Jerry Tondo Explained

Jerry Tondo
Birth Name:Jerry Shigekazu Tondo
Birth Date:10 October 1950
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, voice actor

Jerry Shigekazu Tondo (born October 10, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor and voice actor. He is known for providing the voice of the character Chien-Po in the animated film Mulan.[1] Other titles Tondo has contributed to include Gung Ho,[2] The Secret Saturdays and Mulan II.[3]

Biography

Tondo discovered acting while attending high school in San Francisco, California. He was offered scholarships to play football, but decided to study sociology. He then enrolled in a theater course. He served on the board of directors while participating as a company member of the Asian American Theater Co. He moved to Los Angeles, California and started working with the East-West Players. Five years later he joined the Mark Taper Forum/Improvisation Theater Project. For six years he toured with the project. He was also a performing member of Cold Tofu Improv. He currently resides with his wife and two children in Manhattan Beach, California.

Filmography

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1984Ghost WarriorSushi chef
1986Gung HoKazuo
1989Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsJune-bug
1990Circuitry ManFatch
1994It's PatSushi chef
Drop ZoneDEA guard
1995Nick of TimeChief Aide
1998MulanChien-PoVoice
1999Godzilla 2000: Millennium
2004Mulan IIChien-PoVoice, direct-to-video
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1983Girls of the White OrchidPolicemanTelevision film, alternative title Death Ride to Osaka
1985BrothersSailor #1Episode: "Gobba, Gobba"
1986Trapper John, M.D.MillsEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"
1987The Three KingsTelevision film
1988Beauty and the BeastEddieEpisode: "China Moon"
The Tracey Ullman ShowStage managerEpisode: "3.1"
Miracle at Beekman's PlaceTelevision film
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisAioki
2008-2009The Secret SaturdaysHibagon / Professor Talu MizukiVoice, 3 episodes
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1998Disney's Animated Storybook: MulanChien-PoVoice
Mulan Story Studio
2005Japanese assassin
Kingdom Hearts IIChien-PoEnglish version, voice
2007Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+

Notes and References

  1. http://homepage.usask.ca/~jjs142/mulan.htm Mulan
  2. http://www.listal.com/movie/gung-ho-1986 Gung Ho
  3. Variety Weekly Magazine, Monday, February 21, 2005 (p.12)