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Randall Duk Kim (born September 24, 1943) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
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Randall Duk Kim | |
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| Born | September 24, 1943 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | Anne Occhiogrosso |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김덕문 |
| Hanja | 金德文 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Deokmun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tŏk-mun |
Life
Kim was born and raised in Hawaii.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
He is married to actress and fellow American Players Theatre co-founder, Anne Occhiogrosso.[8]
Career
Theater
Kim began doing theater when he was 18 years old.[9] He has portrayed a wide variety of roles on the stage, focusing upon Western classical works, including Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen and Molière. He has spent most of his career in theater.
Kim starred in the first play written by an Asian American to be produced professionally in New York, The Chickencoop Chinaman by Frank Chin, which was mounted by The American Place Theatre in 1972.
Kim co-founded the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin with Anne Occhiogrosso and Charles Bright in 1977.[10] He was the theater's artistic director.[11]
In 1974, Kim starred in Chin's second play, The Year of the Dragon. Also that year, he became one of the first Asian-American actors to play a leading role in an American production of a Shakespeare play when he played the title role in The New York Public Theater's 1974 production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.[12]
Kim played the title role in Hamlet at the Guthrie Theatre in 1978–79.[13]
He played Kralahome in the 1996 revival of The King and I on Broadway, later succeeding to the leading role. Other Broadway credits include Golden Child and the revised version of Flower Drum Song, both written by David Henry Hwang.
Film and television
Kim portrayed the Keymaker in the film The Matrix Reloaded (2003).[14] He was originally asked by casting director Mali Finn for the role.[9]
In 2008, he played mathematician Dashiell Kim in the episode "The Equation" of the television series Fringe.
He played Grandpa Gohan in the live action Dragonball Evolution (2009).[15]
Kim voiced Po's teacher, Grand Master Oogway, in Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016).[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | Asia at 19 | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Tadao - Japanese Messenger Boy | Unconfirmed; uncredited |
| 1974 | Nourish the Beast | Actor | Credited as Randy Kim; television film |
| 1995 | Prisoners in Time | Nagase Takashi | Television film |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Alan Chan | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Nisei Interpreter | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Anna and the King | General Alak | |
| 2001 | The Lost Empire | Shu | |
| 2003 | MTV Movie Awards Reloaded | Keymaker | Short television film |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Keymaker | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Dr. Crab | |
| 2006 | Falling for Grace | Mr. Hung | |
| 2007 | Tailor Made | Wong | Short film |
| 2007 | Year of the Fish | Auntie Yaga/Old Man/Foreman | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Master Oogway (voice) | |
| 2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Master Oogway (voice) | |
| 2009 | Dragonball Evolution | Grandpa Gohan | |
| 2009 | Ninja Assassin | Tattoo Master | |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Old Man in Temple | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Master Oogway (voice) | |
| 2014 | John Wick | Continental Doctor | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Oogway (voice) | |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | Continental Doctor |
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–1969 | Hawaii Five-O | Eddie/John Lo/Oscar | Credited as Randall Kim; "By the Numbers" (#1.9), "Deathwatch" (#1.11), "King Kamehameha Blues" (#2.8) |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | Pham Van Trong | "Hostage" (#1.5) |
| 2006 | Thief | Uncle Lau | Pilot (#1.1), "Flight" (#1.5), "In the Wind" (#1.6) |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | John Mason | "The Deciders" (#1.4) |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Donald Chen | "Legacy" (#1.6) |
| 2008 | Fringe | Dashiell Kim | "The Equation" (#1.8) |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Master Oogway (voice) |
2 episodes |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Mr. Han | "Many Happy Returns" (#1.21) |
| 2012 | Elementary | Old Man | "You Do It Yourself" (#1.9) |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | John (voice) | "John and Sun-Hee" (#1.7) |
| TBA | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Wan Shi Tong |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Keymaker |
| 2005 | Red Ninja: End of Honor | Shingen |
| 2007 | Stranglehold | James Wong |
| 2015 | Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends | Master Oogway (voice) |
References
- http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/May/25/il/il03a.html [dead link]
- "Home". randalldukkim.com.
- Starpulse: biography
- filmbug biography
- Yahoo movie biography
- amctv short bio
- american players theatre history
- Nutt, Bill (April 10, 2015). "'Then Came Each Actor' comes to Centenary Stage". Daily Record. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Epstein, Daniel Robert. "Randall Duk Kim". Underground Online. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- Christians, Lindsay (May 24, 2017). "Players' Progress: American Players Theatre celebrates big changes in Spring Green". madison.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Shipp, E. R. (1986-09-16). "WISCONSIN SAVES A RURAL THEATER". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- George, David (Spring 1979), "Shakespeare in Minneapolis", Shakespeare Quarterly, Folger Shakespeare Library, 30 (2): 219–221, doi:10.2307/2869313, JSTOR 2869313
- Hiatt, Brian (May 22, 2003). "The Matrix's Keymaker speaks out". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Marshall, Rick. "Three Exclusive 'Dragonball Evolution' Clips -- See 'Em Here First!". MTV News. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- "'Kung Fu Panda 3' continues the franchise's awesomeness". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
External links
- Randall Duk Kim at IMDb
- Randall Duk Kim at the Internet Broadway Database
- Randall Duk Kim at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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На других языках
[de] Randall Duk Kim
Randall Duk Kim (* 24. September 1943) ist ein US-amerikanischer Film- und Bühnenschauspieler südkoreanischer Abstammung.- [en] Randall Duk Kim
[es] Randall Duk Kim
Randall Duk Kim (24 de septiembre de 1943) es un actor estadounidense y que ha interpretado infinidad de papeles en su carrera. Aunque ha pasado la mayor parte de su carrera en el teatro, y ha sido cofundador del American Players Theatre en Wisconsin, él es quizás más conocido por su representación del Cerrajero en The Matrix Reloaded.[ru] Ким, Рэндалл Дук
Рэндалл Дук Ким (кор. 김덕문; англ. Randall Duk Kim; род. 24 сентября 1943 года) — американо-корейский актёр.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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