Keye Luke

For the film, see Keye Luke (film).

Keye Luke
陸錫麒
Luke in 1976
Born	(1904-06-18)June 18, 1904 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Died	January 12, 1991(1991-01-12) (aged 86) Whittier, California, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier
Occupations	Actor, artist
Years active	1934–1990
Spouse	Ethel Davis ​ ​ (m. 1942; died 1979)​
Children	1
Relatives	Edwin Luke (brother) Wing Luke (cousin)
Signature (Chinese)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陸錫麒
Simplified Chinese	陆锡麒
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lù Xīqí Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Luk6 Sek3kei4
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Keye Luke (Chinese: 陸錫麒; pinyin: Lù Xīqí; Jyutping: Luk⁶ Sek³kei⁴; June 18, 1904 – January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-born American actor and visual artist. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed by RKO, Universal Pictures, 20th Century-Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild, and was one of the most prominent Asian actors of American cinema in the mid-20th century.

Luke notably portrayed Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the Green Hornet film serials (1939–41), the voice of Brak on the animated television series Space Ghost cartoons (1966–67), Kwai Chang Caine's mentor Master Po on the television series Kung Fu (1972–75), and Mr. Wing in the Gremlins (1984) and its sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).