Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Known for
Acting
Born
June 18, 1904
Died
January 12, 1991 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Guangzhou, China

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.

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Filmography

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Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood poster

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Movie · as (archive footage)

2012
Keye Luke poster

Keye Luke

Movie · as Keye Luke

2012
Battle of the Planets: The Movie poster

Battle of the Planets: The Movie

Movie · as Zoltar

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Movie · as Mr. Wing

1990
Alice poster

Alice

Movie · as Dr. Yang

1989
The Mighty Quinn poster

The Mighty Quinn

Movie · as Dr. Raj

1988
Dead Heat poster

Dead Heat

Movie · as Mr. Thule

1988
Superboy poster

Superboy

TV · 1 ep

1987
Friday the 13th: The Series poster

Friday the 13th: The Series

TV · as Lum Chen · 1 ep

1987
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

TV · as Master · 1 ep

1986
Kung Fu: The Movie poster

Kung Fu: The Movie

Movie · as Master Po

1986
A Fine Mess poster

A Fine Mess

Movie · as Ishimine

1986
Kappa poster

Kappa

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1986
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport poster

T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport

Movie · as Dr. Kenji Yakimura

1986
The Last Electric Knight poster

The Last Electric Knight

Movie · as Sabasan

1986
Sidekicks poster

Sidekicks

TV · 23 eps

1985
Blade in Hong Kong poster

Blade in Hong Kong

Movie · as Chang Chin-tzu

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Toshiro Mitsumo · 1 ep

1985
Street Hawk poster

Street Hawk

TV · as Mr. Ming · 1 ep

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Prasert, Adam Chung · 1 ep

1984
Gremlins poster

Gremlins

Movie · as Grandfather

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Grandfather Ho, Mr. Shibata · 1 ep

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Jimmy · 1 ep

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Lao Li · 1 ep

1984
Mike Hammer poster

Mike Hammer

TV · as Sun Woo · 1 ep

1983
The Nightingale poster

The Nightingale

Movie · as Imperial Doctor

1983
Cocaine and Blue Eyes poster

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

Movie · as Tan Ng

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Sam Yeng · 1 ep

1983
Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1983
Alvin and the Chipmunks poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Tanaka · 1 ep

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · 2 eps

1982
Voyagers! poster

Voyagers!

TV · 1 ep

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Imperial Doctor · 1 ep

1981
Fly Away Home poster

Fly Away Home

Movie · as Duc

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · as Wilson Fong · 2 eps

1981
Goldie Gold and Action Jack poster

Goldie Gold and Action Jack

TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 13 eps

1981
Bret Maverick poster

Bret Maverick

TV · as Lu Sung · 1 ep

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Goto · 1 ep

1980
Thundarr the Barbarian poster

Thundarr the Barbarian

TV · as (voice), Zevon (voice), Kublai (voice) · 1 ep

1979
Just You and Me, Kid poster

Just You and Me, Kid

Movie · as Doctor Device

1978
Battle of the Planets poster

Battle of the Planets

TV · as Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice) · 85 eps

1978
Vega$ poster

Vega$

TV · 1 ep

1978
Sword of Justice poster

Sword of Justice

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Amsterdam Kill poster

The Amsterdam Kill

Movie · as Chung Wei

1977
Meeting of Minds poster

Meeting of Minds

TV · 2 eps

1977
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

TV · as Leong Chung Hua · 1 ep

1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Movie · as Cook in Kitchen

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Lin · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Otashi Hiyedo · 1 ep

1974
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders poster

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders

Movie · as Lord Sun Ming

1974
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita poster

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

Movie

1974
Harry O poster

Harry O

TV · 1 ep

1973
The Cat Creature poster

The Cat Creature

Movie · as The Thief - Joe Sung

1972
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon poster

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

Movie · as Master Po

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · 3 eps

1972
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Master Po · 62 eps

1972
Anna and the King poster

Anna and the King

TV · as Kralahome · 13 eps

1972
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan poster

The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan

TV · 16 eps

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · 2 eps

1970
The Hawaiians poster

The Hawaiians

Movie · as Foo Sen

1970
Noon Sunday poster

Noon Sunday

Movie · as Colonel Oong

1969
The Chairman poster

The Chairman

Movie · as Professor Soong Li

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Senator John Oishi · 1 ep

1969
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! poster

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

TV · as Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Hi Ching · 1 ep

1968
Project X poster

Project X

Movie · as Sen Chiu

1968
Nobody's Perfect poster

Nobody's Perfect

Movie · as Gondai-San

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Quon Fong · 1 ep

1968
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

TV · 1 ep

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as George Lum, Sing Hong · 1 ep

