Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , the prolific and instantly recognizable actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor , Memoirs of a Geisha and The Man in the High Castle , died Thursday in Santa Barbara. He was 75.

Tagawa died due to complications from a stroke early this morning surrounded by his children. His family confirmed the news to Deadline.

Tagawa is best known to a broad audience as the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the film, TV and video game iterations of the Mortal Kombat franchise. He began playing the character in New Line’s 1995 film adaptation and was also featured in the 1997 follow-up Mortal Kombat Annihilation . He reprised the role with guest appearances in the 2013 TV series Mortal Kombat: Legacy and one episode of Mortal Komba

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