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Harold Sakata Biography

Birth Name:Toshiyuki Sakata

Birth Place:Halualoa, Hawaii, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Won a Silver Medal in weightlifting for the light heavyweight division of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
  • Was also a professional wrestler known as Tosh Togo
  • Perhaps best known for his weightlifting career and for his role as the villain Oddjob in "Goldfinger․"
  • Despite having no acting experience, his steely gaze and powerful physique got the attention of "Goldfinger" producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R․ Broccoli and won him the role of Oddjob