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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 depression forced Loo to start over. He became involved with amateur, then professional, theater companies and in 1931 made his first film. Like most Asian actors in non-Asian countries, he played primarily small, stereotypical roles, though he rose quickly to familiarity, if not fame, in a number of films. His stern features led him to be a favorite movie villain, and the outbreak of World War...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
BewitchedSeries • 1964
MaverickSeries • 1957
My Three SonsSeries • 1960
I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
McCloudSeries • 1970
Family AffairSeries • 1966
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963
Police StorySeries • 1973
December BrideSeries • 1954
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977
Navy LogSeries • 1955
Honey WestSeries • 1965
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952
CrossroadsSeries • 1955
The Man with the Golden GunMovie • 1974