Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian

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s in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982.

Early life

Chinese by ancestry and Hawaiian by birth, Loo spent his youth in Hawaii, then moved to

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as a teenager. He graduated from the

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and began a career in business.

Career

The stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent

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forced Loo to start over. He became involved with amateur, then professional, theater companies and in 1931 made his first film. Like most Asian actors in non-Asian countries, he played primarily small, stereotypical roles, though he rose quickly to familiarity, if not fame, in a number of films. His stern features led him to be a favorite movie villain, and the outbreak of

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gave him greater prominence in roles as vicious

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in such successful pictures as '' The Purple Heart'' (1944) and '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945). Loo was most often typecast as the Japanese enemy pilot, spy or interrogator during World War II. In the film ''The Purple Heart'' he plays a Japanese Imperial Army general who commits suicide because he cannot break down the American prisoners. According to his daughter, Beverly Jane Loo, he didn't mind being typecast as a villain in these movies as he felt very patriotic about playing those parts. He was also considered an "atmosphere" player along with

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and Frank Chew. In 1944 he appeared as a Chinese army lieutenant opposite

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in ''

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''. He had a rare heroic role as a war-weary Japanese-American soldier in

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classic '' The Steel Helmet'' (1951), but he spent much of the latter part of his career performing stock roles in films and minor television roles. In 1974 he appeared as the Thai billionaire tycoon Hai Fat in the

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film '' The Man with the Golden Gun'', opposite

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and

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. Loo was also a teacher of Shaolin monks in three episodes of the 1972–1975 hit TV series '' Kung Fu'' and made a further three appearances as a different character. His last acting appearance was in '' The Incredible Hulk'' TV series in 1981, but he continued to act in

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commercials into 1982. He died of a

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on November 20, 1983.

Personal life

Loo's first wife, Bessie Sue, was a well-known Hollywood agent. They had twin daughters Angela Marie Loo and Beverly Jane Loo. Beverly Loo was prominent in publishing, while Angela Loo Levy was a Hollywood agent and accomplished ski patroller. Richard Loo remained with his second wife, Hope, until his death in 1983 at the age of 80. He had a stepdaughter, Christel Hope Mintz.

Filmography

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* '' War Correspondent'' (1932) as Bandit (uncredited) * '' The Secrets of Wu Sin'' (1932) as Charlie San * '' The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' (1933) as Capt. Li * '' Now and Forever'' (1934) as Hotel clerk (uncredited) * ''

Student Tour ''Student Tour'' is a 1934 American musical film directed by Charles Reisner, written by Ralph Spence and Philip Dunne, and starring Jimmy Durante, Charles Butterworth, Maxine Doyle, Phil Regan, Douglas Fowley and Nelson Eddy. It was releas ...

'' (1934) as Geisha's customer (uncredited) * '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) as Chinese peasant (uncredited) * '' Limehouse Blues'' (1934) as Customer at Harry Young's (uncredited) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Wong'' (1934) as Bystander outside store (uncredited) * '' Stranded'' (1935) as Chinese groom (uncredited) * '' Captured in Chinatown'' (1935) as Ling hatchet man (uncredited) * '' Shadows of the Orient'' (1935) as Yung Yow - Chinese henchman (uncredited) * '' China Seas'' (1935) as Chinese inspector at gangplank (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Chinese man (uncredited) * '' Shadow of Chinatown'' (1936 serial) as Loo, Chinese man on street ( Chapters 5–7) (uncredited) * '' Mad Holiday'' (1936) as Li Yat (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Chinese merchant (uncredited) * '' After the Thin Man'' (1936) as Lichee Club headwaiter (uncredited) * '' The Good Earth'' (1937) as Chinese farmer (uncredited) * ''

Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called '' Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamaser ...

'' (1937) as Shanghai airport official (uncredited) * '' The Soldier and the Lady'' (1937) as Tartar (uncredited) * '' The Singing Marine'' (1937) as Shanghai hotel official (uncredited) * ''

Outlaws of the Orient ''Outlaws of the Orient'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. Cast * Jack Holt ... Chet Eaton *Mae Clarke ... Joan Manning *Harold Huber ... Gen. Ho-Fang * Ray Walker ... Lucky Phelps * James Bush ... Johnny Eaton ...

