Danny Kamekona

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Danny Kamekona
Kamekona as Sato Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II
Born(1935-11-05)November 5, 1935
DiedMay 2, 1996(1996-05-02) (aged 60)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1968–1996
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
SpouseMichiko Kamekona
Children2

Danny Kamekona (November 15, 1935 – May 2, 1996) was an American actor.

Television and movie career[edit]

Kamekona began his acting career on television, debuting in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O, one of 32 different appearances over 11 years. Other TV appearances included The Brian Keith Show; Sanford and Son; Barnaby Jones; six episodes of Magnum, P.I.; 21 Jump Street; L.A. Law; Walker, Texas Ranger; and his last TV appearance, in 1995's Burke's Law. He appeared as Agawa, employed by Riochi Tanaka in the episode "The Rising Sun Of Death" of the series Miami Vice.

The Karate Kid Part II was Kamekona's debut movie appearance in 1986. Other movie appearances included Black Widow (with Terry O'Quinn), Problem Child (with Michael Richards), Honeymoon in Vegas, and his final movie appearance, 1993's Robot Wars.

Personal appearances[edit]

Actor participant in brief training scene re-enactment during PR tour of trilogy (April 23, 1989), besides the Rose Theatre Shakespearian event day, accompanied by many of The Karate Kid Part II cast members, and was a featured character during the tributes to Magnum, P.I.

Death[edit]

Kamekona was found dead in his Los Angeles, California, apartment on May 2, 1996, at age 60. He had been dead for several days in his bathroom, according to friends and family members.[1] A heart attack was speculated. However, the exact cause of death was never revealed.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Karate Kid Part II Sato
1987 Black Widow Detective
1988 Aloha Summer Reverend
1989 Collision Course Oshima
1989 Robot Jox Dr. Matsumoto
1990 Problem Child Mr. Hirohito
1990 Come See the Paradise Mr. Nishikawa
1991 Night of the Warrior Chang
1991 Goodbye Paradise Lt. Nomura
1992 Honeymoon in Vegas Niko
1993 Robot Wars Wa-Lee

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1968-1980 Hawaii Five-O Various characters 33 episodes
1981-1984 Magnum, P.I. Various characters 6 episodes
1987 Miami Vice Agawa Episode: "The Rising Sun of Death"
1989–1990 Jake and the Fatman Lt. Kamalani/Makala 2 episodes
1991 L.A. Law Yoshi Nakajima Episode: "Mutinies on the Banzai"
1992 Santa Barbara Mr. Taksan 3 episodes
1993 Raven Takuya Makura Episode: "Playback"
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger Mitsua Usagi Episode: "A Shadow in the Night"
1993 Wild Palms Ushio Episode: The Floating World" (Uncredited)
1993 Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero Dr. Hasagawa Episode: "Dino Might (Gomora)"
1994–1995 Burke's Law Henry Regular role; 27 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obituaries".

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