Gerald Tamekichi âÂÂJerryâ Ità  (July 12, 1927 â July 8, 2007) was an American actor and singer, who spent most of his professional life in Japan.
His father was the dancer and choreographer Michio Ità Â, and he was a cousin of Japanese-American composer Teiji Ità Â.
He died four days before his 80th birthday of pneumonia while battling stomach cancer.