Jerry Ito (July 12, 1927 in

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film and television actor, born as Gerald Tamekichi Itō, specializing in Japanese films throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. His father was the dancer and choreographer

Michio Itō was a Japanese dancer who developed his own choreography style in Europe and America. He was the son of Kimiye Iijima and architect Tamekichi Ito who was educated at the University of Washington; he was one of nine children, and the brother of d ...

, and he was a cousin of Japanese-American composer

Teiji Itō was a Japanese-born American composer and performer. He is best known for his scores for the avant-garde films by Maya Deren. Early life Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan to a theatrical family. His mother, Teiko Ono, was a dancer and his father, Y ...

Filmography

Death

He died four days before his 80th birthday of

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while battling

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