Manu Tupou (January 5, 1935 – June 5, 2004) was an American-based Fijian actor, writer, director, and teacher.
Early life Manu Tupou was born on Lomaloma, Lau, Fiji Islands.
Education Tupou trained as an actor for 15 years in New York under Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, Harold Clurman, and Sanford Meisner. He was an Honors graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York and a senior life member of the Actors Studio in both New York and Hollywood. He received bachelor's degrees from the University of Hawaiʻi and the University of London.'THE MOVIEGOER': "Fijian Noble Stars in New Movie". The Deseret News. May 28, 1970. page 8D.
Tupou studied at the Actors Studio at Carnegie Hall.
On a summer vacation, Tupou went to an audition on the advice of his girlfriend where he met director George Roy Hill but declined an offer as he was starting school soon. His first film, Hawaii, was released in 1966.
Filmography Stage Indians (1969): Sitting Bull Othello (1971): Othello Iphigenia at Aulis (1971): Agamemnon Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1972): Sidi El Assif Annie Get Your Gun (1977): Sitting Bull The Old Glory (1977): Assawamset/Ferryman Black Elk Speaks (1981): Black Elk
Film Hawaii (1966) - Narrator/Prince Keoki The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) - Seaman 1/C Lightfoot Star A Man Called Horse (1970) - Chief Yellowhand The Castaway Cowboy (1974) - Kimo Hurricane (1979) - Samolo Circuitry Man (1990) - Mahi Love Affair (1994) - Rau Payback (1999) - Pawnbroker Chief Zabu (2016) - Chief Henri Zabu Posthumous release; shot in 1986 but not released until 2016
Television Hawaii Five-O (1971-1979) - Eddie Chu / Cappy Pahoa / Nahashi / Abraham Meleha / Tasi Barney Miller (1979) - Philip Azari Fantasy Island (1980) - Prester John Vega$ (1980) - Luke Kichi Magnum, P.I. (1981) - Charlie Voyagers! (1982) - Oxen Hill Street Blues (1986) - Jaggawala The A-Team (1986) - Chief Sikahama Batman: The Animated Series (1993) - Ubu (voice)
References
External links
Manu Tupou at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection Fandango Filmography for Manu Tupou Official website