Acting credits
80
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Gedde Watanabe
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 44Series: 36
TMDB ID: 16183
IMDb ID: nm0913797
Known for: Acting
Born: June 26, 1955
Age: 71
Place of birth: Ogden, Utah, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2026
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q2469336
Also known as
Gary Watanabe • Geddy Watanabe • Gede Watanabe
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gedde Watanabe.
as Professor Sato / Ultradad (voice)
Ultraman: Rising
2024 • Movie
as Badger Crime Boss (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 • Movie
as Trader Joe (voice)
The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
2023 • Movie
as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022 • Movie
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 • Movie
as Louie the gardener
The Last Word
2017 • Movie
as Troupe Leader (Kabuki Actor)
47 Ronin
2013 • Movie
as Mr. Cheng
Parental Guidance
2012 • Movie
as Mr. Fujimura
The Seven Year Hitch
2012 • Movie
as Self
Don't You Forget About Me
2010 • Movie
as Agent Nakamura
Not Forgotten
2009 • Movie
as Kenji (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
2009 • Movie
as Himself
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008 • Movie
as James Nakatami
The Onion Movie
2008 • Movie
as Hotel Manager
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 • Movie
as Mr. Yu
Fortune Hunters
2007 • Movie
as Milton
Two for the Money
2005 • Movie
as Professor Bob Chen (voice)
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005 • Movie
as Ling (voice)
Mulan II
2004 • Movie
as Mrs. Wing
Alfie
2004 • Movie
as Charlie
On The Couch
2004 • Movie
as Cyril
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002 • Movie
as Japanese Proctor
Slackers
2002 • Movie
as Ed
Guinevere
1999 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gedde Watanabe.
as Gary Chen • 13 eps
The Disappointments
2026 • Series
as Kenzou / Sentry (voice) • 1 eps
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023 • Series
as Professor Harpin • 4 eps
The Sex Lives of College Girls
2021 • Series
as Glenn • 1 eps
Perfect Harmony
2019 • Series
as Sato • 1 eps
Magnum P.I.
2018 • Series
as Chicken Hatchery Manager (voice) • 1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
10 eps
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003 • Series
as Art • 1 eps
Everwood
2002 • Series
as Vincent Wong (voice) • 1 eps
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 • Series
as James Nob (voice) • 2 eps
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
2002 • Series
as Professor Bob Chen (voice) • 2 eps
Kim Possible
2002 • Series
as Mr. Min (voice) • 1 eps
The Proud Family
2001 • Series
1 eps
My Wife and Kids
2001 • Series
as Gangster 1 (voice) • 1 eps
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000 • Series
as Ling #2 • 1 eps
Secret Agent Man
2000 • Series
as Long Duk Dong (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
as Principal (voice) • 1 eps
Batman Beyond
1999 • Series
as Kuni • 1 eps
The Weird Al Show
1997 • Series
as Kenji • 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as The Emperor (voice) • 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 • Series
as Yosh Takata • 58 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Ninja (voice) • 1 eps
Duckman
1994 • Series
as Speech Writer • 1 eps
Mad About You
1992 • Series