Yuki Shimoda

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Yuki Shimoda
Born	Yukio Shimoda (1921-08-10)August 10, 1921 Sacramento, California, US
Died	May 21, 1981(1981-05-21) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation(s)	Actor, dancer
Years active	1953–1981

Yuki Shimoda (August 10, 1921 – May 21, 1981) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Ko Wakatsuki in the NBC movie of the week Farewell to Manzanar in 1976. He also co-starred in the 1960s television series Johnny Midnight (39 episodes), with Edmond O'Brien. He was a star of movies, early television, and the stage. His Broadway stage credits include Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell, and Pacific Overtures, a musical written by Stephen Sondheim and directed by Harold Prince.

During World War II, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Shimoda was incarcerated to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center.^[1]