Actor
Gedde Watanabe
- Born June 26, 1955 in Ogden, Utah, USA
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.
Known for
The Simpsons1989
Mulan1998
Family Guy1999
47 Ronin2013
Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008
Kung Fu Panda 42024
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990
Mulan II2004
Filmography
- 2026The DisappointmentsSeriesGary Chen
- 2024Kung Fu Panda 4FilmBadger Crime Boss (voice)
- 2024Ultraman: RisingFilmProfessor Sato / Ultradad (voice)
- 2023BLUE EYE SAMURAISeriesKenzou / Sentry (voice), Kenzou / Chiba (voice), Nightjar Manager / Running Man / Kenzou (voice), Lord with Silk (voice), Chiba (voice)
- 2023The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsFilmTrader Joe (voice)
- 2022In Search of TomorrowFilmSelf
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageFilmSelf
- 2021The Sex Lives of College GirlsSeriesProfessor Harpin
- 2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIFilmSelf
- 2019Perfect HarmonySeriesGlenn
- 2018Magnum P.I.SeriesSato
- 2017The Last WordFilmLouie the gardener
- 201347 RoninFilmTroupe Leader (Kabuki Actor)
- 2012Parental GuidanceFilmMr. Cheng
- 2012The Seven Year HitchFilmMr. Fujimura
- 2010Don't You Forget About MeFilmSelf
- 2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordFilmKenji (voice)
- 2009Not ForgottenFilmAgent Nakamura
- 2008Forgetting Sarah MarshallFilmHotel Manager
- 2008The Onion MovieFilmJames Nakatami
- 2008Celebrating Sixteen CandlesFilmHimself
- 2007Fortune HuntersFilmMr. Yu
- 2005American Dad!SeriesChicken Hatchery Manager (voice)
- 2005Two for the MoneyFilmMilton
- 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaFilmProfessor Bob Chen (voice)
- 2004Mulan IIFilmLing (voice)
- 2004AlfieFilmMrs. Wing
- 2004On The CouchFilmCharlie
- 2003I Love the '80s Strikes BackSeries
- 2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?SeriesVincent Wong (voice)
- 2002Kim PossibleSeriesProfessor Bob Chen (voice)
- 2002EverwoodSeriesArt
- 2002SlackersFilmJapanese Proctor
- 2002Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?SeriesJames Nob (voice)
- 2002L.A. Law: The MovieFilmCyril
- 2001My Wife and KidsSeries
- 2001The Proud FamilySeriesMr. Min (voice)
- 2000Jackie Chan AdventuresSeriesGangster 1 (voice)
- 2000Secret Agent ManSeriesLing #2
- 1999Family GuySeriesLong Duk Dong (voice)
- 1999EDtvFilmGreg
- 1999Batman BeyondSeriesPrincipal (voice), Dr. Suzuki (voice)
- 1999GuinevereFilmEd
- 1999The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer SpaceFilmKarate Master (voice)
- 1999Rugrats: Runaway ReptarFilmZack (voice)
- 1998MulanFilmLing (voice)
- 1997Booty CallFilmChan (uncredited)
- 1997The Weird Al ShowSeriesKuni
- 1997Nick and JaneFilmEnzo
- 1997Psycho SushiFilmYoshi
- 1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeriesKenji
- 1996That Thing You Do!FilmPlay-Tone Photographer
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1995Boys on the SideFilmSteve
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesThe Emperor (voice), Nuri (voice)
- 1995Perfect AlibiFilm
- 1994ERSeriesYosh Takata
- 1994DuckmanSeriesNinja (voice)
- 1992Mad About YouSeriesSpeech Writer
- 1992Miss America: Behind the CrownFilmTakeo
- 1991RugratsSeriesZack (voice), Kangaroo (voice)
- 1991Home ImprovementSeriesNobu Nakamura
- 1991Pacific StationSeriesRam Sha
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchFilmMr. Katsuji
- 1990GrandSeriesTaki Mifune
- 1990Down HomeSeriesTran
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesFactory Foreman (voice), Cartoon Squid / Japanese Father (voice)
- 1989SeinfeldSeriesMr. Oh
- 1989UHFFilmKuni
- 1989BookerSeriesMax
- 1989The SpringFilmMatty
- 1988Murphy BrownSeriesGuru Prem
- 1987The New Adventures of Beans BaxterSeriesHo Hum
- 1986Gung HoFilmOishi Kazihiro
- 1986VampFilmDuncan
- 1986Gung HoSeriesKaz Kazuhiro
- 1985VolunteersFilmAt Toon
- 1984Sixteen CandlesFilmLong Duk Dong
- 1982NewhartSeriesMr. Tagadachi
- 1980The Long Island FourFilm