James Shigeta

American actor (1929–2014)
Person human Q1400297
James Shigeta
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James Shigeta

Summary

James Shigeta is a human[1]. He was born in Honolulu[2]. He was born on June 17, 1929[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on July 28, 2014[5]. He worked as a television actor[6], film actor[7], singer[8], actor[9], and pianist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (857 views/month, #6,862 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Honolulu[2], James Shigeta…
  • James Shigeta died in Los Angeles[4].
  • James Shigeta was born on June 17, 1929[3].
  • James Shigeta died on July 28, 2014[5].
  • James Shigeta held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was James Shigeta's native language[13].
  • James Shigeta's professions included television actor[6].
  • James Shigeta's professions included film actor[7].
  • James Shigeta worked as a singer[8].
  • James Shigeta worked as an actor[9].
  • James Shigeta worked as a pianist[10].
  • James Shigeta's professions included stage actor[14].
  • James Shigeta was educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts[15].
  • James Shigeta's education included a stint at President Theodore Roosevelt High School[16].
  • James Shigeta is recorded as male[17].
  • James Shigeta's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Shigeta's genre is traditional pop[19].
  • James Shigeta's military branch is recorded as United States Marine Corps[20].
  • James Shigeta's record label is recorded as Decca[21].
  • James Shigeta's Commons category is recorded as James Shigeta[22].
  • James Shigeta's military, police or special rank is recorded as staff sergeant[23].
  • The cause of death was respiratory failure[24].
  • James Shigeta's family name is recorded as Shigeta[25].
  • James Shigeta's given name is recorded as James[26].
  • James Shigeta's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1929-06-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2014-07-28[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 005dda1e-65b0-414b-bbb1-eeaa65980b8a[32]

Body

Origins and Family

James Shigeta was born in Honolulu[2]. He was born on June 17, 1929[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts[15], a film school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1965[35] and President Theodore Roosevelt High School[16], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1932[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television actor[6], film actor[7], singer[8], actor[9], pianist[10], and stage actor[14].

Death and Burial

James Shigeta died on July 28, 2014[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was respiratory failure[24].

Why It Matters

James Shigeta ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (857 views/month, #6,862 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was James Shigeta born?

James Shigeta was born in Honolulu[2].

Where did James Shigeta die?

James Shigeta passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did James Shigeta do for work?

James Shigeta worked as television actor[6], film actor[7], singer[8], actor[9], and pianist[10].

Where did James Shigeta go to school?

James Shigeta was educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts[15] and President Theodore Roosevelt High School[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship United States
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    Military, police or special rank staff sergeant
    Record label Decca
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