Hideo Inamura obit

Hideo Inamura(1926-2015)

 

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Actor. He was often cast in roles of soldiers or villains. Born to parents of Japanese descent, along with his family, he was sent to the Tule Lake Relocation Camp following the United States' entry into World War II. Later during the war, he enlisted with the United States Army. He marked his motion picture debut with a minor role in the Hitchcock classic film "North by Northwest" (1959) and experienced a more substantial part as 'Private Pete Komo' in the Raoul Walsh picture "Marines, Lets Go" (1961). He may perhaps be best remembered for playing a doomed soldier in the "Godzilla" like film "Varan the Unbelievable" (1962). He became familiar to American TV audiences for his villainous roles in the programs "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "I Spy" and "The Wild, Wild West." After leaving the entertainment industry, he worked for many years with the Southern California Flower Market.

Hideo Inamura was born on 26 July 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for I Spy (1965), Varan the Unbelievable (1962) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He was married to Takako (Taxie). He died on 27 April 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Actor

Joan Blondell, Robert Brown, Bridget Hanley, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)

Here Come the Brides

7.6

TV Series

Chu (as Hideo Imamura)

1969

1 episode

 

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)

The Wild Wild West

8.1

TV Series

Benji (as Hideo Imamura)

1967

1 episode

 

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)

I Spy

7.2

TV Series

Mok (as Hideo Imamura)

1965

1 episode

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Henchman (uncredited)

1965

1 episode

 

Varan the Unbelievable (1962)

Varan the Unbelievable

4.5

Doomed Soldier (as Hideo Imamura)

1962

 

Womanhunt (1962)

Womanhunt

6.7

1962

 

Nancy Kwan and Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum Song (1961)

Flower Drum Song

6.9

Onlooker in Park (uncredited)

1961

 

Marines, Let's Go (1961)

Marines, Let's Go

4.5

Pvt. Pete Kono

1961

 

Cry for Happy (1961)

Cry for Happy

5.8

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1961

 

Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)

Hawaiian Eye

7.6

TV Series

Eka Mauli (as Hideo Imamura)

1961

1 episode

 

Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Christine Carère, Barry Coe, Gary Crosby, and Terry Moore in A Private's Affair (1959)

A Private's Affair

5.4

Military Policeman (uncredited)

1959

 

Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

North by Northwest

8.3

Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)

1959