Mako, one of the dozen Oriental character actors that probably anyone could recognize (by face or voice) has died at 72.<\/p>\n
Various geektastic roles<\/a> I’ll remember him for are the voice of Aku on Samurai Jack <\/em>and Akiro the Wizard in the Conan<\/em> movies, but he was in dozens and dozens of movies and TV shows (including four different parts in four different M*A*S*H<\/em> episodes). His was a significant Mako, one of the dozen Oriental character actors that probably anyone could recognize (by face or voice) has died at 72. 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\ncareer<\/a> for Asian-American actors, starting with his Best Supporting Actor nomination in The Sand Pebbles.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"