Hatsuo "Jerry" Fujikawa (Feb 18, 1912 — Apr 30, 1983) was an American stage, screen and television actor known most notably as the gardener in Roman Polanski's film Chinatown.

[1] When he was younger, he adopted the western nickname Harlan, the name under which he was known when he, along with other Japanese-Americans on the west coast, were summarily detained in concentration camps following the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent issuance of Executive Order 9066 in February 1942.

[6] While interned at Manzanar, Fujikawa volunteered for the United States Army,[7] joining as a messenger of Charlie Company in the 100th Infantry Battalion in June 1943.

[11] Fujikawa initially gained publicity for his stage roles: debuting as a villager in the original Broadway production of The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953).

[11][12] Other stage appearances included a role in Ted Pollack's Wedding in Japan (1957, off-Broadway),[13][14] as the butler Toy in The Pleasure of His Company (1958),[1][15] and as Father Ling in It's a Bird...

[17] At the time, he was known primarily as a character actor, wearing special effects makeup for varied television roles in The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, Bachelor Father, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.