What is James Shigeta?
{{Infobox musical artist | name =James Shigeta | | image = Bridge to the Sun (1961) Press Photo of James Shigeta (cropped).jpg | caption = | image_size =| | background = solo_singer| | birth_name = James Shigeta | | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|06|17}} |birth_place =[[Honolulu]], [[Oahu]], [[Hawaii]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|07|28|1929|06|17}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] | origin = | | genre = | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = 1959&ndash;2014 | | website = | }} '''James Shigeta''' (June 17, 1929 &ndash; July 28, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He was best known for his roles in the [[movie]]s ''[[Flower Drum Song (movie)|Flower Drum Song]]'' (1961) with [[Nancy Kwan]] and ''[[Die Hard]]'' (1988) with [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Alan Rickman]]. He started his career in the early 1960s and his last role was in 2009. He shared the 1960 [[Golden Globe Award]] for Most Promising Male Newcomer with actors [[George Hamilton (actor)|George Hamilton]], [[Troy Donahue]] and [[Barry Coe]]. Shigeta was born in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]. He was a [[Sansei]] or third-generation American of [[Japanese people|Japanese]] ancestry. He served in the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] for two-and-a-half years during the [[Korean War]]. Shigeta died on July 28, 2014 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] from respiratory failure, aged 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/movies/james-shigeta-85-leading-man-in-flower-drum-song-dies-.html|title=James Shigeta, 85, Leading Man in ‘Flower Drum Song,’ Dies|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=William|last=Yardley|date=July 28, 2014|accessdate=July 31, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0793363}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shigeta, James}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:Actors from Honolulu]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American pianists]] [[Category:American stage