Robert Ito (born July 2, 1931) is a Canadian retired actor. He is known for his television and film work, including the roles of Sam Fujiyama on the 1976–83 NBC series Quincy, M.E. and Larry Mishima on the 1980s CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest, and a variety of voice acting for animation. He was nominated for a Gemini Award for his performance in the 1994 film Trial at Fortitude Bay.

Career Ito was a dancer with the National Ballet of Canada before coming to Broadway and dancing in such shows as "Flower Drum Song" (1960-1961). He turned to acting in the mid-1960s, often playing Asian characters. He appeared three times (as different characters) in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu; first as a Chinese rail worker in the two-hour pilot film, as a Chinese bandit named Captain Lee in the episode "The Way of Violence Has No Mind", and as a ninja in the episode "The Assassin".

He likewise portrayed two different Korean characters in episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H, in 1972 and 1976. Ito acted in the 1976 film Midway as Minoru Genda, the leader of the 1942 attack on Midway Island. In 1976, he was cast as forensic lab technician Sam Fujiyama, a regular supporting role he played for seven years on Quincy, M.E. As of April 2025, Ito is the last surviving major cast member of the show.

His other film credits include The Terminal Man (1974), Rollerball (1975), Peeper (1976), Special Delivery (1976), the made-for-television film SST: Death Flight (1977), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Pray for Death (1985), Aloha Summer (1988) and The Vineyard (1989).

Ito guest-starred on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Coming of Age" as TAC officer Lt. Chang and on Star Trek: Voyager as John Kim (Harry Kim's father).

Voice roles include such programs and films as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Animaniacs, Bonkers, Batman: The Animated Series, Jackie Chan Adventures, Fantastic Max, Superman: The Animated Series, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, My Little Pony and Friends, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Biker Mice from Mars, Quack Pack, Capitol Critters, ProStars, Justice League, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Iron Man, The Karate Kid, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures, Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Savage Dragon, TaleSpin, Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos, The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, All Grown Up!, The Mummy: The Animated Series, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, The Wild Thornberrys, Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects, and Gargoyles.

Filmography Film

1966: Women of the Prehistoric Planet – Tango 1966: Dimension 5 – Saito 1969: Some Kind of a Nut – George Toyota 1973: The Naked Ape – Samurai Warrior 1974: The Terminal Man – Anesthetist 1975: Rollerball – Houston Strategy Coach 1976: Peeper – Butler 1976: Midway – Minoru Genda 1976: Special Delivery – Mr. Chue 1984: Buckaroo Banzai – Tohichi Hikita 1985: Pray for Death – Koga 1987: P.I. Private Investigations – Kim 1988: Aloha Summer – Ted Tanaka 1989: The Vineyard – Auctioneer 1990: Crazy People – Yamashita's Aide 1995: The War Between Us – Mr. Kawashima 1996: Hollow Point – Shin Chang 1999: Lima: Breaking the Silence – President Fujimoro 1999: The Omega Code – Shimoro Lin Chew

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1966Get SmartNumber 3 (uncredited)Episode: "The Amazing Harry Hoo"; uncredited 1968It Takes a ThiefChief AideEpisode: "When Good Friends Get Together" 1970–1974MannixDr. Yoshirou, Dr. Saito, Doctor3 episodes 1972 M*A*S*H Lin Chang Episode: "To Market, to Market" 1972–1974Kung FuFong, Tim Lee, Smith3 episodes1975 "[Harry O] Chang Lee Episode: "Tender Killing Care" (S2.E8) 1975 The Six Million Dollar Man Thomas Gabella Episode: "The Last Kamikaze" 1976 M*A*S*H North Korean Episode: "The Korean Surgeon" 1976–1983 Quincy, M.E. Sam Fujiyama 148 episodes 1976 SST: Death Flight Roy Nakamura Television film1984Magnum P.I.Ray LummEpisode: Jororo Farewell 1986 Rambo: The Force of Freedom Black Dragon, White Dragon (voice) 27 episodes 1988 Star Trek: The Next GenerationLt. ChangEpisode: "Coming of Age" 1988–1989 Falcon Crest Lawrence "Larry" Mishima 5 episodes 1989 The Karate Kid Mr. Miyagi (voice)13 episodes 1990 TaleSpin Wan-Loy (voice)Episode: "Last Horizons" 1991 Counterstrike Charles Hope Episode: "Night of the Black Moon" 1992–1993 Batman: The Animated SeriesKyodai Ken (voice)2 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1993 AnimaniacsMr. Kato (voice)Episode: "Taming of the Screwy" 1993 Highlander: The SeriesJohnny Lehong Episode: "Revenge of the Sword" 1993 The Commish Tashima 1994 GargoylesKen Saito (voice)Episode: "Deadly Force" 1994 Highlander: The Series Hideo KotoEpisode: "The Samurai" 1994 Trial at Fortitude Bay Methusala Television filmGemini Award nomination1995–1996Iron ManMandarin (voice)12 episodes 1995Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects427 (voice)Television film 1995 The X-Files Dr. Shirou Samara2 episodes1995 The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesCharlie Smith (voice)Episode: "A Ticket to Crime"1996Quack PackWilliam Bill Wu (voice)Episode: "Feats of Clay"1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestPresident Horkarno, Pradad, Controller (voice)2 episodes1997Superman: The Animated SeriesAwards Presenter, Dr. Tengo (voice)2 episodes1999 The King of QueensMr. FujitaEpisode: "Hungry Man"2001 The Wild ThornberrysAsian Black Bear (voice)Episode: "The Anniversary"2001Star Trek: VoyagerJohn KimEpisode: "Author, Author"2001 The MummyLin Choux (voice)Episode: "The Boy Who Would Be King"2003Justice LeagueMr. Hamsa (voice)Episode: "Comfort and Joy" 2006Teen Titans: Trouble in TokyoMayor, Bookseller (voice)Television film2007All Grown Up!Hiro Watanabe (voice)Episode: "Trading Places" 2008Avatar: The Last AirbenderSun Warrior Chief (voice)Episode: "The Firebending Masters"2008Mater's Tall TalesIto San (voice)Episode: "Tokyo Mater"

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