Made professional stage debut at age 17 playing the Crown Prince in a summer-stock production of "The King and I" in Honolulu (date approximate)

Returned home to Hawaii for a time after graduating college; worked for a time in a brewery

Made TV debut on an episode of the ABC action drama, "Kung Fu"; made a good impression on the show's producers, and was subsequently signed up to act in four more episodes of the series (date approximate)

Feature film debut, "Battle of Midway"

First TV-movie, "Farewell to Manzanar"

Played the role of the Reverend Chong on several episodes of the long-running CBS sitcom, "All in the Family" (date approximate)

First TV work as a series regular: played Ali on the CBS adventure show, "Bring 'Em Back Alive"

Played a recurring role on the popular CBS detective series, "Magnum P.I.", Starring Tom Selleck, in the mid-1980s

Played Dr. Kenji Fushida on the CBS medical drama set in Hawaii, "Island Son", starring Richard Chamberlain

First TV miniseries, "And the Sea Will Tell"

Played Dad on the ABC sitcom, "All-American Girl"