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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 18, 1904
Died
January 12, 1991
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, China
Also Known As
- Key Luke
- 陸錫麒
Keye Luke
1.2 Popularity
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
5.7
(archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019
0.0
Keye Luke
Keye Luke
2012
🎬
0.0
Zoltar
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
2012
6.4
Dr. Yang
Alice
1990
6.5
Mr. Wing
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
6.1
Dr. Raj
The Mighty Quinn
1989
6.4
Superboy
1988
6.2
Mr. Thule
Dead Heat
1988
7.3
Lum Chen
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
7.5
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Credits
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
2019
5.7
Keye Luke
as Keye Luke
2012
0.0
🎬
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
as Zoltar
2012
0.0
Alice
as Dr. Yang
1990
6.4
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Mr. Wing
1990
6.5
The Mighty Quinn
as Dr. Raj
1989
6.1
Superboy
1988
6.4
Dead Heat
as Mr. Thule
1988
6.2
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Lum Chen
1987
7.3
Beauty and the Beast
1987
7.5
Sidekicks
1986
6.0
A Fine Mess
as Ishimine
1986
4.5
Kappa
as Narrator (voice)
1986
0.0
T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
1986
0.0
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Master Po
1986
5.3
MacGyver
as Prasert
1985
7.7
MacGyver
as Adam Chung
1985
7.7
The Golden Girls
as Toshiro Mitsumo
1985
7.5
Blade in Hong Kong
as Chang Chin-tzu
1985
0.0
Street Hawk
as Mr. Ming
1985
6.8
Crazy like a Fox
as Jimmy
1984
7.1
Miami Vice
as Lao Li
1984
7.5
Gremlins
as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
1984
7.1
Night Court
as Grandfather Ho
1984
7.4
Night Court
as Mr. Shibata
1984
7.4
Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
1983
8.4
The Nightingale
as Imperial Doctor
1983
3.7
The A-Team
as Sam Yeng
1983
7.5
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
as Tan Ng
1983
4.3
Voyagers!
1982
7.5
Remington Steele
as Tanaka
1982
7.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Imperial Doctor
1982
8.1
T. J. Hooker
1982
6.4
Falcon Crest
as Wilson Fong
1981
5.5
Bret Maverick
as Lu Sung
1981
4.0
Fly Away Home
as Duc
1981
4.7
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
as Additional Voices (voice)
1981
5.0
Magnum, P.I.
as Goto
1980
7.3
Just You and Me, Kid
as Doctor Device
1979
5.5
Vega$
1978
7.0
Battle of the Planets
as Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)
1978
6.6
Sword of Justice
1978
5.5
The Amsterdam Kill
as Chung Wei
1977
4.7
How the West Was Won
as Leong Chung Hua
1977
6.9
Meeting of Minds
1977
9.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Otashi Hiyedo
1976
7.5
Charlie's Angels
as Lin
1976
6.7
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Cook in Kitchen
1976
4.1
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Lord Sun Ming
1974
0.0
Harry O
1974
4.6
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
0.0
The Cat Creature
as The Thief - Joe Sung
1973
5.0
Kung Fu
as Master Po
1972
7.6
M*A*S*H
1972
7.9
Anna and the King
as Kralahome
1972
6.5
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
1972
5.4
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Master Po
1972
7.1
Cannon
1971
6.5
The Hawaiians
as Foo Sen
1970
5.4
Noon Sunday
as Colonel Oong
1970
3.5
Love, American Style
as Hi Ching
1969
6.0
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
as Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited)
1969
7.8
The Chairman
as Professor Soong Li
1969
5.5
Here's Lucy
as Quon Fong
1968
6.7
Adam-12
as George Lum
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Sing Hong
1968
7.0
Hawaii Five-O
as Senator John Oishi
1968
7.1
The Outsider
1968
5.2
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1968
5.1
Project X
as Sen Chiu
1968
5.6
Nobody's Perfect
as Gondai-San
1968
5.5
It Takes a Thief
as Dr. Tanu Woo
1968
7.0
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
1967
7.3
Dragnet
as George Lum
1967
6.9
Dragnet
as Lin Fong
1967
6.9
Family Affair
1966
6.6
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
as Brak / Lokar (voice)
1966
7.3
The Green Hornet
as Mr. Chang
1966
7.1
Star Trek
as Donald Cory
1966
8.0
The F.B.I.
as General How
1965
5.5
The F.B.I.
as Captain Cheiu
1965
5.5
The F.B.I.
as Ken Torii
1965
5.5
The F.B.I.
as Mr. Seito
1965
5.5
The Big Valley
as Mike Chang
1965
6.1
🎬
Kentucky Jones
as Thomas Wong
1964
6.0
Jonny Quest
1964
7.9
Mickey
1964
6.0
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
5.7
The Littlest Hobo
as Wu Chang
1963
4.5
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
The Andy Griffith Show
as Charlie Lee
1960
7.6
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
1959
6.3
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
1957
7.0
Trackdown
as Wong
1957
6.4
Alcoa Theatre
as Mike
1957
6.5
Perry Mason
as C. C. Chang
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Choy
1957
7.7
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Dr. Lin Chang
1957
6.2
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Captain Kuo Tai
1957
7.2
Panic!
