Keye Luke
Born: 1904-06-18 in Guangzhou, China
Died: 1991-01-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Keye Luke (Chinese: 陸錫麒, Cantonese: Luk Shek Kee; June 18, 1904 – January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-American actor. He was known for playing Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 1939–1941 Green Hornet film serials, Brak in the 1960s Space Ghost cartoons, Master Po in the television series Kung Fu, and Mr. Wing in the Gremlins films. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed by RKO, Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was one of the most prominent Asian actors of American cinema in the mid-twentieth century.
Filmography
2019
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage)
2012
- Battle of the Planets: The Movie as Zoltar
- Keye Luke as Keye Luke
1990
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Mr. Wing
- Alice as Dr. Yang
1989
- The Mighty Quinn as Dr. Raj
1987
- Friday the 13th: The Series as Lum Chen
- Beauty and the Beast as Master
1986
- Sidekicks
- A Fine Mess as Ishimine
- Kung Fu: The Movie as Master Po
- T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
- Kappa as Narrator (voice)
- The Last Electric Knight as Sabasan
1985
- MacGyver as Prasert
- The Golden Girls as Toshiro Mitsumo
- Street Hawk as Mr. Ming
- Blade in Hong Kong as Chang Chin-tzu
1984
- Miami Vice as Lao Li
- Night Court as Grandfather Ho
- Gremlins as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
- Crazy like a Fox as Jimmy
1983
- The A-Team as Sam Yeng
- Alvin and the Chipmunks as (voice)
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Cocaine and Blue Eyes as Tan Ng
- The Nightingale as Imperial Doctor
1982
- T. J. Hooker
- Remington Steele as Tanaka
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Imperial Doctor
- Voyagers!
1981
- Falcon Crest as Wilson Fong
- Bret Maverick as Lu Sung
- Goldie Gold and Action Jack as Additional Voices (voice)
- Fly Away Home as Duc
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Goto
- Thundarr the Barbarian as (voice)
1979
- Just You and Me, Kid as Doctor Device
1978
- Vega$
- Battle of the Planets as Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)
- Sword of Justice
1977
- How the West Was Won as Leong Chung Hua
- Meeting of Minds
- The Amsterdam Kill as Chung Wei
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Lin
- Quincy, M.E. as Otashi Hiyedo
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Cook in Kitchen
1974
1973
- The Cat Creature as The Thief - Joe Sung
1972
- M*A*S*H
- Anna and the King as Kralahome
- The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
- Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Master Po
- Kung Fu as Master Po
1971
1970
- The Hawaiians as Foo Sen
- Noon Sunday as Colonel Oong
1969
- Love, American Style as Hi Ching
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! as Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited)
- The Chairman as Professor Soong Li
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Senator John Oishi
- Adam-12 as George Lum
- Here's Lucy as Quon Fong
- It Takes a Thief as Dr. Tanu Woo
- The Outsider
- The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Project X as Sen Chiu
- Nobody's Perfect as Gondai-San
1967
- Dragnet as George Lum
- Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
1966
- Star Trek as Donald Cory
- Family Affair
- The Green Hornet as Mr. Chang
- Space Ghost and Dino Boy as Brak / Lokar (voice)
1965
- The Big Valley as Mike Chang
- The F.B.I. as General How
1964
- Jonny Quest
- Kentucky Jones as Thomas Wong
- Mickey
1963
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Charlie Lee
1959
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
1958
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Sammy Wong
1957
- Perry Mason as C. C. Chang
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Dr. Lin Chang
- Trackdown as Wong
- Alcoa Theatre as Mike
- Panic!
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Captain Kuo Tai
- Rodan! The Flying Monster as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
1956
- The Gale Storm Show
- Around the World in 80 Days as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
- Wire Service as Young General
- Dr. Fu Manchu as Lum Sen
1955
- Gunsmoke as Chen
- Buffalo Bill Jr.
- Jungle Jim
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Lee Foo (uncredited)
1954
- Climax! as Chen
- December Bride
- Hell's Half Acre as Police Chief Dan
- World for Ransom as Wong
- The Bamboo Prison as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
1953
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
- Fair Wind to Java as Pidada
- South Sea Woman as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
1952
- Cavalcade of America
- Chevron Theatre
- China Smith
- Terry and the Pirates
- Hong Kong as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- The Congregation
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Young Man with a Horn as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
1949
- Sky Dragon as Lee Chan
- Manhandled as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
1948
- Sleep, My Love as Jimmie Lin
- Waterfront at Midnight as Loy
- The Feathered Serpent as Lee Chan
1947
- Dark Delusion as Dr. Lee Wong How
1946
- Lost City of the Jungle as Tal Shan
- Tokyo Rose as Charlie Otani
1945
- First Yank into Tokyo as Haan-Soo
- Between Two Women as Dr. Lee Wong How
- Secret Agent X-9 as Ah Fong
- How DOooo You Do as Chinese Detective
1944
- Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Dr. Lee
- 3 Men in White as Dr. Lee Wong How
1943
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Dr. Lee Wong How
- Salute to the Marines as 'Flashy' Logaz
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Captain Wing
1942
- Across the Pacific as Steamship Office Clerk
- Invisible Agent as Surgeon
- Somewhere I'll Find You as Thomas Chang
- Spy Ship as Koshimo Haru
- North to the Klondike as K. Wellington Wong
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant as Dr. Lee Wong How
- A Yank on the Burma Road as Kim How
- Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
- Mr. and Mrs. North as Kumi
- Destination Unknown as Secretary
- A Tragedy at Midnight as Ah Foo
- The Falcon's Brother as Jerry
1941
- Bowery Blitzkrieg as Clancy
- The Gang's All Here as George Lee
- No Hands on the Clock as Severino
- Let's Go Collegiate as Buck Wing
- Burma Convoy as Lin Taiyen
1940
- Comrade X as World Press Attendee with Glasses
- A Volta do Besouro Verde as Kato
- Phantom of Chinatown as James Lee Wong
- No, No, Nanette as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
- The Green Hornet as Kato
- Wildcat Bus as Tai (uncredited)
1939
- Sued for Libel as Chang Howe
- North of Shanghai as Jimmy Riley
- Barricade as Ling
- Disputed Passage as Andrew Abbott
1938
- Mr. Moto's Gamble as Lee Chan
- International Settlement as Dr. Wong
1937
- The Good Earth as Elder Son
- Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo as Lee Chan
- Charlie Chan at the Olympics as Lee Chan
- Charlie Chan on Broadway as Lee Chan
1936
- King of Burlesque as Wong
- Charlie Chan at the Opera as Lee Chan
- Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Lee Chan
- Charlie Chan at the Circus as Lee Chan
1935
- Mad Love as Dr. Wong
- Charlie Chan in Paris as Lee Chan
- Charlie Chan in Shanghai as Lee Chan
- Murder in the Fleet as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
- Shanghai as Chinese Ambassador's Son
- Oil for the Lamps of China as Young Chinese Soldier
- The Casino Murder Case as Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
- Here's to Romance as Saito
1934
- The Painted Veil as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
- Happiness Ahead as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)