Hitoshi Ueki
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-12-25
Day of Death
2007-03-27 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Aichi, Japan
Hitoshi Ueki
Biography
Hitoshi Ueki (植木 等, Ueki Hitoshi, December 25, 1926 – March 27, 2007) was a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting. His film credits stretch from 1960 to 1995. Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana. His major appearances were in the Musekinin Otoko film series, the comedy variety show Shabondama Holiday, the prime-time television series The Hangman, and the ten 2-hour television shows in the Nagoya Yomeiri Monogatari franchise. He appeared in the Akira Kurosawa epic jidaigeki film Ran, and received a nomination for the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Acting
(1995)
Goodbye for Tomorrow
as Yaichiro Kanazawa
(1990)
(1990)
(1988)
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as Kamikihara
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
In Love With Him
as Grandfather
(1986)
(1986)
愛しのチィパッパ
as 中原修三
(1985)
Ran
as Nobuhiro Fujimaki
(1985)
Congratulatory Speech
as Ichiro Harada
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
The Crazy Family
as Yasukune Kobayashi
(1982)
Tattoo
as President of electric shop
(1982)
(1981)
(1980)
(1973)
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
as Ichiro Nihon
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
Las Vegas Free-For-All
as Shinran Machida
(1967)
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as Sangoro
(1966)
(1965)
(1965)
The Crazy Adventure
as Uematsu
(1964)
You Can Succeed, Too
as A salaryman (uncredited)
(1964)
The Sandal Keeper
as Hitoshi Hajime
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
The Best Playboy In Japan
as Hikari
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Happy Go-Lucky
as Hitoshi Taira
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1960)