Edwin Sylvester Luke (July 23, 1911 – January 18, 1986) was a

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character actor who had a career in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He played Charlie Chan's Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, in the 1945 feature "The Jade Mask", starring Sydney Toler. He was the son of first generation Chinese American Lee Luke (born in San Francisco in 1880) and the younger brother of actor

Keye Luke Keye Luke (; June 18, 1904 – January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-born American actor, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He portrayed Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 1939–1941 ...

. He was one of three Chinese Americans - the first cohort - to receive a bachelor's degree in journalism from the

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in 1936. While a student there, he played on the championship team in the Northwest Chinese Basketball Tournament. Subsequently, he was the first Chinese American member of the International Typographical Union (Los Angeles #174) in 1941. In addition to acting, he also worked for ''

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'' as a typographer, writer, editor and later forged a successful career as a social worker for Los Angeles County. In the 2012 award winning short film "Keye Luke", by Taiwanese-American Director Timothy Tau, Edwin Luke was portrayed by actor Archie Kao.

Filmography

References

* Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files (2022), "Dorothy S. Luke Lee: Born in Seattle". https://chineseexclusionfiles.com/2022/08/21/dorothy-s-luke-dee-born-in-seattle/ * * 1911 births 1986 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male actors of Chinese descent American male film actors Male actors from Seattle {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub