Garret T. Sato
Garret T. Sato | |
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| Born | November 7, 1964 |
| Died | 25 March 2020 (aged 55) |
| Years active | 1993–2020 |
Garret T. Sato (November 7, 1964 – March 25, 2020)[1][2][3] was an American actor who was born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii. He attended Aiea High School and Leeward Community College where he took up acting. He was Yonsei (fourth generation Japanese American). Sato has well over 80 credits, including such films as Midway, The Shadow, Pearl Harbor, Beyond Paradise, Street Kings and The Mask.
Prior to his death, he resided in Los Angeles and Oahu, Hawaii.
Acting roles
[edit]Film credits
[edit]In The Mask, the villain of the film is played by actor Peter Greene for the majority of the film. However, once the character dons the titular mask and is magically transformed the character is played alternatively by Sato and professional wrestler Jeep Swenson.[4]
In 2005, he played a role in Lane Nishikawa's film Only the Brave, about the Japanese American segregated fighting unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of World War II. He had a short film Mojave 43 premiered at the AFI. Sato appeared in the 2013 films The Wolverine, ODE IN BLOOD. In 2016, he was in pre-production on "House Rules" and premiered in five films Megan, Leland, Buddy Solitaire, The Last Tour and Eternal Salvation .
Television credits
[edit]He also appeared in numerous television shows such as: The Family Business, Inhumans, Alias, ER, 24 and NCIS: Los Angeles. He was recurring on Hawaii Five-0 as Detective Ahuna. He was quoted as saying, "As an actor I take great pride in the art of acting for it is part of WHO I AM."
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Son in Law | Male Hairdresser | |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Mongol | |
| 1994 | The Mask | Dorian Tyrell (in makeup) | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Midnight Man | Uncredited | |
| 1995 | The Dangerous | Ryo | |
| 1996 | Bulletproof | Bad Guy | |
| 1998 | Beyond Paradise | Angry ex-boyfriend | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Japanese Soldier #2 | |
| 2003 | Chick Street Fighter | Bobby Chang | |
| 2005 | Lethal | Triad | |
| 2006 | Only the Brave | Cpl. Richard 'Hilo' Imamura | |
| 2006 | All In | Black Tie Asian Player | |
| 2006 | Aces | Chow | |
| 2006 | Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact | Satoshi | |
| 2007 | Machine | Cho | |
| 2008 | The Flyboys | Sato | |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Toilet Man | |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Aki | |
| 2009 | Fear of Attraction | Monk | |
| 2009 | Bonita Beach Bob | Jerome | |
| 2010 | Corrado | Jimmy Kim | |
| 2010 | Project Purgatory | Yudai Yamaguchi | |
| 2011 | Violent Blue | Liam | |
| 2011 | Wasteland | Keo Tanaka | |
| 2011 | Knots | Hoku's Dad | |
| 2011 | Repeat Offenders: Jamais Vu | Hiroshi Katana | |
| 2013 | Blue Dream | ||
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Dying Yakuza | |
| 2015 | To Topple an Empire | Charlie | |
| 2016 | Buddy Solitaire | Tyson | |
| 2016 | The Last Tour | Meat | |
| 2016 | Caged Beauty | The Apostle | |
| 2016 | Eternal Salvation | Eddie Sing | |
| 2017 | Jurassic School | Sammy | |
| 2018 | Sleeping Dogs Lie | Mr. Nakamura | |
| 2018 | Megan | Ganu Yoshida | Short |
| 2018 | Leland | Leland | Short |
| 2019 | Midway | Japanese Officer (Prison) |
References
[edit]- ↑ "SAG-AFTRA Spring 2020 Edition". SAG AFTRA. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Garret Sato | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "We are all still at home, here is more AAPI stuff to watch…". fairyprincessdiaries. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Peter Greene, 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask' villain, dies at 60". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
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