on which he parodied the commercial by destroying Carson's set. Personal life Sakata had two children, born in 1954 and 1957. He only married once, and divorced his wife due to the strain placed on their relationship by his constant travel. Death Sakata died of liver cancer four weeks after his 62nd birthday, on July 29, 1982, in St Francis Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii. Five months prior, Sakata made one final public appearance at the 54th Academy Awards. Sakata briefly appeared on stage in his Oddjob attire during Sheena Easton's musical performance of "For Your Eyes Only". Championships and accomplishments 50th State Big Time Wrestling NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with King Curtis Iaukea Maple Leaf Wrestling NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Great Togo Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Ike Eakins NWA Big Time Wrestling NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Hollywood Wrestling NWA International Television Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Wild Red Berry (1) and Great Togo (1) NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) – with "Wild" Red Berry NWA Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with John Smith Pacific Northwest Wrestling NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Toi Yamamoto World Wrestling Council WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Filmography Feature films Goldfinger (1964) .... Oddjob Balearic Caper (1966) .... Museum Director The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) .... Martin Le dix-septième ciel (1966) .... (uncredited) Dimension 5 (1966) .... Big Buddha The Phynx (1970) .... Sakata Impulse (1974) .... Karate Pete The Wrestler (1974) .... Oddjob Broken House (1976) .... (uncredited) Mako: The Jaws Of Death (1976) .... Pete Bao po (1976) The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977) .... Wong Record City (1978) .... Gucci Death Dimension (1978) .... The Pig Goin' Coconuts (1978) .... Ito The Billion Dollar Threat (1979, TV Movie) .... Oriental Man Bruce contre-attaque (also known as Xiong zhong and Ninja Strikes Back) (1982) .... Sakata Safari of No Return aka Horror Safari (Invaders of the Lost Gold) (1982) .... Tobachi (final film role) Television Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965) Episode: Jungle of Fear .... Ching Additionally, Japanese professional wrestler Keiji Mutoh plays Sakata in the 2004 film Rikidozan. References External links Profile at