'' (1937) as General (uncredited) * ''

That Certain Woman ''That Certain Woman'' is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and Anita Louise. It is a remake of Goulding's 1929 film '' The Trespasser'', Gloria Swanson's first sound film. ...

'' (1937) as Elevator operator (uncredited) * ''

West of Shanghai ''West of Shanghai'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff as a Chinese warlord. It is based on the 1920 Porter Emerson Browne play '' The Bad Man''. Three other films, all titled ''The Bad Man'', ...

'' (1937) as Mr. Cheng * '' Thank You, Mr. Moto'' (1937) as Cop at shooting site (uncredited) * '' Blondes at Work'' (1938) as Sam Wong (uncredited) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) as Charlie (uncredited) * ''

Shadows Over Shanghai ''Shadows Over Shanghai'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring James Dunn, Ralph Morgan, Robert Barrat, and Paul Sutton. Set in Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the plot centers on the efforts of Ja ...

'' (1938) as Fong * ''

North of Shanghai ''North of Shanghai'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * James Craig as Jed Howard * Betty Furness as Helen Warner * Keye Luke as Jimmy Riley * Morgan Conway as Bob Laird * Joe Downing as Chandler (as Joseph D ...

'' (1939) as Jed's Pilot * ''

Panama Patrol ''Panama Patrol'' is a 1939 American drama film. Directed by Charles Lamont, the film stars Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, and Adrienne Ames, it was released on May 20, 1939. The film was known during production by the working titles of ''Curio Ci ...

'' (1939) as Tommy Young * '' Mr. Wong in Chinatown'' (1939) as Tong chief * '' Miracles for Sale'' (1939) as Chinese soldier in demo (uncredited) * ''

Lady of the Tropics ''Lady of the Tropics'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut. Plot While visiting French Indochina with his girlfriend and her family on her father's yacht, freeload ...

'' (1939) as Delaroch's chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Island of Lost Men'' (1939) as Gen. Ahn Ling * ''

Daughter of the Tong ''Daughter of the Tong'' is a 1939 crime film about a detective that goes against a female leader of an Oriental crime ring. Plot Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due ...

'' (1939) as Wong, hotel clerk * ''

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'' (1939) as Colonel, commander of the rescue party (uncredited) * '' The Fatal Hour'' (1940) as Jeweler * ''

Doomed to Die ''Doomed to Die'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong with Marjorie Reynolds and Grant Withers. It is a sequel to the 1940 film, '' The Fatal Hour'',Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: Mor ...

'' (1940) as Tong leader * '' Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery'' (1941) as Henchman (uncredited) * '' They Met in Bombay'' (1941) as Japanese officer (uncredited) * '' Secrets of the Wasteland'' (1941) as Quan * '' A Yank on the Burma Road'' (1942) as Commandant (uncredited) * '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) as Emperor Hirohito (uncredited) * '' Remember Pearl Harbor'' (1942) as Mandolin playing Japanese radioman (uncredited) * ''

Submarine Raider '' Submarine Raider'' is a 1942 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Howard. Plot Production Budd Boetticher was working as an assistant director at Columbia Pictures, notably to George Stevens on ''The More the Merrie ...

'' (1942) as Chauffeur Suji (uncredited) * '' Bombs Over Burma'' (1942) as Col. Kim * '' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' (1942) as Oshima * ''

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'' (1942) as Mr. Saburo Kurusu (uncredited) * ''

Across the Pacific ''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...

'' (1942) as First Officer Miyuma * ''

Manila Calling ''Manila Calling'' is a 1942 American black-and-white World War II propaganda war film drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, that stars Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason, ...

'' (1942) as Filipino (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) as Dr. Tsing (uncredited) * '' Road to Morocco'' (1942) as Chinese announcer (uncredited) * '' City Without Men'' (1943) as Japanese spy (uncredited) * ''

Flight for Freedom ''Flight for Freedom'' (also known as ''Stand to Die'') is a 1943 American drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray and Herbert Marshall. Film historians and Earhart scholars consider ''Flight for Freedom ...

