Detective Gordon "Gordy" Katsumoto is a principal character in the reboot series Magnum P.I. and portrayed by Tim Kang.[1]
Biography[]
An Honolulu PD officer in Honolulu, Hawaii, he has both the confidence – and the will – of someone who's had to fight every step of the way. Gordon originally wanted to go to college to learn how to engineer Ducati motorcycles. Due to financial issues, he attending university in O'ahu, and decided to become a police officer because of a Criminal Justice class.
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Notes[]
- Magnum often consults with Katsumoto, who resents, but often accepts, Magnum's assistance.
- He is an HPD officer, and nobody gets in his way.
- In the original series, the character was played by Clyde Kusatsu (who also portrayed other recurring characters in the show, Colonel Ki and Dr. Long Tang).
- Katsumoto had an older sister, Kim, a drug addict who passed away in 2014.
- Katsumoto's parents appear to still be alive, though they never appeared during the 5 seasons of Magnum PI.
- Katsumoto has one child only with his ex-wife Beth. A son named Dennis who is a college student attending university in Michigan.
Appearances[]
Season One | |||||||||||||
I Saw the Sun Rise | From the Head Down | The Woman Who Never Died | Six Paintings, One Frame | Sudden Death | Death Is Only Temporary | The Cat Who Cried Wolf | Die He Said | The Ties That Bind | Bad Day to Be a Hero | Nowhere to Hide | Winner Takes All | ||
Day of the Viper | I, The Deceased | Day the Past Came Back | Murder Is Never Quiet | Black Is the Widow | A Kiss Before Dying | Blood in the Water | The Day It All Came Together |
Season Five | |||||||||
The Passenger | The Breaking Point | Number One with a Bullet | NSFW | Welcome to Paradise, Now Die! | Dead Ringer | Birthright | Dark Skies | Charlie Foxtrot | Out of Sight, Out of Mind |
Hit and Run | Three Bridges | Appetite for Danger | Night Has a Thousand Eyes | The Retrieval | Suffer Little Children | Consciousness of Guilt | Extracurricular Activities | Ashes to Ashes | The Big Squeeze |
References[]
Magnum P.I. Characters | |
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Current | Thomas Magnum • Juliet Higgins • Rick Wright • Theodore Calvin • Gordon Katsumoto • Teuila Tuileta |
Other | Noelani Cunha • Duke Lukela • Kamekona Tupuola • Flippa Tupuola • Sebastian Nuzo • Icepick • Luther Gillis • Buck Greene • Jin Jeong • Kenny "Shammy" Shamberg • Dennis Katsumoto • Beth Katsumoto • Lia Kaleo • Suzy Madison • Chris Childs |