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)
A Fine Mess
as Ishimine
(1986)
T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
(1986)
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Master Po
(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)
The Hawaiians
as Foo Sen
(1970)
Noon Sunday
as Colonel Oong
(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)
Hell's Half Acre
as Police Chief Dan
(1954)
The Bamboo Prison
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
(1954)
World for Ransom
as Wong
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Pidada
(1953)
South Sea Woman
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
(1952)
Hong Kong
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1950)
Young Man with a Horn
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
(1949)
Manhandled
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
(1949)
Sky Dragon
as Lee Chan
(1948)
Sleep, My Love
as Jimmie Lin
(1948)
The Feathered Serpent
as Lee Chan
(1948)
Waterfront at Midnight
as Loy
(1947)
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Tal Shan
(1946)
Tokyo Rose
as Charlie Otani
(1945)
First Yank into Tokyo
as Haan-Soo
(1945)
Secret Agent X-9
as Ah Fong
(1945)
Between Two Women
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1945)
How DOooo You Do
as Chinese Detective
(1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Lee
(1944)
3 Men in White
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(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)
Invisible Agent
as Surgeon
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Steamship Office Clerk
(1942)
The Falcon's Brother
as Jerry
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Ah Foo
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Thomas Chang
(1942)
Destination Unknown
as Secretary
(1942)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
(1942)
North to the Klondike
as K. Wellington Wong
(1942)
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Kim How
(1942)
Mr. and Mrs. North
as Kumi
(1942)
Spy Ship
as Koshimo Haru
(1941)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Clancy
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Severino
(1941)
The Gang's All Here
as George Lee
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Buck Wing
(1941)
Burma Convoy
as Lin Taiyen
(1940)
No, No, Nanette
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Kato
(1940)
Comrade X
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as James Lee Wong
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Tai (uncredited)
(1940)
(1939)
Disputed Passage
as Andrew Abbott
(1939)
Barricade
as Ling
(1939)
Sued for Libel
as Chang Howe
(1939)
North of Shanghai
as Jimmy Riley
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Lee Chan
(1938)
International Settlement
as Dr. Wong
(1937)
The Good Earth
as Elder Son
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Lee Chan
(1937)
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Lee Chan
(1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Lee Chan
(1936)
King of Burlesque
as Wong
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Lee Chan
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Lee Chan
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Mad Love
as Dr. Wong
(1935)
Shanghai
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
(1935)
Here's to Romance
as Saito
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Lee Chan
(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)