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Birthday: Jun 18, 1904
Place of Birth: Guangzhou, China

Keye Luke

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
Movie Cast Year
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Mr. Wing 1990
Gremlins Grandfather (Mr. Wing) 1984
Fly Away Home Duc 1981
Phantom of Chinatown James Lee Wong 1940
Alice Dr. Yang 1990
Charlie Chan at the Olympics Lee Chan 1937
Just You and Me, Kid Doctor Device 1979
Charlie Chan at the Circus Lee Chan 1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track Lee Chan 1936
Charlie Chan in Paris Lee Chan 1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai Lee Chan 1935
Charlie Chan at the Opera Lee Chan 1936
Mad Love Dr. Wong 1935
World for Ransom Wong 1954
Hell's Half Acre Police Chief Dan 1954
Invisible Agent Surgeon 1942
Project X Sen Chiu 1968
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst Captain Kuo Tai 1957
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Lee Foo (uncredited) 1955
The Falcon's Brother Jerry 1942
Bowery Blitzkrieg Clancy 1941
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Lee Chan 1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway Lee Chan 1937
Hong Kong Taxicab Driver (uncredited) 1952
Kung Fu The Movie Master Po 1986
The Feathered Serpent Lee Chan 1948
Happiness Ahead Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited) 1934
Sleep, My Love Jimmie Lin 1948
The Hawaiians Foo Sen 1970
Mr. Moto's Gamble Lee Chan 1938
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Dr. Lee Wong How 1943
A Yank on the Burma Road Kim How 1942
First Yank into Tokyo Haan-Soo 1945
King of Burlesque Wong 1936
Waterfront at Midnight Loy 1948
South Sea Woman Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited) 1953
No Hands on the Clock Severino 1941
Young Man with a Horn Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited) 1950
The Cat Creature The Thief - Joe Sung 1973
Destination Unknown Secretary 1942
A Tragedy at Midnight Ah Foo 1942
3 Men in White Dr. Lee Wong How 1944
Secret Agent X-9 Ah Fong 1945
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Dr. Lee Wong How 1942
Keye Luke Keye Luke 2012
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders Lord Sun Ming 1974
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (archive footage) 2019
The Bamboo Prison Comrade-Instructor Li Ching 1954
Lost City of the Jungle Tal Shan 1946
Sued for Libel Chang Howe 1939
The Gang's All Here George Lee 1941
International Settlement Dr. Wong 1938
Between Two Women Dr. Lee Wong How 1945
Barricade Ling 1939
Across the Pacific Steamship Office Clerk 1942
Nobody's Perfect Gondai-San 1968
The Amsterdam Kill Chung Wei 1977
Let's Go Collegiate Buck Wing 1941
Somewhere I'll Find You Thomas Chang 1942
Battle of the Planets: The Movie Zoltar 2012
Dark Delusion Dr. Lee Wong How 1947
Fair Wind to Java Pidada 1953
The Painted Veil Shay Key Fong (uncredited) 1934
Shanghai Chinese Ambassador's Son 1935
The Mighty Quinn Dr. Raj 1989
Rodan! The Flying Monster! Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Police Officer Toji (voice) (uncredited) 1957
Blade in Hong Kong Chang Chin-tzu 1985
Gigantis, the Fire Monster Shoichi Tsukioka (voice) 1959
Oil for the Lamps of China Young Chinese Soldier 1935
Dead Heat Mr. Thule 1988
Murder in the Fleet Consul's Secretary (Uncredited) 1935
North to the Klondike K. Wellington Wong 1942
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon Master Po 1972
Manhandled Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited) 1949
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! Kato 1940
Tokyo Rose Charlie Otani 1946
The Green Hornet Kato 1940
Burma Convoy Lin Taiyen 1941
North of Shanghai Jimmy Riley 1939
