Lloyd Kino (May 16, 1919 - July 21, 2012) was an American actor, singer and Asst. Director who appeared as Mr. Wang a guest at Mindy's fundraiser for Nelson's campaign that gets disrupted by a Mork under the influence of an overdose of Mindy in Season 2's Mork Gets Mindy-itis.
Biography[]
Born Lloyd Hiroya Kinoshita on May 16, 1919 in Seattle, Washington, USA, to parents, Tadashi and Etsuko Kinoshita the older brother of Robert T, Kenny (George), Roy Kinoshita and Kay Kinoshita Copeland.
He passed away July 21, 2012 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA [1] [2]
Career[]
Lloyd Kino had a 50 year career on screen stemming from his first appearance in an uncredited part in 1961's The Wackiest Ship in the Army, starting off a number of navy themed roles (including appearing in the TV version of the same name).
His first credited role came the same year in the TV show My Sister Eileen (1961).
Across both mediums until around the 1970s, his parts were dominated by playing either Japanese soldiers or Hawaiian natives. But appeared in some of the most prominent shows of the varying periods including Hawaii 5-O, Star Trek, Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, Remington Steele, Nancy Drew, Major Dad, In Living Color, CSI and NCIS.
Filmography[]
| Year | Movie | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Uncredited | |
| 1961 | Battle at Bloody Beach | Japanese Lieutenant | |
| 1961 | 7 Women from Hell | Lecherous Guard | |
| 1961 | Bachelor in Paradise | Headwaiter | |
| 1962 | Womanhunt | ||
| 1962 | The Horizontal Lieutenant | Sgt. Jess Yomura | |
| 1963 | Marine Battleground | 2nd Patient | |
| 1964 | Surf Party | Casey | |
| 1965 | The Outlaws Is Coming | Japanese Moe | |
| 1965 | Brainstorm | Mr. Komato | |
| 1966 | Paradise, Hawaiian Style | Native Dancer | |
| 1966 | Penelope | Toshi | |
| 1967 | The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | Captain of Waiters | |
| 1968 | Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? | Laundry Man | |
| 1972 | Glass Houses | Victor and Ted's Business Associate | |
| 1973 | A Taste of Hell | Capt. Seiko | |
| 1975 | Airport | Passenger | |
| 1976 | Midway | Capt. Aoki | |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Kino | |
| 1977 | MacArthur | Japanese Administrative Assistant | |
| 1982 | Hammett | Barber | |
| 1982 | Forced Vengeance | Inspector Chen | |
| 1987 | Who's That Girl | Bank Officer | |
| 1989 | Tap | Party Hood | |
| 1990 | Crazy People | Mr. Yamashita | |
| 1990 | China Cry: A True Story | Police Captain | |
| 1990 | Dragonfight | Kuicho | |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Grandfather | |
| 1996 | The Cable Guy | Karaoke Party Guest | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Japanese Tanker Cook | |
| 1998 | Mr. P's Dancing Sushi Bar | Yokoyama | |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous | Asian Tourist Husband | |
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
| 1961 | My Sister Eileen | Marty's Best Friend | The Waiter |
| 1961 | Stagecoach West | Blind Man's Bluff | Sing |
| 1962 | Target: The Corruptors! | Chase the Dragon | Bodyguard |
| 1960-1963 | Hawaiian Eye | 6 episodes | John Kawasaki
Okada Nishimaka Jimmie Herata Diamond Fence Mechanic |
| 1962-1965 | McHale's Navy | 8 episodes | The Japanese Major
The Japanese Sailor The 2nd Japanese The Sentry The 1st Japanese Sentry The Japanese Sergeant The 1st Japanese Nisei Sergeant |
| 1964 | Summer Playhouse | Mimi | Lloyd Kino |
| 1964 | Many Happy Returns | East is West | Ito |
| 1964-1965 | Broadside | Kill 'Em with Kindness
Adrian Goes Gung-Ho |
The Junior Officer
The Japanese Commander |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | The Peacemaker | Policeman |
| 1965-1967 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) | The Cherry Blossom Affair
The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part II |
Japanese Lieutenant
Gardener |
| 1966 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Brother Love | Napura |
| 1966 | That Girl | Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts | Houseboy |
| 1967 | Laredo | The Bitter Yen of General Ti | Kam Yang |
