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28-643: Behind Enemy Lines may refer to: Film [ edit ] Behind Enemy Lines (1986 film) , an American film directed by Gideon Amir Behind Enemy Lines (1997 film) , an American action film directed by Mark Griffiths Behind Enemy Lines (film series) Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film) , an American film starring Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson, and three direct-to-video sequels: Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia SEAL Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines Games [ edit ] Behind Enemy Lines (role-playing game) ,

56-590: A 1982 military game Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines , a video game Behind Enemy Lines 2 , the Russian name for the Men of War series. Other uses [ edit ] Behind Enemy Lines (album) , by Saving Grace Behind Enemy Lines (band) , an American crust punk band Behind Enemy Lines (book) , co-written by Holocaust survivor Marthe Cohn Behind Enemy Lines ( Star Trek ) ,

84-877: A South Korean lieutenant. He appeared in an episode of the series The Time Tunnel as Lt. Nakamura in 1967. He appeared in an episode of the series Kung Fu as Wong Ti Lu in 1972. In 1974, he appeared in the Ironside episode "Terror on Grant Avenue". He appeared as a Japanese chef in the Columbo episode "Murder Under Glass" (1978). He was the blind philosopher Li Sung in two episodes of The Incredible Hulk . He also appeared on an episode of Magnum, P.I. entitled "The Arrow That Is Not Aimed" (1983). Mako also appeared in an episode of F Troop . He appeared as Lo Sing, fighting Bruce Lee 's Kato character in The Green Hornet episode "The Preying Mantis". He played

112-775: A minor role in the psychological thriller Pacific Heights along with Matthew Modine , Melanie Griffith and Michael Keaton ; Yoshida-san in Rising Sun ; Mr. Lee in Sidekicks ; Kanemitsu in RoboCop 3 (1993); and Kungo Tsarong in Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He also appeared in some Japanese television dramas and films, such as Masahiro Shinoda 's Owls' Castle and Takashi Miike 's The Bird People in China . Mako

140-496: A novel by John Vornholt "Behind Enemy Lines", a song by dead prez from their album Let's Get Free Airborne forces , which air drop behind enemy lines See also [ edit ] Behind the Lines (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Behind Enemy Lines . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

168-587: A teenager he became acquainted with painter Hiroshi Honda . Though he faced racial discrimination , Iwamatsu bonded with his high school peers over baseball , and was scouted by the Cleveland Indians . Though he had an interest in dramatics, Iwamatsu did not believe an artistic career was financially viable, and enrolled in the Pratt Institute School of Architecture while working in his father's print shop. He later enlisted in

196-455: Is a tough soldier who would rather sacrifice his own life than help the enemy. However Vinh is persistent persuading him, threatening that if he will not accept his deal, then all of the fellow prisoners from his camp will die. Given that threat Cooper reconsiders Vinh's offer, and accepts the deal, but under one condition - all of the camp prisoners must go with them. Vinh, being short of time (as Hanoi set deadline for sending Cooper to court) OK's

224-454: Is also known as Attack Force 'Nam (American DVD title), P.O.W. the Escape (American reissue title). Colonel Cooper ( David Carradine ) is a U.S. Airborne commando who comes to Vietnam with a special mission to liberate imprisoned American soldiers. He gets caught in a North Vietnamese POW camp where there are other Paratroopers and Soldiers. Action is set at the end of the war and he, as

252-840: The U.S. Army during the Korean War , he trained in acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and later co-founded the East West Players . His role as Po-Han (his second credited role on film) in the 1966 film The Sand Pebbles saw him nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other various roles included Kichijiro in the 1971 film adaptation of Silence , Oomiak "The Fearless One" in The Island at

280-600: The U.S. Army in November 1953 and served until October 1955, during which he performed in plays for his fellow soldiers. He then trained at the Pasadena Playhouse and adopted the mononym Mako , as he found most people had difficulty pronouncing his full name. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1956. Mako's first film role was in Never So Few (1959). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as engine-room worker Po-Han in

308-927: The Top of the World (1974), Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984), and Kungo Tsarong in Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He was part of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim 's 1976 Broadway musical Pacific Overtures , which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical . Later in his career, he became well known for his voice acting roles, including Mr. Yamaguchi in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie , Aku in

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336-587: The United States, leaving Mako in the care of his grandmother. Because his parents lived on the East Coast, they were not interned during World War II ; instead they opted to work for the U.S. Office of War Information and were later granted residency. They arranged for him to join them in 1949, when he was fifteen years old. Iwamatsu's father owned an art studio in New York City, and as

364-680: The character Lin Duk Coo in an episode of The A-Team . He guest-starred in an episode of season one of Frasier as well as in an episode of Tour of Duty as a Vietnamese scout. He also was a guest star in the Monk episode "Mr. Monk vs. The Cobra". He guest-starred in the Walker, Texas Ranger episodes "Heart of the Dragon" (1997) and "Black Dragons" (2000), and appeared on Charmed in 2003, creating magic for Chris (played by Drew Fuller ). He

392-649: The company until 1989. Mako's Broadway career included creating the roles of the Reciter, the shōgun , and the Chicago-based inventor of the rickshaw , in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim 's Broadway musical Pacific Overtures , for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical . Mako's landlord at the time, Jerry Orbach , was also nominated for his role in Chicago ; both lost, however, to George Rose from

