Jerry Ito LOS ANGELES--Actor Jerry Ito, the American born actor whose Eurasian ancestry allowed him to play various nationalities and speak multiple languages in Japanese films, passed away July 7 in his Los Angeles home five days short of his 80th birthday. MSTies will remember him in an uncredited role as Robert Okamura, the Q agent posing as a travel writer in the TV series-turned-Sandy Franked film MIGHTY JACK, featured in Episodes K14 and 314. His most famous role was in Ishiro Honda's seminal monster film "Mothra", as Clark Nelson, the villainous entrepeneur who kidnapped the tiny twin fairies. A popular emcee in postwar Tokyo nightclubs, his other films include "The Manster," "The Last War," and Kinji Fukasaku's "Message from Space." In recent years, he had appeared at Japanese monster fan conventions and film festivals in California. Born Gerald Tamekichi Ito in New York City, he died from pneumonia while undergoing treatment for stomach cancer. He is survived by his wife, Sakae.