Professor Toru Tanaka
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA — Jan 06 1930• Died Aug 22 2000
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Biography
Charles J. Kalani, Jr., known in the entertainment industry as Professor Toru Tanaka, was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and martial arts instructor.
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Professor Toru Tanaka's Credits
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The A-Team
Fröbe
Little House on the Prairie
Airwolf
Bandit King
The Fall Guy
USWA Championship Wrestling
Toru Tanaka
Burke's Law
Sumo #1
Cassie & Co.
Kiro
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Professor Tanaka
Tales of the Gold Monkey
The Running Man
Subzero
Last Action Hero
Tough Asian Man
Black Rain
Sugai's Man
Wizards and Warriors
3 Ninjas
Rushmore
Darkman
Chinese Warrior #2
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Butler
An Eye for an Eye
The Professor
Volunteers
Sumo Guard
Dead Heat
Butcher
The Perfect Weapon
Tanaka
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Lao
Revenge of the Ninja
Sumo Servant
Off the Wall
Banzai Wrestler #1
Shanghai Surprise
Yamagani San
Martial Law
Jimmy Kong
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Hashimoto
Slapstick of Another Kind
Sumo (uncredited)
Catch the Heat
Dozu
Hard Justice
Cookie (uncredited)
Bad Guys
Lord Percy's Bodyguard
Deadly Game
Ikiru-Sun
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Wrestler
Hyper Space
Android
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Himself (archive footage)
Secret Agent 00 Soul
(uncredited)
Modesty Blaise
Akira
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Prof. Toru Tanaka
Tag Team Champions
Professor Toru Tanaka
Best of the WWF Volume 2
Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWE at Madison Square Garden: June 30, 1973
Prof. Toru Tanaka