'' (1943) as Mr. Yokahata (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) as General Chan (uncredited) * ''

The Falcon Strikes Back ''The Falcon Strikes Back'' ( ''The Falcon Comes Back'') is a 1943 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars Tom Conway as the title character, the amateur sleuth, the Falcon. Supporting roles are filled by Harriet Hilliard, J ...

'' (1943) as Jerry * ''

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'' (1943) as Lin Yun * ''

Yanks Ahoy ''Yanks Ahoy'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Minor Watson and Frank Faylen. The film was released on June ...

'' (1943) as Japanese submarine officer (uncredited) * '' Behind the Rising Sun'' (1943) as Japanese officer dispensing opium (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) as Japanese submarine commander (uncredited) * '' So Proudly We Hail!'' (1943) as Japanese radio announcer (voice, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) as Japanese Ambassador (uncredited) * '' Rookies in Burma'' (1943) as Colonel Matsuda (uncredited) * '' The Purple Heart'' (1944) as Gen. Ito Mitsubi * ''

The Story of Dr. Wassell ''The Story of Dr. Wassell'' is a 1944 American World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by ...

'' (1944) as Chinese doctor on train (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) as Lt. Shon * '' Betrayal from the East'' (1945) as Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani * '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945) as Tokyo Joe * '' China Sky'' (1945) as Col. Yasuda * '' China's Little Devils'' (1945) as Colonel Huraji * '' Back to Bataan'' (1945) as Maj. Hasko * ''

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'' (1945) as Col. Hideko Okanura * ''

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'' (1945) as Capt. Osikawa * ''

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'' (1946) as Colonel Suzuki * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) as Japanese officer (uncredited) * ''

Seven Were Saved ''Seven Were Saved'' (also known as ''S.O.S. Rescue'') is a 1947 American film directed by William H. Pine and starring Richard Denning, Catherine Craig and Russell Hayden. The film's opening title says: "This film is dedicated to the men of t ...

'' (1947) as Colonel Yamura * ''

Web of Danger ''Web of Danger'' is a 1947 American action film directed by Philip Ford, written by David Lang and Milton Raison, and starring Adele Mara, Bill Kennedy, Damian O'Flynn, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 10 ...

'' (1947) as Wing * ''Beyond Our Own'' (1947, Short) as James Wong * ''

Women in the Night ''Women in the Night'' is a 1948 American film directed by William Rowland shot in Mexico. The film is also known as ''When Men Are Beasts''. The film depicts activities of German and Japanese who wish revenge on the Allies with a cosmic ray wea ...

'' (1948) as Col. Noyama * ''

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'' (1948) as Commissioner Lu (uncredited) * ''

Half Past Midnight ''Half Past Midnight'' is a 1948 American comedy murder mystery film. It was William F. Claxton's first directed feature after eight years as a film editor. Plot Kent Taylor plays a man who meets a dancer in a nightclub. She's implicated in ...

'' (1948) as Lee Gow * '' The Cobra Strikes'' (1948) as Hyder Ali * ''

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'' (1948) as Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted) * ''

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'' (1948) as Kao Pang * '' State Department: File 649'' (1949) as Marshal Yun Usu * ''

The Clay Pigeon ''The Clay Pigeon'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Carl Foreman, based on a true story. The drama features Bill Williams and Barbara Hale, a real-life husband and wife. Plot Jim Fletcher (Williams), a ...

'' (1949) as Ken Tokoyama aka The Weasel * '' Malaya'' (1949) as Colonel Genichi Tomura * '' The Steel Helmet'' (1951) as Sgt. Tanaka * ''Chinatown Chump'' (1951, Short) as Chinese counterfeiter * '' Operation Pacific'' (1951) as Japanese fighter pilot (uncredited) * '' I Was an American Spy'' (1951) as Col. Masamato * '' 5 Fingers'' (1952) as Japanese Ambassador (uncredited) * '' Target Hong Kong'' (1953) as Fu Chao * '' Destination Gobi'' (1953) as Commanding Officer, Japanese POW camp (uncredited) * ''

China Venture ''China Venture'' is a 1953 American adventure war film directed by Don Siegel. The plot concerns an American patrol sent into South China during World War II to rescue an important prisoner held by Chinese guerrillas. Plot Cast *Edmond O'Bri ...

