Brian Tochi
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Brian Tochi | |
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Born | Brian Keith Tochihara Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–present |
Brian Tochi (born Brian Keith Tochihara)
Early life
Tochi was born in
Tochi’s introduction into the entertainment industry came as a toddler. His father’s beauty salon, Tochi Coiffure of Beverly Hills, was a popular haunt for many famous clients, including Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Petula Clark and Patty Duke. One of his father’s customers, a top child agent, spotted the young Tochi running around the salon, and quickly signed to represent him.
Being of Japanese descent, Tochi has frequently played characters who are Japanese, Chinese, or of other East Asian genes, adopting the appropriate accent as needed. (His primary language is English, and his off-stage speech is "fluent American".)
Career
As a child actor
A beginning role for Tochi was a guest-starring appearance in the short-lived television series He & She (1967–68, with Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss) as their newly adopted son. Produced by Leonard Stern and cowritten by Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, it also starred Jack Cassidy as an egomaniacal actor, Kenneth Mars, and Hamilton Camp.
That same year saw Tochi appearing in "And the Children Shall Lead", a third-season episode of Star Trek. Other roles followed, including guest appearances on such popular shows as The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family and Adam-12.
Tochi's debut as a series regular was as
Concurrent with the series, Tochi was cast with fellow actor Luke in his first animated television series The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. Also in the series was a young Jodie Foster, who voiced one of the Chan sisters.
After both series ended, guest-starring roles followed, including
Tochi also played an undercover informant who was beaten and killed in a gritty two-part episode of Police Story on NBC. He played another character that nearly died on the Robert Young medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D..
Young adulthood in theater
During the mid-1970s, Tochi spent time in the theatre, this time reprising his role as Crown Prince Chulalongkorn in the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera's revival of the musical The King and I at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. There he co-starred with actor Ricardo Montalbán, as the King of Siam, to which they would later accompany the show as it went on tour.
Return to television
Tochi returned to star in another TV series
Other appearances include a guest stint on
In the short lived
Other work
In 2004, Tochi co-wrote, produced and directed Tales of a Fly on the Wall, a scripted, live-action comedy, casting several of his friends in lead roles; it included fellow actors Roscoe Lee Browne, his Revenge of the Nerds co-star Curtis Armstrong and his Police Academy 3: Back in Training co-star Leslie Easterbrook. In 2005, he was one of the winners of the Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Screenplay Awards, taking home top honors for co-writing the screenplay "In the Heat of the Light". He continues with his directing, producing, and screenwriting careers.
Tochi has also provided voices for numerous
Filmography
Film
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1971 | The Omega Man | Tommy | |
1980 | The Octagon | Seikura at Eighteen | |
1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Takashi | |
1985 | Stitches | Sam Boon Tong | |
1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Cadet Tomoko Nogata | |
1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Officer Tomoko Nogata | |
1989 | One Man Force | Stockbroker | |
1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Leonardo | Voice[4] |
1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | ||
1992 | The Player | Himself | |
1992 | Aladdin | Arabian Villagers | Voice, uncredited |
1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Leonardo | Voice[4] |
1994 | The Lion King | Fighting Hyena | Voice, uncredited |
1995 | Pocahontas | Ship Captain | Voice, uncredited |
1995 | Toy Story | Green Army Men | Voice, uncredited |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Frollo's Soldiers, Horse, Villagers | Voice, uncredited |
1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Reporters | Voice, uncredited |
1997 | Hercules | Greek Citizen, Scrawny Builder | Voice, uncredited |
1997 | Fathers' Day | Concert Security Chief | Uncredited |
1997 | Starship Troopers | Male Trooper | Uncredited |
1997 | Critics and Other Freaks | Asian Boy | |
1998 | Mulan | Ancestors, Hun Army | Voice, uncredited |
1998 | A Bug's Life | Male Ants | Voice, uncredited |
1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Rameses's Soldiers | Voice, uncredited |
1999 | The King and I | Soldier | Voice[4] |
1999 | Tarzan | Elephant | Voice, uncredited |
1999 | The Iron Giant | Bob the Soldier, additional voices | |
1999 | Fight Club | Fight Bully | Uncredited |
1999 | Toy Story 2 | Baggage Handler #1 | Voice, uncredited |
2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Villagers | Voice, uncredited |
2001 | The Boys of Sunset Ridge | Charlie Watanabe at 33 | |
2001 | The Silent Force | Kim Pao | |
2001 | Shaolin Soccer | Mighty Steel Leg Sing | Voice, English dub |
2002 | Treasure Planet | Male Alien | Voice, uncredited |
2004 | Mulan II | Palace Advisor | Voice |
2004 | Home on the Range | Cowboys | Voice, uncredited |
2004 | Shrek 2 | Guards | ADR Group |
2004 | The Incredibles | Firefighters, Snug Porter | Uncredited |
2005 | Madagascar | Crowd Member | ADR Group |
2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Additional voices | Uncredited |
2005 | Chicken Little | Male Dog #3 | Voice, uncredited |
2006 | Curious George | Zoo Animals | Voice, uncredited |
2006 | Cars | Various Reporters | Voice, uncredited |
2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Makani | Uncredited |
2009 | I Do | Peacher | |
2023 | Urkel Saves Santa: the Movie | Mr. Kochiyama | Voice, Direct-to-Video |
Television
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1968 | He & She | Kim | Episode: "Along Came Kim" |
