Editing Keye Luke

{{Short description|American actor (1904–1991)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Keye Luke<br />陸錫麒
| image         = Keye Luke (1976).jpg
| caption       = Luke in 1976
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1904|6|18}}
| birth_place   = Canton, [[Qing Empire]] {{small|(present-day [[Guangzhou]], People’s Republic of China)}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1991|1|12|1904|6|18}}
| death_place   = [[Whittier, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Rose Hills Memorial Park]] in Whittier
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1934–1990
| spouse        = {{Marriage|Ethel Davis|1942|1979|end=died}}
| children      = 1
| relatives     = [[Edwin Luke]] (brother)
| signature     = Keye Luke Signature.png
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| header1       = Signature (Chinese)
| below         = [[File:English and Chinese signatures of Keye Luke on a 3" x 5" index card (cropped to Chinese signature).jpg|50px|alt=陸錫麒, Luke's signature in Chinese, from an index card]]
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'''Keye Luke''' ({{zh|t=[[wikt:陸|陸]][[wikt:錫|錫]][[wikt:麒|麒]]|first=t|p=Lù Xīqí|j=Luk6 Sek3 Kei4}}; June 18, 1904 – January 12, 1991) was a [[Chinese Americans|Chinese-born American]] actor, and a founding member of the [[Screen Actors Guild]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Keye Luke, Actor, Is Dead at 86; 'No. 1 Son' and 'Kung Fu' Master| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=January 16, 1991| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/16/obituaries/keye-luke-actor-is-dead-at-86-no-1-son-and-kung-fu-master.html?scp=11&sq=david%20carradine%20kung%20fu&st=cse|access-date=2010-08-17| first=Peter B.| last=Flint}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Keye Luke| url=https://variety.com/1991/scene/people-news/keye-luke-99127524/| newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=January 21, 1991| access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> He portrayed Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the [[Charlie Chan]] films, the original [[Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato]] in the 1939–1941 [[The Green Hornet (serial)|''Green Hornet'']] film serials, [[Brak (character)|Brak]] in the 1960s ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]'' cartoons, Master Po in the television series ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV 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-20th century.<ref name="Blake">{{cite web| website=Files of Jerry Blake| title=Keye Luke| date=9 January 2013| url=https://filesofjerryblake.com/serial-sidekicks/keye-luke/| access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Luke's father, Lee Luke, was born in San Francisco in 1880, and traveled to China several times where he married Keye's mother, Down Cook. Lee Luke established an art/import shop in Seattle Chinatown. 

Luke was born in Canton ([[Guangzhou]]), China, then in the [[Qing dynasty]]. 
Luke was raised in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]].<ref name=Blake/> He had four siblings who all moved from Seattle to California during the [[Great Depression]]. His younger brother [[Edwin Luke]] also became an actor in the [[Charlie Chan]] series. The Luke family included Washington assistant attorney-general [[Wing Luke]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

In Seattle, Luke attended [[Franklin High School (Seattle)|Franklin High School]], where he contributed cartoons and illustrations to school publications.<ref name="auto">{{cite book| title=Keye Luke papers, circa 1918-1987| url=http://catalog.oscars.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=104565| publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences| access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1944.

==Artist==
Before becoming an actor, he was an artist in Seattle and, later, Hollywood. Luke worked on several of the murals inside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. He did some of the original artwork for the [[pressbook]] of the original ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' (1933). Luke also painted a mural for the casino set in ''[[The Shanghai Gesture]]'' (1941).

He published a limited edition set of pen and ink drawings of the ''[[Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam]]'' in the 1950s. He also created illustrations for the books ''The Unfinished Song of Achmed Mohammed'' by Earle Liederman, ''Blessed Mother Goose'' by [[Frank Scully]] and an edition of ''Messer Marco Polo'' by [[Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne]] (unpublished).<ref name="auto" /> Other artwork completed by Luke included the dust jackets for books published in the 1950s and 1960s. It was through his studio art work that he was recruited for his earliest movie roles.

==Acting career==
Luke made his film debut for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] in ''[[The Painted Veil (1934 film)|The Painted Veil]]'' (1934), and played his first major role, as [[Charlie Chan]]'s eldest son, Lee Chan (called "Number One Son" by his father) in ''[[Charlie Chan in Paris]]'' (1935). He became a regular in the series where Lee alternately helped and distracted his father in each of his murder cases. Lee is culturally American and was an Olympic Gold Medalist in 100-metre swimming in ''[[Charlie Chan at the Olympics]]'' (1937). Luke appeared seven times as Lee Chan opposite [[Warner Oland]]'s Charlie Chan. He left the Charlie Chan series in 1938, shortly after Oland died. The unfinished Oland-Luke film ''Charlie Chan at the Ringside'' was completed as ''[[Mr. Moto's Gamble]]'' (1938), with Luke now opposite [[Peter Lorre]].