420-695: The ending theme of Dexter's Laboratory and voiced Iroh in the first two seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender from 2005 to 2006 . He had a guest appearance in the Nickelodeon film Rugrats in Paris: The Movie as the boss of Coco. He guest-starred in The West Wing episode " A Good Day " as an economics professor and former rival of President Bartlet . He was also featured in Season 3 Episode 13 of The Facts of Life , entitled "The Americanization of Miko". Mako made his video game debut with

448-584: The film The Sand Pebbles (1966). Other roles include the Chinese contract laborer Mun Ki in the epic movie The Hawaiians (1970) starring Charlton Heston and Tina Chen ; Oomiak, the Inuit guide, in Disney's The Island at the Top of the World (1974); Yuen Chung in the film The Killer Elite (1975) directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Caan, Robert Duvall, and the martial artist Takayuki Kubota ;

476-516: The first four seasons of Samurai Jack (2001–04), and Iroh in the first two seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender ( 2005 – 06 ). He died on July 21, 2006, at the age of 72 from esophageal cancer . Mako was born Makoto Iwamatsu in Kobe , Japan, the son of children's authors and illustrators Tomoe Sasako and Atsushi Iwamatsu, better known by their pen names Mitsu and Taro Yashima . In 1939, his parents, who were political dissidents, moved to

504-599: The highest-ranking officer in the POW camp, is to be sent to Hanoi and prosecuted by the North Vietnamese. Camp commander Vinh ( Mako Iwamatsu ) gets an order to send him to court but instead of obeying it, he offers Cooper a deal - he will help him get to the American sector and then Cooper, in return, would help him immigrate to the United States, where Vinh has family. Cooper promptly disregards his proposition, as he

532-541: The limited roles available to Asian-American actors, Mako and six others formed the East West Players theater company, first performing out of a church basement. During the company's 1981 season, to coincide with the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians ' hearings on redress , Mako exclusively produced plays about the Japanese American incarceration. He remained artistic director of

560-411: The limited run of the play Shimada in 1992. Mako appeared on the television series McHale's Navy several times, playing Imperial Japanese officers, soldiers and sailors. In 1965, he appeared on Gidget as a member of a rival surf group. He later appeared on the television series M*A*S*H , playing multiple roles such as a Chinese doctor, a North Korean soldier, a South Korean medical doctor and

588-399: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Behind_Enemy_Lines&oldid=1228228512 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Behind Enemy Lines (1986 film) The film

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616-476: The plan and so they leave camp in column of two jeeps and a truck (prisoners are hidden in a tank truck while Cooper goes with Vinh in a jeep). Their journey won't be without obstacles as they need to go through zones controlled by The North Vietnamese, and through the jungle wilderness. Cannon re-used some of the musical scores from 'The Delta Force" (1986) Mako Iwamatsu Makoto Iwamatsu ( 岩松 信 , Iwamatsu Makoto , December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006)

644-644: The revival of My Fair Lady . Mako recalled being awoken at 4:30 in the morning after the Tony ceremony by Orbach, who was shouting from the floor below: "Hey, Mako! What the fuck happened? I can't believe it; we lost to a fucking revival!". Mako reprised the role and directed the musical's production with the East West Players, and further reprised the role in a production at the San Jose Civic Light Opera in 1991. He also starred in

672-1079: The role of the goblin Grubjub in Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (2003). In the same year, he also voiced General Han Yu Kim in True Crime: Streets of LA , Masataka Shima in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun , and various voices in Secret Weapons Over Normandy . In 2004, Mako voiced the narrator in the game Wrath Unleashed , and Aku in Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku . Mako was married to actress Shizuko Hoshi , with whom he had two daughters (both of whom are actresses) and three grandchildren. Mako died in Somis, California , on July 21, 2006, at

700-666: The sorcerer Nakano in Highlander III: The Sorcerer ; Jackie Chan 's uncle/sifu in Chan's first American movie The Big Brawl (1980); the wizard Akiro opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the two Conan movies Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer ; the confidant to Chuck Norris ' rogue cop in the thriller An Eye for an Eye (1982); the Japanese spy in the comedy Under the Rainbow . In 1990, he had

728-521: Was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako (マコ). His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned 5 decades and 165 productions. He was an Academy Award , Golden Globe Award and Tony Award nominee. Born and raised in Kobe , Mako moved to the United States after the Second World War , where his dissident parents had moved to escape political persecution. After serving with

756-555: Was cast as the historic Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in the epic drama Pearl Harbor (2001). He also had a role in Bulletproof Monk (2003). In 2005, Mako had a cameo role in Memoirs of a Geisha . Mako's last leading role was in the film Cages (2005), written and directed by Graham Streeter . He voiced Master Splinter in the film TMNT , released posthumously in 2007 as his final credited role. In 1965, frustrated by

784-401: Was the voice of Aku , the main antagonist in the animated series Samurai Jack for the first four seasons produced from 2001 to 2004, and again in the series finale which used his original audio. He also voiced Achoo (a parody of Aku) and the annoying alarm clock Happy Cat in a Samurai Jack -parodying episode of Duck Dodgers entitled "Samurai Quack". He provided the introductory voice for

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