Gedde Watanabe

Acting·June 26, 1955 — 71 years old·Ogden, Utah, USA

Gedde Watanabe is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as the foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles.

Known For

The Simpsons

Mulan

Family Guy

47 Ronin

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008·6.5

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024·7.0

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Mulan II

American Dad!

Seinfeld

Sixteen Candles

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996·7.8

Filmography · 82

2026The DisappointmentsTVGary Chen 2024Ultraman: RisingProfessor Sato / Ultradad (voice)2024Kung Fu Panda 4Badger Crime Boss (voice)2023BLUE EYE SAMURAITVKenzou / Sentry (voice) · Kenzou / Chiba (voice) · Chiba (voice) · Nightjar Manager / Running Man / Kenzou (voice) · Lord with Silk (voice)2023The Keepers of the 5 KingdomsTrader Joe (voice)2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf 2021The Sex Lives of College GirlsTVProfessor Harpin 2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf 2019Perfect HarmonyTVGlenn 2018Magnum P.I.TVSato 2017The Last WordLouie the gardener 201347 RoninTroupe Leader (Kabuki Actor)2012Parental GuidanceMr. Cheng 2012The Seven Year HitchMr. Fujimura 2010Don't You Forget About MeSelf 2009Not ForgottenAgent Nakamura 2009Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordKenji (voice)2008Celebrating Sixteen CandlesHimself 2008The Onion MovieJames Nakatami 2008Forgetting Sarah MarshallHotel Manager 2007Fortune HuntersMr. Yu 2005Two for the MoneyMilton 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaProfessor Bob Chen (voice)2005American Dad!TVChicken Hatchery Manager (voice)2004Mulan IILing (voice)2004AlfieMrs. Wing 2004On The CouchCharlie 2003I Love the '80s Strikes BackTV 2002EverwoodTVArt 2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?TVVincent Wong (voice)2002Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?TVJames Nob (voice)2002Kim PossibleTVProfessor Bob Chen (voice)2002L.A. Law: The MovieCyril 2002SlackersJapanese Proctor 2001The Proud FamilyTVMr. Min (voice)2001My Wife and KidsTV 2000Jackie Chan AdventuresTVGangster 1 (voice)2000Secret Agent ManTVLing #2 1999GuinevereEd 1999Rugrats: Runaway ReptarZack (voice)1999The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer SpaceKarate Master (voice)1999EDtvGreg 1999Family GuyTVLong Duk Dong (voice)1999Batman BeyondTVPrincipal (voice) · Dr. Suzuki (voice)1998MulanLing (voice)1997Nick and JaneEnzo 1997The Weird Al ShowTVKuni 1997Booty CallChan (uncredited)1997Psycho SushiYoshi 1996That Thing You Do!Play-Tone Photographer 1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchTVKenji 1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV 1995Perfect Alibi 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTVThe Emperor (voice) · Nuri (voice)1995Boys on the SideSteve 1994ERTVYosh Takata 1994DuckmanTVNinja (voice)1992Mad About YouTVSpeech Writer 1992Miss America: Behind the CrownTakeo 1991Home ImprovementTVNobu Nakamura 1991Pacific StationTVRam Sha 1991RugratsTVZack (voice)1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchMr. Katsuji 1990Down HomeTVTran 1990GrandTVTaki Mifune 1989The SimpsonsTVFactory Foreman (voice) · Cartoon Squid / Japanese Father (voice)1989BookerTVMax 1989UHFKuni 1989SeinfeldTVMr. Oh 1989The SpringMatty 1988Murphy BrownTVGuru Prem 1987The New Adventures of Beans BaxterTVHo Hum 1986Gung HoTVKaz Kazuhiro 1986VampDuncan 1986Gung HoOishi Kazihiro 1985VolunteersAt Toon 1984Sixteen CandlesLong Duk Dong 1982NewhartTVMr. Tagadachi 1980The Long Island Four 1978Life at StakeTVDavid Kootook 1976Pacific OverturesPriest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble 1976Anatomy of a Song