1968 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Ray | Episode: "And the Children Shall Lead" |
1970 | The Brady Bunch | Tommy | Episode: "What Goes Up..." |
1971 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Chin Johnson | Episode: "One Lonely Step" |
1971 | The Partridge Family | Young Boy | Episode: "A Tale of Two Hamsters" |
1971 | Nanny and the Professor | Jimmy Okura | Episode: "One for the Road" |
1971 | Adam-12 | Flower Boy | Episode: "Assassination" |
1971, 1976 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Larry, Max Redding | Episodes: "This Is Mac", "Strike Two!" |
1972 | The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | Alan Chan | Voice, 14 episodes |
1972 | Anna and the King | Prince Chulalongkorn | 13 episodes |
1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Davey | Episode: "Trail of the Serpent" |
1973–1974 | Kung Fu |
Ho Fong, Shen Ung | 3 episodes |
1975 | Police Story | Louis Han | 2 episodes |
1977 | Space Academy | Tee Gar | 15 episodes |
1978 | Project U.F.O. | Student | Episode: "Sighting 4006: The Nevada Desert Incident" |
1978 | Wonder Woman | Darrell | Episode: "The Deadly Dolphin" |
1978–1979 | Hawaii Five-O | Joey Lee | 3 episodes |
1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Additional voices | 1 episode |
1981 | We're Fighting Back | Ling | Television film |
1983 | The Renegades | Dragon | 6 episodes |
1984 | The Master | Jonathan Chan | Episode: "Out-if-Time-Step" |
1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | Additional voices | 1 episode |
1984 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Alan Poe | Episode: "Playing God: Part 1" |
1985 | CBS Storybreak | Unknown role | Voice, episode "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China" |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | David Wong | Episode: "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium" |
1987 | Bionic Six | Karate-1, Bunjiro 'Bunji' Bennett / Rivet Rick | Voice, 65 episodes |
1988 | Santa Barbara | Kai | 26 episodes |
1989 | The Karate Kid | Additional voices | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ensign Kenny Lin | Episode: "Night Terrors" |
1992 | Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Takashi | Television film |
1993 | Bonkers | Unknown role | Voice, episode: "Tokyo Bonkers" |
1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Yoku | Voice, episode: "White Belt, Black Heart" |
1994 | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Takashi | Television film |
1994 | Aladdin | Zhin Lao, Zhang Lao | Episode: "Opposites Detract" |
1995 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Li | Voice, episode: "In Zarm's Way" |
1995 | Vanishing Son | Ricky | Episode: "Lock and Load, Babe" |
1995 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Sushi Master | Voice, episode: "Something Fishy Around Here"[4] |
1995 | Diagnosis Murder |
Eddie Lok | Episode: "Murder in the Courthouse" |
1995–1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Turtle Photographer, Tsui, Prince, The Tailer | Voice, 3 episodes |
1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Liu Kang | Voice, 13 episodes[4] |
1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Professor Ken Otsuki, Techi #1, Terrorist Pilo | Voice, 2 episodes |
1997 | Bruno the Kid | Unknown role | Voice, episode: "Book'em Bruno, Murder One" |
1998 | Dexter's Laboratory | Toshi, Japanese Dad, Japanese Boy #1 | Voice, episode: "Last But Not Least" |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Albino | Voice, episode: "Mind Games"[4] |
2000 | The Weekenders | Hiro | Voice, episode: "Sense and Sensitivity"[4] |
2000–2001 | Johnny Bravo | Master Hama, Karate Girl | Voice, 4 episodes[4] |
2000–2004 | Static Shock | Shiv | Voice, 7 episodes[4] |
2002 | Samurai Jack | Kid B, Boy | Voice, episode: "Jack's Shoes"[4] |
2002 | The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy |
Chief, Chef, Announcer | Voice, 2 episodes |
2002–2003 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | J.J Hakimoto | Voice, 2 episodes |
2003 | Kim Possible | Hirotaka | Episode: "Exchange" |
2003 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cheese Ninj, Leader | Voice, 2 episodes[4] |
2005 | Family Guy | Asian Police Pilot | Voice, episode: "Breaking Out Is Hard to Do" |
2005 | All Grown Up! | Tourist Kid #2 | Voice, episode: "R.V. Having Fun Yet" |
2006 | Duck Dodgers | The Whoosh | Voice, episode: "Master & Disaster/All in the Crime Family"[4] |
2006 | As Told By Ginger |
Mr. Briggs, Shop Keeper | Voice, episode: "Stuff'll Kill Ya" |
2006–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Ham Ghao, Than | Voice, 3 episodes[4] |
2014 | Under the Table | Himself | 2 episodes |
2014 | The Bay | Dr. Kim | Episode: "1.15" |
Video games
Video games | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1998 | Xenogears | Fei Fong Wong | English dub |
2002 | EOE: Eve of Extinction | Venom, Raven | English dub |
2002 | Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | Additional voices | [5] |
2003 | True Crime: Streets of LA | Kang Brother, Additional voices | |
2004 | World of Warcraft | Additional voices | |
2005 | Area 51 | Additional voices | |
2008 | Jumper: Griffin's Story | Paladin, Guard #1, Soldier #1 | |
2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Imperial Ore Collector, Imperial Nanocore | |
2008 | Saints Row 2 | Unknown role | |
2012 | The Darkness II | Inugami, Additional voices | |
2012 | World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Unknown role |
References
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for May 2, 2017". The Mercury News. Associated Press. May 2, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 5, 1979). "TV: Razzmatzz, With Upbeat Youths". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Untold Story of the Movie "Every Studio in Hollywood" Rejected". The Hollywood Reporter. April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Brian Tochi (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 1, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Ronin Entertainment. Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. Universal Interactive. Scene: Ending credits, 1:15:46 in, Voice Over Talent.
External links
- Brian Tochi at IMDb