---
name: "Mario Machado"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mario-machado"
fi1m_id: "mario-machado"
imdb_id: "nm0532478"
tmdb_id: 44050
wikidata_id: "Q6764773"
roles: []
born: "22 April 1935"
died: "4 May 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T18:29:02.690500+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mario Machado

## Identity

Mario Machado

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mario-machado
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mario-machado
- **IMDb ID:** nm0532478
- **TMDB ID:** 44050
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6764773
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Machado, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6764773, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532478/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44050

Actor. Born 22 April 1935 in Shanghai, China. Died 4 May 2013.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 April 1935, Shanghai, China
- **Died:** 4 May 2013
- **Active:** 1982–1987
- **Also known as:** Mário José de Souza Machado
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Drama 3, Thriller 2, Crime 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $287m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Machado, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6764773, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0532478/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44050

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Blue Thunder*](https://film.one/film/blue-thunder.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Mario Machado (born Mário José de Souza Machado) was a Portuguese-Chinese-American television and radio broadcaster and actor. Born in Shanghai, China, he became the first American of Chinese heritage to work as an on-air television news reporter and anchor in Los Angeles in 1970. He worked for many years at KNXT/KCBS-TV and earned eight Emmy Awards.

As an actor, Machado frequently portrayed news anchors and reporters. He appeared as himself in *Blue Thunder* (1983) and played interviewer roles in *Rocky III* (1982) and *Scarface* (1983). He is best known for playing newsman Casey Wong in the three *RoboCop* films (1987–1993). He also appeared in *St. Elmo's Fire* (1985) and episodes of series including *Murder, She Wrote* and *Beverly Hills, 90210*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3)

- *RoboCop* (1987), Fi1m 91, as Casey Wong — [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Scarface* (1983), Fi1m 79, as Interviewer — [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *Rocky III* (1982), Fi1m 70, as Interviewer — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Blue Thunder* (1983), Fi1m 71, as Self - Broadcaster — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-thunder.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Casas de fuego* (1995), as Cadaver
- *RoboCop 3* (1993), as Casey Wong
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Awards Host — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *RoboCop 2* (1990), as Casey Wong
- *Dear John* (1988), series, as Male Newscaster
- *Jack's Back* (1988), as Anchorman
- *RoboCop* (1987), as Casey Wong — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Triplecross* (1986), as TV Reporter
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Sportscaster (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *St. Elmo's Fire* (1985), as Kim Sung Ho
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Anchor, Male Reporter, TV Announcer
- *Scarface* (1983), as Interviewer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/scarface.md)
- *Rocky III* (1982), as Interviewer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as TV-reporter, News Anchor
- *The Kids Who Knew Too Much* (1980), as TV Newscaster
- *The Concorde... Airport '79* (1979), as Reporter #1
- *Rescue from Gilligan's Island* (1978), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Oh, God!* (1977), as TV Reporter
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Newscaster
- *Indict and Convict* (1974), as TV Interviewer
- *The Great American Beauty Contest* (1973), as TV Announcer
- *Brian's Song* (1971), as Reporter #1
- *Death Takes a Holiday* (1971), as TV Announcer
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Technician — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

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