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Keye Luke (1904–1991)


Keye Luke was born in Canton, China. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, and entered the film business as a commercial artist and a designer of movie posters. He was hired as a technical advisor on several Asian-themed films, and made his film debut in The Painted Veil. It seemed that he appeared in almost every film that called for Chinese characters... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (206 titles)
2012 Keye Luke (short)
Keye Luke (Himself)
 
1990 Alice
Dr. Yang
 
1989 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
Sensei
The Power of Evil (1989) … Sensei
 
1989 The Mighty Quinn
Dr. Raj
 
1985-1988 MacGyver (TV series)
Adam Chen / Prasert
Murderers' Sky (1988) … Adam Chen
The Golden Triangle (1985) … Prasert
 
1988 Dead Heat
Mr. Thule
 
1988 Friday the 13th (TV series)
Lum Chen
Tattoo (1988) … Lum Chen
 
1988 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Master
China Moon (1988) … Master
 
1986-1987 Night Court (TV series)
Grandfather Ho / Mr. Shibata
Mac's Dilemma (1987) … Mr. Shibata
The Apartment (1986) … Grandfather Ho
 
1986-1987 Sidekicks (TV series)
Sabasan
Playing for Keeps (1987) … Sabasan
Petty Cache (1987) … Sabasan
 
1986 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Toshiro Mitsumo
Vacation (1986) … Toshiro Mitsumo
 
1986 Jonny Quest (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1986 A Fine Mess
Ishimine
 
1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Dr. Kenji Yakimura
Blood Sport (1986) … Dr. Kenji Yakimura
 
1986 Kung Fu: The Movie (TV movie)
Master Po
 
1985 General Hospital (TV series)
The Ancient One
 
1985 Jem (TV series)
Battle of the Bands (1985) (voice)
 
1985 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Requiem for a Fox (1985)
 
1985 Blade in Hong Kong (TV movie)
 
1985 Street Hawk (TV series)
Mr. Ming
Chinatown Memories (1985) … Mr. Ming
 
1985 Miami Vice (TV series)
Lao Li
Golden Triangle: Part 2 (1985) … Lao Li
 
1984 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Ronald Kwan Mein
Eternally Yours (1984) … Ronald Kwan Mein
 
1984 Gremlins
Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
 
1984 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Sun Woo
Hot Ice (1984) … Sun Woo
 
1984 The A-Team (TV series)
Sam Yeng
The Maltese Cow (1984) … Sam Yeng
 
1983 The Chipmunks (TV series)
Additional Voices
Baseball Heroes/May the Best Chipmunk Win (1983) … Additional Voices (voice)
A Dog's Best Friend Is His Chipmunk/The Curse of Lontiki (1983) … Additional Voices (voice)
Swiss Family Chipmunks/Santa Harry (1983) … Additional Voices (voice)
The Bully Ballet/Alvin... and the Chipmunk (1983) … Additional Voices (voice)
Angelic Alvin/The Trouble with Nanny (1983) … Additional Voices (voice)
 
1983 Mister T (TV series)
 
1983 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Imperial Doctor
The Nightingale (1983) … Imperial Doctor
 
1983 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Wilson Fong
Maelstrom (1983) … Wilson Fong
Separate Hearts (1983) … Wilson Fong
 
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Goto
Forty Years from Sand Island (1983) … Goto
 
1983 Cocaine and Blue Eyes (TV movie)
Tan Ng
 
1982 Voyagers! (TV series)
Kublai Khan
 
1982 Remington Steele (TV series)
Tanaka
Your Steele the One for Me (1982) … Tanaka
 
1981 Bret Maverick (TV series)
Lu Sung
The Yellow Rose (1981) … Lu Sung
 
1981 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (TV series)
Genju
Sunfire (1981) … Genju
The Triumph of the Green Goblin (1981) (voice)
 
1981 Fly Away Home (TV movie)
Duc
 
1978-1980 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Cho Kim / Choi Sung Ho / Mr. Shin
Death Takes a Holiday (1980) … Choi Sung Ho
A Night at Rosie's (1979) … Cho Kim
Patent 4077 (1978) … Mr. Shin
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Lin
Island Angels (1980) … Lin
 
