Keye Luke
Acting
- Born:
- 1904-06-18
- Died:
- 1991-01-12
- Place of birth:
- Guangzhou, China
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
Filmography
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Keye Luke
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
Alice
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
The Mighty Quinn
Superboy
Dead Heat
Friday the 13th: The Series
Beauty and the Beast
Sidekicks
A Fine Mess
Kappa
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
The Last Electric Knight
Kung Fu: The Movie
MacGyver
The Golden Girls
Blade in Hong Kong
Street Hawk
Crazy like a Fox
Miami Vice
Gremlins
Night Court
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Reading Rainbow
The Nightingale
The A-Team
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Voyagers!
Remington Steele
Faerie Tale Theatre
T. J. Hooker
Falcon Crest
Bret Maverick
Fly Away Home
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
Magnum, P.I.
Thundarr the Barbarian
Just You and Me, Kid
Vega$
Battle of the Planets
Sword of Justice
The Amsterdam Kill
How the West Was Won
Meeting of Minds
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie's Angels
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
Harry O
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
The Cat Creature
Kung Fu
M*A*S*H
Anna and the King
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Cannon
The Hawaiians
Noon Sunday
Love, American Style
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Chairman
Hawaii Five-O
Here's Lucy
Adam-12
The Outsider
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Project X
Nobody's Perfect
It Takes a Thief
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Dragnet
Family Affair
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
The Green Hornet
Star Trek
The F.B.I.
The Big Valley
Kentucky Jones
Jonny Quest
Mickey
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Littlest Hobo
Target: The Corruptors!
The Andy Griffith Show
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Rodan! The Flying Monster
Trackdown
Alcoa Theatre
Perry Mason
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Panic!
Around the World in 80 Days
Wire Service
The Gale Storm Show
Dr. Fu Manchu
Crossroads
Jungle Jim
Gunsmoke
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Climax!
December Bride
The Bamboo Prison
Hell's Half Acre
World for Ransom
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
South Sea Woman
Fair Wind to Java
Terry and the Pirates
Cavalcade of America
Hong Kong
Chevron Theatre
The Congregation
China Smith
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Young Man with a Horn
Manhandled
Sky Dragon
The Feathered Serpent
Waterfront at Midnight
Sleep, My Love
Dark Delusion
Lost City of the Jungle
Tokyo Rose
How DOooo You Do
First Yank into Tokyo
Secret Agent X-9
Between Two Women
3 Men in White
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Salute to the Marines
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Destination Unknown
The Falcon's Brother
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Across the Pacific
Somewhere I'll Find You
Invisible Agent
Spy Ship
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Yank on the Burma Road
North to the Klondike
Mr. and Mrs. North
No Hands on the Clock
Burma Convoy
Let's Go Collegiate
Bowery Blitzkrieg
The Gang's All Here
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
No, No, Nanette
Comrade X
Phantom of Chinatown
Wildcat Bus
The Green Hornet
Barricade
Sued for Libel
Disputed Passage
North of Shanghai
Mr. Moto's Gamble
International Settlement
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Charlie Chan on Broadway
The Good Earth
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Circus
King of Burlesque
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Here's to Romance
Shanghai
Mad Love
Oil for the Lamps of China
Murder in the Fleet
The Casino Murder Case
Charlie Chan in Paris
The Painted Veil
Happiness Ahead