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James Shigeta

1929 - 2014

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James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Midway (1976), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Shigeta has received more than 994,672 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). James Shigeta is the 3,551st most popular actor (up from 3,577th in 2019), the 5,299th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,476th in 2019) and the 1,595th most popular American Actor.

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  • 990k

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  • 50.15

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Shigeta ranks 3,551 out of 13,578Before him are Sasha Alexander, Michael Peña, James Purefoy, Jennie Garth, Susanna Hoffs, and Peter Greene. After him are William Daniels, Hanna Maron, Nora Gregor, Elizabeth Perkins, Lillie Langtry, and Harry Langdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, James Shigeta ranks 293Before him are Paek Nam-sun, Alla Horska, Ulu Grosbard, Héctor Alterio, Hans Clarin, and Ernesto Grillo. After him are Hubert Dreyfus, Fazlur Rahman Khan, Dominique Fernandez, Terry Sawchuk, Karl-Erik Palmér, and Bob Brookmeyer. Among people deceased in 2014, James Shigeta ranks 230Before him are Licia Albanese, Marian Seldes, Jimi Jamison, Knut Nystedt, Carlos Borges, and Vaçe Zela. After him are Simon Leys, Hanna Maron, Wubbo Ockels, Sandra Bem, Ryhor Baradulin, and Christopher Hogwood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Shigeta ranks 5,299 out of 20,380Before him are Michael Peña (1976), Joshua Angrist (1960), V. C. Andrews (1923), Jennie Garth (1972), Susanna Hoffs (1959), and Peter Greene (1965). After him are John R. Commons (1862), George Constantine (1918), Johnny Hodges (1906), Beth Hart (1972), Barry Bonds (1964), and John King Fairbank (1907).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Shigeta ranks 1,595Before him are Ed Wynn (1886), Sasha Alexander (1973), Michael Peña (1976), Jennie Garth (1972), Susanna Hoffs (1959), and Peter Greene (1965). After him are William Daniels (1927), Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Harry Langdon (1884), Mark Blum (1950), Bobby Driscoll (1937), and Titus Welliver (1962).