Luke worked prolifically with several Hollywood studios. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cast him in a recurring role in its ''[[Dr. Kildare]]'' film series, and [[Monogram Pictures]] featured him in its [[Frankie Darro]] comedies and starred him as [[Mr. Wong (fictional detective)|Mr. Wong]] in ''[[Phantom of Chinatown]]''. Unlike [[Boris Karloff]], who preceded him in the Mr. Wong role, Luke played the detective without any exotic touches. His Mr. Wong, of Chinese descent and able to speak Chinese, was otherwise an ordinary American detective with no trace of a foreign accent.

[[RKO Radio Pictures]] used Luke in its ''[[The Falcon (literary character)#Film series|The Falcon]]'' series and ''[[Mexican Spitfire]]''. Luke also worked at [[Universal Pictures]], where he played the valet/chauffeur [[Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato]], the title character's sidekick in its ''[[The Green Hornet#Film serials|Green Hornet]]'' serials. Universal mounted a low-budget serial consisting largely of action footage from older films; Luke was hired to match old footage of [[Sabu Dastagir|Sabu]] in the serial ''[[Lost City of the Jungle]]'' (1946).

Luke returned to the Chan mysteries, which were then being produced by Monogram and starred [[Roland Winters]] as Chan. "Number One Son" appeared in the last two Chan features, ''[[The Feathered Serpent (1948 film)|The Feathered Serpent]]'' (1948), along with "Number Two Son" Tommy Chan ([[Victor Sen Yung]]) in their only appearance together, and ''[[Sky Dragon]]'' (1949). In both of these films, Luke was older than the actor playing his father. Luke had a featured Broadway role in the [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musical ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'', directed by [[Gene Kelly]] in 1958. In the original cast album he sang the part of Mr. Wang, the family patriarch.

Luke continued to play character parts in motion pictures. He had a featured role in ''[[The Chairman (1969 film)|The Chairman]]'' (1969) starring Gregory Peck. He [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] the voice of the evil Mr. Han (played by [[Shih Kien]]) in ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'' (1973) starring [[Bruce Lee]]. Luke played the mysterious old [[Chinatown]] shopowner Mr. Wing in the two ''[[Gremlins]]'' movies and he had a significant role in [[Woody Allen]]'s movie ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990).

Luke also worked extensively in television, making numerous guest appearances, including four on ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' and seven TV movies. He was a regular cast member in two short lived [[sitcoms]], ''[[Anna and the King (TV series)|Anna and the King]]'' (1972) starring [[Yul Brynner]] and ''[[Sidekicks (TV series)|Sidekicks]]'' (TV 1986–87). He appeared as Lin Fong (a jade merchant) in an episode of ''[[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|Dragnet 1967]]''.

In 1972, he played the voice of Charlie Chan, in the [[animated television series]] ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'' (1972-73), becoming the first actor of Chinese descent to play the role. He voiced other animated characters including Brak in ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]'' (1966-68) and Zoltar/The Great Spirit/Colonel Cronus in ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'' (1978-80).

Luke played Master Po in the television series ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' (1972–1975). In 1985, Luke appeared  as "The Ancient One" in the ABC [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]'', for the Asian Quarter storyline, which showcased Luke and young actress [[Kimberly McCullough]], whom he mentored. In 1986 Luke appeared in season two of ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' as Sophia's love interest. He played two separate roles in the sitcom ''[[Night Court]]'', first as a defendant and later as Mac Robinson's grandfather-in-law.

Luke played Governor Donald Cory in episode 71<ref name =Okuda/> of the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' entitled "[[Whom Gods Destroy (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Whom Gods Destroy]]<ref>''[[The Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' by [[Michael Okuda]] and [[Denise Okuda]], Pocket Books, 1999 edition, p. 89 & p. 714</ref> (1969),<ref name =Okuda>''[[The Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' by [[Michael Okuda]] and [[Denise Okuda]], Pocket Books, 1999 edition, p. 696,</ref> and was originally cast as Doctor [[Noonien Soong]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Brothers (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Brothers]]"; [[Brent Spiner]] ultimately took over the role<ref>https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/brent-spiner-star-trek-the-next-generation-reboot-book-interview</ref> after Luke became ill.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

In the ''[[Fractured Fairy Tales]]'' episode "The Enchanted Fly," one of the rewards offered to the man who would rescue and marry the princess is "an autographed picture of Keye Luke."