1980 Thundarr the Barbarian (TV series)
Additional Voices / Zevon
The Brotherhood of Night (1980) … Zevon (voice)
Secret of the Black Pearl (1980) … Additional Voices (voice)
 
1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (TV series)
Additional Voices
 
1979 Just You and Me, Kid
Doctor Device
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Leong Chung Hua
China Girl (1979) … Leong Chung Hua
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
Henry Matsimura
Death Mountain (1979) … Henry Matsimura
 
1978 Battle of the Planets (TV series)
Colonel Cronus / The Great Spirit / Zoltar
 
1977 The Amsterdam Kill
Chung Wei
 
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Hitoshi Hiyato
Touch of Death (1977) … Hitoshi Hiyato
 
1977 Hunter (TV series)
The Backup (1977)
 
1976 Harry O (TV series)
Dr. Creighton Fong
The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong (1976) … Dr. Creighton Fong
 
1974-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Lu Chin / Sam - jeweler
The Melted Man (1975) … Lu Chin
Where's Jennifer? (1974) … Sam - jeweler
 
1972-1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
Master Po
Ambush (1975) … Master Po (voice) (uncredited)
Full Circle (1975) … Master Po
Battle Hymn (1975) … Master Po
 
1975 Noon Sunday
Colonel Oong
 
1974 Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (TV movie)
Lord Sun Ming
 
1974 Love, American Style (TV series)
Hi Ching (segment "Love and the Golden Worm")
 
1973 The Cat Creature (TV movie)
The Thief - Joe Sung
 
1972 Anna and the King (TV series)
Kralahome
Serana (1972) … Kralahome
Louis' Love (1972) … Kralahome
The Haunted Temple (1972) … Kralahome
 
1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (TV series)
Charlie Chan
The White Elephant (1972) … Charlie Chan (voice)
The Greek Caper (1972) … Charlie Chan (voice)
The Gypsy Caper (1972) … Charlie Chan (voice)
The Mardi Gras Caper (1972) … Charlie Chan (voice)
 
1971-1972 Adam-12 (TV series)
George Lum / Sing Hong
Mary Hong Loves Tommy Chen (1972) … Sing Hong
 
1972 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Quon Fong
Lucy and the Chinese Curse (1972) … Quon Fong
 
1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
David Yen / Dr. Braley
A Portrait of Debbie (1971) … David Yen
A Woman's Place (1971) … Dr. Braley
 
1970 The Hawaiians
Foo Sen
 
1968-1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Dr. Tanu Woo / Dubek
Project X (1970) … Dr. Tanu Woo
When Good Friends Get Together (1968) … Dubek
 
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Senator John Oishi
All the King's Horses (1969) … Senator John Oishi
 
1969 The Chairman
Professor Soong Li
 
1969 Star Trek (TV series)
Cory
Whom Gods Destroy (1969) … Cory
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Won Ah-Kam
Cold as Ashes (1968) … Won Ah-Kam
 
1968 Project X
Sen Chiu (as Key Luke)
 
1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Mike Chang
The Emperor of Rice (1968) … Mike Chang
 
1967-1968 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
George Lum / Lin Fong
The Big Amateur (1968) … George Lum
The Jade Story (1967) … Lin Fong
 
1968 Family Affair (TV series)
GrandFather Chang
The Great Kow-Tow (1968) … GrandFather Chang
 
1968 Nobody's Perfect
Gondai-San
 
1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Charlie Lee
Aunt Bee's Restaurant (1967) … Charlie Lee
 
1966-1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Captain Cheiu / General How / Ken Torii
The Courier (1967) … Captain Cheiu
The Hiding Place (1966) … Ken Torii
The Spy-Master (1966) … General How
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
Yaslito Omeko
Tomoyo (1967) … Yaslito Omeko
 
1966 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Mr. Chang, The Golden Lotus's Proprietor
The Preying Mantis (1966) … Mr. Chang, The Golden Lotus's Proprietor
 
1966 Space Ghost (TV series)
Brak
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Han
Wind Fever (1966) … Han
 
1966 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
Mr. Togosaki
The Hawaiian Caper (1966) … Mr. Togosaki
 
