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Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Actor Oct 1 (died age 80) Maui, Hawaii, USA 1932–2002 (70 year career)
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Biography

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 d…

Known For

The Man with the Golden Gun
Film

The Man with the Golden Gun

Hai Fat
Around the World in 80 Days
Film

Around the World in 80 Days

Saloon Manager (uncredited)
The Sand Pebbles
Film

The Sand Pebbles

Major Chin
Lost Horizon
Film

Lost Horizon

Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)
5 Fingers
Film

5 Fingers

7.6 1952
The Steel Helmet
Film

The Steel Helmet

Sergeant Tanaka
Road to Morocco
Film

Road to Morocco

Chinese Announcer (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
Film

Across the Pacific

First Officer Miyuma

Filmography

Acting (123)

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Movies (93)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

as Sgt. Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.8
Kung Fu: The Movie

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986

as Master Sun

5.3
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976

as Chiang-Kai-Shek

4.0
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

as Hai Fat

6.5
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

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

1972

as Master Sun

7.1
Chandler

Chandler

1971

as Leo

4.3
One More Train to Rob

One More Train to Rob

1971

as Mr. Chang

5.4
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

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

1969

as Kenji Yamashita

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966

as Major Chin

7.2
Diamond Head

Diamond Head

1962

as Yamagata (uncredited)

5.4
Confessions of an Opium Eater

Confessions of an Opium Eater

1962

as George Wah

5.6
A Girl Named Tamiko

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962

as Otani

5.0
The Scavengers

The Scavengers

1959
5.0
The Quiet American

The Quiet American

1958

as Mr. Heng

5.7
Hong Kong Affair

Hong Kong Affair

1958

as Li Noon

Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn

1957

as Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)

6.5
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Saloon Manager (uncredited)

6.6
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1956

as Captain of Wang's guard

3.5
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955

as Inspector Kito's Voice (voice) (uncredited)

6.2
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

as Robert Hung

6.0
Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

1955

as Gen. Po Lin

5.9
Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water

1954

as Hakada Fujimori

6.1
Living It Up

Living It Up

1954

as Dr. Lee

6.4
The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison

1954

as Commandant Hsai Tung

6.4
The Shanghai Story

The Shanghai Story

1954

as Officer

4.8
Target Hong Kong

Target Hong Kong

1953

as Fu Chao

5.3
China Venture

China Venture

1953

as Chang Sung

7.3
Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

1953

as Commanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp

5.8
5 Fingers

5 Fingers

1952
7.6
I Was an American Spy

I Was an American Spy

1951

as Col. Masamato

6.2
The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet

1951

as Sergeant Tanaka

7.0
Malaya

Malaya

1949

as Colonel Genichi Tomura

6.5
The Clay Pigeon

The Clay Pigeon

1949

as Ken Tokoyama

5.5
State Department: File 649

State Department: File 649

1949

as Marshal Yun Usu

4.3
The Cobra Strikes

The Cobra Strikes

1948

as Hyder Ali

5.0
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1948

as Commissioner Lu (uncredited)

5.7
Half Past Midnight

Half Past Midnight

1948

as Lee Gow

6.0
Rogues' Regiment

Rogues' Regiment

1948

as Kao Pang

6.5
Women in the Night

Women in the Night

1948

as Colonel Noyama

3.5
Seven Were Saved

Seven Were Saved

1947

as Colonel Yamura

6.1
Web of Danger

Web of Danger

1947

as Wing

4.8
Beyond Our Own

Beyond Our Own

1947

as James Wong

Tokyo Rose

Tokyo Rose

1946

as Colonel Suzuki

5.0
Back to Bataan

Back to Bataan

1945

as Maj. Hasko

6.0
China Sky

China Sky

1945

as Col. Yasuda

4.6
Prison Ship

Prison Ship

1945

as Capt. Okisawa

6.0
First Yank into Tokyo

First Yank into Tokyo

1945

as Col. Hideko Okanura

5.4
God Is My Co-Pilot

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

as Tokyo Joe

6.9
China's Little Devils

China's Little Devils

1945

as Colonel Huraji

4.0
Betrayal from the East

Betrayal from the East

1945

as Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani

5.8
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Lt. Shon

7.0
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

1944

as General Ito Mitsubi

6.0
The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

as Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)

6.3
So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail

1943

as Japanese Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)

5.5
Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943

as Mr. Yokahata (uncredited)

5.4
China

China

1943

as Lin Yun

6.8
Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

as Japanese Submarine Commander

6.6
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943
6.7
Behind the Rising Sun

Behind the Rising Sun

1943

as Japanese Officer Dispensing Opium

5.7
The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

as Jerry

5.5
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942

as Chinese Announcer (uncredited)

6.9
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942

as First Officer Miyuma

6.6
Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

as Emperor Hirohito (uncredited)

6.0
Wake Island

Wake Island

1942
5.8
Secret of the Wastelands

Secret of the Wastelands

1941

as Quan

4.0
The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

1940

as Jeweler

5.6
Doomed to Die

Doomed to Die

1940

as Tong Leader

5.5
Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong

1939

as Wong

4.2
North of Shanghai

North of Shanghai

1939

as Jed's Pilot

Island of Lost Men

Island of Lost Men

1939

as General Ahn Ling

5.7
Panama Patrol

Panama Patrol

1939

as Tommy Young

5.0
Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939

as Tong Chief

5.3
Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale

1939

as Chinese Soldier in Demo

6.4
Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

1939

as Delaroch's Chauffeur

6.1
Barricade

Barricade

1939

as Colonel Commander of Rescue Party

5.3
Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work

1938

as Sam Wong (uncredited)

6.1
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Charlie (uncredited)

5.8
Shadows Over Shanghai

Shadows Over Shanghai

1938

as Fong

4.8
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1937

as Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)

7.0
The Good Earth

The Good Earth

1937

as Farmer (uncredited)

6.3
That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman

1937

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

5.4
West of Shanghai

West of Shanghai

1937

as Mr. Cheng

5.4
The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

as Tartar (Uncredited)

6.5
Stowaway

Stowaway

1936

as Chinese Merchant (uncredited)

6.7
Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

as Li Yat (uncredited)

6.0
Roaming Lady

Roaming Lady

1936

as Chinese Seaman

5.0
Stranded

Stranded

1935

as Chinese Groom (uncredited)

5.8
China Seas

China Seas

1935

as Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)

6.2
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1934

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

6.7
Student Tour

Student Tour

1934

as Geisha's Customer

5.0
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

as Captain Li

6.2
The Secrets of Wu Sin

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

as Charlie San

6.0
War Correspondent

War Correspondent

1932

as Bandit (uncredited)

3.0