Robert Dunham
Businessperson, Film actor
1931 – 2001
Who was Robert Dunham?
Robert Dunham 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; Dunham's biggest role would be that of Mark Jackson in the Japanese film, Dogora and Captain Martin in The Green Slime. 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.
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.
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- Born
- Jul 6, 1931
Portland - Also known as
- Robert Dean Dunham
- Danny Yuma
- Dan Yuma
- Bob
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Diane Brown
- Keiko Dunham
(1954 - 1968) - Setsuko Sazawa
(1969/02 - 1984)
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Williams College
- Noble and Greenough School
- Lived in
- Maine
- Died
- Aug 6, 2001
Sarasota
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on July 23, 2013
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