---
name: "Otto Yamaoka"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/otto-yamaoka"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 April 1904"
died: "5 June 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T00:17:14.456452+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."
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# Otto Yamaoka

Actor. Born 25 April 1904 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Died 5 June 1967.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 April 1904, Seattle, Washington, USA
- **Died:** 5 June 1967
- **Also known as:** Otto Han Yamaoka, Otto Yanaoka, Otto Yama, Otto Hahn
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 77 (1), 1940s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Yamaoka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67527909, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120540

## Biography

Otto Yamaoka (also credited as Otto Han Yamaoka, Otto Hahn and other variants) was an American actor of Japanese descent. Born in Seattle, Washington, on 25 April 1904, he worked in Hollywood primarily during the 1930s, appearing in numerous films in small or uncredited roles, often as comic servants or ethnic characters. His sister Iris Yamaoka was also an actress.

His film credits include Ching in *Libeled Lady* (1936), Kashimo in *The Black Camel* (1931), and uncredited parts in *Morning Glory* (1933) and *The Letter* (1940). He also appeared in a 1962 episode of the television series *Naked City*. Yamaoka's acting career largely ended around 1940; he later worked as an importer and was interned with his family at Heart Mountain during the Second World War. He died in New York City on 5 June 1967.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Libeled Lady* (1936), Fi1m 77, as Ching — [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)

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

- *The Letter* (1940), Fi1m 78, as Bartender at Party (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *The Letter* (1940), as Bartender at Party (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *Two Girls on Broadway* (1940), as Ito
- *Trouble in Sundown* (1939), as Foo Yung
- *Next Time I Marry* (1938), as Joe, Nancy’s Butler (uncredited)
- *Night Waitress* (1936), as Fong
- *Libeled Lady* (1936), as Ching — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/libeled-lady.md)
- *Hollywood Boulevard* (1936), as Thomas (uncredited)
- *Rhythm on the Range* (1936), as Chinese Houseboy
- *Petticoat Fever* (1936), as Kimo
- *The Wedding Night* (1935), as Taka
- *We're Rich Again* (1934), as Fugi, the Page's Servant
- *Before Midnight* (1933), as Kono
- *Morning Glory* (1933), as Servant (uncredited)
- *The Racing Strain* (1932), as Togo (as Otto Yama)
- *War Correspondent* (1932), as Bandit (uncredited)
- *Westward Passage* (1932), as Chong (uncredited)
- *The Black Camel* (1931), as Kashimo
- *The Benson Murder Case* (1930), as Sam (uncredited)

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