Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Date of Birth:

Jun 18, 1904

Place of Birth:

Guangzhou, China

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:

North to the Klondike North to the Klondike

1942

Spy Ship Spy Ship

1942

North of Shanghai North of Shanghai

1939

Burma Convoy Burma Convoy

1941

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944

Here's to Romance Here's to Romance

1935

Wildcat Bus Wildcat Bus

1940

Comrade X Comrade X

1940

No, No, Nanette No, No, Nanette

1940

The Good Earth The Good Earth

1937

The Green Hornet The Green Hornet

1940

Tokyo Rose Tokyo Rose

1946

The Mighty Quinn The Mighty Quinn

1989

Blade in Hong Kong Blade in Hong Kong

1985

Shanghai Shanghai

1935

The Painted Veil The Painted Veil

1934

Dark Delusion Dark Delusion

1947

Gigantis, the Fire Monster Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

Oil for the Lamps of China Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

Manhandled Manhandled

1949

Murder in the Fleet Murder in the Fleet

1935

Dead Heat Dead Heat

1988

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

1972

Sky Dragon Sky Dragon

1949

A Fine Mess A Fine Mess

1986

Fly Away Home Fly Away Home

1981

Hong Kong Hong Kong

1952

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

2019

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Happiness Ahead Happiness Ahead

1934

King of Burlesque King of Burlesque

1936

Rodan! The Flying Monster! Rodan! The Flying Monster!

1957

Fair Wind to Java Fair Wind to Java

1953

Battle of the Planets: The Movie Battle of the Planets: The Movie

2012

Young Man with a Horn Young Man with a Horn

1950

Mr. and Mrs. North Mr. and Mrs. North

1942

Kappa Kappa

1986

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

The Chairman The Chairman

1969

The Nightingale The Nightingale

1983

Noon Sunday Noon Sunday

1970

Salute to the Marines Salute to the Marines

1943

Disputed Passage Disputed Passage

1939

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Cocaine and Blue Eyes Cocaine and Blue Eyes

1983

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

How DOooo You Do How DOooo You Do

1945

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

1943

Somewhere I'll Find You Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Let's Go Collegiate Let's Go Collegiate

1941

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

The Falcon's Brother The Falcon's Brother

1942

Project X Project X

1968

World for Ransom World for Ransom

1954

Hell's Half Acre Hell's Half Acre

1954

Bowery Blitzkrieg Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937

Sleep, My Love Sleep, My Love

1948

The Feathered Serpent The Feathered Serpent

1948

Kung Fu The Movie Kung Fu The Movie

1986

Charlie Chan on Broadway Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

Invisible Agent Invisible Agent

1942

Mad Love Mad Love

1935

Alice Alice

1990

Charlie Chan at the Olympics Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

Phantom of Chinatown Phantom of Chinatown

1940

Nobody's Perfect Nobody's Perfect

1968

Gremlins 2: The New Batch Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Just You and Me, Kid Just You and Me, Kid

1979

Charlie Chan at the Race Track Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

Charlie Chan at the Opera Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

Charlie Chan in Shanghai Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935

Charlie Chan in Paris Charlie Chan in Paris

1935

Charlie Chan at the Circus Charlie Chan at the Circus

1936

The Hawaiians The Hawaiians

1970

Mr. Moto's Gamble Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Lost City of the Jungle Lost City of the Jungle

1946

Sued for Libel Sued for Libel

1939

The Bamboo Prison The Bamboo Prison

1954

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders

1974

Keye Luke Keye Luke

2012

International Settlement International Settlement

1938

The Gang's All Here The Gang's All Here

1941

The Amsterdam Kill The Amsterdam Kill

1977

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1942

Barricade Barricade

1939

Between Two Women Between Two Women

1945

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

Secret Agent X-9 Secret Agent X-9

1945

Waterfront at Midnight Waterfront at Midnight

1948

First Yank into Tokyo First Yank into Tokyo

1945

A Yank on the Burma Road A Yank on the Burma Road

1942

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

South Sea Woman South Sea Woman

1953

No Hands on the Clock No Hands on the Clock

1941

3 Men in White 3 Men in White

1944

A Tragedy at Midnight A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Destination Unknown Destination Unknown

1942

The Cat Creature The Cat Creature

1973

Gremlins Gremlins

1984

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