Richard Loo

Known For: Acting
Born: October 1, 1903
Place of Birth: Maui, Hawaii, USA
Died: November 20, 1983

Richard Loo

Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982. Chinese by ancestry and Hawaiian by birth, Loo spent his youth in Hawaii, then moved to California as a teenager. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and began a career in business. The stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent economic depression 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 World War II…

Filmography

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002 · Sgt. Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986 · Master Sun

The Incredible Hulk

1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976 · Chiang-Kai-Shek

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974 · Hai Fat

Police Story

1973

Kung Fu

1972 · Master Sun, Ho Fai, The Weapons Master

Delphi Bureau

1972 · Shen Si

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

1972 · Master Sun

Chandler

1971 · Leo

One More Train to Rob

1971 · Mr. Chang

McCloud

1970 · Y.S. Chen (uncredited)

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

1969 · Kenji Yamashita

Hawaii Five-O

1968 · Wong Tou

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

The Sand Pebbles

1966 · Major Chin

Family Affair

1966

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · Wong

The Wild Wild West

1965

Honey West

1965 · Tog - Chinese Fine Arts Thief

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 · Dr. Yahama

Bewitched

1964

Burke's Law

1963 · Grass Slipper

The Outer Limits

1963 · Li-Chin Sung

The Dakotas

1963

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962 · Otani

Diamond Head

1962 · Yamagata (uncredited)

Confessions of an Opium Eater

1962 · George Wah

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1962 · Ah Wei

My Three Sons

1960

Hong Kong

1960 · Leo

The Scavengers

1959

Bonanza

1959 · General Mu Tsung

Hong Kong Affair

1958 · Li Noon

The Quiet American

1958 · Mr. Heng

Maverick

1957

Perry Mason

1957 · Mr. Eng

Battle Hymn

1957 · Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · Saloon Manager (uncredited)

The Conqueror

1956 · Captain of Wang's guard

The Man Called X

1956

Navy Log

1955

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955 · Robert Hung

House of Bamboo

1955 · Inspector Kito's Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Soldier of Fortune

1955 · Gen. Po Lin

December Bride

1954

The Shanghai Story

1954 · Officer

Living It Up

1954 · Dr. Lee

The Bamboo Prison

1954 · Commandant Hsai Tung

Hell and High Water

1954 · Hakada Fujimori

China Venture

1953 · Chang Sung

Destination Gobi

1953 · Commanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp

Target Hong Kong

1953 · Fu Chao

Cavalcade of America

1952 · , Ho Chung

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Jo-Kai

5 Fingers

1952

I Was an American Spy

1951 · Col. Masamato

The Steel Helmet

1951 · Sergeant Tanaka

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

Malaya

1949 · Colonel Genichi Tomura

The Clay Pigeon

1949 · Ken Tokoyama

State Department: File 649

1949 · Marshal Yun Usu

Rogues' Regiment

1948 · Kao Pang

Studio One

1948

The Cobra Strikes

1948 · Hyder Ali

Half Past Midnight

1948 · Lee Gow

To the Ends of the Earth

1948 · Commissioner Lu (uncredited)

Women in the Night

1948 · Colonel Noyama

Beyond Our Own

1947 · James Wong

Web of Danger

1947 · Wing

Seven Were Saved

1947 · Colonel Yamura

Tokyo Rose

1946 · Colonel Suzuki

Prison Ship

1945 · Capt. Okisawa

First Yank into Tokyo

1945 · Col. Hideko Okanura

Back to Bataan

1945 · Maj. Hasko

China's Little Devils

1945 · Colonel Huraji

China Sky

1945 · Col. Yasuda

Betrayal from the East

1945 · Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 · Tokyo Joe

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 · Lt. Shon

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944 · Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)

The Purple Heart

1944 · General Ito Mitsubi

So Proudly We Hail

1943 · Japanese Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)

Destroyer

1943 · Japanese Submarine Commander

Behind the Rising Sun

1943 · Japanese Officer Dispensing Opium

Yanks Ahoy

1943 · Japanese Submarine Officer (uncredited)

China

1943 · Lin Yun

Flight for Freedom

1943 · Mr. Yokahata (uncredited)

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943 · Jerry

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Road to Morocco

1942 · Chinese Announcer (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

1942 · First Officer Miyuma

Wake Island

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942 · Emperor Hirohito (uncredited)

Secret of the Wastelands

1941 · Quan

Doomed to Die

1940 · Tong Leader

The Fatal Hour

1940 · Jeweler

Barricade

1939 · Colonel Commander of Rescue Party

Daughter of the Tong

1939 · Wong

Island of Lost Men

1939 · General Ahn Ling

Lady of the Tropics

1939 · Delaroch's Chauffeur

Miracles for Sale

1939 · Chinese Soldier in Demo

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939 · Tong Chief

Panama Patrol

1939 · Tommy Young

North of Shanghai

1939 · Jed's Pilot

Shadows Over Shanghai

1938 · Fong

Too Hot to Handle

1938 · Charlie (uncredited)

Blondes at Work

1938 · Sam Wong (uncredited)

West of Shanghai

1937 · Mr. Cheng

That Certain Woman

1937 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)

The Good Earth

1937 · Farmer (uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady

1937 · Tartar (Uncredited)

Lost Horizon

1937 · Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)

Stowaway

1936 · Chinese Merchant (uncredited)

Mad Holiday

1936 · Li Yat (uncredited)

Shadow of Chinatown

1936

Roaming Lady

1936 · Chinese Seaman

China Seas

1935 · Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)

Stranded

1935 · Chinese Groom (uncredited)

Student Tour

1934 · Geisha's Customer

Now and Forever

1934 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932 · Captain Li

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932 · Charlie San

War Correspondent

1932 · Bandit (uncredited)

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