Douglas Kinilau Mossman, also credited as Doug Mossman (April 7, 1933 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor known for his recurring role as Detective Frank Kamana on the original ''

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'' from 1974 to 1976. In addition to playing the role of Kamana, Mossman played twelve additional characters during the series 12 year run (27 episodes). He also had a recurring role as police officer Moke on '' Hawaiian Eye'' (119 episodes), as well as appearing in other productions shot in

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Biography

Mossman was of Hawaiian ancestry and was a 1950 graduate of

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. He served in the

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for six years where he saw action in the Korean War and graduated from Officer's Candidate School as an infantry officer. The

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paid for his training at the

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where he graduated in 1958. ''Hawaiian Eye'' gave him his first TV role as Moke, a security guard. He also acted as a Hawaiian

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with the show. In addition to Frank Kamana, Mossman had numerous other roles during the run of ''

'', though according to the ''

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'', he left the show to create the TV series ''West Wind'', which ran for one season. He has also appeared in other Hawaii-based series: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

'' in addition to ''

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''. In addition to acting, Mossman was an entertainer and emcee for Chuck Machado's Luau at the

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from 1970 to 1990 and general manager of

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Theaters in Waikiki from 1991 to 1999. As of 2003, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin also reported that Mossman was looking for a sculptor and space to create a statue of ''Hawaii Five-O''’s leading man

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in addition to developing a performing arts center in Mililani Mauka. He also appeared in the

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'' in 2011, playing the role of Kimo Halama in the season two episode "Ki’ilua".

Death

Mossman died in

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, on May 18, 2021, at the age of 88.

Partial filmography

*''

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'' (1968) - Island chief *''Inferno in Paradise'' (1974) - Lt. Hayden

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mossman, Douglas 1933 births 2021 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Honolulu