Charles "Charlie" J. Kalani, Jr. was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and Martial Artist who, in fighting rings, was also known as Professor Toru Tanaka, or simply, Professor Tanaka.

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  • Charles "Charlie" J. Kalani, Jr. was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and Martial Artist who, in fighting rings, was also known as Professor Toru Tanaka, or simply, Professor Tanaka.
  • プロフェッサー・タナカ(Professor Tanaka)のリングネームで知られるチャールズ・カラーニ・ジュニア(Charles "Charlie" Kalani, Jr. 、1930年1月6日 - 2000年8月22日)は、アメリカ合衆国ハワイ州ホノルル出身のプロレスラー。現役引退後は、俳優に転じた。 グレート・東郷と並んで東洋の悪魔として恐れられ、当時のアメリカマットを席巻した典型的な日系悪役レスラーだが、出自は不明な点が多い。日系人トール・タナカ(Toru Tanaka)あるいはタロー・タナカ(Taro Tnaka)を自称していたがギミックの可能性が高く、実際はハワイ生まれのフィリピン系とされている。その他、ミンダナオ島出身説やタイの山岳民族であるとの説もあった。
  • Professor Toru Tanaka (eg Charles "Charlie" J. Kalani, Jr), också känd som The Professor, född 6 januari 1930 i Honolulu, Hawaii, död 22 augusti 2000, var en amerikansk wrestlare och skådespelare.
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  • From Tanaka's point of view, he was passing time with Fuji because it made sense to team up with another Japanese villain. The two certainly had no great admiration for one another. Tanaka was a by-the-book guy, who looked at wrestling a means to make a living. He wanted to work his match, shake hands with everyone afterwards, and save some money. He was a professional. If you wanted to talk about an angle beforehand, you always went to Tanaka. He was the ring general, who'd lead everyone else in the match. Fuji was certainly a good performer, but you couldn't control him. So, in addition to worrying about their opponents, Tanaka had the responsibility of making sure that Fuji didn't get out of hand. I guess he did a pretty good job because, years later, when Tanaka was relegated to working these tiny independent shows to earn a few extra bucks, Fuji himself had become a manager.
  • Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks
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  • Charles "Charlie" J. Kalani, Jr. was an American professional wrestler, professional boxer, college football player, soldier, actor, and Martial Artist who, in fighting rings, was also known as Professor Toru Tanaka, or simply, Professor Tanaka.
  • プロフェッサー・タナカ(Professor Tanaka)のリングネームで知られるチャールズ・カラーニ・ジュニア(Charles "Charlie" Kalani, Jr.
  • Professor Toru Tanaka (eg Charles "Charlie" J. Kalani, Jr), också känd som The Professor, född 6 januari 1930 i Honolulu, Hawaii, död 22 augusti 2000, var en amerikansk wrestlare och skådespelare.
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  • Professor Toru Tanaka
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