Hong Kong Voice Actor Ted Thomas on 'Hawaii Five-O'

Ted Thomas on Hawaii Five-O.

While most of us Asian film fans know Ted Thomas as the voice of Bruce Lee and Godzilla, more people have actually seen the legendary Hong Kong voice actor on Hawaii Five-O season 9 episode 1 ("Nine Dragons") as a film lab employee visited by Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) and Danny Williams (James MacArthur). 

Ted Thomas (center) with series star Jack Lord (right).

The feature-length season premiere, which aired on September 30, 1976, largely takes place in Hong Kong where Det. McGarrett does battle with his archnemesis Wo Fat. 

Ted Thomas' appearance on the show lasts just over a minute, and he's only in one scene. But it was a lot of fun discovering his cameo by accident. It's amazing who turns up when you watch old TV shows!

UPDATE (6/19): Voice actor Peter Boczar adds this interesting tidbit:

It also appears to be shot in one of the dubbing studios we used.