==Honors==
He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Asian/Pacific American Artists in 1986. For his contribution to show business, Luke was also honored with a [[List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame#L|star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], on the sidewalk in front of 7000 [[Hollywood Blvd]].

==Death==
Luke died of a [[stroke]] on January 12, 1991, at the age of 86. He is buried at [[Rose Hills Memorial Park]] in [[Whittier, California]].

==Legacy==
Writer and filmmaker [[Timothy Tau]] wrote, directed and produced a short film about Keye Luke's earlier life and work, entitled ''[[Keye Luke (film)|Keye Luke]]'', which premiered at the 2012 [[Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival]] as a [[Visual Communications (non-profit organization)|Visual Communications]] Armed with a Camera Fellowship film.<ref>{{cite journal| first=Christopher| last=Stipp| journal=Film| title=This Week In Trailers: Keye Luke, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, Here, I Wish, The Angels' Share| url=https://www.slashfilm.com/week-trailers-keye-luke/| date=April 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| first=Todd| last=Brown| title=Meet The Original Kato in Short Film Biopic Keye Luke| journal=[[Screen Anarchy]]| date=13 April 2012| url=https://screenanarchy.com/2012/04/meet-the-original-kato-in-short-film-biopic-keye-luke.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415223159/http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/04/meet-the-original-kato-in-short-film-biopic-keye-luke.php| archive-date=2012-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Keye Luke |website=2012 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival |url=http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/keye_luke_2012 |access-date=2012-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411000638/http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/keye_luke_2012 |archive-date=2012-04-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| first=Ed| last=Moy| title=Writer's Journey: Q&A with 'Keye Luke' Director Timothy Tau| url=http://edmoy.blogspot.com/2012/04/q-with-keye-luke-director-timothy-tau.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203050235/edmoy.blogspot.com/2012/04/q-with-keye-luke-director-timothy-tau.html |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was also the Closing Night choice of the inaugural 2013 [[Seattle Asian American Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Moira| last=Macdonald| newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]| title=Seattle Asian American Film Festival Gets Under Way| url=http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2020207886_atatheater25columnxml.html| access-date=2013-01-26| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203221741/http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2020207886_atatheater25columnxml.html| archive-date=2013-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| first=Seth| last=Sommerfeld| magazine=[[Seattle Metropolitan]]| title=Timothy Tau Discusses His Short Film About Keye Luke| url=http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/film/articles/timothy-tau-discusses-his-short-film-about-keye-luke| date=December 19, 2012| access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> [[Feodor Chin]] starred as Keye Luke. [[Archie Kao]] starred as Edwin Luke, Keye Luke's brother. [[Kelvin Han Yee]] starred as Lee Luke, Keye Luke's father.

