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Gedde Watanabe

Born 1955-06-26
Ogden, Utah, USA

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.

Known For

6.5

The Disappointments

2026 · TV Show

8.0

Ultraman: Rising

2024 · Movie

7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024 · Movie

8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

2023 · TV Show

5.7

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms

2023 · Movie

4.7

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

2022 · Movie

6.8

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 · Movie

7.2

The Sex Lives of College Girls

2021 · TV Show

7.7

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020 · Movie

6.2

Perfect Harmony

2019 · TV Show

7.5

Magnum P.I.

2018 · TV Show

6.6

The Last Word

2017 · Movie

6.2

47 Ronin

2013 · Movie

6.0

Parental Guidance

2012 · Movie

6.0

The Seven Year Hitch

2012 · Movie

5.2

Don't You Forget About Me

2010 · Movie

5.0

Not Forgotten

2009 · Movie

7.6

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009 · Movie

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

2008 · Movie

6.1

The Onion Movie

2008 · Movie

6.5

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008 · Movie

Fortune Hunters

2007 · Movie

6.1

Two for the Money

2005 · Movie

6.9

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005 · Movie

7.0

American Dad!

2005 · TV Show

6.5

Mulan II

2004 · Movie

5.9

Alfie

2004 · Movie

6.0

On The Couch

2004 · Movie

8.0

I Love the '80s Strikes Back

2003 · TV Show

7.6

Everwood

2002 · TV Show

7.8

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002 · TV Show

7.4

Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?

2002 · TV Show

7.5

Kim Possible

2002 · TV Show

6.7

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002 · Movie

5.2

Slackers

2002 · Movie

7.7

The Proud Family

2001 · TV Show

7.4

My Wife and Kids

2001 · TV Show

8.2

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000 · TV Show

6.2

Secret Agent Man

2000 · TV Show

5.7

Guinevere

1999 · Movie

6.3

Rugrats: Runaway Reptar

1999 · Movie

6.5

The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space

1999 · Movie

6.0

EDtv

1999 · Movie

7.4

Family Guy

1999 · TV Show

8.2

Batman Beyond

1999 · TV Show

7.9

Mulan

1998 · Movie

4.8

Nick and Jane

1997 · Movie

7.0

The Weird Al Show

1997 · TV Show

5.3

Booty Call

1997 · Movie

6.5

Psycho Sushi

1997 · Movie

6.9

That Thing You Do!

1996 · Movie

7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 · TV Show

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · TV Show

4.0

Perfect Alibi

1995 · Movie

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · TV Show

6.4

Boys on the Side

1995 · Movie

7.8

1994 · TV Show

7.3

Duckman

1994 · TV Show

6.8

Mad About You

1992 · TV Show

10.0

Miss America: Behind the Crown

1992 · Movie

7.4

Home Improvement

1991 · TV Show

5.7

Pacific Station

1991 · TV Show

7.6

Rugrats

1991 · TV Show

6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 · Movie

7.0

Down Home

1990 · TV Show

6.7

Grand

1990 · TV Show

8.0

The Simpsons

1989 · TV Show

5.2

Booker

1989 · TV Show

6.7

UHF

1989 · Movie

8.3

Seinfeld

1989 · TV Show

8.0

The Spring

1989 · Movie

6.5

Murphy Brown

1988 · TV Show

7.0

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

1987 · TV Show

7.0

Gung Ho

1986 · TV Show

5.8

Vamp

1986 · Movie

6.1

Gung Ho

1986 · Movie

5.5

Volunteers

1985 · Movie

6.7

Sixteen Candles

1984 · Movie

7.2

Newhart

1982 · TV Show

5.0

The Long Island Four

1980 · Movie

9.0

Pacific Overtures

1976 · Movie

Anatomy of a Song

1976 · Movie

Full Filmography

82 titles, newest first

6.5

The Disappointments

2026 · TV Show

8.0

Ultraman: Rising

2024 · Movie

7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024 · Movie

8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

2023 · TV Show

5.7

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms

2023 · Movie

4.7

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

2022 · Movie

6.8

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 · Movie

7.2

The Sex Lives of College Girls

2021 · TV Show