Danny Kamekona (November 15, 1935 – May 2, 1996) was an American actor.
Television and movie career Kamekona began his acting career on television, debuting in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O, one of 32 different appearances over 11 years. Other TV appearances included The Brian Keith Show; Sanford and Son (incidentally, as a Honolulu police detective in the three-part episode "The Hawaiian Connection", a nod to his Hawaii Five-O character); Barnaby Jones; six episodes of Magnum, P.I.; 21 Jump Street; L.A. Law; Walker, Texas Ranger; and his last TV appearance, in 1995's Burke's Law. He appeared as Agawa, employed by Riochi Tanaka in the episode "The Rising Sun Of Death" of the series Miami Vice.
The Karate Kid Part II was Kamekona's debut movie appearance in 1986. Other movie appearances included Black Widow, Problem Child, Honeymoon in Vegas, and his final movie appearance, 1993's Robot Wars.
Death Kamekona was found dead in his Los Angeles, California, apartment on May 2, 1996, at age 60. A heart attack was speculated; however, the exact cause of death was never revealed.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1986 The Karate Kid Part II Sato Toguchi 1987 Black Widow Detective 1988 Aloha Summer Reverend 1989 Collision Course Oshima 1989 Robot Jox Dr. Matsumoto 1990 Problem Child Mr. Hirohito 1990 Come See the Paradise Mr. Nishikawa 1991 Night of the Warrior Chang 1991 Goodbye Paradise Lt. Nomura 1992 Honeymoon in Vegas Niko 1993 Robot Wars Wa-Lee
Television Year Title Role Notes1968–1980 Hawaii Five-O Various characters 33 episodes1981–1984 Magnum, P.I. Various characters 6 episodes1987 Miami Vice Agawa Episode: "The Rising Sun of Death"1989 Tour of Duty Moui 2 episodes1989–1990 Jake and the Fatman Lt. Kamalani/Makala 2 episodes1991 L.A. Law Yoshi Nakajima Episode: "Mutinies on the Banzai"1992 Santa Barbara Mr. Taksan 3 episodes1993 Raven Takuya Makura Episode: "Playback"1993 Walker, Texas Ranger Mitsua Usagi Episode: "A Shadow in the Night"1993 Wild Palms Ushio Episode: The Floating World" (Uncredited)1993 Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero Dr. Hasagawa Episode: "Dino Might (Gomora)"1994–1995 Burke's Law Henry Regular role; 27 episodes
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