'' (1953) as Chang Sung * '' Hell and High Water'' (1954) as Hakada Fujimori * '' The Shanghai Story'' (1954) as Junior officer * '' Living It Up'' (1954) as Dr. Lee * '' The Bamboo Prison'' (1954) as Commandant Hsai Tung * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1955) as General Po Lin * ''

House of Bamboo ''House of Bamboo'' is a 1955 American film noir shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, directed and co-written by Samuel Fuller, and starring Robert Ryan. The other co-screenwriter was Harry Kleiner. The cinematographer was Joseph MacDonald. Pl ...

'' (1955) as Inspector Kita (dubbing

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, uncredited) * '' Love is a Many-Splendored Thing'' (1955) as Robert Hung * '' The Conqueror'' (1956) as Captain of Wang's guard * '' Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) as Hong Kong saloon manager (uncredited) * '' Battle Hymn'' (1957) as Gen. Kim * '' The Quiet American'' (1957) as Mr. Heng * ''Hong Kong Affair'' (1958) as Li Noon * '' The Scavengers'' (1959) * ''Espionage: Far East'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) as Sgt. Takahashi * '' Confessions of an Opium Eater'' (1962) as George Wah * ''

A Girl Named Tamiko ''A Girl Named Tamiko'' is a 1962 romantic drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Laurence Harvey and France Nuyen, with Martha Hyer, Gary Merrill, Michael Wilding, and Miyoshi Umeki. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ronald ...

'' (1962) as Otani * '' Diamond Head'' (1962) as Yamagata (uncredited) * '' The Sand Pebbles'' (1966) as Major Chin * '' One More Time'' (1970) (uncredited) * '' Which Way to the Front?'' (1970) as Japanese naval officer (uncredited) * ''

One More Train to Rob ''One More Train to Rob'' is a 1971 American comedy western film directed by Andrew McLaglen, starring George Peppard, and featuring Diana Muldaur, John Vernon and France Nuyen. The shooting title for the film was ''Hark''. Plot Set in the O ...

'' (1971) as Mr.Chang * '' Chandler'' (1971) as Leo * '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) as Hai Fat

Television

*''Summer Theater'' 1 episode (''Foo Young'') (1953) *'' Fireside Theater'' 2 episodes (''I Cover Korea'') (1953) (Major Chang in ''The Traitor'') (1953) *'' December Bride'' 1 episode (''The Chinese Dinner'') (1954) as Client *'' My Little Margie'' 1 episode (''San Francisco Story'') (1954) as Mr. Tang *'' Cavalcade of America'' 2 episodes (''Ordeal in Burma'') (1954) (Ho Chung in ''Diplomatic Outpost'') (1956) *'' TV Reader's Digest'' 2 episodes (Officer in ''The Brainwashing of John Hayes'') (1955) (Lew Gar Mun in ''The Smuggler'') (1956) *''

Navy Log ''Navy Log'' is an American drama anthology series created by Samuel Gallu that presented stories from the history of the United States Navy. This series ran on CBS from September 20, 1955, until September 25, 1956.On October 17, 1956, it moved ...

'' 1 episode (''Dr. Van'') (1956) as General Hashimoto *''

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'' 1 episode (''Calvary in China'') (1956) as Colonel *''

The Man Called X ''The Man Called X'' is an espionage radio drama that aired on CBS and NBC from July 10, 1944, to May 20, 1952. The radio series was later adapted for television and was broadcast for one season, 1956–1957. People Herbert Marshall had the lead ...