1965 The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV series)
Last Path to Garcia (1965)
 
1965 I Spy (TV series)
Lt. How
Danny Was a Million Laughs (1965) … Lt. How
 
1965 Jonny Quest (TV series)
Charlie / Commissioner Wah / Panel Truck Baddie 1 / …
The Sea Haunt (1965) … Charlie (voice)
The Quetong Missile Mystery (1965) … Commissioner Wah/Panel Truck Baddie 1/Sentry Post 4 (voice)
 
1962-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
C. C. Chang / Choy
The Case of the Feather Cloak (1965) … Choy
The Case of the Weary Watchdog (1962) … C. C. Chang
 
1964-1965 Kentucky Jones (TV series)
Thomas Wong
Ike's Song (1964) … Thomas Wong
 
1964 Mickey (TV series)
Grandpa Kwan
The Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles (1964) … Grandpa Kwan
 
1963 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Wu Chang
Chinese Puzzle (1963) … Wu Chang
 
1962 Fair Exchange (TV series)
Mr. Fong
The Exchange (1962) … Mr. Fong
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Chang Sui
Chase the Dragon (1962) … Chang Sui
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Sumarit
Little Girl Lost (1961) … Sumarit
Busman's Holiday (1961)
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
The China Passage (1961)
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Wong
Chinese Cowboy (1958) … Wong
 
1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Dr. Lin Chang
Chinese Honeymoon (1958) … Dr. Lin Chang
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Sammy Wong
So That's Who It Was (1958) … Sammy Wong
 
1957-1958 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Chong / Henry Ling
The Case of the Chinese Puzzle (1958) … Henry Ling
Singapore Fling (1957) … Chong
 
1958 The Californians (TV series)
China Doll (1958)
 
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Mike
In the Dark (1958) … Mike
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Chen
Jacob and the Angels (1957) … Chen
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Honolulu
Mayday (1957) … Honolulu
 
1957 Battle Hell
Capt. Kuo Tai
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Young General
No Peace in Lo Dao (1957) … Young General
 
1956 Rodan
Shigeru (uncredited) (voice: English version)
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Old Man at Yokohama Travel Office (uncredited)
 
1956 The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (TV series)
Lum Sen
The Golden God of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) … Lum Sen
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Mr. Ling
The Smuggler (1956) … Mr. Ling
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Time Bomb (1956)
 
1956 Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV series)
The Golden Plant (1956)
 
1956 Jungle Jim (TV series)
Ja Lang
Power of Darkness (1956) … Ja Lang
 
1954-1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Call Home the Heart (1956)
Ordeal in Burma (1954)
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Leang Fan / Wang - Red Soldier
The Inner Light (1956) … Wang - Red Soldier
Calvary in China (1956) … Leang Fan
 
1955 Crusader (TV series)
Lin Suchow
Christmas in Burma (1955) … Lin Suchow
 
1955 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Chen
The Queue (1955) … Chen
 
1955 The Lineup (TV series)
The Chinatown Case (1955)
 
1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Lee Foo (uncredited)
 
1955 Godzilla Raids Again
Hiroshi Koizumi (uncredited) (voice: English version)
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Captain Kopan
Jungle Rebel (1955) … Captain Kopan
 
1955 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Li Wong
Annie and the Chinese Puzzle (1955) … Li Wong
 
1955 Big Town (TV series)
The Sniper (1955)
 
1954 The Bamboo Prison
Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
 
1954 My Little Margie (TV series)
Mr. Chang / fake Mr. Lee
San Francisco Story (1954) … Mr. Chang/fake Mr. Lee
 
1954 The Ray Milland Show: Meet Mr. McNulty (TV series)
Professor Wong
Chinese Luck (1954) … Professor Wong
 
1954 December Bride (TV series)
Waiter
The Chinese Dinner (1954) … Waiter
 
1953-1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
The Traitor (1953)
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
Sam Kee
Ring Once for Death (1954) … Sam Kee
 
1954 Hell's Half Acre
Police Chief Dan
 
1954 World for Ransom
Wong
 
1954 The New Adventures of China Smith (TV series)
Aban / Tony Wan / Wong
Plane to Tainan (1954) … Wong
The Sign of the Scorpion (1954) … Aban
The Talons of Tongking (1954) … Tony Wan
 
1953 South Sea Woman
Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
 
1953 Fair Wind to Java
Pidada
 
1953 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Lt. Leong / Okura / Police Captain
Compound C-3 Theft (1953) … Police Captain
The Green God (1953) … Lt. Leong
Macao Gold … Okura
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
 
