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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

188

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-06-18

Day of Death

1991-01-12 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, China

Also Known As

Key Luke

陸錫麒

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

Gremlins

1984

Gremlins

as

Grandfather (Mr. Wing)

Fly Away Home

1981

Fly Away Home

as

Duc

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

Phantom of Chinatown

as

James Lee Wong

Alice

1990

Alice

as

Dr. Yang

Just You and Me, Kid

1979

Just You and Me, Kid

as

Doctor Device

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

Charlie Chan in Paris

as

Lee Chan

Mad Love

1935

Mad Love

as

Dr. Wong

Hell's Half Acre

1954

Hell's Half Acre

as

Police Chief Dan

Invisible Agent

1942

Invisible Agent

as

Surgeon

Project X

1968

Project X

as

Sen Chiu

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

as

Lee Foo (uncredited)

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

Bowery Blitzkrieg

as

Clancy

Hong Kong

1952

Hong Kong

as

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986

Kung Fu: The Movie

as

Master Po

The Feathered Serpent

1948

The Feathered Serpent

as

Lee Chan

Happiness Ahead

1934

Happiness Ahead

as

Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)

Sleep, My Love

1948

Sleep, My Love

as

Jimmie Lin

The Hawaiians

1970

The Hawaiians

as

Foo Sen

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble

as

Lee Chan

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Dr. Lee Wong How

First Yank into Tokyo

1945

First Yank into Tokyo

as

Haan-Soo

South Sea Woman

1953

South Sea Woman

as

Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)

No Hands on the Clock

1941

No Hands on the Clock

as

Severino

Young Man with a Horn

1950

Young Man with a Horn

as

Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)

The Cat Creature

1973

The Cat Creature

as

The Thief - Joe Sung

Destination Unknown

1942

Destination Unknown

as

Secretary

3 Men in White

1944

3 Men in White

as

Dr. Lee Wong How

Secret Agent X-9

1945

Secret Agent X-9

as

Ah Fong

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as

Dr. Lee Wong How

Keye Luke

2012

Keye Luke

as

Keye Luke

The Bamboo Prison

1954

The Bamboo Prison

as

Comrade-Instructor Li Ching

Sued for Libel

1939

Sued for Libel

as

Chang Howe

The Gang's All Here

1941

The Gang's All Here

as

George Lee

Between Two Women

1945

Between Two Women

as

Dr. Lee Wong How

Barricade

1939

Barricade

as

Ling

Across the Pacific

1942

Across the Pacific

as

Steamship Office Clerk

Nobody's Perfect

1968

Nobody's Perfect

as

Gondai-San

The Amsterdam Kill

1977

The Amsterdam Kill

as

Chung Wei

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

Let's Go Collegiate

as

Buck Wing

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Somewhere I'll Find You

as

Thomas Chang

Dark Delusion

1947

Dark Delusion

as

Dr. Lee Wong How

Fair Wind to Java

1953

Fair Wind to Java

as

Pidada

The Painted Veil

1934

The Painted Veil

as

Shay Key Fong (uncredited)

Shanghai

1935

Shanghai

as

Chinese Ambassador's Son

The Mighty Quinn

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as

Dr. Raj

Blade in Hong Kong

1985

Blade in Hong Kong

as

Chang Chin-tzu

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

as

Tsukioka / Policeman (voice) (uncredited)

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

as

Young Chinese Soldier

Dead Heat

1988

Dead Heat

as

Mr. Thule

Murder in the Fleet

1935

Murder in the Fleet

as

Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)

North to the Klondike

1942

North to the Klondike

as

K. Wellington Wong

Manhandled

1949

Manhandled

as

Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)

Tokyo Rose

1946

Tokyo Rose

as

Charlie Otani

Burma Convoy

1941

Burma Convoy

as

Lin Taiyen

North of Shanghai

1939

North of Shanghai

as

Jimmy Riley

Spy Ship

1942

Spy Ship

as

Koshimo Haru

The Good Earth

1937

The Good Earth

as

Elder Son

No, No, Nanette

1940

No, No, Nanette

as

Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Comrade X

1940

Comrade X

as

World Press Attendee with Glasses

Wildcat Bus

1940

Wildcat Bus

as

Tai (uncredited)

Sky Dragon

1949

Sky Dragon

as

Lee Chan

A Fine Mess

1986

A Fine Mess

as

Ishimine

Salute to the Marines

1943

Salute to the Marines

as

'Flashy' Logaz

Noon Sunday

1970

Noon Sunday

as

Colonel Oong

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)

The Nightingale

1983

The Nightingale

as

Imperial Doctor

The Chairman

1969

The Chairman

as

Professor Soong Li

Disputed Passage

1939

Disputed Passage

as

Andrew Abbott

How DOooo You Do

1945

How DOooo You Do

as

Chinese Detective

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

as

Lao Lee - Chinese Magician

Kappa

1986

Kappa

as

Narrator (voice)

T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport

1986

T.J. Hooker - Blood Sport

as

Dr. Kenji Yakimura

Rodan! The Flying Monster!

1957

Rodan! The Flying Monster!

as

Shigeru Kawamura / Sunagawa / Toji (voice)

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Wilson Fong

Night Court

Night Court

as

Grandfather Ho

Star Trek

Star Trek

as

Donald Cory

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Quon Fong

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Master Po

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Sam Yeng

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

General How

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as

Toshiro Mitsumo

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Senator John Oishi

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

Space Ghost and Dino Boy

as

Brak / Lokar (voice)

Street Hawk

Street Hawk

as

Mr. Ming

Goldie Gold and Action Jack

Goldie Gold and Action Jack

as

Additional Voices (voice)

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Prasert

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Chen

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

C. C. Chang

Battle of the Planets

Battle of the Planets

as

Zoltar / The Spirit / Colonel Cronus (voice)

Climax!

Climax!

as

Chen

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Mike Chang

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Young General

Kentucky Jones

Kentucky Jones

as

Thomas Wong

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Captain Cheiu

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Imperial Doctor

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

George Lum

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

George Lum

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Sing Hong

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as

Himself - Narrator (voice)

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as

Leong Chung Hua

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Otashi Hiyedo

Night Court

Night Court

as

Mr. Shibata

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Wong

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Ken Torii

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

as

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

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as

Dr. Tanu Woo

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

as

Mr. Chang

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Mr. Seito

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Adam Chung

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Lao Li

Dr. Fu Manchu

Dr. Fu Manchu

as

Lum Sen

Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick

as

Lu Sung

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Lin Fong

Production

Crew

Directing