Brian Tochi
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Brian Tochi | |
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 Tochi on set of "King of the Nerds" in August 2013 | |
| Born | Brian Keith Tochihara May 2, 1959[1][2] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Brian Tochi (born Brian Keith Tochihara; May 2, 1959[2][1]) is an American actor. During the late 1960s through much of the 1970s, he was one of the most widely seen East Asian child actors working in U.S. television, appearing in various TV series and nearly a hundred advertisements. He is best known for his characters Toshiro Takashi from the Revenge of the Nerds film franchise, Cadet (later Lieutenant) Tomoko Nogata from the third and fourth films in the Police Academy film series, and as the voice of Leonardo in the first three live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies.[3] He is also known as Brian Keith Tochi.
Filmography
Film
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | The Omega Man | Tommy | |
| 1980 | The Octagon | Seikura at Eighteen | |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Takashi | |
| 1985 | Stitches | Sam Boon Tong | |
| 1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Cadet Tomoko Nogata | |
| 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Officer Tomoko Nogata | |
| 1989 | One Man Force | Stockbroker | |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Leonardo (voice) | |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | ||
| 1992 | The Player | Himself | |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Arabian Villagers | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Leonardo (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Fighting Hyena (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Ship Captain (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Green Army Men | Uncredited |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Frollo's Soldiers, Horse, Villagers | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Hercules | Greek Citizen, Scrawny Builder | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Concert Security Chief | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Male Trooper | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | Asian Boy | |
| 1998 | Mulan | Ancestors, Hun Army | Uncredited |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Male Ants | Uncredited |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Unknown role (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The King and I | Soldier (voice) | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Elephant | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant | Bob the Soldier, Additional voice | |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Fight Bully | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Baggage Handler #1 | Uncredited |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Villagers | Uncredited |
| 2001 | The Boys of Sunset Ridge | Charlie Watanabe at 33 | |
| 2001 | The Silent Force | Kim Pao | |
| 2001 | Shaolin Soccer | Mighty Steel Leg Sing (voice) | English version |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Male Alien | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Mulan II | The Palace Advisor (voice) | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Cowboys | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Guards | ADR Group |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Firefighters, Snug Porter | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Madagascar | Crowd Member | ADR Group |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Male Dog #3 | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Curious George | Zoo Animals | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Cars | Various Reporter | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Makani | Uncredited |
| 2009 | I Do | Peacher | |
Television
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | He & She | Kim | Episode: "Along Came Kim" |
| 1968 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Ray | Episode: "And the Children Shall Lead" |
| 1970 | The Brady Bunch | Tommy | Episode: "What Goes Up..." |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Chin Johnson | Episode: "One Lonely Step" |
| 1971 | The Partridge Family | Young Boy | Episode: "A Tale of Two Hamsters" |
| 1971 | Nanny and the Professor | Jimmy Okura | Episode: "One for the Road" |
| 1971 | Adam-12 | Flower Boy | Episode: "Assassination" |
| 1971, 1976 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Larry, Max Redding | Episodes: "This Is Mac", "Strike Two!" |
| 1972 | The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | Alan Chan (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 1972 | Anna and the King | Prince Chulalongkorn | 13 episodes |
| 1973 | The Streets of San Francisco'' | Davey | Episode: "Trail of the Serpent" |
| 1973–1974 | Kung Fu | Ho Fong, Shen Ung | 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Police Story | Louis Han | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Space Academy | Tee Gar | 15 episodes |
| 1978 | Project U.F.O. | Student | Episode: "Sighting 4006: The Nevada Desert Incident" |
| 1978 | Wonder Woman | Darrell | Episode: "The Deadly Dolphin" |
| 1978–1979 | Hawaii Five-O | Joey Lee | 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Additional voices | 1 episode |
| 1981 | We're Fighting Back | Ling | Television film |
| 1982 | The Renegades | Dragon | Television film |