==Filmography==
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*''[[The Painted Veil (1934 film)|The Painted Veil]]'' (1934) as Shay Key Fong (uncredited)
*''[[Charlie Chan in Paris]]'' (1935) as Lee Chan
*''[[The Casino Murder Case (film)|The Casino Murder Case]]'' (1935) as Taki - Casino Pageboy (uncredited)
*''[[Eight Bells (film)|Eight Bells]]'' (1935) as Interpreter (uncredited)
*''[[Murder in the Fleet]]'' (1935) as Consul's Secretary (uncredited)
*''[[Oil for the Lamps of China (film)|Oil for the Lamps of China]]'' (1935) as Chinese soldier
*''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' (1935) as Dr. Wong
*''[[Shanghai (1935 film)|Shanghai]]'' (1935) as Chinese Ambassador's son
*''[[Here's to Romance]]'' (1935) as Saito
*''[[Charlie Chan in Shanghai]]'' (1935) as Lee Chan
*''[[King of Burlesque]]'' (1936) Wong
*''[[Anything Goes (1936 film)|Anything Goes]]'' (1936) as Ching (uncredited)
*''[[Charlie Chan at the Circus]]'' (1936) as Lee Chan
*''[[Charlie Chan at the Race Track]]'' (1936) as Lee Chan
*''[[Charlie Chan at the Opera]]'' (1936) as Lee Chan
*''[[Between Two Women (1937 film)|Between Two Women]]'' (1937) as Dr. Lee
*''[[The Good Earth (film)|The Good Earth]]'' (1937) as Elder son
*''[[Charlie Chan at the Olympics]]'' (1937) as Lee Chan
*''[[Charlie Chan on Broadway]]'' (1937) as Lee Chan 
*''[[Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo]]'' (1937) as Lee Chan
*''[[International Settlement (film)|International Settlement]]'' (1938) as Dr. Wong
*''[[Mr. Moto's Gamble]]'' (1938) as Lee Chan
*''[[North of Shanghai]]'' (1939) as Jimmy Riley
*''[[Disputed Passage]]'' (1939) as Andrew Abbott
*''[[Sued for Libel]]'' (1939) as Chang Howe
*''[[Barricade (1939 film)|Barricade]]'' (1939) as Ling - Cady's secretary
*''[[The Green Hornet (serial)|The Green Hornet]]'' (1940, serial) as [[Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato]]
*''[[Wildcat Bus]]'' (1940) as Tai (uncredited)
*''[[Phantom of Chinatown]]'' (1940) as James Lee Wong 
*''[[Comrade X]]'' (1940) as World Press Attendee with Glasses (uncredited)
*''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1940) as Sung, Oriental Cafe Manager (uncredited)
*''[[The Green Hornet Strikes Again!]]'' (1940, Serial) as [[Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato]]
*''[[Footlight Fever]]'' (1941) as Chinese Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
*''[[The Gang's All Here (1941 film)|The Gang's All Here]]'' (1941) as George Lee
*''[[They Met in Bombay]]'' (1941) as Mr. Toy (scenes deleted)
*''[[Bowery Blitzkrieg]]'' (1941) as Clancy (as Key Luke)
*''[[Passage from Hong Kong]]'' (1941) as Charlie, Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
*''[[Let's Go Collegiate]]'' (1941) as Buck Wing
*''[[Burma Convoy]]'' (1941) as Lin Taiyen
*''[[No Hands on the Clock]]'' (1941) as Severino (uncredited)
*''[[North to the Klondike]]'' (1942) as K. Wellington Wong
*''[[Mr. and Mrs. North (film)|Mr. and Mrs. North]]'' (1942) as Kumi
*''[[A Yank on the Burma Road]]'' (1942) as Kim How
*''[[A Tragedy at Midnight]]'' (1942) as Ah Foo
*''[[Spy Ship (film)|Spy Ship]]'' (1942) as Koshimo Haru
*''[[Submarine Raider]]'' (1942) as Tesei (uncredited)
*''[[Invisible Agent]]'' (1942) as Surgeon
*''[[Somewhere I'll Find You]]'' (1942) as Thomas Chang (uncredited)
*''[[Across the Pacific]]'' (1942) as Steamship Office Clerk
*''[[Mexican Spitfire's Elephant]]'' (1942) as Lao Lee - Chinese Magician (uncredited)
*''[[The Falcon's Brother]]'' (1942) as Jerry - Gay's Houseboy
*''[[Destination Unknown (1942 film)|Destination Unknown]]'' (1942) as Secretary
*''[[Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant]]'' (1942) as Dr. Lee Wong Howe
*''[[Journey for Margaret]]'' (1942) as Japanese Statesman (uncredited)
*''[[The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (serial)|The Adventures of Smilin' Jack]]'' (1943, Serial) as Capt. Wing
*''[[Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case]]'' (1943) as Dr. Lee Wong Howe
*''[[Salute to the Marines]]'' (1943) as Flashy Logaz
*''[[Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble]]'' (1944) as Dr. Lee Wong Howe
*''[[Three Men in White]]'' (1944) as Dr. Lee Wong Howe
*''[[Dragon Seed (film)|Dragon Seed]]'' (1944)
*''[[Between Two Women (1945 film)|Between Two Women]]'' (1945) as Dr. Lee Wong Howe