1968
It Takes a Thief poster

It Takes a Thief

TV · as Dr. Tanu Woo · 1 ep

1967
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio poster

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio

TV · 2 eps

1967
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · as George Lum, Lin Fong · 1 ep

1966
Family Affair poster

Family Affair

TV · 1 ep

1966
Star Trek poster

Star Trek

TV · as Donald Cory · 1 ep

1966
Space Ghost and Dino Boy poster

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

TV · as Brak / Lokar (voice) · 60 eps

1966
The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

TV · as Mr. Chang · 1 ep

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as General How, Captain Cheiu, Ken Torii, Mr. Seito · 1 ep

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Mike Chang · 1 ep

1964
Jonny Quest poster

Jonny Quest

TV · 1 ep

1964
Mickey poster

Mickey

TV · 1 ep

1964
Kentucky Jones

Kentucky Jones

TV · as Thomas Wong · 26 eps

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Littlest Hobo poster

The Littlest Hobo

TV · as Wu Chang · 1 ep

1961
Target: The Corruptors! poster

Target: The Corruptors!

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Charlie Lee · 1 ep

1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster poster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Movie · as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)

1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

TV · as Sammy Wong · 1 ep

1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst poster

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Movie · as Captain Kuo Tai

1957
Rodan! The Flying Monster poster

Rodan! The Flying Monster

Movie · as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as C. C. Chang, Choy · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Dr. Lin Chang · 1 ep

1957
Panic! poster

Panic!

TV · 1 ep

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as Mike · 1 ep

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · as Wong · 1 ep

1956
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie · as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)

1956
The Gale Storm Show poster

The Gale Storm Show

TV · 1 ep

1956
Wire Service poster

Wire Service

TV · as Young General · 1 ep

1956
Dr. Fu Manchu poster

Dr. Fu Manchu

TV · as Lum Sen · 1 ep

1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing poster

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Movie · as Lee Foo (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Chen · 1 ep

1955
Buffalo Bill Jr. poster

Buffalo Bill Jr.

TV · 1 ep

1955
Jungle Jim poster

Jungle Jim

TV · 1 ep

1955
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

TV · as Leang Fan, Wang · 1 ep

1954
Hell's Half Acre poster

Hell's Half Acre

Movie · as Police Chief Dan

1954
World for Ransom poster

World for Ransom

Movie · as Wong

1954
The Bamboo Prison poster

The Bamboo Prison

Movie · as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching

1954
December Bride poster

December Bride

TV · 1 ep

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Chen · 1 ep

1953
South Sea Woman poster

South Sea Woman

Movie · as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)

1953
Fair Wind to Java poster

Fair Wind to Java

Movie · as Pidada

1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1952
Hong Kong poster

Hong Kong

Movie · as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1952
The Congregation

The Congregation

Movie

1952
China Smith poster

China Smith

TV · as Wong, Aban · 1 ep

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · 1 ep

1952
Terry and the Pirates poster

Terry and the Pirates

TV · 3 eps

1952
Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · 1 ep

1950
Young Man with a Horn poster

Young Man with a Horn

Movie · as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
Manhandled poster

Manhandled

Movie · as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)

