Walter Soo Hoo
Birthday
1932/04/06
Day of death
2022/06/30 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Soo Hoo, whose all six siblings are actors, started out as a child actor, appearing in the short film "The Rainbow Pass" at the age of 5. He joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1954, took over the family business Chew Yuen Company, founded Phoenix Imports in 1975, and established Chinatown's Hop Louie restaurant in 1985. He later appeared in films such as Lady from Chungking (1942), Air Force (1943, with Charles Drake), and China's Little Devils (1945). As an adult, he became a bit and background actor, and his television credits include background spots.
Acting
(1942) Lady from Chungking
as Lu-Chi
(1983) The Man Who Loved Women
as Gardener
(1957) China Gate
as Guard
(1937) The Rainbow Pass
as Yuan's Son
(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days
as Extra (uncredited)
(1986) Big Trouble
as Chinese Laborer #6
(1943) Air Force
as Chinese Boy (uncredited)
(1955) The Left Hand of God
as Clinic Orderly (uncredited)
(1958) The Sheepman
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1958) The Hunters
as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
(1968) The Green Berets
as Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited)
(1955) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Third Brother (uncredited)
(2007) The Number 23
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
(1944) Heavenly Days
as Yen Choy - Chinese Boy (uncredited)
(1966) Star Trek
as Crewman (uncredited)
(1965) The Wild Wild West
as Hatchetman (uncredited)