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Keye Luke

Acting

Born June 18, 1904 · Guangzhou, China

Died January 12, 1991

Also known as Key Luke · 陸錫麒 · Luk Shek Kee

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Reading Rainbow

1983as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jonny Quest

1964

Star Trek

1966as Donald Cory

M*A*S*H

1972

Scooby Doo, Where Are You!

1969as Zen Tuo / Mr. Fong (voice) (uncredited)

MacGyver

1985as Adam Chung

Kung Fu

1972as Master Po

Perry Mason

1957as Choy

The Golden Girls

1985as Toshiro Mitsumo

Space Ghost

1966as Brak / Lokar (voice)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Charlie Lee

Miami Vice

1984as Lao Li

The A-Team

1983as Sam Yeng

Voyagers!

1982

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Otashi Hiyedo

Thundarr the Barbarian

1980as Zevon (voice)

Beauty and the Beast

as Master

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987as Lum Chen

Night Court

1984as Mr. Shibata

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Goto

The Green Hornet

1966as Mr. Chang

Battle of the Planets

1978as Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Senator John Oishi

Salute to the Marines

1943as 'Flashy' Logaz

Gremlins

1984as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)

Remington Steele

1982as Tanaka

Adam-12

1968as Sing Hong

How the West Was Won

1976as Leong Chung Hua

Dragnet 1967

1967as Lin Fong

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940as Kato

Mad Love

1935as Dr. Wong

Street Hawk

1985as Mr. Ming

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

Charlie's Angels

1976as Lin

Here's Lucy

1968as Quon Fong

Family Affair

1966

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)

Gunsmoke

1955as Chen

Across the Pacific

1942as Steamship Office Clerk

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935as Lee Chan

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990as Mr. Wing

T. J. Hooker

1982

Lost City of the Jungle

1946as Tal Shan

Alice

1990as Dr. Yang

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959as Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)

Young Man with a Horn

1950as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)

Superboy

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944as Dr. Lee

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937as Lee Chan