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)
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
as Zoltar
(2012)
Keye Luke
as Keye Luke
(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)
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Master Po
(1986)
Kappa
as Narrator (voice)
(1986)
T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
(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)
World for Ransom
as Wong
(1954)
The Bamboo Prison
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
(1954)
Hell's Half Acre
as Police Chief Dan
(1953)
South Sea Woman
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Pidada
(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)
Between Two Women
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1945)
First Yank into Tokyo
as Haan-Soo
(1945)
Secret Agent X-9
as Ah Fong
(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)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1943)
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Captain Wing
(1943)
Salute to the Marines
as 'Flashy' Logaz
(1942)
Invisible Agent
as Surgeon
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Steamship Office Clerk
(1942)
The Falcon's Brother
as Jerry
(1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Thomas Chang
(1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Ah Foo
(1942)
Spy Ship
as Koshimo Haru
(1942)
Destination Unknown
as Secretary
(1942)
North to the Klondike
as K. Wellington Wong
(1942)
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Kim How
(1942)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Lee Wong How
(1942)
Mr. and Mrs. North
as Kumi
(1941)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Clancy
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Severino
(1941)
Let's Go Collegiate
as Buck Wing
(1941)
Burma Convoy
as Lin Taiyen
(1941)
The Gang's All Here
as George Lee
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Kato
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as James Lee Wong
(1940)
Comrade X
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
(1940)
(1940)
No, No, Nanette
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Tai (uncredited)
(1939)
Barricade
as Ling
(1939)
Disputed Passage
as Andrew Abbott
(1939)
North of Shanghai
as Jimmy Riley
(1939)
Sued for Libel
as Chang Howe
(1938)
International Settlement
as Dr. Wong
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Lee Chan
(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)
Murder in the Fleet
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
(1935)
Shanghai
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Young Chinese Soldier
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Lee Chan
(1935)
Here's to Romance
as Saito
(1934)
The Painted Veil
as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
(1934)
Happiness Ahead
as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)