| Robert Ito | |
| Birth Date: | 1931 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Death Place: | Canadian |
| Occupation: | Actor, voice artist |
| Years Active: | 19652008 |
Robert Ito (born July 2, 1931) is a Canadian actor.[1] He is known for his television and film work, including the roles of Sam Fujiyama on the 1976–83 NBC series Quincy, M.E. and Larry Mishima on the 1980s CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest, and a variety of voice acting for animation. He was nominated for a Gemini Award for his performance in the 1994 film Trial at Fortitude Bay.
Ito was a dancer with the National Ballet of Canada[2] before coming to Broadway and dancing in such shows as "Flower Drum Song" (1960-1961).[3] He turned to acting in the mid-1960s, often playing Asian characters. He appeared three times (as different characters) in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu; first as a Chinese rail worker in the two-hour pilot film, as a Chinese bandit named Captain Lee in the episode "The Way of Violence Has No Mind", and as a ninja in the episode "The Assassin".
He likewise portrayed two different Korean characters in episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H, in 1972 and 1976. Ito acted in the 1976 film Midway as Minoru Genda, the leader of the 1942 attack on Midway Island. In 1976, he was cast as forensic lab technician Sam Fujiyama, a regular supporting role he played for seven years on Quincy, M.E. As of April 2025, Ito is the last surviving major cast member of the show.
His other film credits include The Terminal Man (1974), Rollerball (1975), Peeper (1976), Special Delivery (1976), the made-for-television film (1977), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Pray for Death (1985), Aloha Summer (1988) and The Vineyard (1989).
Ito guest-starred on the episode "Coming of Age" as TAC officer Lt. Chang and on as John Kim (Harry Kim's father).
Voice roles include such programs and films as , Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Animaniacs, Bonkers, , Jackie Chan Adventures, Fantastic Max, , , My Little Pony and Friends, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Biker Mice from Mars, Quack Pack, Capitol Critters, ProStars, Justice League, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Iron Man, The Karate Kid, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures, Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Savage Dragon, TaleSpin, , The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, All Grown Up!, , , The New Woody Woodpecker Show, The Wild Thornberrys, Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects, and Gargoyles.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Get Smart | Number 3 (uncredited) | Episode: "The Amazing Harry Hoo"; uncredited | ||
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Chief Aide | Episode: "When Good Friends Get Together" | ||
| 1970–1974 | Mannix | Dr. Yoshirou, Dr. Saito, Doctor | 3 episodes | ||
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Lin Chang | Episode: "To Market, to Market" | ||
| 1972–1974 | Kung Fu | Fong, Tim Lee, Smith | 3 episodes | ||
| 1975 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Thomas Gabella | Episode: "The Last Kamikaze" | ||
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | North Korean | Episode: "The Korean Surgeon" | ||
| 1976–1983 | Quincy, M.E. | Sam Fujiyama | 148 episodes | ||
| 1976 | Roy Nakamura | Television film | |||
| 1984 | Magnum P.I. | Ray Lumm | Episode: Jororo Farewell | ||
| 1986 | Black Dragon, White Dragon (voice) | 27 episodes | |||
| 1988 | Lt. Chang | Episode: "Coming of Age" | |||
| 1988–1989 | Falcon Crest | Lawrence "Larry" Mishima | 5 episodes | ||
| 1989 | data-sort-value="Karate Kid, The" | The Karate Kid | Mr. Miyagi (voice) | 13 episodes | |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Wan-Loy (voice) | Episode: "Last Horizons" | ||
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Charles Hope | Episode: "Night of the Black Moon" | ||
| 1992–1993 | Kyodai Ken (voice) | 2 episodes | [4] | ||
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Mr. Kato (voice) | Episode: "Taming of the Screwy" | ||
| 1993 | Johnny Lehong | Episode: "Revenge of the Sword" | |||
| 1993 | The Commish | Tashima | |||
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Ken Saito (voice) | Episode: "Deadly Force" | ||
| 1994 | Highlander: The Series | Hideo Koto | Episode: "The Samurai" | ||
| 1994 | Trial at Fortitude Bay | Methusala | Television film Gemini Award nomination | ||
| 1995–1996 | Iron Man | Mandarin (voice) | 12 episodes | ||
| 1995 | Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | 427 (voice) | Television film | ||
| 1995 | data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files | Dr. Shirou Samara | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | data-sort-value="Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, The" | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Charlie Smith (voice) | Episode: "A Ticket to Crime" | |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | William Bill Wu (voice) | Episode: "Feats of Clay" | ||
| 1996 | data-sort-value="Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The" | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | President Horkarno, Pradad, Controller (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Awards Presenter, Dr. Tengo (voice) | 2 episodes | |||
| 1999 | data-sort-value="King of Queens, The" | The King of Queens | Mr. Fujita | Episode: "Hungry Man" | |
| 2001 | data-sort-value="Wild Thornberrys, The" | The Wild Thornberrys | Asian Black Bear (voice) | Episode: "The Anniversary" | |
| 2001 | John Kim | Episode: "Author, Author" | |||
| 2001 | data-sort-value="Mummy, The" | The Mummy | Lin Choux (voice) | Episode: "The Boy Who Would Be King" | |
| 2003 | Justice League | Mr. Hamsa (voice) | Episode: "Comfort and Joy" | ||
| 2006 | Mayor, Bookseller (voice) | Television film | |||
| 2007 | All Grown Up! | Hiroki Watanabe (voice) | Episode: "Trading Places" | ||
| 2008 | Sun Warrior Chief (voice) | Episode: "The Firebending Masters" | |||
| 2008 | Mater's Tall Tales | Ito San (voice) | Episode: "Tokyo Mater" |
