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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
Gremlins
(1984)
Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(1990)
Mr. Wing
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Dr. Raj
Alice
(1990)
Dr. Yang
Dead Heat
(1988)
Mr. Thule
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
(1955)
Lee Foo
Sleep, My Love
(1948)
Jimmie Lin
Mad Love
(1935)
Dr. Wong
A Fine Mess
(1986)
Ishimine
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
(1976)
Cook in Kitchen
The Painted Veil
(1934)
Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
(1959)
Shoichi Tsukioka (voice)
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Steamship Office Clerk
Young Man with a Horn
(1950)
Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
The Chairman
(1969)
Professor Soong Li
Full Filmography
Acting
The Painted Veil
(1934)
Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
Happiness Ahead
(1934)
Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Paris
(1935)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
(1935)
Lee Chan
Mad Love
(1935)
Dr. Wong
Shanghai
(1935)
Chinese Ambassador's Son
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Young Chinese Soldier
Murder in the Fleet
(1935)
Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
Here's to Romance
(1935)
Saito
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(1936)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at the Circus
(1936)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at the Opera
(1936)
Lee Chan
King of Burlesque
(1936)
Wong
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
(1937)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
(1937)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan on Broadway
(1937)
Lee Chan
The Good Earth
(1937)
Elder Son
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Lee Chan
International Settlement
(1938)
Dr. Wong
Sued for Libel
(1939)
Chang Howe
Barricade
(1939)
Ling
North of Shanghai
(1939)
Jimmy Riley
Disputed Passage
(1939)
Andrew Abbott
Phantom of Chinatown
(1940)
James Lee Wong
The Green Hornet
(1940)
Kato
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
(1940)
Kato
No, No, Nanette
(1940)
Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Comrade X
(1940)
World Press Attendee with Glasses
Wildcat Bus
(1940)
Tai (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
(1941)
Clancy
No Hands on the Clock
(1941)
Severino
The Gang's All Here
(1941)
George Lee
Let's Go Collegiate
(1941)
Buck Wing
Burma Convoy
(1941)
Lin Taiyen
Invisible Agent
(1942)
Surgeon
The Falcon's Brother
(1942)
Jerry
A Yank on the Burma Road
(1942)
Kim How
Destination Unknown
(1942)
Secretary
A Tragedy at Midnight
(1942)
Ah Foo
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
(1942)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Steamship Office Clerk
Somewhere I'll Find You
(1942)
Thomas Chang
North to the Klondike
(1942)
K. Wellington Wong
Spy Ship
(1942)
Koshimo Haru
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
(1942)
Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
Mr. and Mrs. North
(1942)
Kumi
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Salute to the Marines
(1943)
'Flashy' Logaz
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
(1943)
Captain Wing
3 Men in White
(1944)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
(1944)
Dr. Lee
First Yank into Tokyo
(1945)
Haan-Soo
Secret Agent X-9
(1945)
Ah Fong
Between Two Women
(1945)
Dr. Lee Wong How
How DOooo You Do
(1945)
Chinese Detective
Lost City of the Jungle
(1946)
Tal Shan
Tokyo Rose
(1946)
Charlie Otani
Dark Delusion
(1947)
Dr. Lee Wong How
The Feathered Serpent
(1948)
Lee Chan
Sleep, My Love
(1948)
Jimmie Lin
Waterfront at Midnight
(1948)
Loy
Manhandled
(1949)
Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Lee Chan
Young Man with a Horn
(1950)
Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
Hong Kong
(1952)
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
(1953)
Pidada
Hell's Half Acre
(1954)
Police Chief Dan
World for Ransom
(1954)
Wong
The Bamboo Prison
(1954)
Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
(1955)
Lee Foo
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
(1957)
Captain Kuo Tai
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
(1957)
Shigeru (Voice)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
(1959)
Shoichi Tsukioka (voice)
Nobody's Perfect
(1968)
Gondai-San
Project X
(1968)
Sen Chiu
The Chairman
(1969)
Professor Soong Li
The Hawaiians
(1970)
Foo Sen
Noon Sunday
(1970)
Colonel Oong
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
(1972)
Master Po
The Cat Creature
(1973)
The Thief - Joe Sung
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
(1974)
Lord Sun Ming
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
(1976)
Cook in Kitchen
The Amsterdam Kill
(1977)
Chung Wei
Just You and Me, Kid
(1979)
Doctor Device
Fly Away Home
(1981)
Duc
The Nightingale
(1983)
Imperial Doctor
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
(1983)
Tan Ng
Gremlins
(1984)
Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
Blade in Hong Kong
(1985)
Chang Chin-tzu
Kung Fu The Movie
(1986)
Master Po
A Fine Mess
(1986)
Ishimine
Kappa
(1986)
Narrator (voice)
Dead Heat
(1988)
Mr. Thule
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Dr. Raj
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(1990)
Mr. Wing
Alice
(1990)
Dr. Yang
Keye Luke
(2012)
Keye Luke
Battle of the Planets: The Movie
(2012)
Zoltar
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(2019)
(archive footage)