*''[[Secret Agent X-9 (1945 serial)|Secret Agent X-9]]'' (1945, Serial) as Ah Fong
*''[[First Yank into Tokyo]]'' (1945) as Haan Soo
*''[[How Doooo You Do!!!]]'' (1945) as Chinese Detective
*''[[Tokyo Rose (film)|Tokyo Rose]]'' (1946) as Charlie Otani
*''[[Lost City of the Jungle]]'' (1946, Serial) as Tal Shan
*''[[Dark Delusion]]'' (1947) as Dr. Lee Wong Howe
*''[[Sleep, My Love]]'' (1948) as Jimmie Lin
*''[[Waterfront at Midnight]]'' (1948) as Loy
*''[[The Feathered Serpent (1948 film)|The Feathered Serpent]]'' (1948) as Lee Chan
*''[[Sky Dragon]]'' (1949) as Lee Chan
*''[[Manhandled (1949 film)|Manhandled]]'' (1949) as Chinese Laundry Owner (uncredited)
*''[[Young Man with a Horn (film)|Young Man with a Horn]]'' (1950) as Ramundo the Houseboy (uncredited)
*''[[Macao (film)|Macao]]'' (1952) (uncredited)
*''The Congregation'' (1952)
*''[[Hong Kong (film)|Hong Kong]]'' (1952) as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
*''[[Fair Wind to Java]]'' (1953) as Pidada
*''[[South Sea Woman]]'' (1953) as Japanese Deck Officer (uncredited)
*''[[World for Ransom]]'' (1954) as Wong
*''[[Hell's Half Acre (1954 film)|Hell's Half Acre]]'' (1954) as Police Chief Dan
*''[[The Bamboo Prison]]'' (1954) as Comrade-Instructor Li Ching
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (1955) as Shoichi Tsukioka (English version, voice, uncredited)
*''[[Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (film)|Love is a Many-Splendored Thing]]'' (1955) as Lee Foo (uncredited)
*''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956) as old man at Yokohama travel office (uncredited)
*''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956) as Narrator (English version, voice, uncredited)
*''[[Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst]]'' (1957) as Capt. Kuo Tai
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again|Gigantis the Fire Monster]]'' (1959) as VA for Shoichi Tsukioka (uncredited)
*''[[Nobody's Perfect (1968 film)|Nobody's Perfect]]'' (1968) as Gondai-San
*''[[Project X (1968 film)|Project X]]'' (1968) as Sen Chiu (as Key Luke)
*''[[The Chairman (1969 film)|The Chairman]]'' (1969) as Prof. Soong Li
*''[[Noon Sunday]]'' (1970) as Colonel Oong
*''[[The Hawaiians (film)|The Hawaiians]]'' (1970) as Foo Sen
*''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' (1976) as Cook in kitchen
*''[[The Amsterdam Kill]]'' (1977) as Chung Wei
*''[[Just You and Me, Kid]]'' (1979) as Dr. Device
*''[[Wonders of China]]'' at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Epcot|EPCOT Center]] (1982) as philosopher [[Li Bai]]
*''[[Gremlins]]'' (1984) as Grandfather
*''[[A Fine Mess (film)|A Fine Mess]]'' (1986) as Ishimine
*''[[Dead Heat (1988 film)|Dead Heat]]'' (1988) as Mr. Thule
*''[[The Mighty Quinn (film)|The Mighty Quinn]]'' (1989) as Dr. Raj
*''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]'' (1990) as Mr. Wing
*''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990) as Dr. Yang
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==Television==
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*''[[Mysteries of Chinatown]]''  1 episode (''Shadow of the Avenger'') (1950)
*''[[The Stu Erwin Show]]'' 1 episode (Lin Yang in ''What Paper Do You Read?'') (1951)
*''[[Schlitz Playhouse]]'' 1 episode (''Souvenir from Singapore'') (1952)
*''[[Chevron Theatre]]'' 1 episode (''One Thing Leads to Another'') (1952)
*''[[Your Jeweler's Showcase]]'' 1 episode (''Juice Man'') (1952)
*''[[Terry and the Pirates (TV series)|Terry and the Pirates]]'' 3 episodes (Okura in ''Macao Gold'') (1952) (Lt. Leong in ''The Green God'') (1953) (Police Captain in ''Compound 3-C Theft'') (1953)
*''[[Biff Baker, U.S.A.]]'' 1 episode (Tom Ling in ''The Hawaii Story'') (1953)
*''[[Fireside Theatre]]'' 2 episodes (''The Traitor'') (1953) (''The Reign of Amelika Joe'') (1954)
*''The New Adventures of China Smith'' 4 episodes (Aban in ''The Sign of the Scorpion'') (Tony Wan in ''The Talons of Tongking'') (Wong in ''Plane to Tainan'') (''The Proverbs of Shen-Tze'') (1954)
*''[[Studio 57]]'' 1 episode (Sam Kee in ''Ring Once for Death'') (1954)
*''[[December Bride]]'' 1 episode (Waiter in ''The Chinese Dinner'') (1954)
*''The Ray Milland Show'' 1 episode (Professor Wong in ''Chinese Luck'') (1954)
*''[[My Little Margie]]'' 1 episode (Mr. Chang/Fake Mr. Lee in ''San Francisco Story'') (1954)
