deaths
July 21, 2006
Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor and singer (born 1933)
Mako (actor)
Makoto Iwamatsu was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako (マコ), pronounced "MAH-ko". His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned five decades and 165 productions. He was an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award nominee.