Keye Luke
Known for Acting · 184 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 (78)
Star Trek
1966
as Donald Cory
Perry Mason
1957
as C. C. Chang / Choy
Falcon Crest
1981
as Wilson Fong
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Charlie Lee
MacGyver
1985
as Prasert / Adam Chung
The A-Team
1983
as Sam Yeng
M*A*S*H
1972
Miami Vice
1984
as Lao Li
Love, American Style
1969
as Hi Ching
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Goto
Adam-12
1968
as George Lum / Sing Hong
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Senator John Oishi
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lin
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Otashi Hiyedo
Night Court
1984
as Grandfather Ho / Mr. Shibata
Climax!
1954
as Chen
The Golden Girls
1985
as Toshiro Mitsumo
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
T. J. Hooker
1982
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as General How / Captain Cheiu / Ken Torii / Mr. Seito
The Big Valley
1965
as Mike Chang
Remington Steele
1982
as Tanaka
Gunsmoke
1955
as Chen
Here's Lucy
1968
as Quon Fong
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Vega$
1978
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Lum Chen
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Imperial Doctor
Family Affair
1966
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Dr. Lin Chang
Dragnet
1967
as George Lum / Lin Fong
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Mike
Trackdown
1957
as Wong
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Dr. Tanu Woo
Harry O
1974
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Jimmy
Cavalcade of America
1952
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1969
as Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited)
December Bride
1954
How the West Was Won
1977
as Leong Chung Hua
The Green Hornet
1966
as Mr. Chang
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Sammy Wong
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966
as Brak / Lokar (voice)
Voyagers!
1982
The Outsider
1968
Battle of the Planets
1978
as Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Street Hawk
1985
as Mr. Ming
Jonny Quest
1964
The Gale Storm Show
1956
Superboy
1988
Wire Service
1956
as Young General
Chevron Theatre
1952
Panic!
1957
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
1967
Sidekicks
1986
Anna and the King
1972
as Kralahome
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)
The Hawaiians
1970
as Foo Sen
The Chairman
1969
as Professor Soong Li
Invisible Agent
1942
as Surgeon
Dead Heat
1988
as Mr. Thule
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Koshimo Haru
Alice
1990
as Dr. Yang
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955
as Lee Foo (uncredited)
International Settlement
1938
as Dr. Wong
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Tai (uncredited)
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Dr. Raj
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Master Po
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Kato
Project X
1968
as Sen Chiu
The Amsterdam Kill
1977
as Chung Wei
Comrade X
1940
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Captain Kuo Tai
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974
as Lord Sun Ming
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Jimmie Lin
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Cook in Kitchen
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
as (archive footage)
South Sea Woman
1953
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Dr. Lee Wong How
The Good Earth
1937
as Elder Son
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Lee Chan
Manhandled
1949
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Clancy
The Nightingale
1983
as Imperial Doctor
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Lee Chan
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
as Tan Ng
Charlie Chan at the Circus
1936
as Lee Chan
A Fine Mess
1986
as Ishimine
Sky Dragon
1949
as Lee Chan
Nobody's Perfect
1968
as Gondai-San
Shanghai
1935
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
Mad Love
1935
as Dr. Wong
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986
as Master Po
The Bamboo Prison
1954
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Lee Chan
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
as Thomas Chang
Just You and Me, Kid
1979
as Doctor Device
Keye Luke
2012
as Keye Luke
The Green Hornet
1940
as Kato
The Painted Veil
1934
as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
3 Men in White
1944
as Dr. Lee Wong How
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as Lee Chan
Hong Kong
1952
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Burma Convoy
1941
as Lin Taiyen
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
as Lee Chan
Across the Pacific
1942
as Steamship Office Clerk
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Young Chinese Soldier
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
as Captain Wing
Salute to the Marines
1943
as 'Flashy' Logaz
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Pidada
King of Burlesque
1936
as Wong
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937
as Lee Chan
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Police Chief Dan
The Gang's All Here
1941
as George Lee
World for Ransom
1954
as Wong
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Jerry
Lost City of the Jungle
1946
as Tal Shan
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
Sued for Libel
1939
as Chang Howe
Blade in Hong Kong
1985
as Chang Chin-tzu
Fly Away Home
1981
as Duc
Between Two Women
1945
as Dr. Lee Wong How
North of Shanghai
1939
as Jimmy Riley
Dark Delusion
1947
as Dr. Lee Wong How
The Cat Creature
1973
as The Thief - Joe Sung
Let's Go Collegiate
1941
as Buck Wing
A Yank on the Burma Road
1942
as Kim How
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935
as Lee Chan
First Yank into Tokyo
1945
as Haan-Soo
Barricade
1939
as Ling
Disputed Passage
1939
as Andrew Abbott
Noon Sunday
1970
as Colonel Oong
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Loy
The Casino Murder Case
1935
as Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as James Lee Wong
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Ah Foo
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
as Kumi
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
Destination Unknown
1942
as Secretary
Tokyo Rose
1946
as Charlie Otani
No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Severino
Kappa
1986
as Narrator (voice)
The Congregation
1952
Here's to Romance
1935
as Saito
Secret Agent X-9
1945
as Ah Fong
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Chinese Detective
North to the Klondike
1942
as K. Wellington Wong
The Last Electric Knight
1986
as Sabasan
The Feathered Serpent
1948
as Lee Chan
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
2012
as Zoltar
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 184 credits spanning from 1934 to 2019, Keye Luke has appeared in 106 films and 78 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)
- The Hawaiians (1970) — as Foo Sen
- The Chairman (1969) — as Professor Soong Li
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