Spy Ship Koshimo Haru 1942
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Dr. Lee 1944
Here's to Romance Saito 1935
The Good Earth Elder Son 1937
No, No, Nanette Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited) 1940
Comrade X World Press Attendee with Glasses 1940
Wildcat Bus Tai (uncredited) 1940
Sky Dragon Lee Chan 1949
A Fine Mess Ishimine 1986
Salute to the Marines 'Flashy' Logaz 1943
Noon Sunday Colonel Oong 1970
Around the World in Eighty Days Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited) 1956
The Nightingale Imperial Doctor 1983
The Chairman Professor Soong Li 1969
Disputed Passage Andrew Abbott 1939
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Lee Foo 1955
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Captain Wing 1943
How DOooo You Do Chinese Detective 1945
Cocaine and Blue Eyes Tan Ng 1983
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Lao Lee - Chinese Magician 1942
Kappa Narrator (voice) 1986
Mr. and Mrs. North Kumi 1942
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Cook in Kitchen 1976
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita 1974
T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport Dr. Kenji Yakimura 1986
Series Cast Year
Falcon Crest Wilson Fong 1981
Magnum, P.I. Goto 1980
Night Court Grandfather Ho 1984
Family Affair 1966
M*A*S*H 1972
Star Trek Donald Cory 1966
Remington Steele Tanaka 1982
Jonny Quest 1964
December Bride 1954
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio 1967
Here's Lucy Quon Fong 1968
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Kung Fu Master Po 1972
T. J. Hooker 1982
The A-Team Sam Yeng 1983
The F.B.I. General How 1965
The Golden Girls Toshiro Mitsumo 1985
Friday the 13th: The Series Lum Chen 1987
Hawaii Five-O Senator John Oishi 1968
Beauty and the Beast 1987
Space Ghost and Dino Boy Brak / Lokar (voice) 1966
Street Hawk Mr. Ming 1985
Charlie's Angels Lin 1976
Goldie Gold and Action Jack Additional Voices (voice) 1981
MacGyver Prasert 1985
Gunsmoke Chen 1955
Perry Mason C. C. Chang 1957
Sidekicks 1986
Cannon 1971
Voyagers! 1982
Superboy 1988
Battle of the Planets Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice) 1978
Mickey 1964
Crazy like a Fox Jimmy 1984
Target: The Corruptors! 1961
China Smith 1952
Harry O 1974
Anna and the King Kralahome 1972
Vega$ 1978
Sword of Justice 1978
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan 1972
Richard Diamond, Private Detective Dr. Lin Chang 1957
Climax! Chen 1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Big Valley Mike Chang 1965
Meeting of Minds 1977
The Gale Storm Show 1956
Wire Service Young General 1956
Buffalo Bill Jr. 1955
Cavalcade of America 1952
Terry and the Pirates 1952
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1968
Kentucky Jones Thomas Wong 1964
Panic! 1957
Hunter 1977
The Outsider 1968
Jungle Jim 1955
Alcoa Theatre Mike 1957
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
The F.B.I. Captain Cheiu 1965
Faerie Tale Theatre Imperial Doctor 1982
Adam-12 George Lum 1968
The Andy Griffith Show Charlie Lee 1960
Dragnet George Lum 1967
Adam-12 Sing Hong 1968
Reading Rainbow Himself - Narrator (voice) 1983
Perry Mason Choy 1957
The Littlest Hobo Wu Chang 1963
How the West Was Won Leong Chung Hua 1977
Quincy, M.E. Otashi Hiyedo 1976
Night Court Mr. Shibata 1984
Trackdown Wong 1957
The F.B.I. Ken Torii 1965
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited) 1969
It Takes a Thief Dr. Tanu Woo 1968
The Green Hornet Mr. Chang 1966
The F.B.I. Mr. Seito 1965
MacGyver Adam Chung 1985
Chevron Theatre 1952
Miami Vice Lao Li 1984
Dr. Fu Manchu Lum Sen 1956
Bret Maverick Lu Sung 1981
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