Acting
Keye Luke
EN cinema · 106 credits
Born
18 June 1904
Died
12 January 1991 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Guangzhou, China
Also known as Key Luke · 陸錫麒 · Luk Shek Kee
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
as (archive footage)
Keye Luke
as Keye Luke
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Mr. Wing
Alice
as Dr. Yang
The Mighty Quinn
as Dr. Raj
Dead Heat
as Mr. Thule
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Master Po
A Fine Mess
as Ishimine
Kappa
as Narrator (voice)
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
as Dr. Kenji Yakimura
Blade in Hong Kong
as Chang Chin-tzu
Gremlins
as Grandfather
The Nightingale
as Imperial Doctor
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
as Tan Ng
Just You and Me, Kid
as Doctor Device
The Amsterdam Kill
as Chung Wei
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Cook in Kitchen
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
as Lord Sun Ming
The Cat Creature
as The Thief - Joe Sung
The Hawaiians
as Foo Sen
Noon Sunday
as Colonel Oong
The Chairman
as Professor Soong Li
Project X
as Sen Chiu
Nobody's Perfect
as Gondai-San
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Captain Kuo Tai
Rodan! The Flying Monster
as Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Lee Foo (uncredited), as Lee Foo
Hell's Half Acre
as Police Chief Dan
World for Ransom
as Wong
The Bamboo Prison
as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
South Sea Woman
as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
as Pidada
Hong Kong
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn
as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
Manhandled
as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
Sky Dragon
as Lee Chan
The Feathered Serpent
as Lee Chan
Sleep, My Love
as Jimmie Lin
Dark Delusion
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Lost City of the Jungle
as Tal Shan
Tokyo Rose
as Charlie Otani
First Yank into Tokyo
as Haan-Soo
Secret Agent X-9
as Ah Fong
Between Two Women
as Dr. Lee Wong How
How DOooo You Do
as Chinese Detective
3 Men in White
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Dr. Lee
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Salute to the Marines
as 'Flashy' Logaz
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Captain Wing
Invisible Agent
as Surgeon
The Falcon's Brother
as Jerry
A Yank on the Burma Road
as Kim How
Destination Unknown
as Secretary
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Ah Foo
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Lee Wong How
Across the Pacific
as Steamship Office Clerk
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Thomas Chang
North to the Klondike
as K. Wellington Wong
Spy Ship
as Koshimo Haru
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Clancy
No Hands on the Clock
as Severino
The Gang's All Here
as George Lee
Let's Go Collegiate
as Buck Wing
Burma Convoy
as Lin Taiyen
Phantom of Chinatown
as James Lee Wong
The Green Hornet
as Kato
No, No, Nanette
as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Comrade X
as World Press Attendee with Glasses
Wildcat Bus
as Tai (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
as Chang Howe
Barricade
as Ling
North of Shanghai
as Jimmy Riley
Disputed Passage
as Andrew Abbott
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Lee Chan
International Settlement
as Dr. Wong
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Lee Chan
The Good Earth
as Elder Son
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at the Opera
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Lee Chan
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Lee Chan
Mad Love
as Dr. Wong
Shanghai
as Chinese Ambassador's Son
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Young Chinese Soldier
Murder in the Fleet
as Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
Here's to Romance
as Saito
The Casino Murder Case
as Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
Happiness Ahead
as Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
The Painted Veil
as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)