Keye Luke
Acting
Born June 18, 1904, Guangzhou, China
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
- 2019Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood — (archive footage)
- 2012Battle of the Planets: The Movie — Zoltar
- 2012Keye Luke — Keye Luke
- 1990Alice — Dr. Yang
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch — Mr. Wing
- 1989The Mighty Quinn — Dr. Raj
- 1988Dead Heat — Mr. Thule
- Superboy
- Beauty and the Beast — Master
- Friday the 13th: The Series — Lum Chen
- 1986A Fine Mess — Ishimine
- 1986Kappa — Narrator (voice)
- 1986Kung Fu: The Movie — Master Po
- Sidekicks
- 1986T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport — Dr. Kenji Yakimura
- 1986The Last Electric Knight — Sabasan
- 1985Blade in Hong Kong — Chang Chin-tzu
- MacGyver — Prasert, Adam Chung
- Street Hawk — Mr. Ming
- The Golden Girls — Toshiro Mitsumo
- Crazy like a Fox — Jimmy
- 1984Gremlins — Grandfather
- Miami Vice — Lao Li
- Night Court — Grandfather Ho, Mr. Shibata
- Alvin and the Chipmunks — (voice)
- 1983Cocaine and Blue Eyes — Tan Ng
- The A-Team — Sam Yeng
- 1983The Nightingale — Imperial Doctor
- Faerie Tale Theatre — Imperial Doctor
- Remington Steele — Tanaka
- T. J. Hooker
- Voyagers!
- Bret Maverick — Lu Sung
- Falcon Crest — Wilson Fong
- 1981Fly Away Home — Duc
- Goldie Gold and Action Jack — Additional Voices (voice)
- Magnum, P.I. — Goto
- Thundarr the Barbarian — (voice), Zevon (voice), Kublai (voice)
- 1979Just You and Me, Kid — Doctor Device
- Battle of the Planets — Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)
- Sword of Justice
- Vega$
- How the West Was Won — Leong Chung Hua
- Meeting of Minds
- 1977The Amsterdam Kill — Chung Wei
- Charlie's Angels — Lin
- Quincy, M.E. — Otashi Hiyedo
- 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood — Cook in Kitchen
- Harry O
- 1974Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders — Lord Sun Ming
- 1974Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
- 1973The Cat Creature — The Thief - Joe Sung
- Anna and the King — Kralahome
- Kung Fu — Master Po
- 1972Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon — Master Po
- M*A*S*H
- The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
- Cannon
- 1970Noon Sunday — Colonel Oong
- 1970The Hawaiians — Foo Sen
- Hawaii Five-O — Senator John Oishi
- Love, American Style — Hi Ching
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! — Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited)
- 1969The Chairman — Professor Soong Li
- Adam-12 — George Lum, Sing Hong
- Here's Lucy — Quon Fong
- It Takes a Thief — Dr. Tanu Woo
- 1968Nobody's Perfect — Gondai-San
- 1968Project X — Sen Chiu
- The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The Outsider
- Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
- Dragnet — George Lum, Lin Fong
- Family Affair
- Space Ghost and Dino Boy — Brak / Lokar (voice)
- Star Trek — Donald Cory
- The Green Hornet — Mr. Chang
- The Big Valley — Mike Chang
- The F.B.I. — General How, Captain Cheiu, Ken Torii, Mr. Seito
- Jonny Quest
- Kentucky Jones — Thomas Wong
- Mickey
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- The Littlest Hobo — Wu Chang
- Target: The Corruptors!
- The Andy Griffith Show — Charlie Lee
- 1959Gigantis, the Fire Monster — Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer — Sammy Wong
- Alcoa Theatre — Mike
- Panic!
- Perry Mason — C. C. Chang, Choy
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Dr. Lin Chang
- 1957Rodan! The Flying Monster — Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
- Trackdown — Wong
- 1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst — Captain Kuo Tai
- 1956Around the World in 80 Days — Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
- Dr. Fu Manchu — Lum Sen
- The Gale Storm Show
- Wire Service — Young General
- Buffalo Bill Jr.
