Poncie Ponce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Poncie Ponce

American actor, musician and stand-up comedian

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Maui, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2013

Profession: musician, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Poncie Ponce (born Ponciano Hernandez; April 10, 1933 – July 19, 2013) was an American actor, musician and stand-up comedian.
Born in Maui, Hawaii, he moved to Los Angeles, where from 1959–1963 he played the role of cab driver Kazuo Kim in the Warner Bros.
detective series Hawaiian Eye, on the American Broadcasting Company television network.
In 1961, Ponce was at the forefront of a growing national interest in martial arts when he opened a karate studio in North Hollywood.