Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya (梅宮 辰夫, Umemiya Tatsuo, 11 March 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is model and talent Anna Umemiya. The son of a doctor, Umemiya gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios. As an actor, he appeared in films and television dramas and also in restaurant variety shows. Umemiya died of kidney failure on 12 December 2019. He was 81 years old.
Known for
- SMAP×SMAP (1996)
- Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game (2003)
- Iron Chef (1993)
- Hitoshi Tadano, the Extraordinary Undercover Detective (2003)
- The Roads Men Travel (1976)
- Hadaka no Taishō (2007)
- School Wars (1984)
- The Naive Rogue Detective (1988)
- Dear Father (2007)
- Ryakudatsu ai (1991)
- Graveyard of Honor (1975)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
- Karate Warriors (1976)
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
- Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
- The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)
- Dragonfly (1988)
- Headphone Lullaby (1983)