*''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' (''Ordeal in Burma'') (1954) (''Call Home the Heart'') (1956) 
*''[[Big Town]]'' 1 episode (''The Sniper'') (1955)
*''[[Annie Oakley (TV series)|Annie Oakley]]'' 1 episode (Li Wong in ''Annie and the Chinese Puzzle'') (1955)
*''[[Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)|Soldiers of Fortune]]'' 1 episode (Captain Kopan in ''Jungle Rebel'') (1955)
*''[[The Lineup (TV series)|The Lineup]]'' 1 episode (''The Chinatown Case'') (1955)
*''[[Gunsmoke]]'' 1 episode (Chen in ''The Queue'') (1955)
*''Crusader'' 1 episode (Lin Suchow in ''Christmas in Burma'') (1955)
*''[[Crossroads (1955 TV series)|Crossroads]] 2 episodes (Leang Fan in ''Calvary in China) (1956) (Wang-Red Soldier in ''The Inner Light'') (1956)
*''[[Jungle Jim]]'' 1 episode (Jolong in ''Power of Darkness'') (1956)
*''[[Buffalo Bill, Jr.]]'' 1 episode (''The Golden Plant'') (1956)
*''[[Telephone Time]]'' 1 episode (''Time Bomb'') (1956)
*''[[TV Reader's Digest]]'' 1 episode (Mr. Ling in ''The Smuggler'') (1956)
*''[[The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu]]'' 1 episode (Lum Sen in ''The Golden God of Dr. Fu Manchu'') (1956)
*''[[Wire Service]]'' 1 episode (Young General in ''No Peace in Lo Dao'') (1957)
*''[[Panic! (TV series)|Panic!]]'' 1 episode (Honolulu in ''Mayday'') (1957)
*''[[Climax!]]'' 1 episode (Chen in ''Jacob and the Angel'') (1957)
*''[[The Gale Storm Show]]'' 2 episodes (Chong in ''Singapore Fling'') (1957) (Henry Ling in ''The Case of the Chinese Puzzle'') (1958)
*''[[Alcoa Theatre]]'' 1 episode (Mike in ''In the Dark'') (1958)
*''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' 1 episode (''China Doll'') (1958)
*''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mike Hammer]]'' 1 episode (Sammy Wong in ''So That's Who It Was'') (1958)
*''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' 1 episode  (Dr. Lin Chang in ''Chinese Honeymoon'') (1958)
*''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]'' 1 episode (Wong in ''Chinese Cowboy'') (1958)
*''[[The Case of the Dangerous Robin]]'' 1 episode (''The China Passage'') (1961)
*''Follow the Sun'' 1 episode (Sumarit in ''Little Girl Lost'') (1961)
*''[[Target: The Corruptors]]'' 1 episode (Chang Sui in ''Chase the Dragon'') (1962)
*''[[Fair Exchange (TV series)|Fair Exchange]]'' 1 episode (Mr. Fong in ''The Exchange'') (1962)
*''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' 2 episodes (C.C. Chang in ''The Case of the Weary Watchdog'') (1962) (Choy in ''The Case of the Feather Cloak'') (1965)
*''[[The Littlest Hobo]]'' 1 episode (Wu Chang in ''Chinese Puzzle'') (1963)
*''[[Mickey (TV series)|Mickey]]'' 1 episode (Grandpa Kwan in ''The Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles'')(1964)
*''[[Kentucky Jones]]'' 2 episodes (Thomas Wong in ''Ike's Song'' (1964) and ''My Old Kwantungy Home'' (1965))
*''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' (animated) 2 episodes (voice) (Commissioner Wah/Panel truck passenger/Sentry-post 4 in ''The Quetong Missile Mystery'') (1965) (Charlie in ''The Sea Haunt'') (1965)
*''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'' 1 episode (Lt. How in ''Danny Was a Million Laughs'') (1965)
*''[[The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV series)|The Wackiest Ship in the Army]]'' 1 episode (''Last Path to Garcia'') (1965)
*''[[My Brother the Angel]]'' 1 episode (Mr. Togosaki in ''The Hawaiian Caper'') (1966)
*''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' 1 episode (Han in ''Wind Fever'') (1966)
*''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]''  (animated) 3 episodes (voice) (Brak in ''The Lure (1966), The Looters (1967), and The Two Faces of Doom (1967)'') 
*''[[The Green Hornet (TV series)|The Green Hornet]]'' 1 episode (Mr. Chang in ''The Preying Mantis'') (uncredited) (1966)
*''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' 4 episodes (General How in ''The Spy-Master'') (1966) (Ken Torii in ''The Hiding Place'') (1966) (Captain Cheiu in ''The Courier'') (1967) (Mr. Seito in ''Memory of a Legend'') (1973)
*''[[Coronet Blue]]'' 1 episode (Yasito Omaki in ''Tomoyo'') (1967)
*''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' 1 episode (Charlie Lee in ''Aunt Bee's Restaurant'') (1966)
