Biography

Conrad Yama was born on October 8, 1919 in Fresno, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Midway (1976) and The Chairman (1969). He died on March 10, 2010 in New York City, New York, USA.

The father of renowned children's author Sheila Hamanaka.

Due to his resemblance to Mao Zedong, Yama played Mao several times.

His professional name "Yama" means "mountain" in Japanese.