Richard Aoki
Acting
November 20, 1938
Died at age 70
March 15, 2009
Date of Death
San Leandro, California, USA
2 Credits
Biography
Richard Masato Aoki was an American civil rights activist best known for his association with the Blank Panther Party. In 2012, documentation was obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request which indicated that Aoki was an FBI intelligence agent, informing on his fellow Asian activists and on Black Panther Party leaders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
