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.
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The Man with the Golden Gun
As Hai Fat
The Sand Pebbles
As Major Chin
Women in the Night
As Colonel Noyama
Hell and High Water
As Hakada Fujimori
North of Shanghai
As Jed's Pilot
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
As Captain Li
The Clay Pigeon
As Ken Tokoyama
The Purple Heart
As General Ito Mitsubi
Betrayal from the East
As Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani
Malaya
As Colonel Genichi Tomura
The Falcon Strikes Back
As Jerry
The Good Earth
As Farmer (uncredited)
The Steel Helmet
As Sergeant Tanaka
The Keys of the Kingdom
As Lt. Shon
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Back to Bataan
As Maj. Hasko
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
As Robert Hung
I Was an American Spy
As Col. Masamato
Battle Hymn
As Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
As Sgt. Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Target Hong Kong
As Fu Chao
The Quiet American
As Mr. Heng
The Fatal Hour
As Jeweler
Confessions of an Opium Eater
As George Wah
Chandler
As Leo
First Yank into Tokyo
As Col. Hideko Okanura
Lost Horizon
As Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)
The Scavengers
Star Spangled Rhythm
As Emperor Hirohito (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth
As Commissioner Lu (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob
As Mr. Chang
Seven Were Saved
As Colonel Yamura
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
As Chiang-Kai-Shek
Flight for Freedom
As Mr. Yokahata (uncredited)
China
As Lin Yun
A Girl Named Tamiko
As Otani
The Bamboo Prison
As Commandant Hsai Tung
West of Shanghai
As Mr. Cheng
The Shanghai Story
As Officer
Daughter of the Tong
As Wong
Diamond Head
Panama Patrol
As Tommy Young
Across the Pacific
As First Officer Miyuma
Shadows Over Shanghai
As Fong
The Secrets of Wu Sin
As Charlie San
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
As Kenji Yamashita
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
As Master Sun
State Department: File 649
As Marshal Yun Usu
China Seas
As Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)
House of Bamboo
As Inspector Kito's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Web of Danger
As Wing
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
As Tong Chief
Lady of the Tropics
As Delaroch's Chauffeur
Miracles for Sale
As Chinese Soldier in Demo
Now and Forever
As Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
5 Fingers
Wake Island
Prison Ship
As Capt. Okisawa
Tokyo Rose
As Colonel Suzuki
Doomed to Die
As Tong Leader
Rogues' Regiment
As Kao Pang
Secret of the Wastelands
As Quan
Student Tour
As Geisha's Customer
Barricade
As Colonel Commander of Rescue Party
The Story of Dr. Wassell
As Chinese Doctor on Train (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
As Saloon Manager (uncredited)
China Sky
As Col. Yasuda
Destination Gobi
As Commanding Officer, Japanese POW Camp (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
As Tartar (Uncredited)
The Cobra Strikes
As Hyder Ali
The Conqueror
As Captain of Wang's guard
Stowaway
As Chinese Merchant (uncredited)
Stranded
As Chinese Groom (uncredited)
Living It Up
As Dr. Lee
Behind the Rising Sun
As Japanese Officer Dispensing Opium
Blondes at Work
As Sam Wong (uncredited)
Destroyer
As Japanese Submarine Commander
So Proudly We Hail
As Japanese Radio Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
Roaming Lady
As Chinese Seaman
Half Past Midnight
As Lee Gow
Road to Morocco
As Chinese Announcer (uncredited)
China's Little Devils
As Colonel Huraji
God Is My Co-Pilot
As Tokyo Joe
Mad Holiday
As Li Yat (uncredited)
Hong Kong Affair
As Li Noon
Soldier of Fortune
As Gen. Po Lin
Beyond Our Own
As James Wong
China Venture
As Chang Sung
Island of Lost Men
As General Ahn Ling
Family Affair
Burke's Law
As Grass Slipper
December Bride
The Incredible Hulk
The Colgate Comedy Hour
As Self
Kung Fu
My Three Sons
I Dream of Jeannie
As Wong
Hawaii Five-O
As Wong Tou
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Perry Mason
As Mr. Eng
Studio One
Bewitched
The Beachcomber
As Ah Wei
The Wild Wild West
Police Story
McCloud
Navy Log
The Dakotas
Cavalcade of America
Honey West
As Tog - Chinese Fine Arts Thief
The Outer Limits
As Li-Chin Sung
The Man Called X
Maverick
Hong Kong
As Leo
Four Star Playhouse
As Jo-Kai
The Dick Cavett Show
As Self - Guest