| 1983 | The Renegades | Dragon | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | The Master | Jonathan Chan | Episode: "Out-if-Time-Step" |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | Additional voices | 1 episode |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Alan Poe | Episode: "Playing God: Part 1" |
| 1985 | CBS Storybreak | Unknown role (voice) | Episode "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China" |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | David Wong | Episode: "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium" |
| 1987 | Bionic Six | Karate-1, Bunjiro 'Bunji' Bennett / Rivet Rick (voices) | 65 episodes |
| 1988 | Santa Barbra | Kai | 26 episodes |
| 1989 | The Karate Kid | Additional voices | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ensign Kenny Lin | Episode: "Night Terrors" |
| 1992 | Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Takashi | Television film |
| 1993 | Bonkers | Unknown role (voice) | Episode: "Tokyo Bonkers" |
| 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Yoku (voice) | Episode: "White Belt, Black Heart" |
| 1994 | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Takashi | Television film |
| 1994 | Aladdin | Zhin Lao, Zhang Lao | Episode: "Opposites Detract" |
| 1995 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Li (voice) | Episode: "In Zarm's Way" |
| 1995 | Vanishing Son | Ricky | Episode: "Lock and Load, Babe" |
| 1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Sushi Master (voice) | Episode: "Something Fishy Around Here" |
| 1995 | Diagnosis Murder | Eddie Lok | Episode: "Murder in the Courthouse" |
| 1995–1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Turtle Photographer, Tsui, Prince, The Tailer (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Liu Kang (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Professor Ken Otsuki, Techi #1, Terrorist Pilo (voices) | Episodes: "Nemesis", "Other Space" |
| 1997 | Bruno the Kid | Unknown role (voice) | Episode: "Book'em Bruno, Murder One" |
| 1998 | Dexter's Laboratory | Toshi, Japanese Dad, Japanese Boy #1 (voices) | Episode: "Last But Not Least" |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Albino (voice) | Episode: "Mind Games" |
| 2000 | The Weekenders | Hiro (voice) | Episode: "Sense and Sensitivity" |
| 2000–2001 | Johnny Bravo | Master Hama, Karate Girl (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2000–2004 | Static Shock | Shiv (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Samurai Jack | Kid B, Boy (voices) | Episode: "XXVI" |
| 2002 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy | Chief, Chef, Announcer (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | What's New Scooby-Doo | J.J Hakimoto (voice) | Episodes: "3-D Struction", The Vampire Strikes Back" |
| 2003 | Kim Possible | Additional voices | Episode: "Exchange" |
| 2003 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cheese Ninj, Leader | Episode: "Operation: T.H.E.-S.H.O.G.U.N./Operation: C.O.L.L.E.G.E." |
| 2005 | Family Guy | Asian Police Pilot (voice) | Episode: "Breaking Out Is Hard to Do" |
| 2005 | All Grown Up! | The Tourist Kid #2 (voice) | Episode: "R.V. Having Fun Yet" |
| 2006 | Duck Dodgers | The Whoosh (voice) | Episode: "Master & Disaster/All in the Crime Family" |
| 2006 | As Told By Ginger | Mr. Briggs, Shop Keeper (voices) | Episode: "Stuff'll Kill Ya" |
| 2006–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Ham Ghao, Than (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Under the Table | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Bay | Dr. Kim | Episode: "1.15" |
Video games
| Video games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | EOE: Eve of Extinction | Venom, Raven | English dub |
| 2002 | Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | Additional voices | [4] |
| 2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | Kang Brother, Additional voices | |
| 2004 | World of Warcraft | Additional voices | |
| 2005 | Area 51 | Additional voices | |
| 2008 | Jumper: Griffin's Story | Paladin, Guard #1, Soldier #1 | |
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Imperial Ore Collector, Imperial Nanocore | |
| 2008 | Saints Row 2 | Unknown role | |
| 2012 | The Darkness II | Inugami, Additional voices | |
| 2012 | World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Unknown role | |
References
- ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (April 5, 1979). "TV: Razzmatzz, With Upbeat Youths". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Celebrity birthdays for May 2, 2017". The Mercury News. Associated Press. May 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Untold Story of the Movie "Every Studio in Hollywood" Rejected". The Hollywood Reporter. April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Ronin Entertainment. Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. Universal Interactive. Scene: Ending credits, 1:15:46 in, Voice Over Talent.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Brian Tochi.
- Brian Tochi at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- Film producers from California
- American male screenwriters
- American male television actors
- American television journalists
- American male voice actors
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- American male actors of Japanese descent
- American male journalists
- American journalists of Asian descent
- American writers of Japanese descent
- American film directors of Japanese descent
- Film directors from California
- Screenwriters from California