Acting
Richard Loo
Born October 1, 1903 · Maui, Hawaii, USA
Died November 20, 1983 · aged 80
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 Be…
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The Man with the Golden Gun · 1974The Man with the Golden Gun
★ 6.51974
MovieAdventureAction
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
Back to Bataan · 1945Back to Bataan
★ 6.11945
MovieWarDrama
A U.S. Army colonel leads local fighters in a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
The Steel Helmet · 1951The Steel Helmet
★ 7.01951
MovieActionDrama
A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
Around the World in 80 Days · 1956Around the World in 80 Days
★ 6.71956
MovieAdventureComedy
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
One More Train to Rob · 1971One More Train to Rob
★ 5.41971
MovieWesternComedy
Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the gold-mining country of the 1880's. The six split up and while they are hiding out awaiting the rendezvous to divide the loot, Hark is cornered, framed and sent to prison. He is released after two-and-a-half years and sets out to find Katy and Nolan and get his share of the loot.
Across the Pacific · 1942Across the Pacific
★ 6.61942
MovieAdventureThriller
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact that he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz?
House of Bamboo · 1955House of Bamboo
★ 6.21955
MovieCrimeDrama
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
Hell and High Water · 1954Hell and High Water
★ 6.01954
MovieAdventureDrama
A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously plotted schoolboy fiction with submarine spectacle and cold war heroics.
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House of Bamboo · 1955House of Bamboo
★ 6.21955
MovieCrimeDrama
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
Inspector Kito's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
China Seas · 1935China Seas
★ 6.31935
MovieAdventureAction
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!
Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)
Road to Morocco · 1942Road to Morocco
★ 6.91942
MovieComedyMusic
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
Chinese Announcer (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth · 1948To the Ends of the Earth
★ 5.91948
MovieThriller
A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.
Commissioner Lu (uncredited)




































