'RoboCop' actor Mario Machado dies at 78

Emmy-winning TV news anchor Mario Machado  who also played a newsman in television and movies for more than 30 years died Saturday of complications from pneumonia, his daughter confirmed to The Los Angeles Times. He was 78.

Born on April 22, 1935 in Shanghai, Machado was Los Angeles’ first Asian-American anchor, beginning his career in the ‘60s and rising to prominence at KCBS-TV, among others.

Machado won eight Emmys for his work. Additionally, he announced CBS’ North American Soccer League games into the early ‘70s.

Machado’s first credited acting role was as a technician on the Mission: Impossible TV series. Several years of work credited as “1st newscaster,” “commentator,” and others followed. He was in Quincy M.E., The Rockford Files, and The Brady Bunch, as well as the original Brian’s Song, Rocky III (as “interviewer”), and the RoboCop films, playing reporter Casey Wong.

Machado is survived by his four children.