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Acting

Michael Yama

Career: Active from 1983 to 2019, busiest in 1993 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles: 3
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: Monster Roll
70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Yama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.1, average 2.6
Melancholy
3.5, average 4.7
Psychological
4.6, average 5.5
Biographical
0.3, average 1.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Action-Packed 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

7 titles · average score 64

Connective Tissue

as Philip

Kidding

73

TV show · as Dalai Lama

Hail, Caesar!

68

as Chinese Restaurant Maître D'

I'll See You in My Dreams

75

as Speed Dater 4

Dumb and Dumber To

41

as Harry's Dad

Monster Roll

70

as Drunken Chef

Pure Country 2: The Gift

57

as Morita

2000s

12 titles · average score 63

The Sensei

57

as Yori Nakano

Doctor Strange

64

as Ancient One (voice)

The Invincible Iron Man

56

as Additional Voices (voice)

Click

51

as Watsuhita Head Executive

Big Dreams Little Tokyo

64

as Mr. Ozu

96

TV show · as Shyu (voice)

All Babes Want To Kill Me

26

as Mr. Cho

Without a Trace

71

TV show · as Mr. Kim

Alias

78

TV show · as Chinese Agent

Elvis Took a Bullet

as Larry the Waiter

Malcolm in the Middle

87

TV show · as Mr. Yamamoto

Chain of Command

42

as Chairman Tzu

1990s

24 titles · average score 61

Angel

80

TV show · as Japanese Business Man #1

Just Shoot Me!

69

TV show · as Wataru Yamaguchi

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

77

TV show · as Businessman (segment "Static Man")

The Pretender

83

TV show · as Grandfather

JAG

66

TV show · as Judge Furuya

79

TV show · as Epidemiologist

The X-Files

76

TV show · as Hsin

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

76

TV show · as Chinese Father

Doorways

48

as Surgeon

Mad About You

71

TV show · as The Dealer

Home Improvement

71

TV show · as Japanese Man #1

Beverly Hills, 90210

65

TV show · as Croupier #2

1980s

26 titles · average score 60

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

71

as Chinese Co-Pilot

Highway to Heaven

73

TV show · as George Wong

Hunter

70

TV show · as Iko

Bachelor Party

57

as Japanese Businessman

Hansel and Gretel

62

as Stepmother / Witch

Hardcastle and McCormick

65

TV show · as Newscaster

Hotel

65

TV show · as Kei (uncredited) / Kei

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Sanzaki

Voyagers!

52

TV show

Falcon Crest

59

TV show · as Richard's Lawyer / Takahama

Simon & Simon

46

TV show

The Fall Guy

73

TV show

1970s

6 titles · average score 64

Knots Landing

77

TV show · as Anesthesiologist

The Legend of the Golden Gun

61

as Photographer

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

24

as Usher

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

as Purser

Baa Baa Black Sheep

76

TV show · as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

The Jeffersons

80

TV show