Jerry Ito Explained

Jerry Ito (July 12, 1927 in New York City, New York – July 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California) was a Japanese-American film and television actor, born as Gerald Tamekichi Itō, specializing in Japanese films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

His father was the dancer and choreographer Michio Itō, and he was a cousin of Japanese-American composer Teiji Itō.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Umi no yarodomo Arab
1959Jan Arima no shûgeki
1959The Manster Police Superintendent Aida
1960Pineapple butai Sgt. March
1961Mothra Nelson
1961The Last War (Sekai daisenso) Uatokinsu
1962Gekkyū dorobo
1962Nippon musekinin yaro
1962The Monster (Kyofu)
1963Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo Rudolf Kent
1963Yabunirami Nippon John Machihei
1963The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (Eburi manshi no yūga-na seikatsu)
1963Ankokugai No. 1 Anpo
1964You Can Succeed, Too (Kimi mo shusse ga dekiru) Mr. McLeager
1968Shin Abashiri Bangaichi Jimmy Nakata
1977 (Golgo 13: Kūron no kubi) Polanski
1978UFO War: Fight! Red Tiger TV series
1978Message from Space (Uchu kara no messeji) Commander

Death

He died four days before his 80th birthday of pneumonia while battling stomach cancer.

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