Keye Luke

Keye Luke

  • Birthday: 1904-06-18
  • Deathday: 1991-01-12
  • Place of birth: Guangzhou, China
  • Also know as: Key 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.

Filmography

Gremlins

1984

As Grandfather (Mr. Wing)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

As Mr. Wing

Nobody's Perfect

1968

As Gondai-San

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

As James Lee Wong

Alice

1990

As Dr. Yang

Just You and Me, Kid

1979

As Doctor Device

Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

As Lee Chan

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935

As Lee Chan

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

As Lee Chan

Mad Love

1935

As Dr. Wong

Invisible Agent

1942

As Surgeon

World for Ransom

1954

As Wong

Hell's Half Acre

1954

As Police Chief Dan

Project X

1968

As Sen Chiu

The Falcon's Brother

1942

As Jerry

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

As Clancy

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

As Lee Chan

Kung Fu The Movie

1986

As Master Po

The Feathered Serpent

1948

As Lee Chan

Sleep, My Love

1948

As Jimmie Lin

The Hawaiians

1970

As Foo Sen

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

As Lee Chan

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

As Dr. Lee Wong How

A Yank on the Burma Road

1942

As Kim How

First Yank into Tokyo

1945

As Haan-Soo

South Sea Woman

1953

As Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)

No Hands on the Clock

1941

As Severino

The Cat Creature

1973

As The Thief - Joe Sung

Destination Unknown

1942

As Secretary

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

As Ah Foo

3 Men in White

1944

As Dr. Lee Wong How

Secret Agent X-9

1945

As Ah Fong

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

As Dr. Lee Wong How

Keye Luke

2012

As Keye Luke

The Bamboo Prison

1954

As Comrade-Instructor Li Ching

Lost City of the Jungle

1946

As Tal Shan

Sued for Libel

1939

As Chang Howe

International Settlement

1938

As Dr. Wong

The Gang's All Here

1941

As George Lee

Between Two Women

1945

As Dr. Lee Wong How

Barricade

1939

As Ling

Across the Pacific

1942

As Steamship Office Clerk

The Amsterdam Kill

1977

As Chung Wei

Let's Go Collegiate

1941

As Buck Wing

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

As Thomas Chang

Dark Delusion

1947

As Dr. Lee Wong How

The Painted Veil

1934

As Shay Key Fong (uncredited)

Shanghai

1935

As Chinese Ambassador's Son

The Mighty Quinn

1989

As Dr. Raj

Blade in Hong Kong

1985

As Chang Chin-tzu

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

As Shoichi Tsukioka (voice)

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

As Young Chinese Soldier

Dead Heat

1988

As Mr. Thule

Murder in the Fleet

1935

As Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)

Manhandled

1949

As Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)

Tokyo Rose

1946

As Charlie Otani

The Green Hornet

1940

As Kato

Burma Convoy

1941

As Lin Taiyen

North of Shanghai

1939

As Jimmy Riley

North to the Klondike

1942

As K. Wellington Wong

Spy Ship

1942

As Koshimo Haru

Here's to Romance

1935

As Saito

The Good Earth

1937

As Elder Son

No, No, Nanette

1940

As Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Comrade X

1940

As World Press Attendee with Glasses

Wildcat Bus

1940

As Tai (uncredited)

Sky Dragon

1949

As Lee Chan

A Fine Mess

1986

As Ishimine

Salute to the Marines

1943

As 'Flashy' Logaz

Noon Sunday

1970

As Colonel Oong

The Nightingale

1983

As Imperial Doctor

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

As Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)

The Chairman

1969

As Professor Soong Li

Disputed Passage

1939

As Andrew Abbott

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943

As Captain Wing

How DOooo You Do

1945

As Chinese Detective

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

As Lao Lee - Chinese Magician

Cocaine and Blue Eyes

1983

As Tan Ng

Kappa

1986

As Narrator (voice)

Mr. and Mrs. North

1942

As Kumi

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

As Lee Foo (uncredited)

Fly Away Home

1981

As Duc

Hong Kong

1952

As Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Happiness Ahead

1934

As Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)

King of Burlesque

1936

As Wong

Young Man with a Horn

1950

As Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)

Fair Wind to Java

1953

As Pidada

Rodan! The Flying Monster!

1957

As Shigeru (Voice)

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