'' 1 episode (''Assassination'') (1956) *'' Four Star Playhouse'' 1 episode (''Wall of Bamboo'') (1956) as Jo-Kai *'' Tombstone Territory'' 1 episode (''Tong War'') (1958) as Quong Key *''

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'' 2 episodes (Low in ''The Jade Empress'') (1960) (Thug in ''Suitable for Framing'') (1961) *''

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'' 1 episode (''The Golden Fleecing'') (1961) as Lee Hong Chang *'' Follow the Sun'' 1 episode (''The Woman Who Never Was'') (1961) as District Attorney *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'' 1 episode (''Day of the Dragon'') (1961) as General Mu Tsung *'' The Beachcomber'' 1 episode (''Charlie Six Kids'') (1962) as Ah Wei *''

Hawaiian Eye ''Hawaiian Eye'' is an American detective television series that ran from October 1959 to April 1963 on the ABC television network. Premise Private investigator Tracy Steele ( Anthony Eisley) and his half-Hawaiian partner, Tom Lopaka ( Robert ...

'' 1 episode (''Two Too Many'') (1963) as C.K. Yang *''

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'' 1 episode (''The Chooser of the Slain'') (1963) as George Yang *'' The Outer Limits'' 1 episode (''The Hundred Days of the Dragon'') (1963) as Li-Chin Sung *''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'' 1 episode (''The Widow O'Rourke Story'') (1963) as Liu Yang *'' Perry Mason'' 1 episode (''The Case of the Floating Stones'') (1963) as Mr. Eng *''

I Spy I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...

'' 1 episode (''So Long, Patrick Henry'') (1965) as Mr. Tsung *'' Honey West'' 1 episode (''The Owl and the Eye'') (1965) as Tog-Chinese fine arts thief *'' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' 1 episode (''Timebomb'') (1965) as Li Tung *'' Burke's Law'' 1 episode (''Deadlier Than the Male'') (1965) as Grass Slipper *'' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' 2 episodes (Admiral Osuma in ''The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Parts I & II'') (1966) *''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels ...

'' 1 episode (''The Night the Dragon Screamed'') (1966) as Wang Chung *''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually mar ...

'' 1 episode (''Jeannie and the Kidnap Caper'') (1966) as Wong *'' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' 1 episode (''The Indian Affairs Affair'') (1966) as Dr. Yahama *''

Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attemp ...

'' 1 episode (''The Mother Tongue'') (1967) as Mr. Chen *''

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'' 1 episode (''Weekend in Paradise'') (1967) as Mr. Chang *'' Hawaii Five-O'' 1 episode (''Twenty-Four Karat Kill'') (1968) as Wong Tou *'' It Takes a Thief'' 3 episodes (Clown in ''A Case of Red Turnips'') (1968) (Dr. Langpoor in ''Payoff in the Piazza'') (1969) (Wong in ''Project X'') (1970) *'' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' 1 episode (''A Matter of Humanities'') (1969) as Kenji Yamashita *'' Here Comes the Brides'' 1 episode (''Marriage, Chinese Style'') (1969) as Chi Pei *''

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'' 1 episode (''Samantha's Better Halves'') (1970) as Mr. Tanaka *''

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'' 1 episode (''With This Ring, I Thee Kill) (1972) as Matsuo *'' The Delphi Bureau'' 1 episode (''The Deadly Little Errand'') (1972) as Shen Si *'' Kung Fu'' 6 episodes (Master Sun in ''Pilot'' (1972) ''Blood Brother'' (1973) ''Besieged: Cannon at the Gates'' (1974)) (Chen in ''The Tong) (1973) (Wu Chang in ''Arrogant Dragon'') (1974) (Ho Fai, the weapons master in ''The Devil's Champion'') (1974) *'' Ironside'' 1 episode (''In the Forests of the Night'') (1973) as Lin Chu Tai *'' McCloud'' 1 episode (''The Solid Gold Swingers'') (1973) as Y.S. Chen (uncredited) *'' Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law'' 1 episode (''The Attacker'') (1974) as Tanaka *'' Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur'' TV movie (1976) as Chiang-Kai-Shek *'' The Quest'' 1 episode (''Welcome to America, Jade Snow'') (1976) as Dr. Li Po *'' Police Story'' 1 episode (''The Blue Fog'') (1977) as Eddie Lee *'' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' 1 episode (''The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin'') (1977) as Chen Lee *'' The Incredible Hulk'' 1 episode (''East Winds'') (1981) as Kam Chong (final appearance)

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