Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 18, 1904
Place of Birth:
Guangzhou, China
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Keye Luke
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood | (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Keye Luke | Keye Luke |
| 2012 | Battle of the Planets: The Movie | Zoltar |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Mr. Wing |
| 1990 | Alice | Dr. Yang |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn | Dr. Raj |
| 1988 | Dead Heat | Mr. Thule |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Master Po |
| 1986 | A Fine Mess | Ishimine |
| 1986 | Kappa | Narrator (voice) |
| 1986 | T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport | Dr. Kenji Yakimura |
| 1985 | Blade in Hong Kong | Chang Chin-tzu |
| 1984 | Gremlins | Grandfather (Mr. Wing) |
| 1983 | The Nightingale | Imperial Doctor |
| 1983 | Cocaine and Blue Eyes | Tan Ng |
| 1981 | Fly Away Home | Duc |
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Doctor Device |
| 1977 | The Amsterdam Kill | Chung Wei |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Cook in Kitchen |
| 1974 | Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders | Lord Sun Ming |
| 1974 | Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita | |
| 1973 | The Cat Creature | The Thief - Joe Sung |
| 1972 | Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon | Master Po |
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | Foo Sen |
| 1970 | Noon Sunday | Colonel Oong |
| 1969 | The Chairman | Professor Soong Li |
| 1968 | Project X | Sen Chiu |
| 1968 | Nobody's Perfect | Gondai-San |
| 1959 | Gigantis, the Fire Monster | Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Captain Kuo Tai |
| 1957 | Rodan! The Flying Monster! | Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice) |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Lee Foo (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Lee Foo |
| 1954 | Hell's Half Acre | Police Chief Dan |
| 1954 | World for Ransom | Wong |
| 1954 | The Bamboo Prison | Comrade-Instructor Li Ching |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman | Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java | Pidada |
| 1952 | Hong Kong | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn | Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Manhandled | Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Sky Dragon | Lee Chan |
| 1948 | The Feathered Serpent | Lee Chan |
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love | Jimmie Lin |
| 1948 | Waterfront at Midnight | Loy |
| 1947 | Dark Delusion | Dr. Lee Wong How |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Tal Shan |
| 1946 | Tokyo Rose | Charlie Otani |
| 1945 | First Yank into Tokyo | Haan-Soo |
| 1945 | Secret Agent X-9 | Ah Fong |
| 1945 | Between Two Women | Dr. Lee Wong How |
| 1945 | How DOooo You Do | Chinese Detective |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White | Dr. Lee Wong How |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Dr. Lee |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Dr. Lee Wong How |
| 1943 | Salute to the Marines | 'Flashy' Logaz |
| 1943 | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Captain Wing |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | Surgeon |
| 1942 | The Falcon's Brother | Jerry |
| 1942 | A Yank on the Burma Road | Kim How |
| 1942 | Destination Unknown | Secretary |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Ah Foo |
| 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Dr. Lee Wong How |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Steamship Office Clerk |
| 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | Thomas Chang |
| 1942 | North to the Klondike | K. Wellington Wong |
| 1942 | Spy Ship | Koshimo Haru |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Lao Lee - Chinese Magician |
| 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North | Kumi |
| 1941 | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Clancy |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Severino |
| 1941 | The Gang's All Here | George Lee |
| 1941 | Let's Go Collegiate | Buck Wing |
| 1941 | Burma Convoy | Lin Taiyen |
| 1940 | Phantom of Chinatown | James Lee Wong |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Kato |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet | Kato |
| 1940 | No, No, Nanette | Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Comrade X | World Press Attendee with Glasses |
| 1940 | Wildcat Bus | Tai (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Sued for Libel | Chang Howe |
| 1939 | Barricade | Ling |
| 1939 | North of Shanghai | Jimmy Riley |
| 1939 | Disputed Passage | Andrew Abbott |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Lee Chan |
| 1938 | International Settlement | Dr. Wong |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Lee Chan |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Lee Chan |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Lee Chan |
| 1937 | The Good Earth | Elder Son |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Circus | Lee Chan |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Lee Chan |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Opera | Lee Chan |
| 1936 | King of Burlesque | Wong |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Lee Chan |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Shanghai | Lee Chan |
| 1935 | Mad Love | Dr. Wong |
| 1935 | Shanghai | Chinese Ambassador's Son |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Young Chinese Soldier |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Consul's Secretary (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Here's to Romance | Saito |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead | Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Painted Veil | Shay Key Fong (uncredited) |