Richard Loo

Person

Richard Loo

Born 1 October 1903 Died 20 November 1983, aged 80 Maui, Hawaii, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1932)
70years on screen and counting
8credits in 1943, their busiest year
125dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster Age: 98

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002
as Sgt. Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kung Fu: The Movie poster Age: 82

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986
as Master Sun
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur poster Age: 72

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976
as Chiang-Kai-Shek
The Man with the Golden Gun poster Age: 71

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974
as Hai Fat
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon poster Age: 68

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

1972
as Master Sun
Chandler poster Age: 68

Chandler

1971
as Leo
One More Train to Rob poster Age: 67

One More Train to Rob

1971
as Mr. Chang
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities poster Age: 65

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

1969
as Kenji Yamashita
The Sand Pebbles poster Age: 63

The Sand Pebbles

1966
as Major Chin
Diamond Head poster Age: 59

Diamond Head

1962
as Yamagata (uncredited)
A Girl Named Tamiko poster Age: 59

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962
as Otani
Confessions of an Opium Eater poster Age: 58

Confessions of an Opium Eater

1962
as George Wah
The Scavengers poster Age: 56

The Scavengers

1959
Hong Kong Affair poster Age: 54

Hong Kong Affair

1958
as Li Noon
The Quiet American poster Age: 54

The Quiet American

1958
as Mr. Heng
Battle Hymn poster Age: 53

Battle Hymn

1957
as Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 53

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
as Saloon Manager (uncredited)
The Conqueror poster Age: 52

The Conqueror

1956
as Captain of Wang's guard
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing poster Age: 51

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955
as Robert Hung
House of Bamboo poster Age: 51

House of Bamboo

1955
as Inspector Kito's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Soldier of Fortune poster Age: 51

Soldier of Fortune

1955
as Gen. Po Lin
The Shanghai Story poster Age: 50

The Shanghai Story

1954
as Officer
Living It Up poster Age: 50

Living It Up

1954
as Dr. Lee
The Bamboo Prison poster Age: 50

The Bamboo Prison

1954
as Commandant Hsai Tung
Hell and High Water poster Age: 50

Hell and High Water

1954
as Hakada Fujimori
China Venture poster Age: 49

China Venture

1953
as Chang Sung
Destination Gobi poster Age: 49

Destination Gobi

1953
as Commanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp
Target Hong Kong poster Age: 49

Target Hong Kong

1953
as Fu Chao
5 Fingers poster Age: 48

5 Fingers

1952
I Was an American Spy poster Age: 47

I Was an American Spy

1951
as Col. Masamato
The Steel Helmet poster Age: 47

The Steel Helmet

1951
as Sergeant Tanaka
Malaya poster Age: 46

Malaya

1949
as Colonel Genichi Tomura
The Clay Pigeon poster Age: 45

The Clay Pigeon

1949
as Ken Tokoyama
State Department: File 649 poster Age: 45

State Department: File 649

1949
as Marshal Yun Usu
Rogues' Regiment poster Age: 45

Rogues' Regiment

1948
as Kao Pang
The Cobra Strikes poster Age: 44

The Cobra Strikes

1948
as Hyder Ali
Half Past Midnight poster Age: 44

Half Past Midnight

1948
as Lee Gow
To the Ends of the Earth poster Age: 44

To the Ends of the Earth

1948
as Commissioner Lu (uncredited)
Women in the Night poster Age: 44

Women in the Night

1948
as Colonel Noyama
Beyond Our Own poster Age: 44

Beyond Our Own

1947
as James Wong
Web of Danger poster Age: 43

Web of Danger

1947
as Wing
Seven Were Saved poster Age: 43

Seven Were Saved

1947
as Colonel Yamura
Tokyo Rose poster Age: 42

Tokyo Rose

1946
as Colonel Suzuki
Prison Ship poster Age: 42

Prison Ship

1945
as Capt. Okisawa
First Yank into Tokyo poster Age: 41

First Yank into Tokyo

1945
as Col. Hideko Okanura
Back to Bataan poster Age: 41

Back to Bataan

1945
as Maj. Hasko
China's Little Devils poster Age: 41

China's Little Devils

1945
as Colonel Huraji
China Sky poster Age: 41

China Sky

1945
as Col. Yasuda
Betrayal from the East poster Age: 41

Betrayal from the East

1945
as Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani
God Is My Co-Pilot poster Age: 41

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945
as Tokyo Joe
The Keys of the Kingdom poster Age: 41

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944
as Lt. Shon
The Story of Dr. Wassell poster Age: 40

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944
as Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)
The Purple Heart poster Age: 40

The Purple Heart

1944
as General Ito Mitsubi
So Proudly We Hail poster Age: 39

So Proudly We Hail

1943
as Japanese Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
Destroyer poster Age: 39

Destroyer

1943
as Japanese Submarine Commander
Behind the Rising Sun poster Age: 39

Behind the Rising Sun

1943
as Japanese Officer Dispensing Opium
Yanks Ahoy poster Age: 39

Yanks Ahoy

1943
as Japanese Submarine Officer (uncredited)
China poster Age: 39

China

1943
as Lin Yun
Flight for Freedom poster Age: 39

Flight for Freedom

1943
as Mr. Yokahata (uncredited)
The Falcon Strikes Back poster Age: 39

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943
as Jerry
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday poster Age: 39

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943
Road to Morocco poster Age: 39

Road to Morocco

1942
as Chinese Announcer (uncredited)
Across the Pacific poster Age: 38

Across the Pacific

1942
as First Officer Miyuma
Wake Island poster Age: 38

Wake Island

1942
Star Spangled Rhythm poster Age: 38

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942
as Emperor Hirohito (uncredited)
Secret of the Wastelands poster Age: 38

Secret of the Wastelands

1941
as Quan
Doomed to Die poster Age: 36

Doomed to Die

1940
as Tong Leader
The Fatal Hour poster Age: 36

The Fatal Hour

1940
as Jeweler
Barricade poster Age: 36

Barricade

1939
as Colonel Commander of Rescue Party
Daughter of the Tong poster Age: 35

Daughter of the Tong

1939
as Wong
Island of Lost Men poster Age: 35

Island of Lost Men

1939
as General Ahn Ling
Lady of the Tropics poster Age: 35

Lady of the Tropics

1939
as Delaroch's Chauffeur
Miracles for Sale poster Age: 35

Miracles for Sale

1939
as Chinese Soldier in Demo
Mr. Wong in Chinatown poster Age: 35

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939
as Tong Chief
Panama Patrol poster Age: 35

Panama Patrol

1939
as Tommy Young
North of Shanghai poster Age: 35

North of Shanghai

1939
as Jed's Pilot
Shadows Over Shanghai poster Age: 35

Shadows Over Shanghai

1938
as Fong
Too Hot to Handle poster Age: 34

Too Hot to Handle

1938
as Charlie (uncredited)
Blondes at Work poster Age: 34

Blondes at Work

1938
as Sam Wong (uncredited)
West of Shanghai poster Age: 34

West of Shanghai

1937
as Mr. Cheng
That Certain Woman poster Age: 33

That Certain Woman

1937
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Good Earth poster Age: 33

The Good Earth

1937
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady poster Age: 33

The Soldier and the Lady

1937
as Tartar (Uncredited)
Lost Horizon poster Age: 33

Lost Horizon

1937
as Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)
Stowaway poster Age: 33

Stowaway

1936
as Chinese Merchant (uncredited)
Mad Holiday poster Age: 33

Mad Holiday

1936
as Li Yat (uncredited)
Shadow of Chinatown poster Age: 33

Shadow of Chinatown

1936
Roaming Lady poster Age: 32

Roaming Lady

1936
as Chinese Seaman
China Seas poster Age: 31

China Seas

1935
as Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)
Stranded poster Age: 31

Stranded

1935
as Chinese Groom (uncredited)
Student Tour poster Age: 31

Student Tour

1934
as Geisha's Customer
Now and Forever poster Age: 30

Now and Forever

1934
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster Age: 29

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932
as Captain Li
The Secrets of Wu Sin poster Age: 29

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932
as Charlie San
War Correspondent poster Age: 28

War Correspondent

1932
as Bandit (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
The Incredible Hulk poster Age: 74

The Incredible Hulk

1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster Age: 73

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977
Police Story poster Age: 69

Police Story

1973
Kung Fu poster Age: 69

Kung Fu

1972
as Master Sun
Kung Fu poster Age: 69

Kung Fu

1972
as Ho Fai, The Weapons Master
Delphi Bureau poster Age: 69

Delphi Bureau

1972
as Shen Si
McCloud poster Age: 66

McCloud

1970
as Y.S. Chen (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 64

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Wong Tou
Family Affair poster Age: 62

Family Affair

1966
I Dream of Jeannie poster Age: 61

I Dream of Jeannie

1965
as Wong
The Wild Wild West poster Age: 61

The Wild Wild West

1965
Honey West poster Age: 61

Honey West

1965
as Tog - Chinese Fine Arts Thief
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 60

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

1964
as Dr. Yahama
Bewitched poster Age: 60

Bewitched

1964
Burke's Law poster Age: 59

Burke's Law

1963
as Grass Slipper
The Outer Limits poster Age: 59

The Outer Limits

1963
as Li-Chin Sung
The Dakotas poster Age: 59

The Dakotas

1963
No poster
Age: 58

The Beachcomber

1962
as Ah Wei
My Three Sons poster Age: 56

My Three Sons

1960
Hong Kong poster Age: 56

Hong Kong

1960
as Leo
Bonanza poster Age: 55

Bonanza

1959
as General Mu Tsung
Maverick poster Age: 53

Maverick

1957
Perry Mason poster Age: 53

Perry Mason

1957
as Mr. Eng
The Man Called X poster Age: 52

The Man Called X

1956
Navy Log poster Age: 51

Navy Log

1955
December Bride poster Age: 51

December Bride

1954
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 49

Cavalcade of America

1952
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 49

Cavalcade of America

1952
as Ho Chung
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 48

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Jo-Kai
Studio One poster Age: 45

Studio One

1948
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