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Makoto Iwamatsu (岩松 信, Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako (マコ). His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned 5 decades and 165 productions.
Actor: Conan the Barbarian. Born in Japan, Makoto Iwamatsu was living there with his grandparents while his parents studied art in the United States, when Japan and the U.S. went to war in 1941.
Avatar: Why Uncle Iroh Was Recast In The Last Airbender. For two seasons, Mako Iwamatsu was the voice of Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender, but things changed when he was recast in season 3. Iroh is a fan favorite and one of the most likable characters in the show.
Mako. Actor: Conan the Barbarian. Born in Japan, Makoto Iwamatsu was living there with his grandparents while his parents studied art in the United States, when Japan and the U.S. went to war in 1941.
Mako Iwamatsu (Japanese: マコ 岩松 [1] Mako Iwamatsu) was an Oscar-and Tony-nominated Japanese-born American actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as Mako, omitting his surname.
Mr. Iwamatsu, who in 1965 co-founded the East West Players, the nation’s first Asian-American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in Somis, Calif. He was 72.
Makoto Iwamatsu. The Japanese American actor 'Mako' was Oscar-nominated for his role as a Chinese seaman in The Sand Pebbles (1966) and starred as Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984).
