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Soo Hoo, whose all six siblings are actors, started out as a child actor, appearing in the short film "The Rainbow Pass" at the age of 5. He joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1954, took over the family business Chew Yuen Company, founded Phoenix Imports in 1975, and established Chinatown's Hop Louie restaurant in 1985. He later appeared in films such as Lady from Chungking (1942), Air Force (1943, with Charles Drake), and China's Little Devils (1945). As an adult, he became a bit and background actor, and his television credits include background spots.

Known For

6.4

Chinese Restaurant Owner

The Number 23

2007

5.3

Chinese Laborer #6

Big Trouble

1986

4.7

Gardener

The Man Who Loved Women

1983

5.7

Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited)

The Green Berets

1968

8.0

Crewman (uncredited)

Star Trek

1966

7.6

Hatchetman (uncredited)

The Wild Wild West

1965

5.7

Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

The Hunters

1958

6.9

Waiter (uncredited)

The Sheepman

1958

6.0

Guard

China Gate

1957

6.6

Extra (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Credits

The Number 23

as Chinese Restaurant Owner

2007

6.4

Big Trouble

as Chinese Laborer #6

1986

5.3

The Man Who Loved Women

as Gardener

1983

4.7

The Green Berets

as Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited)

1968

5.7

Star Trek

as Crewman (uncredited)

1966

8.0

The Wild Wild West

as Hatchetman (uncredited)

1965

7.6

The Hunters

as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

1958

5.7

The Sheepman

as Waiter (uncredited)

1958

6.9

China Gate

as Guard

1957

6.0

Around the World in 80 Days

as Extra (uncredited)

1956

6.6

The Left Hand of God

as Clinic Orderly (uncredited)

1955

6.3

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

as Third Brother (uncredited)

1955

6.0

Heavenly Days

as Yen Choy - Chinese Boy (uncredited)

1944

0.0

Air Force

as Chinese Boy (uncredited)

1943

6.5

Lady from Chungking

as Lu-Chi

1942

5.6

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The Rainbow Pass

as Yuan's Son

1937

6.5