Acting

Gedde Watanabe

Born 1955-06-26 · Ogden, Utah, USA26 series53 films

Gedde Watanabe is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as the foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles.

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Acting

2026The DisappointmentsGary Chen13 ep.
2023BLUE EYE SAMURAIChiba (voice)6 ep.
2021The Sex Lives of College GirlsProfessor Harpin4 ep.
2019Perfect HarmonyGlenn1 ep.
2003I Love the '80s Strikes Back10 ep.
2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?Vincent Wong (voice)1 ep.
2002Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?James Nob (voice)2 ep.
2002Kim PossibleProfessor Bob Chen (voice)2 ep.
2001The Proud FamilyMr. Min (voice)1 ep.
2001My Wife and Kids1 ep.
2000Jackie Chan AdventuresGangster 1 (voice)1 ep.
2000Secret Agent ManLing #21 ep.
1999Batman BeyondPrincipal (voice)2 ep.
1997The Weird Al ShowKuni1 ep.
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Emperor (voice)2 ep.
1994ERYosh Takata58 ep.
1994DuckmanNinja (voice)1 ep.
1991Pacific StationRam Sha1 ep.
1991RugratsZack (voice)2 ep.
1990Down HomeTran19 ep.
1990GrandTaki Mifune3 ep.
1989The SimpsonsCartoon Squid / Japanese Father (voice)2 ep.
1989BookerMax1 ep.
1987The New Adventures of Beans BaxterHo Hum1 ep.
1986Gung HoKaz Kazuhiro9 ep.
1982NewhartMr. Tagadachi1 ep.

Guest appearances

2023BLUE EYE SAMURAIChiba (voice), Kenzou / Chiba (voice), Kenzou / Sentry (voice), Lord with Silk (voice)6 ep.
2021The Sex Lives of College GirlsProfessor Harpin4 ep.
2022Magnum P.I.Sato1 ep.
2019Perfect HarmonyGlenn1 ep.
2008American Dad!Chicken Hatchery Manager (voice)1 ep.
2002Kim PossibleProfessor Bob Chen (voice)2 ep.
2006Family GuyLong Duk Dong (voice)1 ep.
2005EverwoodArt1 ep.
2003Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?James Nob (voice)2 ep.
1997ERYosh Takata58 ep.
2003What's New, Scooby-Doo?Vincent Wong (voice)1 ep.
2002My Wife and Kids1 ep.
2001The Proud FamilyMr. Min (voice)1 ep.
2001Jackie Chan AdventuresGangster 1 (voice)1 ep.
2001E! True Hollywood Story1 ep.
2000Sabrina, the Teenage WitchKenji1 ep.
1999Batman BeyondDr. Suzuki (voice), Principal (voice)2 ep.
2000Secret Agent ManLing #21 ep.
1999RugratsKangaroo (voice), Zack (voice)2 ep.
1997The SimpsonsCartoon Squid / Japanese Father (voice), Factory Foreman (voice)2 ep.
1999Home ImprovementNobu Nakamura1 ep.
1997The Weird Al ShowKuni1 ep.
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildNuri (voice), The Emperor (voice)2 ep.
1996SeinfeldMr. Oh1 ep.
1996Mad About YouSpeech Writer1 ep.
1996DuckmanNinja (voice)1 ep.
1990NewhartMr. Tagadachi1 ep.
1990Murphy BrownGuru Prem1 ep.
1990GrandTaki Mifune3 ep.
1989BookerMax1 ep.
1987The New Adventures of Beans BaxterHo Hum1 ep.
1978Life at StakeDavid Kootook1 ep.
—Pacific StationRam Sha1 ep.

Also known as: Gary Watanabe · Geddy Watanabe · Gede Watanabe