- Crossroads — Leang Fan, Wang
- Gunsmoke — Chen
- Jungle Jim
- 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing — Lee Foo (uncredited)
- Climax! — Chen
- December Bride
- 1954Hell's Half Acre — Police Chief Dan
- 1954The Bamboo Prison — Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
- 1954World for Ransom — Wong
- 1953Fair Wind to Java — Pidada
- 1953South Sea Woman — Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
- Cavalcade of America
- Chevron Theatre
- China Smith — Wong, Aban
- 1952Hong Kong — Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- Terry and the Pirates
- 1952The Congregation
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1950Young Man with a Horn — Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
- 1949Manhandled — Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
- 1949Sky Dragon — Lee Chan
- 1948Sleep, My Love — Jimmie Lin
- 1948The Feathered Serpent — Lee Chan
- 1948Waterfront at Midnight — Loy
- 1947Dark Delusion — Dr. Lee Wong How
- 1946Lost City of the Jungle — Tal Shan
- 1946Tokyo Rose — Charlie Otani
- 1945Between Two Women — Dr. Lee Wong How
- 1945First Yank into Tokyo — Haan-Soo
- 1945How DOooo You Do — Chinese Detective
- 1945Secret Agent X-9 — Ah Fong
- 19443 Men in White — Dr. Lee Wong How
- 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble — Dr. Lee
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case — Dr. Lee Wong How
- 1943Salute to the Marines — 'Flashy' Logaz
- 1943The Adventures of Smilin' Jack — Captain Wing
- 1942A Tragedy at Midnight — Ah Foo
- 1942A Yank on the Burma Road — Kim How
- 1942Across the Pacific — Steamship Office Clerk
- 1942Destination Unknown — Secretary
- 1942Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant — Dr. Lee Wong How
- 1942Invisible Agent — Surgeon
- 1942Mexican Spitfire's Elephant — Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
- 1942Mr. and Mrs. North — Kumi
- 1942North to the Klondike — K. Wellington Wong
- 1942Somewhere I'll Find You — Thomas Chang
- 1942Spy Ship — Koshimo Haru
- 1942The Falcon's Brother — Jerry
- 1941Bowery Blitzkrieg — Clancy
- 1941Burma Convoy — Lin Taiyen
- 1941Let's Go Collegiate — Buck Wing
- 1941No Hands on the Clock — Severino
- 1941The Gang's All Here — George Lee
- 1940Comrade X — World Press Attendee with Glasses
- 1940No, No, Nanette — Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
- 1940Phantom of Chinatown — James Lee Wong
- 1940The Green Hornet — Kato
- 1940The Green Hornet Strikes Again! — Kato
- 1940Wildcat Bus — Tai (uncredited)
- 1939Barricade — Ling
- 1939Disputed Passage — Andrew Abbott
- 1939North of Shanghai — Jimmy Riley
- 1939Sued for Libel — Chang Howe
- 1938International Settlement — Dr. Wong
- 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble — Lee Chan
- 1937Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo — Lee Chan
- 1937Charlie Chan at the Olympics — Lee Chan
- 1937Charlie Chan on Broadway — Lee Chan
- 1937The Good Earth — Elder Son
- 1936Charlie Chan at the Circus — Lee Chan
- 1936Charlie Chan at the Opera — Lee Chan
- 1936Charlie Chan at the Race Track — Lee Chan
- 1936King of Burlesque — Wong
- 1935Charlie Chan in Paris — Lee Chan
- 1935Charlie Chan in Shanghai — Lee Chan
- 1935Here's to Romance — Saito
- 1935Mad Love — Dr. Wong
- 1935Murder in the Fleet — Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
- 1935Oil for the Lamps of China — Young Chinese Soldier
- 1935Shanghai — Chinese Ambassador's Son
- 1935The Casino Murder Case — Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
- 1934Happiness Ahead — Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
- 1934The Painted Veil — Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
Appearances as themselves (2)
- Reading Rainbow — Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self