*''[[Family Affair]]'' 1 episode (Grandfather Chang in ''The Great Kow-Tow'') (1967)
*''[[Dragnet (1967 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' 2 episodes (''The Jade Story'') (1967) (''The Big Amateur'') (1968)
*''[[The Big Valley]]'' 1 episode (Mike Chang in ''The Emperor of Rice'') (1968)
*''[[The Outsider (1968 TV series)|The Outsider]]'' 1 episode (Won Ah-Kam in ''Cold as Ashes'') (1968)
*''[[It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)|It Takes a Thief]]'' 2 episodes (Dubek in ''When Good Friends Get Together'') (1968) (Dr. Tanu Woo in ''Project X'') (1970)
*''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' S3:E14  (Donald Cory in ''[[Whom Gods Destroy (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Whom Gods Destroy]]'') (1969)
*''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' 1 episode (Senator John Oishi in ''All the King's Horses'') (1969)
*''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]'' 2 episodes (Dr. George Braley in ''A Woman's Place'') (1971) (David Yen in ''A Portrait of Debbie'') (1971)
*''[[Adam-12]]'' 2 episodes (George Lum in ''Log 56: Vice Versa'') (1971) (Sing Hong in ''Mary Hong Loves Tommy Chen) (1972)
*''[[Here's Lucy]]'' 1 episode (Quon Fong in ''Lucy and the Chinese Curse'') (1972)
*''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'' (1972) (animated) 14 episodes (voice) (Charlie Chan)
*''[[Anna and the King (TV series)|Anna and the King]]'' 13 episodes (Kralahome) (1972)
*''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]''  46 episodes (Master Po) (1972-1975)
*''[[The Cat Creature]]'' TV movie (The Thief-Joe Sung) (1973)
*''[[Love, American Style]]'' 1 episode segment (Hi Ching in ''Love and the Golden Worm'') (1973)
*''Judgement: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya-General Yamashita'' TV movie (1974)
*''Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders'' TV movie (Lord Sun Ming) (1974)
*''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' 2 episodes (Sam in ''Where's Jennifer?'') (1974) (Lu Chin in ''The Melted Man'') (1975)
*''[[Harry O|Harry-O]]'' 1 episode (Dr. Creighton Fong in ''The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong'') (1976)
*''[[Hunter (U.S. 1977 TV series)|Hunter]]'' 1 episode (''The Back-Up'') (Never broadcast)
*''[[Quincy M.E.]]'' 1 episode (Hitoshi Hiyato in ''Touch of Death'') (1977)
*''[[Battle of the Planets]]''  (animated) 85 episodes (voice) (Zoltar/The Great Spirit/Colonel Cronus) (1978-1980)
*''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' 3 episodes (Mr. Shin in ''Patent 4077'') (1978) (Cho Kim in ''A Night at Rosie's'') (1979) (headmaster in ''Death Takes a Holiday'') (1980)
*''[[Vega$]]'' 1 episode (Henry Matsimura in ''Death Mountain'') (1979)
*''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' (animated) unknown episode(s) (voices) (1979-1983)
*''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]'' 1 episode (Leong Chung Hua in ''China Girl'') (1979)
*''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'' (animated) 2 episodes (voice) (Additional voices in ''Secret of the Black Pearl'') (1980) (Zevon in ''The Brotherhood of Night'') (1980)
*''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' 1 episode (Lin in ''Island Angels'') (1980)
*''[[Fly Away Home]]'' TV movie (Duc) (1981)
*''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' (animated) 1 episode (voice) (Genju in ''Sunfire'') (1981)
*''[[Bret Maverick]]'' 1 episode (Lu Sung in ''The Yellow Rose'') (1981)
*''[[Remington Steele]]'' 1 episode (Tanaka in ''Your Steele the One for Me'') (1982)
*''[[Voyagers!]]'' 1 episode (Kublai Khan in ''The Travels of Marco...and Friends) (1982)
*''Cocaine and Blue Eyes'' TV movie (Tan Ng) (1983)
*''[[Magnum P.I.]]'' 1 episode (Goto in ''Forty Years from Sand Island'') (1983)
*''[[Falcon Crest]]'' 2 episodes (Wilson Fong in ''Separate Hearts'' and ''Maelstrom'') (1983)
*''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' 1 episode (Imperial Doctor in ''The Nightingale'') (1983)
*''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]''  (animated) unknown episode(s) (voice) (1983)
*''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' (animated) 13 episodes (voice) (1983)
*''[[The A-Team]]'' 1 episode (Sam Yeng in ''The Maltese Cow'') (1984)
