Professor Toru Tanaka: movies and TV shows
Professor Toru Tanaka has 43 credits in the archive: 31 films and 12 TV series, from 1973 to 1995. Highest rated: Little House on the Prairie (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1973 – 1995 · busiest year: 1983 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hard Justice | Cookie (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Sumo #1 | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1994 | The Life And Times of Paul Boesch | Himself (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 64 |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Tough Asian Man | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1992 | 3 Ninjas | Rushmore | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Tanaka | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1991 | Alligator 2: The Mutation | Wrestler | Film | 4.9 | 61 |
| 1991 | Deadly Game | Ikiru-Sun | Film | 5.9 | 61 |
| 1990 | Darkman | Chinese Warrior #2 | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1990 | Martial Law | Jimmy Kong | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1990 | Secret Agent 00 Soul | (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 60 |
| 1989 | Black Rain | Sugai's Man | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1989 | Hyper Space | Android | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 1988 | Police Story | Sumo Wrestler | TV | — | 58 |
| 1988 | Dead Heat | Butcher | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1987 | The Running Man | Subzero | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1987 | Catch the Heat | Dozu | Film | 4.8 | 57 |
| 1986 | Shanghai Surprise | Yamagani San | Film | 4.2 | 56 |
| 1986 | Tag Team Champions | Professor Toru Tanaka | Film | — | 56 |
| 1986 | Bad Guys | Lord Percy's Bodyguard | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1986 | The Best of the WWF: volume 7 | Prof. Toru Tanaka | Film | — | 56 |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Butler | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1985 | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | Lao | Film | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Sumo Guard | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1985 | Best of the WWF Volume 2 | Prof. Toru Tanaka | Film | — | 55 |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Bandit King | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 1984 | When Death Comes Quickly | Shimura | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 1984 | Chattanooga Choo Choo | Hashimoto | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Fröbe | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Ling, the Bodyguard | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors | TV | 6.8 | 53 | |
| 1983 | Revenge of the Ninja | Sumo Servant | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1983 | Off the Wall | Banzai Wrestler #1 | Film | 3.5 | 53 |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co. | Kiro | TV | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | TV | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Sumo (uncredited) | Film | 3.0 | 52 |
| 1982 | Modesty Blaise | Akira | Film | 4.6 | 52 |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | TV | 7.6 | 51 | |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye | The Professor | Film | 5.2 | 51 |
| 1977 | USWA Championship Wrestling | Toru Tanaka | TV | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1975 | WWF All-Star Wrestling | Professor Tanaka | TV | — | 45 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | TV | 7.9 | 44 | |
| 1973 | WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973 | Prof. Toru Tanaka | Film | — | 43 |