Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe
Watanabe in 2014
Born
Gary Watanabe

(1955-06-26) June 26, 1955
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
EducationAmerican Conservatory Theater
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present

Gary "Gedde" Watanabe (/ˈɡɛdi ˌwɑːtəˈnɑːbi/; born June 26, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for voicing the character of Ling in the animated film Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), as well as playing Long Duk Dong in the film Sixteen Candles (1984), Takahara "Kaz" Kazihiro in Gung Ho (1986), and Nurse Yosh Takata in the NBC medical drama ER from 1997 to 2003. He was also an original cast member of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures.