Jack Soo
Birthday
1917/10/28
Day of death
1979/01/11 (61 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, U.S.
Also know as
Goro Suzuki, Джек Су
Biography
A genial, laid back, slumber-eyed character player especially adept at the relaxed wisecrack or dry comment, Japanese-American actor Jack Soo was born in Oakland, California, in 1917, his real name being Goro Suzuki. In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs and had made a reasonable dent on the Midwest circuit by the time he earned his big break playing the club MC/comedian in the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical "Flower Drum Song" in 1958. ...Read more
Acting
(1968) The Green Berets
as Colonel Cai
(1961) Flower Drum Song
as 'Sammy' Fong
(1978) Return from Witch Mountain
as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto
(1966) The Oscar
as Sam
(1973) She Lives!
as Dr. Osikawa
(2009) You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
as Yoshimi Hiroti
(1967) Thoroughly Modern Millie
as Oriental #1
(1969) The Monk
as Hip Guy
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Quoc
(1970) The Odd Couple
as Chuk Mai Chin
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Sam Quong
(1975) Barney Miller
as Nick Yemana
(1964) Valentine's Day
as ---
(1967) Ironside
as ---
(1974) Police Woman
as ---
(1973) Police Story
as ---
(1968) Julia
as ---
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1974) Amy Prentiss
as ---
(1966) Summer Fun
as ---
(1977) Busting Loose
as ---
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1967) Ironside
as Joe Lee
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Charlie Lee
(1975) Barney Miller
as Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana