Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Acting

Birthday

1903/10/01

Day of death

1983/11/20 (80 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Maui, Hawaii, USA

Also know as

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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...Read more

Acting
The Man with the Golden Gun
6.4

(1974) The Man with the Golden Gun

as Hai Fat

The Sand Pebbles
7.2

(1966) The Sand Pebbles

as Major Chin

Women in the Night
3.9

(1948) Women in the Night

as Colonel Noyama

Hell and High Water
6.1

(1954) Hell and High Water

as Hakada Fujimori

North of Shanghai
0.0

(1939) North of Shanghai

as Jed's Pilot

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
6.1

(1932) The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as Captain Li

The Clay Pigeon
5.5

(1949) The Clay Pigeon

as Ken Tokoyama

The Purple Heart
6.0

(1944) The Purple Heart

as General Ito Mitsubi

Betrayal from the East
5.8

(1945) Betrayal from the East

as Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani

Malaya
6.5

(1949) Malaya

as Colonel Genichi Tomura

The Falcon Strikes Back
5.6

(1943) The Falcon Strikes Back

as Jerry

The Good Earth
6.2

(1937) The Good Earth

as Farmer (uncredited)

The Steel Helmet
7.0

(1951) The Steel Helmet

as Sergeant Tanaka

The Keys of the Kingdom
7.0

(1944) The Keys of the Kingdom

as Lt. Shon

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.4

(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

as ---

Back to Bataan
6.1

(1945) Back to Bataan

as Maj. Hasko

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
5.9

(1955) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

as Robert Hung

I Was an American Spy
6.2

(1951) I Was an American Spy

as Col. Masamato

Battle Hymn
6.5

(1957) Battle Hymn

as Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
5.8

(2002) The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Sgt. Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Target Hong Kong
5.0

(1953) Target Hong Kong

as Fu Chao

The Quiet American
5.9

(1958) The Quiet American

as Mr. Heng

The Fatal Hour
6.0

(1940) The Fatal Hour

as Jeweler

Confessions of an Opium Eater
5.6

(1962) Confessions of an Opium Eater

as George Wah

Chandler
4.5

(1971) Chandler

as Leo

First Yank into Tokyo
5.4

(1945) First Yank into Tokyo

as Col. Hideko Okanura

Lost Horizon
7.0

(1937) Lost Horizon

as Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)

The Scavengers
5.0

(1959) The Scavengers

as ---

Star Spangled Rhythm
5.9

(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm

as Emperor Hirohito (uncredited)

To the Ends of the Earth
5.6

(1948) To the Ends of the Earth

as Commissioner Lu (uncredited)

One More Train to Rob
5.4

(1971) One More Train to Rob

as Mr. Chang

Seven Were Saved
6.1

(1947) Seven Were Saved

as Colonel Yamura

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
0.0

(1976) Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

as Chiang-Kai-Shek

Flight for Freedom
5.2

(1943) Flight for Freedom

as Mr. Yokahata (uncredited)

China
6.8

(1943) China

as Lin Yun

A Girl Named Tamiko
5.0

(1962) A Girl Named Tamiko

as Otani

The Bamboo Prison
6.4

(1954) The Bamboo Prison

as Commandant Hsai Tung

West of Shanghai
5.4

(1937) West of Shanghai

as Mr. Cheng

The Shanghai Story
4.8

(1954) The Shanghai Story

as Officer

Daughter of the Tong
5.0

(1939) Daughter of the Tong

as Wong

Diamond Head
5.4

(1962) Diamond Head

as ---

Panama Patrol
5.0

(1939) Panama Patrol

as Tommy Young

Across the Pacific
6.5

(1942) Across the Pacific

as First Officer Miyuma

Shadows Over Shanghai
5.7

(1938) Shadows Over Shanghai

as Fong

The Secrets of Wu Sin
6.0

(1932) The Secrets of Wu Sin

as Charlie San

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
0.0

(1969) Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

as Kenji Yamashita

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
7.0

(1972) Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

as Master Sun

State Department: File 649
5.0

(1949) State Department: File 649

as Marshal Yun Usu

China Seas
6.3

(1935) China Seas

as Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)

House of Bamboo
6.1

(1955) House of Bamboo

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

Web of Danger
4.8

(1947) Web of Danger

as Wing

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
5.4

(1939) Mr. Wong in Chinatown

as Tong Chief

Lady of the Tropics
6.1

(1939) Lady of the Tropics

as Delaroch's Chauffeur

Miracles for Sale
6.4

(1939) Miracles for Sale

as Chinese Soldier in Demo

Now and Forever
6.7

(1934) Now and Forever

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

5 Fingers
7.6

(1952) 5 Fingers

as ---

Wake Island
5.6

(1942) Wake Island

as ---

Prison Ship
6.0

(1945) Prison Ship

as Capt. Okisawa

Tokyo Rose
5.0

(1946) Tokyo Rose

as Colonel Suzuki

Doomed to Die
5.8

(1940) Doomed to Die

as Tong Leader

Rogues' Regiment
6.5

(1948) Rogues' Regiment

as Kao Pang

Secret of the Wastelands
0.0

(1941) Secret of the Wastelands

as Quan

Student Tour
5.0

(1934) Student Tour

as Geisha's Customer

Barricade
5.0

(1939) Barricade

as Colonel Commander of Rescue Party

The Story of Dr. Wassell
6.3

(1944) The Story of Dr. Wassell

as Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)

Around the World in Eighty Days
6.6

(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days

as Saloon Manager (uncredited)

China Sky
5.5

(1945) China Sky

as Col. Yasuda

Destination Gobi
5.7

(1953) Destination Gobi

as Commanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp (uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady
6.5

(1937) The Soldier and the Lady

as Tartar (Uncredited)

The Cobra Strikes
5.0

(1948) The Cobra Strikes

as Hyder Ali

The Conqueror
3.5

(1956) The Conqueror

as Captain of Wang's guard

Stowaway
6.7

(1936) Stowaway

as Chinese Merchant (uncredited)

Stranded
5.8

(1935) Stranded

as Chinese Groom (uncredited)

Living It Up
6.4

(1954) Living It Up

as Dr. Lee

Behind the Rising Sun
5.7

(1943) Behind the Rising Sun

as Japanese Officer Dispensing Opium

Blondes at Work
6.1

(1938) Blondes at Work

as Sam Wong (uncredited)

Destroyer
6.6

(1943) Destroyer

as Japanese Submarine Commander

So Proudly We Hail
5.5

(1943) So Proudly We Hail

as Japanese Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)

Roaming Lady
5.0

(1936) Roaming Lady

as Chinese Seaman

Half Past Midnight
6.0

(1948) Half Past Midnight

as Lee Gow

Road to Morocco
6.9

(1942) Road to Morocco

as Chinese Announcer (uncredited)

China's Little Devils
4.0

(1945) China's Little Devils

as Colonel Huraji

God Is My Co-Pilot
7.0

(1945) God Is My Co-Pilot

as Tokyo Joe

Mad Holiday
6.0

(1936) Mad Holiday

as Li Yat (uncredited)

Hong Kong Affair
0.0

(1958) Hong Kong Affair

as Li Noon

Soldier of Fortune
5.9

(1955) Soldier of Fortune

as Gen. Po Lin

Beyond Our Own
0.0

(1947) Beyond Our Own

as James Wong

China Venture
7.5

(1953) China Venture

as Chang Sung

Island of Lost Men
5.7

(1939) Island of Lost Men

as General Ahn Ling

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as ---

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Grass Slipper

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

The Incredible Hulk
7.2

(1977) The Incredible Hulk

as ---

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Kung Fu
7.6

(1972) Kung Fu

as ---

My Three Sons
6.5

(1960) My Three Sons

as ---

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

(1965) I Dream of Jeannie

as Wong

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Wong Tou

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.0

(1977) The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as ---

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Mr. Eng

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as ---

Bewitched
7.9

(1964) Bewitched

as ---

0.0

(1962) The Beachcomber

as Ah Wei

The Wild Wild West
7.6

(1965) The Wild Wild West

as ---

Police Story
7.1

(1973) Police Story

as ---

McCloud
7.1

(1970) McCloud

as ---

4.5

(1955) Navy Log

as ---

The Dakotas
5.7

(1963) The Dakotas

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

Honey West
7.0

(1965) Honey West

as Tog - Chinese Fine Arts Thief

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Li-Chin Sung

The Man Called X
0.0

(1956) The Man Called X

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as ---

Hong Kong
0.0

(1960) Hong Kong

as Leo

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Ho Chung

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Jo-Kai

The Dick Cavett Show
6.7

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest