Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gedde Watanabe (born Gary Watanabe, June 26, 1955, Ogden, Utah) is an American theatre, film, and television actor. He was in several dramatic productions in high school, both acting and singing. After graduation, Watanabe left Ogden for San Francisco, where he hoped to make his living as a street musician while honing his acting skills. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gedde Watanabe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on W...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Ultraman: Rising
2024
as Professor Sato / Ultradad (voice)
A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary he...

Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Badger Crime Boss (voice)
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will t...

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023
as Trader Joe (voice)
A grandfather and curio shop owner in a small town in Arizona, and his granddaughter, are transported to a mystical land through a portal stone and ha...

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
as Self
Primetime program celebrating the diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of the vibrant Asian American, Native Hawaiian and P...

In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Sea...

The Last Word
2017
as Louie the gardener
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of find...

Parental Guidance
2012
as Mr. Cheng
Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the ki...

The Seven Year Hitch
2012
as Mr. Fujimura
Jennifer and Kevin are childhood best friends who have lived together, platonically, as adults for many years. When Jennifer decides to marry her chea...

Don't You Forget About Me
2010
as Self
Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has followed. Th...

Not Forgotten
2009
as Agent Nakamura
Set in a Tex-Mex border town, Not Forgotten is a classic psychological thriller about Jack and Amaya Bishop, a couple who must come to terms with thei...

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009
as Kenji (voice)
The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black S...

Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008
as Himself
A retrospective look at "Sixteen Candles" from cast and crew, as well as fellow screenwriters, directors, and critics.

The Onion Movie
2008
as James Nakatami
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Hotel Manager
When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian ...

Two for the Money
2005
as Milton
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Professor Bob Chen (voice)
Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness which may involve a new hottie ...

Mulan II
2004
as Ling (voice)
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever...

Alfie
2004
as Mrs. Wing
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.

L.A. Law: The Movie
2002
as Cyril
Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie-Brackman. In the eight years sin...

Slackers
2002
as Japanese Proctor
Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed ...

Guinevere
1999
as Ed
A young girl from an affluent family rebels and becomes involved with a much older photographer.

Rugrats: Runaway Reptar
1999
as Zack (voice)
When they get sucked into a monster movie, the Rugrats must escape the dangerous Reptar.

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space
1999
as Karate Master (voice)
A family of aliens kidnaps the Hamburglar, and it's up to Ronald and the gang to save him!

EDtv
1999
as Greg
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

Mulan
1998
as Ling (voice)
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the pro...

Nick and Jane
1997
as Enzo
N.Y. corporate Jane discovers her boyfriend John in bed with another woman, leaves building enraged and jumps into cab. Her driver is Nick. Jane and h...

Booty Call
1997
as Chan
Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make...

Psycho Sushi
1997
as Yoshi
An American model is pursued by Yakuza gangsters when she writes a book about her experience modeling in Japan.

That Thing You Do!
1996
as Play-Tone Photographer
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

Perfect Alibi
1995
Melanie is married to Keith Bauers, she has two beautiful children and she is rich. She decides to engage a girl au pair, Janine, who arrives from Fra...

Boys on the Side
1995
as Steve
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-coun...

Miss America: Behind the Crown
1992
as Takeo
Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992 (and a non-actress), plays herself in this drama based on her personal story of abuse and betrayal at the hands of the...

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Mr. Katsuji
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But...

UHF
1989
as Kuni
The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
The Spring
1989
as Matty
Archeologists Andy and Matty uncover a diary written by a member of Ponce de Leon's search party that provides clues to the location of the Fountain o...

Vamp
1986
as Duncan
Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.

Gung Ho
1986
as Oishi Kazihiro
When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating...

Volunteers
1985
as At Toon
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 ...

Sixteen Candles
1984
as Long Duk Dong
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. ...
The Long Island Four
1980
Based on the true story of four Nazi saboteurs who infiltrated the US in 1942 and were quickly caught and executed, this 80-minute ode to America's ir...

Pacific Overtures
1976
as Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble
In 1853 Japan, the story follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of bo...
On The Couch
N/A
as Charlie
Faith Weinstein endures the worst day of her young life in the discomfort of her living room, on the couch. Parent's divorce imminent, job is lost, gi...