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Robert Dunham

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Birth 6 july 1931
Death 6 august 2001 (at 70 years)

Robert Dunham (July 6, 1931 – August 6, 2001) was an American actor, entrepreneur, writer, racecar driver, and a US Marine.

He is probably best known for his role as Antonio, Emperor of Seatopia in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973); Dunham's biggest role would be that of Mark Jackson in the Japanese film, Dogora (1964) and Captain Martin in The Green Slime (1968). Dunham was an American living in Japan during most of the country's "Golden Age" of cinema, and worked in films directed by Ishiro Honda, Jun Fukuda, and Kinji Fukasaku. He sometimes was billed as Dan Yuma or Danny Yuma.

Born in Maine, Robert Dunham grew up in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Born to an affluent family, his parents were Earl and Charlotte Dunham. He has a sister named Patricia June. He attended Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. Dunham was later accepted into Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History.

After graduating college, Dunham joined the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed in Yokohama, Japan and served for two years as a Lieutenant. Later, he attended correspondence school to learn how to speak Japanese. After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps., Dunham decided to stay in Japan and opened up his own import/export business.

Dunham lived in Tokyo for 22 years, with a Japanese wife Keiko, and their two children, Barbara Ann and Daniel. They later divorced. He met a Japanese model, Setsuko Sazawa, whom he married in 1969. They had two children, Emiko (Emmy) and Marcia. Dunham and his wife Setsuko, moved to Den-en-chōfu, an affluent suburb of Tokyo, where they lived from 1970–75.

In 1975, Dunham decided to move his family to the United States and moved to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He became a freelance writer, often contributing material to magazines such as Car and Driver.

Unlike many other Westerners in Japanese films at the time, Dunham spoke fluent Japanese and as such, was one of few foreign actors who would maintain their real voice in the released product without the need of over-dubbing by a Japanese actor. Dunham admitted to having had a "torrid love affair" with his co-star of many films, Linda Miller. The relationship ended after Miller moved back to the United States and Dunham claimed to have "lost track of her" after having kept up correspondence via postal mail for a time.

Usually with

Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda
(3 films)
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
(3 films)
Kenji Sahara
Kenji Sahara
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Dunham (9 films)

