Keye Luke
Known for Acting · 185 credits
- Born
- 1904-06-18
- Died
- 1991-01-12
- Place of birth
- Guangzhou, China
- Also known as
- Key Luke · 陸錫麒 · Luk Shek Kee
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
TV Shows (79)
Perry Mason
1957
as C. C. Chang / Choy
MacGyver
1985
as Prasert / Adam Chung
Star Trek
1966
as Donald Cory
The A-Team
1983
as Sam Yeng
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Charlie Lee
Miami Vice
1984
as Lao Li
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Senator John Oishi
Night Court
1984
as Grandfather Ho / Mr. Shibata
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Falcon Crest
1981
as Wilson Fong
M*A*S*H
1972
Adam-12
1968
as George Lum / Sing Hong
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Goto
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Otashi Hiyedo
Climax!
1954
as Chen
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lin
Love, American Style
1969
as Hi Ching
T. J. Hooker
1982
The F.B.I.
1965
as General How / Captain Cheiu / Ken Torii / Mr. Seito
The Golden Girls
1985
as Toshiro Mitsumo
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Dr. Lin Chang
Cannon
1971
The Big Valley
1965
as Mike Chang
Gunsmoke
1955
as Chen
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
as (voice)
Remington Steele
1982
as Tanaka
Here's Lucy
1968
as Quon Fong
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Family Affair
1966
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1969
as Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited)
Vega$
1978
Dragnet
1967
as George Lum / Lin Fong
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Imperial Doctor
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
as Brak / Lokar (voice)
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Dr. Tanu Woo
Harry O
1974
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Lum Chen
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Jimmy
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Sammy Wong
Battle of the Planets
1978
as Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)
How the West Was Won
1977
as Leong Chung Hua
Trackdown
1957
as Wong
December Bride
1954
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Mike
The Green Hornet
1966
as Mr. Chang
Jonny Quest
1964
Voyagers!
1982
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Outsider
1968
The Gale Storm Show
1956
Street Hawk
1985
as Mr. Ming
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Superboy
1988
Wire Service
1956
as Young General
Anna and the King
1972
as Kralahome
Chevron Theatre
1952
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Sidekicks
1986
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
1967
Movies (106)
Gremlins
1984
as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Mr. Wing
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Kato
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Dr. Raj
The Chairman
1969
as Professor Soong Li
The Amsterdam Kill
1977
as Chung Wei
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Jimmie Lin
Alice
1990
as Dr. Yang
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
as Lee Foo (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Lee
The Hawaiians
1970
as Foo Sen
The Congregation
1952
Dead Heat
1988
as Mr. Thule
North to the Klondike
1942
as K. Wellington Wong
The Gang's All Here
1941
as George Lee
The Nightingale
1983
as Imperial Doctor
The Painted Veil
1934
as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
First Yank into Tokyo
1945
as Haan-Soo
South Sea Woman
1953
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
as Lee Chan
Invisible Agent
1942
as Surgeon
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Lee Chan
The Cat Creature
1973
as The Thief - Joe Sung
Nobody's Perfect
1968
as Gondai-San
Across the Pacific
1942
as Steamship Office Clerk
The Last Electric Knight
1986
as Sabasan
A Fine Mess
1986
as Ishimine
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as Lee Chan
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
as Tan Ng
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
International Settlement
1938
as Dr. Wong
The Good Earth
1937
as Elder Son
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
as Thomas Chang
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
2012
as Zoltar
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
Secret Agent X-9
1945
as Ah Fong
The Bamboo Prison
1954
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Jerry
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Master Po
Project X
1968
as Sen Chiu
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Loy
Kappa
1986
as Narrator (voice)
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Pidada
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Cook in Kitchen
Destination Unknown
1942
as Secretary
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
Blade in Hong Kong
1985
as Chang Chin-tzu
The Green Hornet
1940
as Kato
No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Severino
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Salute to the Marines
1943
as 'Flashy' Logaz
Comrade X
1940
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
Just You and Me, Kid
1979
as Doctor Device
Between Two Women
1945
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Keye Luke
2012
as Keye Luke
3 Men in White
1944
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Buck Wing
Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as James Lee Wong
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Lee Chan
Sky Dragon
1949
as Lee Chan
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Ah Foo
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
Shanghai
1935
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
Lost City of the Jungle
1946
as Tal Shan
The Casino Murder Case
1935
as Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
Burma Convoy
1941
as Lin Taiyen
The Feathered Serpent
1948
as Lee Chan
A Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Kim How
Fly Away Home
1981
as Duc
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Lee Chan
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Clancy
Sued for Libel
1939
as Chang Howe
King of Burlesque
1936
as Wong
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
Disputed Passage
1939
as Andrew Abbott
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Captain Wing
Charlie Chan at the Circus
1936
as Lee Chan
Manhandled
1949
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Tai (uncredited)
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
as Lord Sun Ming
Barricade
1939
as Ling
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Lee Chan
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Police Chief Dan
Hong Kong
1952
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
as Kumi
Spy Ship
1942
as Koshimo Haru
World for Ransom
1954
as Wong
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Captain Kuo Tai
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Master Po
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Lee Chan
Dark Delusion
1947
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Here's to Romance
1935
as Saito
Tokyo Rose
1946
as Charlie Otani
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Chinese Detective
North of Shanghai
1939
as Jimmy Riley
Mad Love
1935
as Dr. Wong
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Young Chinese Soldier
Noon Sunday
1970
as Colonel Oong
About 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… With 185 credits spanning from 1934 to 2019, Keye Luke has appeared in 106 films and 79 TV shows.
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Most Popular Keye Luke Movies
- Gremlins (1984) — as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — as Mr. Wing
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
- A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940) — as Kato
- The Mighty Quinn (1989) — as Dr. Raj
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