Jerry Ito (July 12, 1927 in New York City, New York – July 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California) was a Japanese-American film and television actor, born as Gerald Tamekichi Itō, specializing in Japanese films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

His father was the dancer and choreographer Michio Itō, and he was a cousin of Japanese-American composer Teiji Itō.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1957 Umi no yarodomo Arab
1959 Jan Arima no shûgeki
1959 The Manster Police Superintendent Aida
1960 Pineapple butai Sgt. March
1961 Mothra Nelson
1961 The Last War (Sekai daisenso) Uatokinsu
1962 Gekkyū dorobo
1962 Nippon musekinin yaro
1962 The Monster (Kyofu)
1963 Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo Rudolf Kent
1963 Yabunirami Nippon John Machihei
1963 The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (Eburi manshi no yūga-na seikatsu)
1963 Ankokugai No. 1 Anpo
1964 You Can Succeed, Too (Kimi mo shusse ga dekiru) Mr. McLeager
1968 Shin Abashiri Bangaichi Jimmy Nakata
1977 Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (Golgo 13: Kūron no kubi) Polanski
1978 UFO War: Fight! Red Tiger TV series
1978 Message from Space (Uchu kara no messeji) Commander

Death

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He died four days before his 80th birthday of pneumonia while battling stomach cancer.

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  • Aiken, Keith; Ryfle, Steve (2007-07-30). "Jerry Ito: A S'Wonderful Life".
  • Jerry Ito at IMDb