What is Mako Iwamatsu?
{{Infobox person | name = Mako | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1933|12|10}} | birth_place = [[Kobe]], [[Japan]] | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2006|7|21|1933|12|10}} | death_place = [[Somis, California]]<br>[[United States]] | death_cause = [[Esophageal cancer]] | birthname = Makoto Iwamatsu | spouse = [[Shizuko Hoshi]] (?–2006, his death) }} {{nihongo|'''Mako Iwamatsu'''|マコ 岩松|Mako Iwamatsu}}, born {{nihongo|Makoto Iwamatsu|岩松 信|Iwamatsu Makoto}}; 10 December 1933 – 21 July 2006), was a [[Japan]]ese-[[Americans|American]] actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as '''Mako''', omitting his surname. Mako is known for playing [[Aku (Samurai Jack)|Aku]] from the first four seasons of ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', [[Master Splinter]] from the movie ''[[TMNT]]'', [[Iroh]] from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', and Mr. Lee from ''[[Sidekicks]]''. ==Personal life== Mako was born in [[Kobe]], [[Japan]]. He was the son of famous children's book author and illustrator [[Taro Yashima]]. His parents moved to the United States when he was a small child. He joined them there after [[World War II]], in 1949, joining the military in the 1950s. He became a [[naturalized citizen|naturalized American citizen]] in 1956.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/95/Mako.html Mako Biography (1933-)]</ref> When Mako first joined his parents in the US, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the [[Pasadena Playhouse|Pasadena Community Playhouse]]. Mako was married to actress [[Shizuko Hoshi]] with whom he had two daughters (both are actresses) and three grandchildren. ==Filmography== * [[Never So Few]] (1959) * [[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]] (1966) * [[The Hawaiians (film)|The Hawaiians]] (1970) * [[Highlander III: The Final Dimension]] (1994) * [[Conan the Barbarian (film)|Conan the Barbarian]] (1982) * [[Conan the Destroyer]] (1984) * [[Under the Rainbow]] (1981) * [[Sidekicks]] (1992) * [[RoboCop 3]] (1993) * [[Dex