*''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series)|The New Mike Hammer]]'' 1 episode (Sun Woo in ''Hot Ice'') (1984)
*''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' 1 episode (Ronald Kwan Mein in ''Eternally Yours'') (1984)
*''[[Miami Vice]]'' 1 episode (Lao Li in ''Golden Triangle (Part II)'') (1985)
*''[[Street Hawk]]'' 1 episode (Mr. Ming in ''Chinatown Memories'') (1985)
*''[[Blade in Hong Kong]]'' TV movie (1985)
*''[[Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)|Crazy Like a Fox]]'' 1 episode (''Requiem for a Fox'') (1985)
*''[[Jem (TV series)|Jem]]'' 1 episode (voice) (''Battle of the Bands'') (1985)
*''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' 2 episodes (Prasert in Episode 1.2 "The Golden Triangle") (1985) (Adam Chen in ''Murderers' Sky'') (1988)
*''[[General Hospital]]'' (The Ancient One in ''Asian Quarter'') (1985)
*''[[Kung Fu: The Movie]]'' (TV movie) (Master Po) (1986)
*''[[T.J. Hooker]]'' 1 episode (Dr. Kenji Yakimura in ''Blood Sport'') (1986)
*''[[The Golden Girls]]'' 1 episode (Toshiro Mitsumo in ''Vacation'') (1986)
*''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' (animated) unknown episode(s) (voices) (1986/87)
*''[[Sidekicks (TV series)|Sidekicks]]'' 13 episodes (Sabasan) (1986-87)
*''[[Night Court]]'' 2 episodes (Grandfather Ho in ''The Apartment'') (1986) (Mr. Shibata in ''Mac's Dilemma'') (1987)
*''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' 1 episode (Master in ''China Moon'') (1988)
*''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'' 1 episode (Lum Chen in ''Tattoo'') (1988)
*''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]'' 1 episode (Sensei in ''The Power of Evil'') (1989)
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== See also ==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files (2022), "Dorothy S. Luke Lee: Born in Seattle". https://chineseexclusionfiles.com/2022/08/21/dorothy-s-luke-dee-born-in-seattle/
* "The Keye Luke Papers" (2022) Margaret Herring Library Special Collections, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverley Hills, CA. https://www.oscars.org/news/keye-luke-actor-and-artist
* {{cite book| first=Ken| last=Hanke| title=Charlie Chan at the Movies| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dnq4DgAAQBAJ&q=Charlie+Chan+at+the+Movies| location=Jefferson, NC| publisher=McFarland| date=January 14, 2011| isbn=978-0786486618}}. (Examination of the Charlie Chan feature films, with firsthand commentary by Keye Luke)
* {{cite book| first=Herbie J.| last=Pilato| title=The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western| location=Boston| publisher=Charles A. Tuttle| year=1993| isbn=978-0804818261}}
* {{cite book| first=Darrell| last=Hamamoto| title=Monitored Peril: Asian Americans and the Politics of TV Representation| url=https://archive.org/details/monitoredperilas0000hama| url-access=registration| publisher=University of Minnesota Press| year=1994| isbn=978-1452901152}} Contains critical commentary on Luke's cinema.
* Luke, Allan. [http://lchc.ucsd.edu/MCA/Paper/kellnerhammernojpg.pdf "Another ethnic autobiography? Childhood and the cultural economy of looking"]. In: Hammer, R. & Kellner, D. (Eds.) ''Critical Cultural Studies Reader''. Peter Lang, New York, 2008: Contains a family account of Luke's work.
* Sporn, David (2017) "Keye Luke: An American Son" TGNR. retrieved 12/20 from: https://tgnreview.com/2017/08/21/keye-luke-american-son/ is a comprehensive overview of Luke's career that discusses issues of race, cinema and representation.

==External links==
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*[[Aljean Harmetz|Harmetz, Aljean]] (December 23, 1990). [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/23/movies/film-keye-luke-what-the-doctor-called-for.html "Keye Luke: What the Doctor Called For"]; ''[[The New York Times]]'' 
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/16/obituaries/keye-luke-actor-is-dead-at-86-no-1-son-and-kung-fu-master.html Obituary] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' (January 16, 1991)
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*{{Find a Grave|5775}}
* [http://catalog.oscars.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=104565 Keye Luke papers, circa 1918-1987], Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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