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Michael Yama(1943-2020)

  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michael Yama in Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006)
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Episode 13
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Michael Yama was born on 14 November 1943 in Hawaii. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Dumb and Dumber To (2014), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Drillbit Taylor (2008). He died on 30 July 2020 in California City, California, USA.
BornNovember 14, 1943
DiedJuly 30, 2020(76)
BornNovember 14, 1943
DiedJuly 30, 2020(76)
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Known for

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
Dumb and Dumber To
5.6
  • Harry's Dad
  • 2014
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5
  • Chinese Co-Pilot
  • 1984
Owen Wilson in Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Drillbit Taylor
5.7
  • Asian Heritage Speaker
  • 2008
Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh in Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Police Story 3: Supercop
7.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • For a Moment Alive (2023)
    For a Moment Alive
    4.6
    Short
    • Old Man
    • 2023
  • Ramree
    • Old Man
    • 2020
  • Jim Carrey in Kidding (2018)
    Kidding
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Dalai Lama
    • 2020
  • Nikki SooHoo and Yoshi Sudarso in Avatar: Agni Kai (2020)
    Avatar: Agni Kai
    6.0
    Short
    • Old Man
    • 2020
  • Connective Tissue (2020)
    Connective Tissue
    7.5
    Short
    • Philip
    • 2020
  • Mark Fischbach in The Edge of Sleep (2019)
    The Edge of Sleep
    8.6
    Podcast Series
    • The Whale
    • The Old Man (voice)
    • 2019
  • Rage in a Bullet (2018)
    Rage in a Bullet
    TV Mini Series
    • Captain Tran
    • 2018
  • Dan Stevens in Legion (2017)
    Legion
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Zhuang Zhou
    • 2018
  • Tim Niverth in Childhood Thoughts (2015)
    Childhood Thoughts
    3.3
    TV Series
    • Stepmother
    • Witch
    • 2017
  • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Librarian
    • 2016
  • George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill in Hail, Caesar! (2016)
    Hail, Caesar!
    6.3
    • Chinese Restaurant Maitre D'
    • 2016
  • Sequins (2015)
    Sequins
    TV Short
    • Arthur
    • 2015
  • Sam Elliott, Blythe Danner, Mary Kay Place, Malin Akerman, Rhea Perlman, Martin Starr, and June Squibb in I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)
    I'll See You in My Dreams
    6.7
    • Speed Dater 4
    • 2015
  • Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
    Dumb and Dumber To
    5.6
    • Harry's Dad
    • 2014
  • TMI Hollywood (2012)
    TMI Hollywood
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Various
    • Host
    • 2013–2014

Additional Crew

  • Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, June Foray, and Keith Scott in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
    4.3
    • adr group
    • 2000
  • Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
    Snow Falling on Cedars
    6.7
    • adr voice
    • 1999
  • Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh in Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
    Police Story 3: Supercop
    7.0
    • adr and walla talent
    • 1992

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Teen Lust (1978)
    Teen Lust
    4.0
    • assistant director
    • 1978

Videos11

Doctor Strange (2007)
Trailer 1:46
Doctor Strange (2007)
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Season 2
Trailer 0:28
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Season 2
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Season 2
Trailer 0:28
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Season 2
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Episode 13
Trailer 1:14
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Episode 13
Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special
Trailer 4:09
Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Citizens Against Identity Theft
Trailer 1:34
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Citizens Against Identity Theft
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Season 1
Trailer 0:33
Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Season 1

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • November 14, 1943
    • Hawaii
  • Died
    • July 30, 2020
    • California City, California, USA(Cancer)

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