Keye Luke(1904-1991)
- Actor
- Art Department
- Script and Continuity Department
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 (1934). It
seemed that he appeared in almost every film that called for Chinese
characters, usually in small parts but occasionally, as in
The Good Earth (1937), in a
meatier, more substantial role. In addition, he played Dr. Kildare's
rival at the hospital in the Dr. Kildare series at MGM, but it was as
Charlie Chan's #1 son in that series that Luke achieved his greatest
recognition. In the 1970s a new generation was made aware of his
talents by virtue of his recurring role in the TV series
Kung Fu (1972).
