Keye Luke
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-06-18
Day of Death
1991-01-12 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, China
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
Acting
(2019)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
(2012)
Keye Luke
as Keye Luke
(2012)
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
as Zoltar
(1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Mr. Wing
(1990)
Alice
as Dr. Yang
(1989)
The Mighty Quinn
as Dr. Raj
(1988)
Dead Heat
as Mr. Thule
(1986)
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Master Po
(1986)
A Fine Mess
as Ishimine
(1986)
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
(1986)
Kappa
as Narrator (voice)
(1985)
Blade in Hong Kong
as Chang Chin-tzu
(1984)
Gremlins
as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
(1983)
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
as Tan Ng
(1983)
The Nightingale
as Imperial Doctor
(1981)
Fly Away Home
as Duc
(1979)
Just You and Me, Kid
as Doctor Device
(1977)
The Amsterdam Kill
as Chung Wei
(1976)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Cook in Kitchen
(1974)
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Lord Sun Ming
(1974)
(1973)
The Cat Creature
as The Thief - Joe Sung
(1972)
(1970)
Noon Sunday
as Colonel Oong
(1970)
The Hawaiians
as Foo Sen
(1969)
The Chairman
as Professor Soong Li
(1968)
Project X
as Sen Chiu
(1968)
Nobody's Perfect
as Gondai-San
(1959)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
(1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Captain Kuo Tai
(1957)
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
(1955)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Lee Foo (uncredited)
(1955)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Lee Foo
(1954)
The Bamboo Prison
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
(1954)
World for Ransom
as Wong
(1954)
Hell's Half Acre
as Police Chief Dan
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Pidada
(1953)
South Sea Woman
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
(1952)
Hong Kong
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1952)
(1950)
Young Man with a Horn
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
(1949)
Sky Dragon
as Lee Chan
(1949)
Manhandled
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
(1948)
The Feathered Serpent
as Lee Chan
(1948)
Sleep, My Love
as Jimmie Lin
(1948)
Waterfront at Midnight
as Loy
(1947)
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1946)
Tokyo Rose
as Charlie Otani
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Tal Shan
(1945)
First Yank into Tokyo
as Haan-Soo
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1945)
Secret Agent X-9
as Ah Fong
(1945)
How DOooo You Do
as Chinese Detective
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Lee
(1943)
Salute to the Marines
as 'Flashy' Logaz
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1943)
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Captain Wing
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Steamship Office Clerk
(1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Ah Foo
(1942)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Thomas Chang
(1942)
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Kim How
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1942)
Invisible Agent
as Surgeon
(1942)
Mr. and Mrs. North
as Kumi
(1942)
Destination Unknown
as Secretary
(1942)
The Falcon's Brother
as Jerry
(1942)
North to the Klondike
as K. Wellington Wong
(1942)
Spy Ship
as Koshimo Haru
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Severino
(1941)
Burma Convoy
as Lin Taiyen
(1941)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Clancy
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Buck Wing
(1941)
The Gang's All Here
as George Lee
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as James Lee Wong
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Tai (uncredited)
(1940)
Comrade X
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
(1940)
(1940)
No, No, Nanette
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Kato
(1939)
North of Shanghai
as Jimmy Riley
(1939)
Barricade
as Ling
(1939)
Disputed Passage
as Andrew Abbott
(1939)
Sued for Libel
as Chang Howe
(1938)
International Settlement
as Dr. Wong
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Lee Chan
(1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Lee Chan
(1937)
The Good Earth
as Elder Son
(1937)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Lee Chan
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Lee Chan
(1936)
King of Burlesque
as Wong
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lee Chan
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Lee Chan
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Mad Love
as Dr. Wong
(1935)
Here's to Romance
as Saito
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Shanghai
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Young Chinese Soldier
(1934)
The Painted Veil
as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
(1934)
Happiness Ahead
as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)