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Gedde Watanabe

Acting · Born June 26, 1955 · 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.

Movies with Gedde Watanabe

• Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — Badger Crime Boss (voice)
• Mulan (1998) — Ling (voice)
• 47 Ronin (2013) — Troupe Leader (Kabuki Actor)
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Mr. Katsuji
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) — Hotel Manager
• Mulan II (2004) — Ling (voice)
• Sixteen Candles (1984) — Long Duk Dong
• That Thing You Do! (1996) — Play-Tone Photographer
• Ultraman: Rising (2024) — Professor Sato / Ultradad (voice)
• Boys on the Side (1995) — Steve
• Two for the Money (2005) — Milton
• Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005) — Professor Bob Chen (voice)

TV shows with Gedde Watanabe

• ER (1994) — Yosh Takata
• Down Home (1990) — Tran
• I Love the '80s Strikes Back (2003)
• Gung Ho (1986) — Kaz Kazuhiro
• The Disappointments (2026) — Gary Chen