Mako (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mako (actor)

Japanese American actor

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1933

Place of Birth: Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 21-Jul-2006

Profession: actor, stage actor, voice actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: Japan, United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Makoto "Mako" Iwamatsu (???, Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was a Japanese–American actor, voice artist and singer best known for his roles as Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (1966) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Oomiak "The Fearless One" in The Island at the Top of the World (1974), Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Kungo Tsarong in Seven Years in Tibet (1997).
Almost all of his acting roles credited him as Mako.
He was part of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's 1976 Broadway musical Pacific Overtures, which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
He was also one of the founding members of East West Players.Later in his career, he became well known for his voice-over roles like Aku in Samurai Jack (2001–2004) and Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2006).
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7095 Hollywood Blvd.