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)
- The Roads Men Travel (1976)
- Hitoshi Tadano, the Extraordinary Undercover Detective (2003)
- The Naive Rogue Detective (1988)
- School Wars (1984)
- Hadaka no Taishō (2007)
- Dear Father (2007)
- Dragonfly (1988)
- G-Men in the Pacific (1962)
- Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)
- Graveyard of Honor (1975)
- Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (1974)
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
- Killing Melody Lady Smith (1990)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
- Metamorphosis (1986)
- Japan's Don (1977)
- Wave in Mind (1995)