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Actor

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, 1h24
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Films set in the future, Animaux préhistoriques, Natural horror films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Akihiko Hirata, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kin'ichi Kusumi, Robert Dunham
Roles Emperor Antonio of Seatopia
Rating62% 3.111493.111493.111493.111493.11149
Strange events are taking place in Okinawa. An Azumi priestess has a terrifying vision of a city being destroyed by a giant monster. A type of metal not found on earth is discovered in a cave by a spelunker, Masahiko Shimizu, who takes it to Professor Miyajima for examination. An excavation led by Masahiko's brother Keisuke accidentally uncovers a chamber filled with ancient artifacts and a mural bearing an ominous prophecy: "When a black mountain appears above the clouds, a huge monster will arise and try to destroy the world; but then, when the red moon sets and the sun rises in the west, two more shall appear to save humanity." Keisuke is joined by archaeologist Saeko Kaneshiro, who translates the prophecy and takes one of the artefacts, bearing the likeness of the legendary monster King Caesar, to study. Two men stalk them, one who speaks to them and claims to be a reporter interested in the story, the other of whom attempts to steal the statue from them but fails and flees.
ESPY
ESPY (1974)
, 1h34
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors Hiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Eiji Okada, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yūzō Kayama, Masao Kusakari
Roles Captain special passenger plane
Rating55% 2.778352.778352.778352.778352.77835
The film deals with the recruitment of racecar driver Jiro Miki (Kusakari) and his dog, Cheetah, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime. The major villain is Wolf (Wakayama), whose behavior stems as a result of the prejudicial murder of his father over his father's psychic abilities.
Godzilla vs. Megalon, 1h21
Directed by Jun Fukuda
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Musical films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Katsuhiko Sasaki, Robert Dunham
Roles Emperor Antonio of Seatopia
Rating48% 2.418062.418062.418062.418062.41806
In the year 1973, the most recent underground nuclear test, set off near the Aleutians, sends shockwaves as far south as Monster Island, disturbing the monsters, causing Anguirus to fall into a fault opened up by the consequential earthquakes and Rodan to fly off, while Godzilla decides to stay put.
The Green Slime, 1h17
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Transport films, Films set in the future, Musical films, Political films, Dystopian films, Impact events in fiction, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Dunham
Roles Capt. Martin
Rating48% 2.406512.406512.406512.406512.40651
A group of astronauts set out to stop the asteroid Flora, which is on a collision course with the planet Earth. They land on the asteroid, plant explosive charges and destroy it. Afterwards they return to the staging area, a space station called Gamma 3 in orbit around the Earth. Unfortunately, a scientist from the mission has unwittingly carried a luminous-green substance on the leg of his spacesuit which quickly mutates into one-eyed, tentacled monsters with the ability to discharge lethal bolts of electricity. The Gamma 3 crew fend off the alien creatures with their laser-based weaponry, only to discover the creatures feed off the energy which, in turn, allows them to multiply rapidly, sprouting the new creatures from their blood. As the creatures overrun the station the crew continues to fight back against overwhelming odds.
The Face of Another, 2h2
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyō, Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kishida, Mikijirō Hira, Minoru Chiaki
Roles Man in the Bar
Rating78% 3.9472753.9472753.9472753.9472753.947275
Okuyama's face was disfigured in an industrial accident, and his face is completely covered in burns; he wears bandages to cover them. He visits Dr. Hira, a psychiatrist who is able to fashion a "mask" for Okuyama to wear which is indistinguishable from the face on which it is modeled.
Dogora
Dogora (1964)
, 1h21
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Horror, Crime
Themes La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Giant monster films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Nobuo Nakamura, Robert Dunham, Akiko Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Susumu Fujita, Hideyo Amamoto
Roles Mark Jackson
Rating56% 2.821012.821012.821012.821012.82101
As an amorphous alien lifeform annihilated a television satellite above Japan, a similar creature on Earth suddenly thwarted the efforts of a local branch of the International Diamond Robbery Ring. The diamonds they sought vanished, and similar unexplained events continued to occur across the globe. The gangsters thought they were in luck however, for they caught word of a shipment of raw diamonds in Yokohama. The professional thieves took advantage of this ripe opportunity and attempted a heist on an armored car; unfortunately for them, they were fooled and escaped with nothing but candy...
Mothra vs. Godzilla, 1h29
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about insects, Les fées, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yu Fujiki, Kenji Sahara, Haruo Nakajima
Roles US Navy Soldier (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2558753.2558753.2558753.2558753.255875
News reporter Ichiro Sakai and photographer Junko Nakanishi take pictures of a wreckage caused by a typhoon. They uncover a strange, bluish-gray object in the debris, not knowing its significance. Later that day, a giant egg is discovered on the shore. The local villagers salvage it, and an entrepreneur of Happy Enterprises named Kumayama buys the egg from the local villagers. Instead of letting scientists study the egg, Kumayama wants to make it into a large tourist attraction. Later, Sakai and Nakanishi are informed that the strange object they found is extremely radioactive. (It is later hinted that this is a skin particle from Godzilla.
The Last War, 1h50
Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Frankie Sakai, Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Nobuko Otowa, Yumi Shirakawa, Eijirō Tōno
Roles Allied Forces Personnel (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.097563.097563.097563.097563.09756
Japanese merchantman Takano arrives back home with his crew after a long cruise and has a flashback.
Mothra
Mothra (1961)
, 1h41
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Les fées, Giant monster films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Frankie Sakai, Ken Uehara, Kyōko Kagawa, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura
Roles Rolisican Official
Rating65% 3.256893.256893.256893.256893.25689
An expedition to an irradiated island brings civilization in contact with a primitive native culture. When one sensationalist entrepreneur tries to exploit the islanders, their ancient deity arises in retaliation.