1957
0.0
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
1956
6.6
Wire Service
as Young General
1956
0.0
🎬
The Gale Storm Show
1956
5.5
Dr. Fu Manchu
as Lum Sen
1956
5.0
Jungle Jim
1955
5.0
Gunsmoke
as Chen
1955
6.6
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Lee Foo (uncredited)
1955
6.0
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Lee Foo
1955
6.0
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
5.0
Climax!
as Chen
1954
3.3
December Bride
1954
5.5
The Bamboo Prison
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
1954
6.4
Hell's Half Acre
as Police Chief Dan
1954
5.5
World for Ransom
as Wong
1954
5.0
🎬
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
0.0
South Sea Woman
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
1953
5.4
Fair Wind to Java
as Pidada
1953
4.9
Terry and the Pirates
1952
3.0
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
Hong Kong
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1952
4.5
🎬
Chevron Theatre
1952
10.0
China Smith
1952
0.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.3
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
Young Man with a Horn
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
1950
6.3
Manhandled
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
1949
5.1
Sky Dragon
as Lee Chan
1949
7.7
The Feathered Serpent
as Lee Chan
1948
5.8
Waterfront at Midnight
as Loy
1948
4.0
Sleep, My Love
as Jimmie Lin
1948
6.4
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Lee Wong How
1947
6.0
Lost City of the Jungle
as Tal Shan
1946
5.9
Tokyo Rose
as Charlie Otani
1946
5.0
How DOooo You Do
as Chinese Detective
1945
0.0
First Yank into Tokyo
as Haan-Soo
1945
5.4
Secret Agent X-9
as Ah Fong
1945
5.4
Between Two Women
as Dr. Lee Wong How
1945
5.9
3 Men in White
as Dr. Lee Wong How
1944
6.0
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Lee
1944
5.8
Salute to the Marines
as 'Flashy' Logaz
1943
6.8
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Lee Wong How
1943
5.5
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Captain Wing
1943
5.0
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Lee Wong How
1942
5.3
Destination Unknown
as Secretary
1942
6.0
The Falcon's Brother
as Jerry
1942
6.4
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
1942
5.2
Across the Pacific
as Steamship Office Clerk
1942
6.6
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Thomas Chang
1942
5.9
Invisible Agent
as Surgeon
1942
5.8
Spy Ship
as Koshimo Haru
1942
6.0
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Ah Foo
1942
4.0
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Kim How
1942
4.0
North to the Klondike
as K. Wellington Wong
1942
6.8
Mr. and Mrs. North
as Kumi
1942
4.5
No Hands on the Clock
as Severino
1941
4.9
Burma Convoy
as Lin Taiyen
1941
0.0
Let's Go Collegiate
as Buck Wing
1941
5.0
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Clancy
1941
5.8
The Gang's All Here
as George Lee
1941
5.0
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Kato
1940
6.2
No, No, Nanette
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Comrade X
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
1940
5.9
Phantom of Chinatown
as James Lee Wong
1940
5.7
Wildcat Bus
as Tai (uncredited)
1940
4.6
The Green Hornet
as Kato
1940
5.5
Barricade
as Ling
1939
5.0
Sued for Libel
as Chang Howe
1939
5.4
Disputed Passage
as Andrew Abbott
1939
5.5
North of Shanghai
as Jimmy Riley
1939
0.0
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Lee Chan
1938
6.2
International Settlement
as Dr. Wong
1938
5.0
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Lee Chan
1937
6.5
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Lee Chan
1937
7.0
The Good Earth
as Elder Son
1937
6.3
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Lee Chan
1937
6.7
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Lee Chan
1936
6.8
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lee Chan
1936
7.1
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Lee Chan
1936
6.2
King of Burlesque
as Wong
1936
5.9
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Lee Chan
1935
6.6
Here's to Romance
as Saito
1935
0.0
Shanghai
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
1935
7.0
Mad Love
as Dr. Wong
1935
7.0
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Young Chinese Soldier
1935
7.3
Murder in the Fleet
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
1935
5.0
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Lee Chan
1935
6.5
The Painted Veil
as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
1934
6.4
Happiness Ahead
as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
1934
6.0