1952 Hong Kong
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
 
1951 The Stu Erwin Show (TV series)
Lin Yang
What Paper Do You Read? (1951) … Lin Yang
 
1950 Mysteries of Chinatown (TV series)
 
1950 Young Man with a Horn
Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
 
1949 Manhandled
Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
 
1948 Sleep, My Love
Jimmie Lin
 
1946 Lost City of the Jungle
Tal Shan
 
1946 Tokyo Rose
Charlie Otani
 
1945 How Doooo You Do!!!
Chinese Detective
 
1945 First Yank Into Tokyo
Haan-Soo
 
1945 Secret Agent X-9
Ah Fong
 
1943 Salute to the Marines
'Flashy' Logaz
 
1942 Journey for Margaret
Japanese Statesman (uncredited)
 
1942 Destination Unknown
Secretary
 
1942 The Falcon's Brother
Jerry - Gay's Houseboy
 
1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Lao Lee - Chinese Magician (uncredited)
 
1942 Across the Pacific
Steamship Office Clerk
 
1942 Somewhere I'll Find You
Thomas Chang (uncredited)
 
1942 Invisible Agent
Surgeon
 
1942 Submarine Raider
Tesei (uncredited)
 
1942 Spy Ship
Koshimo Haru
 
1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
Ah Foo
 
1942 A Yank on the Burma Road
Kim How
 
1942 North to the Klondike
K. Wellington Wong
 
1942 Mr. and Mrs. North
Kumi
 
1941 No Hands on the Clock
Severino, Houseboy (uncredited)
 
1941 Burma Convoy
Lin Taiyen
 
1941 Passage from Hong Kong
Charlie, Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
 
1941 Let's Go Collegiate
Buck Wing
 
1941 Bowery Blitzkrieg
Clancy (as Key Luke)
 
1941 They Met in Bombay
Mr. Toy (scenes deleted)
 
1941 The Gang's All Here
George Lee
 
1941 Footlight Fever
Chinese Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
 
1940 No, No, Nanette
Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
 
1940 Comrade X
World Press Attendee with Glasses (uncredited)
 
1940 Wildcat Bus
Tai (uncredited)
 
1939 Barricade
Ling - Cady's Secretary
 
1939 Sued for Libel
Chang Howe
 
1939 Disputed Passage
Andrew Abbott
 
1939 North of Shanghai
Jimmy Riley
 
1938 International Settlement
Dr. Wong
 
1937 The Good Earth
Elder Son
 
1936 Anything Goes
Ching (uncredited)
 
1936 King of Burlesque
Wong
 
1935 Here's to Romance
Saito
 
1935 Shanghai
Chinese Ambassador's Son
 
1935 Mad Love
Dr. Wong
 
1935 Oil for the Lamps of China
Young Chinese Soldier
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet
Consul's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1935 Eight Bells
Interpreter (uncredited)
 
1935 The Casino Murder Case
Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
 
1934 The Painted Veil
Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1952 Macao (painter: murals - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1941 The Shanghai Gesture (mural: Mother Gin Sling's apartment - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Keye Luke (short) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1987 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
The Paper Crane (1987) … Himself (voice)
 
1959 America Pauses for Springtime (TV movie)
Himself
 
1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode #4.10 (1953) … Himself - Actor
 
1950 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Actor
Episode #1.52 (1950) … Himself - Guest Actor
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
Episode #1.42 (1949) … Himself - Actor
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 Here's Harry: Remembering Gale Gordon (video documentary short)
Clip from 'Here's Lucy'
 
2011 The Green Hornet Movie Edition (video)
Kato
 
2002 The Brak Show (TV series)
 
1990 The Green Hornet (video)
Kato
 
1976 All This and World War II (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
 

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Active on Broadway in the following production: See more »

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Alternate Names:

Key Luke

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I have played so many doctors and characters in the mainstream. Because of my appearance, or because of my personality, or whatever it may be, I was always put into good Boy Scout roles -- lawyers, doctors, business executives and tycoons, the nice Chinese guy down the block. See more »

Trivia:

Created the role of Master Wang in the original Broadway production of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical "Flower Drum Song," playing the role for two years in New York and another two on the road without ever missing a performance. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini