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Actor James Shigeta played the leading male role in the lavish movie musical “Flower Drum Song” in 1961. The year before, he won a Golden Globe as most promising newcomer.
Jul 30, 2014 · An obituary on Wednesday about the actor James Shigeta misstated, in some editions, the ethnic background of the characters in the movie “Flower Drum Song,” in which Mr. Shigeta starred.
Jul 31, 2014 · James Shigeta, who played the romantic lead in Hollywood films in the late 1950s and early ’60s, passed away on Monday afternoon in Los Angeles, according to his publicist, Jeffrey Leavitt. Leavitt said the actor died peacefully in his sleep. The cause of death was not given.
James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer of Japanese descent. [1] He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998).
YearTitleRoleNotes1961CaptainEpisode: "The Fortress"1961PlaydateMajor RiEpisode: "The Cell 5 Experience"1962James KamEpisode: "The Contract"1963Dr. Roy ShigeraEpisode: "One Clear Bright Thursday ...James Shigeta, who starred in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical movie “Flower Drum Song,” died July 28, 2014 in the Los Angeles area, the Hollywood Reporter reported. He was 85.
Jul 31, 2014 · Actor James Shigeta played the leading male role in the lavish movie musical “Flower Drum Song” in 1961. The year before, he won a Golden Globe as most promising newcomer.
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Jul 29, 2014 · James Shigeta, the famed character actor who played memorable roles in Die Hard (1988) and musical Flower Drum Song (1961) has died.
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