| 1967 | The Andy Griffith Show | Aunt Bee's Restaurant | Jack |
| 1967 | Mr. Terrific | Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out? | Dr. Toki |
| 1967 | My Three Sons | Weekend in Paradise | Harry Ho |
| 1967-1969 | The Red Skelton Hour | A Spy Is a Peeping Tom on Salary
Why the Show Must Go On |
Sneak's Assistant
Man / Chinese Drama |
| 1968 | Star Trek: The Original Series | The Omega Glory | Wu |
| 1968 | The Danny Thomas Hour | My Pal Tony | T.C. Wong |
| 1968 | Blondie | Dagwood the Wheeler Dealer | Man |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Ordeal | Coroner |
| 1968-1971 | Ironside | An Obvious Case of Guilt
Love, Peace, Brotherhood and Murder No Motive for Murder |
2nd Grocer
Second Doctor Saburo Tokahisa |
| 1969 | The Outsider | A Lot of Muscle | House Boy |
| 1969 | It Takes a Thief | Mad in Japan | Bartender |
| 1969 | The Carol Burnett Show | Rock Hudson and Jim Nabors | Sketch Performer |
| 1970 | Medical Center | Brink of Doom | Doctor |
| 1970 | The Bill Cosby Show | The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson
The Artist |
Postman
Second Judge |
| 1971 | Room 222 | Suitable for Framing | Jimmy |
| 1973 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | A Terminal Career | Chef |
| 1973 | M*A*S*H | 5 O'Clock Charlie | Soldier |
| 1973 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Pilot | Mr. Kasaka |
| 1973 | Griff | The Last Ballad | Gardener |
| 1974 | The Girl with Something Extra | The Greening of Aunt Fran | Japanese Gentleman #2 |
| 1974 | The Odd Couple | One for the Bunny | Al Fisher |
| 1975 | Kung Fu | One Step to Darkness | Doctor |
| 1975 | Baretta | The Big Hand's on Trouble | Sam Ito |
| 1976 | Police Story | Odyssey of Death: Part 2 | S.I.D. Man #2 |
| 1976 | Happy Days | Two Angry Men | Marvin Lee |
| 1976 | Phyllis | Speech 1A | Maitre d' |
| 1976-1977 | Black Sheep Squadron | Small War
Divine Wind |
Japanese Captain
Japanese Admiral |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Defection to Paradise: Part 1 | Lt. Andy Ho |
| 1978-1980 | Hawaii Five-O | My Friend, the Enemy
Woe to Wo Fat |
Capt. Matsua
Ho Lee |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Mork Gets Mindy-itis | Mr. Wang |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair (TV Mini Series) | Episode #1.3 | Osikawa |
| 1977-1982 | Quincy M.E. | Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy?
Sword of Honor, Blade of Death |
Gardner
Restaurant Owner |
| 1983 | The Greatest American Hero | Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo | Isoroku Shikinami |
| 1983 | Manimal | Breath of the Dragon | Mr. Chang |
| 1985 | T.J. Hooker | Love Story | Charlie Wong |
| 1986 | Remington Steele | Suburban Steele | Harimoto |
| 1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Little Girl Who | North Vietnamese Gen. Minh |
| 1987 | Our House | The Stringtown Treasure | Akira Aoki |
| 1988 | Tour of Duty | Gray-Brown Odyssey | Viet Father |
| 1989 | Major Dad | Wedding | Father Mohala |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys | Home Again | Willy Leong |
| 1990 | Dragnet | Queen of Hearts | Steven Lee |
| 1991 | In Living Color | Johnny Abdul | |
| 1998 | Der Clown | Yakuza | Nakamichi |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Table Stakes | Gardner |
| 2004 | NCIS | Call of Silence | Hitoshi Yoshida |
Appearing in over 30 movies on the big screen he also appeared in the TV Movies: Ready and Willing (1967); Gidget Grows Up (1969); Keefer (1978); Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980); Chance of a Lifetime (1991) and the short movie Cowboysan (1978). His final appearance on TV being in NCIS and on the big screen in Sandra Bullock's Miss Congeniality 2.
Mork & Mindy[]
Lloyd appeared as Mr Wang, one of Boulder's most influential citizens and an invitee to the fund raiser Mindy is hosting for Nelson in her apartment to help with his campaign for City Council. While all is going smoothly at first, Mr. Wang is one of the prime targets for a Mork hopped up on 'Mindy' in an attempt to get over what he perceives to be a sudden allergy to her. Thinking himself to be Mindy he emerges to cause havoc at the party offering 'Mr Eggroll another Wang?'.