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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)
Alice
(1990)
Dr. Yang
Dead Heat
(1988)
Mr. Thule
Mad Love
(1935)
Dr. Wong
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
(1955)
Lee Foo
Sleep, My Love
(1948)
Jimmie Lin
The Mighty Quinn
(1989)
Dr. Raj
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
(1976)
Cook in Kitchen
The Hawaiians
(1970)
Foo Sen
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Full Filmography
Acting
Happiness Ahead
(1934)
Pekin Club Emcee (uncredited)
The Painted Veil
(1934)
Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
(1935)
Consul's Secretary (Uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Young Chinese Soldier
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
(1935)
Lee Chan
Mad Love
(1935)
Dr. Wong
Here's to Romance
(1935)
Saito
Shanghai
(1935)
Chinese Ambassador's Son
Charlie Chan in Paris
(1935)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at the Circus
(1936)
Lee Chan
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(1936)
Lee Chan
King of Burlesque
(1936)
Wong
Charlie Chan at the Opera
(1936)
Lee Chan
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
International Settlement
(1938)
Dr. Wong
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Lee Chan
Disputed Passage
(1939)
Andrew Abbott
North of Shanghai
(1939)
Jimmy Riley
Barricade
(1939)
Ling
Sued for Libel
(1939)
Chang Howe
Wildcat Bus
(1940)
Tai (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
(1940)
Kato
No, No, Nanette
(1940)
Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
(1940)
Kato
Phantom of Chinatown
(1940)
James Lee Wong
Comrade X
(1940)
World Press Attendee with Glasses
Bowery Blitzkrieg
(1941)
Clancy
Burma Convoy
(1941)
Lin Taiyen
Let's Go Collegiate
(1941)
Buck Wing
No Hands on the Clock
(1941)
Severino
The Gang's All Here
(1941)
George Lee
A Yank on the Burma Road
(1942)
Kim How
A Tragedy at Midnight
(1942)
Ah Foo
Destination Unknown
(1942)
Secretary
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
(1942)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Somewhere I'll Find You
(1942)
Thomas Chang
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Steamship Office Clerk
The Falcon's Brother
(1942)
Jerry
Spy Ship
(1942)
Koshimo Haru
North to the Klondike
(1942)
K. Wellington Wong
Mr. and Mrs. North
(1942)
Kumi
Invisible Agent
(1942)
Surgeon
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
(1942)
Lao Lee - Chinese Magician
Salute to the Marines
(1943)
'Flashy' Logaz
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Dr. Lee Wong How
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
Secret Agent X-9
(1945)
Ah Fong
How DOooo You Do
(1945)
Chinese Detective
First Yank into Tokyo
(1945)
Haan-Soo
Between Two Women
(1945)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Tokyo Rose
(1946)
Charlie Otani
Lost City of the Jungle
(1946)
Tal Shan
Dark Delusion
(1947)
Dr. Lee Wong How
Waterfront at Midnight
(1948)
Loy
The Feathered Serpent
(1948)
Lee Chan
Sleep, My Love
(1948)
Jimmie Lin
Sky Dragon
(1949)
Lee Chan
Manhandled
(1949)
Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
Young Man with a Horn
(1950)
Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
Hong Kong
(1952)
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
(1953)
Pidada
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
The Bamboo Prison
(1954)
Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
Hell's Half Acre
(1954)
Police Chief Dan
World for Ransom
(1954)
Wong
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)
Project X
(1968)
Sen Chiu
Nobody's Perfect
(1968)
Gondai-San
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
Kappa
(1986)
Narrator (voice)
A Fine Mess
(1986)
Ishimine
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)