Portrait of Richard Loo

Acting

Richard Loo

Career

Active from 1932 to 1974, busiest in 1945 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Loo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Tension 3
  • World War II 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Historical 2
  • 1940s 2
  • Romance 2
  • Sacrifice 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

as Sgt. Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 63
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976)

as Chiang-Kai-Shek

The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hai Fat

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

as Master Sun

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Ho Fai, The Weapons Master / Master Sun

Delphi Bureau
Delphi Bureau (1972)

TV show ยท as Shen Si

Chandler
Chandler (1971)
GoodWatch score 38

as Leo

One More Train to Rob
One More Train to Rob (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Chang

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Y.S. Chen (uncredited)

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 66
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Wong Tou

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Major Chin

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Wong

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Honey West
Honey West (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Tog - Chinese Fine Arts Thief

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Dr. Yahama

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Li-Chin Sung

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Grass Slipper

Confessions of an Opium Eater
Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

as George Wah

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

26 titles ยท average score 62
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as General Mu Tsung

Hong Kong Affair
Hong Kong Affair (1958)

as Li Noon

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mr. Eng

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Saloon Manager (uncredited)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Robert Hung

December Bride
December Bride (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Target Hong Kong
Target Hong Kong (1953)

as Fu Chao

China Venture
China Venture (1953)

as Chang Sung

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Jo-Kai

The Steel Helmet
The Steel Helmet (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sergeant Tanaka

I Was an American Spy
I Was an American Spy (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Col. Masamato

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 60
The Clay Pigeon
The Clay Pigeon (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ken Tokoyama

State Department: File 649
State Department: File 649 (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

as Marshal Yun Usu

Women in the Night
Women in the Night (1948)
GoodWatch score 43

as Colonel Noyama

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Seven Were Saved
Seven Were Saved (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Colonel Yamura

Tokyo Rose
Tokyo Rose (1946)

as Colonel Suzuki

Betrayal from the East
Betrayal from the East (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lt. Cmdr. Miyazaki, alias Tani

Prison Ship
Prison Ship (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Capt. Okisawa

Back to Bataan
Back to Bataan (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Maj. Hasko

China Sky
China Sky (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Col. Yasuda

First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Col. Hideko Okanura

Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom (1943)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mr. Yokahata (uncredited)

1930s

26 titles ยท average score 63
Island of Lost Men
Island of Lost Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as General Ahn Ling

Daughter of the Tong
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
GoodWatch score 49

as Wong

Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol (1939)

as Tommy Young

Lady of the Tropics
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Delaroch's Chauffeur

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tong Chief

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Charlie (uncredited)

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Shanghai Airport Official (uncredited)

The Good Earth
The Good Earth (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Farmer (uncredited)

China Seas
China Seas (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

as Captain Li

The Secrets of Wu Sin
The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)

as Charlie San

War Correspondent
War Correspondent (1932)

as Bandit (uncredited)