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Gedde Watanabe

ACTOR · FROM OGDEN, USA

Gedde Watanabe

Born 1955 · 71 years old74 credits since 1976

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In the pictureSixteen Candles

ABOUT GEDDE

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born26 June 1955

BirthplaceOgden, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora56 of 74 titles

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Known for

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Sixteen Candles poster

Movie

Sixteen Candles

1984IMDb7.0

ER poster

Series

1994–2009IMDb7.9

The Sex Lives of College Girls poster

Series

The Sex Lives of College Girls

2021–2025IMDb7.7

Mulan II poster

Movie

2004IMDb5.6

Gung Ho poster

Movie

1986IMDb6.3

Volunteers poster

Movie

1985IMDb5.5

Vamp poster

Movie

1986IMDb5.9

Ultraman: Rising poster

Movie

Ultraman: Rising

2024IMDb6.9

Not Forgotten poster

Movie

2009IMDb4.7

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 56
Average IMDb: 6.8
Highest rated: SeinfeldIMDb 8.8
Working since: 1976

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

74 credits

The 2020s

6 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

The Disappointments

2026

as Gary Chen · 13 episodes

Ultraman: Rising poster

Movie

Ultraman: Rising

2024IMDb6.9

as Professor Sato / Ultradad (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 4 poster

Movie

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024IMDb6.3

as Badger Crime Boss (voice)

BLUE EYE SAMURAI poster

Series

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

2023–IMDb8.7

as Kenzou / Sentry (voice) · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms

2023

as Trader Joe (voice)

The Sex Lives of College Girls poster

Series

The Sex Lives of College Girls

2021–2025IMDb7.7

as Professor Harpin · 4 episodes

The 2010s

6 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Perfect Harmony poster

Series

Perfect Harmony

2019–2020IMDb6.7

as Glenn · 1 episode

Magnum P.I. poster

Series

2018–2024IMDb6.4

as Sato · 1 episode

The Last Word poster

Movie

2017IMDb6.6

as Louie the gardener

47 Ronin poster

Movie

2013IMDb6.3

as Troupe Leader (Kabuki Actor)

Parental Guidance poster

Movie

Parental Guidance

2012IMDb6.0

as Mr. Cheng

The Seven Year Hitch poster

Movie

The Seven Year Hitch

2012IMDb6.0

as Mr. Fujimura

The 2000s

21 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Not Forgotten poster

Movie

2009IMDb4.7

as Agent Nakamura

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword poster

Movie

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009IMDb6.4

as Kenji (voice)

The Onion Movie poster

Movie

The Onion Movie

2008IMDb6.2

as James Nakatami

Forgetting Sarah Marshall poster

Movie

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008IMDb7.1

as Hotel Manager

Not on Cineora

Fortune Hunters

2007

as Mr. Yu

Two for the Money poster

Movie

Two for the Money

2005IMDb6.3

as Milton

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama poster

Movie

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005IMDb7.1

as Professor Bob Chen (voice)

American Dad! poster

Series

2005–IMDb7.4

as Chicken Hatchery Manager (voice) · 1 episode

The 1990s

26 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Guinevere poster

Movie

1999IMDb5.9

as Ed

Not on Cineora

Rugrats: Runaway Reptar

1999

as Zack (voice)

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space poster

Movie

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space

1999IMDb6.5

as Karate Master (voice)

EDtv poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.1

as Greg

Family Guy poster

Series

1999–IMDb8.1

as Long Duk Dong (voice) · 1 episode

Batman Beyond poster

Series

1999–2001IMDb8.1

as Principal (voice) · 1 episode

Mulan poster

Movie

1998IMDb7.7

as Ling (voice)

Not on Cineora

Nick and Jane

1997

as Enzo

The 1980s

14 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

The Simpsons poster

Series

1989–IMDb8.6

as Factory Foreman (voice) · 1 episode

Booker poster

Series

1989–1990IMDb6.3

as Max · 1 episode

UHF poster

Movie

1989IMDb6.9

as Kuni

Seinfeld poster

Series

1989–1998IMDb8.8

as Mr. Oh · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Spring

1989

as Matty

Murphy Brown poster

Series

1988–1998IMDb7.0

as Guru Prem · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

1987

as Ho Hum · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Gung Ho

1986

as Kaz Kazuhiro · 9 episodes

The 1970s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Pacific Overtures

1976

as Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Gedde’s titles.

Matthew McConaugheyTwo for the Money, EDtv and 1 more

Nancy CartwrightThe Simpsons, Kim Possible and 1 more

Tom Everett ScottThat Thing You Do!, Parental Guidance and 1 more

Will FriedleKim Possible, Batman Beyond and 1 more

Sab ShimonoJackie Chan Adventures, Gung Ho and 1 more

Tom HanksThat Thing You Do! and Volunteers

Mila KunisFamily Guy and Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Marisa Tomei

Alfie and Parental Guidance

Clancy BrownIn Search of Darkness: Part II and In Search of Tomorrow

Ming-Na WenMulan and Mulan II