17 Facts About Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu was born on September 13,1948 and is an American actor.

Clyde Kusatsu is the Secretary of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, after previously serving as the first elected President of the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local and was four times elected the National Vice President Los Angeles, from 2013 through 2021.

Clyde Kusatsu attended Northwestern University as a theater major, during which time he was the only Asian-American student enrolled at the school.

Clyde Kusatsu graduated in 1970, and in 1972 then joined the East West Players, the oldest Asian-American theater company in Los Angeles.

Clyde Kusatsu played Rev Chong on several episodes of All in the Family.

Clyde Kusatsu has been a regular on several television series, beginning with Bring 'Em Back Alive on CBS and the Hawaii-set medical drama Island Son on CBS, playing the Richard Chamberlain character's best friend, Dr Kenji Fushida.

Clyde Kusatsu was in the Baa Baa Black Sheep episode "Prisoners of War" as a downed Japanese fighter pilot in the Pacific ; Golden Land, a Hollywood-set drama based on a William Faulkner story; and the AIDS docudrama And the Band Played On_.

Clyde Kusatsu had a recurring role as Vice Admiral Nakamura on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Clyde Kusatsu later was in Margaret Cho's short-lived ABC series All American Girl, the first Asian-American family sitcom in the US, as Cho's character's father.

Clyde Kusatsu had roles in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, In the Line of Fire, and in American Pie.

Clyde Kusatsu had a role opposite Glenn Close in Bruce Beresford's World War II drama Paradise Road.

In 2012 the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors, the two labor unions for actors, merged into SAG-AFTRA, and in 2013 Clyde Kusatsu became the first elected President of the new SAG-AFTRA Local in Los Angeles.

Clyde Kusatsu was elected the first National Vice President Los Angeles and was re-elected to that office four times, until 2021 when Michelle Hurd was elected to the position.

Clyde Kusatsu remains a vocal supporter of union issues, particularly those related to the Film and Television industries.

Clyde Kusatsu guest-starred on the second season of Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story.

Clyde Kusatsu was Grandpa Ted in Season 2 of Netflix' Never Have I Ever, and was in episodes of Young Rock, Days of Our Lives, and The United States of Al.

Clyde Kusatsu has been married to his wife, Gayle, since 1976.