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Gedde Watanabe
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Gedde Watanabe

Known for The Simpsons · Mulan · Family Guy

Gedde Watanabe is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as the foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles.

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Born
Jun 26, 1955
Birthplace
Ogden, Utah, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Gedde Watanabe is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as the foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles.

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Known For

TVThe Simpsons
The SimpsonsFactory Foreman (voice) · 1989
★ 8.0
MOVIEMulan
MulanLing (voice) · 1998
★ 7.9
TVFamily Guy
Family GuyLong Duk Dong (voice) · 1999
★ 7.4
MOVIEForgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah MarshallHotel Manager · 2008
★ 6.5
MOVIEKung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4Badger Crime Boss (voice) · 2024
★ 7.0
MOVIEGremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New BatchMr. Katsuji · 1990
★ 6.5
MOVIEMulan II
Mulan IILing (voice) · 2004
★ 6.5
TVSeinfeld
SeinfeldMr. Oh · 1989
★ 8.2

Filmography

Movies

Anatomy of a Song
1976
Pacific OverturesPriest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble
1976
TL
The Long Island Four
1980
Sixteen CandlesLong Duk Dong
1984
VolunteersAt Toon
1985
Gung HoOishi Kazihiro
1986
VampDuncan
1986
The SpringMatty
1989
UHFKuni
1989
Gremlins 2: The New BatchMr. Katsuji
1990
Miss America: Behind the CrownTakeo
1992
Boys on the SideSteve
1995
Perfect Alibi
1995
That Thing You Do!Play-Tone Photographer
1996
Booty CallChan (uncredited)
1997
Nick and JaneEnzo
1997
Psycho SushiYoshi
1997
MulanLing (voice)
1998
EDtvGreg
1999
GuinevereEd
1999
Rugrats: Runaway ReptarZack (voice)
1999
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer SpaceKarate Master (voice)
1999
L.A. Law: The MovieCyril
2002
SlackersJapanese Proctor
2002
AlfieMrs. Wing
2004
Mulan IILing (voice)
2004
On The CouchCharlie
2004
Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaProfessor Bob Chen (voice)
2005
Two for the MoneyMilton
2005
Fortune HuntersMr. Yu
2007
Celebrating Sixteen CandlesHimself
2008
Forgetting Sarah MarshallHotel Manager
2008
The Onion MovieJames Nakatami
2008
Not ForgottenAgent Nakamura
2009
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordKenji (voice)
2009
Don't You Forget About MeSelf
2010
Parental GuidanceMr. Cheng
2012
The Seven Year HitchMr. Fujimura
2012
47 RoninTroupe Leader (Kabuki Actor)
2013
The Last WordLouie the gardener
2017
In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
2020
In Search of TomorrowSelf
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf
2022
The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsTrader Joe (voice)
2023
Kung Fu Panda 4Badger Crime Boss (voice)
2024
Ultraman: RisingProfessor Sato / Ultradad (voice)
2024

Television

NewhartMr. Tagadachi · 1 eps
1982
Gung HoKaz Kazuhiro · 9 eps
1986
The New Adventures of Beans BaxterHo Hum · 1 eps
1987
Murphy BrownGuru Prem · 1 eps
1988
BookerMax · 1 eps
1989
SeinfeldMr. Oh · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsFactory Foreman (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsCartoon Squid / Japanese Father (voice) · 1 eps
1989
Down HomeTran · 19 eps
1990
GrandTaki Mifune · 3 eps
1990
Home ImprovementNobu Nakamura · 1 eps
1991
Pacific StationRam Sha · 1 eps
1991
RugratsZack (voice) · 1 eps
1991
RugratsKangaroo (voice) · 1 eps
1991
Mad About YouSpeech Writer · 1 eps
1992
DuckmanNinja (voice) · 1 eps
1994
ERYosh Takata · 58 eps
1994
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Emperor (voice) · 1 eps
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildNuri (voice) · 1 eps
1995
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchKenji · 1 eps
1996
The Weird Al ShowKuni · 1 eps
1997
Batman BeyondPrincipal (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Batman BeyondDr. Suzuki (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Family GuyLong Duk Dong (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Jackie Chan AdventuresGangster 1 (voice) · 1 eps
2000
Secret Agent ManLing #2 · 1 eps
2000
My Wife and Kids1 eps
2001
The Proud FamilyMr. Min (voice) · 1 eps
2001
EverwoodArt · 1 eps
2002
Kim PossibleProfessor Bob Chen (voice) · 2 eps
2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?Vincent Wong (voice) · 1 eps
2002
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?James Nob (voice) · 2 eps
2002
I Love the '80s Strikes Back10 eps
2003
American Dad!Chicken Hatchery Manager (voice) · 1 eps
2005
Magnum P.I.Sato · 1 eps
2018
Perfect HarmonyGlenn · 1 eps
2019
The Sex Lives of College GirlsProfessor Harpin · 4 eps
2021
BLUE EYE SAMURAIKenzou / Sentry (voice) · 1 eps
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAIKenzou / Chiba (voice) · 1 eps
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAINightjar Manager / Running Man / Kenzou (voice) · 1 eps
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAILord with Silk (voice) · 1 eps
2023
BLUE EYE SAMURAIChiba (voice) · 2 eps
2023
The DisappointmentsGary Chen · 13 eps
2026

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