Michael Yama

 

Michael Yama
Biographical information
Died	July 30, 2020
First credit	General Hospital (1963)
Further information
Link(s)	IMDb Wikipedia

Michael Yama was an actor and voice actor with extensive credits in both television and film. He provided the voice of Fire Sage Shyu in one episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Avatar: The Last Airbender credits

Shyu

Character information: Shyu

• 108. "Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku"

Selected other credits

Television work

1st & Ten: The Championship A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (TV movie) Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alias Angel Baywatch Nights Beverly Hills, 90210 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Black Sheep Squadron Bring 'Em Back Alive Brooklyn South Born Into Exile (TV movie) Death Ray 2000 (TV movie) Doorways (TV movie) Dynasty ER Falcon Crest G.I. Joe G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV mini-series) G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (TV movie) G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (TV mini-series) General Hospital Gideon's Crossing Good vs Evil Gun Hansel and Gretel (TV movie) Hardcastle and McCormick Highway to Heaven Home Improvement Hotel Hunter I Take These Men (TV movie) JAG Jericho Fever (TV movie) Just Shoot Me! Knots Landing Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Mad About You Malcolm in the Middle Murder Live! (TV movie) Remington Steele Simon & Simon Sisters Spawn Spicy City Stockard Channing is Just Friends The Fall Guy The Jeffersons The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV movie) The Pretender The X-Files Three's Company Voyagers! War and Remembrance (TV mini-series) Without a Trace Women: Stories of Passion

Filmography

Scarlet Ohara (2013; short) Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010) The Chosen One (2010) Adultolescence (2010) Hands of War: The Antarctica Summit (2010; short) The Sensei (2010) 50 Years Ago Today (2009; short) Sliced Icing (2009; short) The Honeysting (2009; short) Venice Beach Sushi (2009) Drillbit Taylor (2008) Doctor Strange (2007; video) The Caress of the Creature (2007; short) The Invincible Iron Man (2007; video) The Lullaby Crossing (2007; short) Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006) Click (2006) Joy in the Morning (2006; short) One of Many (2006; short) Speechless (2006) All Babes Want to Kill Me (2005) Pawns of the King (2005; short) Red Eden (2005; short) Sailing for Madagascar (2005; short) The Chessmen (2005; short) Hold the Rice (2004; short) Elvis Took a Bullet (2001) Now Chinatown (2000) Chain of Command (2000) Partners (2000) Molly (1999) Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994; video) It's Pat (1994) Catchfire (1990) Stand and Deliver (1988) The Hidden (1987) Winners Take All (1987) Number One with a Bullet (1987) Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Bachelor Party (1984) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Deal of the Century (1983) Mr. Tutor (1983) The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

Other credits

• Angel (soundtrack performer)
• Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour (video game)
• Dead Rising (video game)
• Snow Falling on Cedars (ADR loop group)
• Teen Lust (assistant director)
• Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (video game)
• True Crime: New York City (video game)
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (video game)

Biographical information

Yama has regularly done voice work for G.I. Joe and has appeared on The X-Files, Just Shoot Me!, Lois & Clark, Malcolm in the Middle, and Mad About You. He also spent thirty-eight years working in theater. Yama passed away on July 30, 2020.