) · 1 ep · 2023 – Present

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Kenzou / Chiba (voice) · 1 ep · 2023 – Present

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Nightjar Manager / Running Man / Kenzou (voice) · 1 ep · 2023 – Present

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Kenzou / Sentry (voice) · 1 ep · 2023 – Present

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

Chiba (voice) · 2 ep · 2023 – Present

Everwood

Art · 1 ep · 2002 – 2006

Rugrats

Zack (voice) · 1 ep · 1991 – 2004

Home Improvement

Home Improvement

Nobu Nakamura · 1 ep · 1991 – 1999

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Kenji · 1 ep · 1996 – 2003

Magnum P.I.

Sato · 1 ep · 2018 – 2024

Murphy Brown

Guru Prem · 1 ep · 1988 – 1998

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Glenn · 1 ep · 2019 – 2020

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Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

Badger Crime Boss (voice) · 2024

Mulan

Ling (voice) · 1998

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

Play-Tone Photographer · 1996

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Hotel Manager · 2008

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

Long Duk Dong · 1984

Mulan II

Ling (voice) · 2004

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Mr. Katsuji · 1990

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

UHF

Ultraman: Rising

Ultraman: Rising

Professor Sato / Ultradad (voice) · 2024

Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

Gung Ho

Oishi Kazihiro · 1986

EDtv

Booty Call

Chan (uncredited) · 1997

Slackers

Japanese Proctor · 2002

Vamp

Volunteers

At Toon · 1985

Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Mr. Cheng · 2012

Not Forgotten

Agent Nakamura · 2009

Guinevere

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