1949
Sky Dragon poster

Sky Dragon

Movie · as Lee Chan

1948
The Feathered Serpent poster

The Feathered Serpent

Movie · as Lee Chan

1948
Sleep, My Love poster

Sleep, My Love

Movie · as Jimmie Lin

1948
Waterfront at Midnight poster

Waterfront at Midnight

Movie · as Loy

1947
Dark Delusion poster

Dark Delusion

Movie · as Dr. Lee Wong How

1946
Lost City of the Jungle poster

Lost City of the Jungle

Movie · as Tal Shan

1946
Tokyo Rose poster

Tokyo Rose

Movie · as Charlie Otani

1945
First Yank into Tokyo poster

First Yank into Tokyo

Movie · as Haan-Soo

1945
Secret Agent X-9 poster

Secret Agent X-9

Movie · as Ah Fong

1945
Between Two Women poster

Between Two Women

Movie · as Dr. Lee Wong How

1945
How DOooo You Do poster

How DOooo You Do

Movie · as Chinese Detective

1944
3 Men in White poster

3 Men in White

Movie · as Dr. Lee Wong How

1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble poster

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Movie · as Dr. Lee

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Movie · as Dr. Lee Wong How

1943
Salute to the Marines poster

Salute to the Marines

Movie · as 'Flashy' Logaz

1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack poster

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

Movie · as Captain Wing

1942
Invisible Agent poster

Invisible Agent

Movie · as Surgeon

1942
The Falcon's Brother poster

The Falcon's Brother

Movie · as Jerry

1942
A Yank on the Burma Road poster

A Yank on the Burma Road

Movie · as Kim How

1942
Destination Unknown poster

Destination Unknown

Movie · as Secretary

1942
A Tragedy at Midnight poster

A Tragedy at Midnight

Movie · as Ah Foo

1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant poster

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Movie · as Dr. Lee Wong How

1942
Across the Pacific poster

Across the Pacific

Movie · as Steamship Office Clerk

1942
Somewhere I'll Find You poster

Somewhere I'll Find You

Movie · as Thomas Chang

1942
North to the Klondike poster

North to the Klondike

Movie · as K. Wellington Wong

1942
Spy Ship poster

Spy Ship

Movie · as Koshimo Haru

1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant poster

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Movie · as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician

1942
Mr. and Mrs. North poster

Mr. and Mrs. North

Movie · as Kumi

1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg poster

Bowery Blitzkrieg

Movie · as Clancy

1941
No Hands on the Clock poster

No Hands on the Clock

Movie · as Severino

1941
The Gang's All Here poster

The Gang's All Here

Movie · as George Lee

1941
Let's Go Collegiate poster

Let's Go Collegiate

Movie · as Buck Wing

1941
Burma Convoy poster

Burma Convoy

Movie · as Lin Taiyen

1940
Phantom of Chinatown poster

Phantom of Chinatown

Movie · as James Lee Wong

1940
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! poster

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Movie · as Kato

1940
The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

Movie · as Kato

1940
No, No, Nanette poster

No, No, Nanette

Movie · as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)

1940
Comrade X poster

Comrade X

Movie · as World Press Attendee with Glasses

1940
Wildcat Bus poster

Wildcat Bus

Movie · as Tai (uncredited)

1939
Sued for Libel poster

Sued for Libel

Movie · as Chang Howe

1939
Barricade poster

Barricade

Movie · as Ling

1939
North of Shanghai poster

North of Shanghai

Movie · as Jimmy Riley

1939
Disputed Passage poster

Disputed Passage

Movie · as Andrew Abbott

1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble poster

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Movie · as Lee Chan

1938
International Settlement poster

International Settlement

Movie · as Dr. Wong

1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics poster

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Movie · as Lee Chan

1937
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo poster

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Movie · as Lee Chan

1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway poster

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Movie · as Lee Chan

1937
The Good Earth poster

The Good Earth

Movie · as Elder Son

1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus poster

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Movie · as Lee Chan

1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track poster

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Movie · as Lee Chan

1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera poster

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Movie · as Lee Chan

1936
King of Burlesque poster

King of Burlesque

Movie · as Wong

1935
Charlie Chan in Paris poster

Charlie Chan in Paris

Movie · as Lee Chan

1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai poster

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Movie · as Lee Chan

1935
Mad Love poster

Mad Love

Movie · as Dr. Wong

1935
Shanghai poster

Shanghai

Movie · as Chinese Ambassador's Son

1935
Oil for the Lamps of China poster

Oil for the Lamps of China

Movie · as Young Chinese Soldier

1935
Murder in the Fleet poster

Murder in the Fleet

Movie · as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)

1935
Here's to Romance poster

Here's to Romance

Movie · as Saito

1935
The Casino Murder Case poster

The Casino Murder Case

Movie · as Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)

1934
Happiness Ahead poster

Happiness Ahead

Movie · as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)

1934
The Painted Veil poster

The Painted Veil

Movie · as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)