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Born | |
Died | 28 August 2020 Chiba Prefecture, Japan | (aged 71)
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Shirō Kishibe (岸部シロー) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, businessperson, presenter |
Years active | 1967–2014 |
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Shirō Kishibe (岸部 四郎, Kishibe Shirō, 7 June 1949 – 28 August 2020) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kyoto, Occupied Japan. He is best known to English-speaking audiences for playing Sandy, one of the regular main characters in the TV show Monkey. Kishibe's father was a former Kempeitai member. He also had an elder brother, Ittoku Kishibe, who was a member of the band Tigers.