
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-07-31
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, United States
Sab Shimono
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.
Known For

The Simpsons
as Master Sushi Chef (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Master Yu (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Gyatso (voice)

Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Additional Voices (voice)

Waterworld
as Elder

Two and a Half Men
as Hiroshi

The Blacklist
as Daniel Nakamoto

The X-Files
as Gung Bituen

Conan the Barbarian
as Subotai (voice, uncredited)