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
Mike Hammer
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