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Home/People/Sab Shimono
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Born
Jul 31, 1937
Age 88
Place of Birth
Sacramento, California, United States
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

46
Movies
42
TV Shows
Also Known As
Saburo Shimono
夏野萨博
IMDb Profile

Sab Shimono

Acting

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.
The Activated Man poster

The Activated Man

as Mr. Hideyoshi
2024
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie poster

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

as The Emperor (voice)
2017
The Watcher poster

The Watcher

as Wendell
2016
Family Gathering poster

Family Gathering

Cast
2013
The Arcadian poster

The Arcadian

as Moto
2011
Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

as Yoshiro Nishamura
2009
Half Kenneth poster

Half Kenneth

as Takahiro
2009
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword poster

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
2009
The Sensei poster

The Sensei

as Taki Nakano
2008
Ben 10: Race Against Time poster

Ben 10: Race Against Time

as Old Man
2008
Southland Tales poster

Southland Tales

as Hideo Takehashi
2007
Americanese poster

Americanese

as Wood Ding
2006
Robot Stories poster

Robot Stories

as John
2003
Par 6 poster

Par 6

as Mr. Watsabi
2002
Ice Planet poster

Ice Planet

as Karteez Rumla
2001
Life Tastes Good poster

Life Tastes Good

as Harry
1999
The Big Hit poster

The Big Hit

as Jiro Nishi
1998
Paradise Road poster

Paradise Road

as Colonel Hirota
1997
Waterworld poster

Waterworld

as Elder
1995
The Shadow poster

The Shadow

as Dr. Roy Tam
1994