Biography
Was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and martial artist who, in fighting rings, was also known as Professor Toru Tanaka, or simply Professor Tanaka. He also taught martial arts in Dallas,Texas. His skills were taught to young men with potential for football greatness. He was located directly across from Southern Methodist University. His students included many All American football players including David Randle. Randle’s training be...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Hard Justice
1995
as Cookie (uncredited)
When A.T.F. agent Nick Adams goes undercover in a prison to unravel the mystery of a fellow agents death there. Warden Pike and his pet goons are invo...
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
as Himself (archive footage)
Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on Houston Channel 39 KHTV.
Last Action Hero
1993
as Tough Asian Man
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is ...
3 Ninjas
1992
as Rushmore
Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to a...
Deadly Game
1991
as Ikiru-Sun
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned b...
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
as Wrestler
A giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake.
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Tanaka
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's ment...
Martial Law
1990
as Jimmy Kong
An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves.
Darkman
1990
as Chinese Warrior #2
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been bur...
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
as (uncredited)
James Brown III, also known as Secret Agent 00 Soul, is an elite international operative who finally tells off the government and fulfills his longtim...
Black Rain
1989
as Sugai's Man
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...
Hyper Space
1989
as Android
In the 21st Century, the "Corporation" sends a spaceship to dispose of earth's severe nuclear waste to a distant region in the cosmos. The astronauts ...
Dead Heat
1988
as Butcher
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical...
The Running Man
1987
as Subzero
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pac...
Catch the Heat
1987
as Dozu
Gorgeous Checkers Goldberg, a police detective, goes undercover as a stripper in order to stop a ruthless kingpin who has been using unsuspecting star...
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Yamagani San
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for h...
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
as Prof. Toru Tanaka
The Best of WWE brought to you on home video!
Bad Guys
1986
as Lord Percy's Bodyguard
Two LA cops turn to professional wrestling for money and revenge after being suspended from the force for a bar brawl.
Tag Team Champions
1986
as Professor Toru Tanaka
A tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.
Volunteers
1985
as Sumo Guard
After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he ...
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Butler
The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller ...
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
1985
as Lao
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his c...
Best of the WWF Volume 2
1985
as Prof. Toru Tanaka
Gorilla Monsoon hosts this second volume of some of the best WWF has to offer.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Hashimoto
The owner of a professional football team must restore the titular train and run it from Tennessee to NYC in 24 hours if he is to inherit $1 million i...
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
as Sumo Servant
After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly impor...
Off the Wall
1983
as Banzai Wrestler #1
Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities...
Modesty Blaise
1982
as Akira
Pilot for a never-made TV series based upon the popular comic strip character. Adventurer Modesty Blaise and knife thrower Willie Garvin - retired ex...
An Eye for an Eye
1981
as The Professor
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He dec...
WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
1973
as Prof. Toru Tanaka
Pedro Morales defends the WWWF Championship against George "The Animal" Steele.