Person
Walter Soo Hoo
Acting · 1932–2022 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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
Star Trek
Crewman (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
Hatchetman (uncredited)
The Number 23
Chinese Restaurant Owner
Around the World in 80 Days
Extra (uncredited)
The Green Berets
Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Third Brother (uncredited)
The Man Who Loved Women
Gardener
Air Force
Chinese Boy (uncredited)
The Sheepman
Waiter (uncredited)
The Hunters
Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2007The Number 23Chinese Restaurant Owner
- 1986Big TroubleChinese Laborer #6
- 1983The Man Who Loved WomenGardener
- 1968The Green BeretsViet Cong Soldier (uncredited)
- 1966Star TrekCrewman (uncredited)
- 1965The Wild Wild WestHatchetman (uncredited)
- 1958The HuntersChinese Soldier (uncredited)
- 1958The SheepmanWaiter (uncredited)
- 1957China GateGuard
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysExtra (uncredited)
- 1955The Left Hand of GodClinic Orderly (uncredited)
- 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingThird Brother (uncredited)
- 1944Heavenly DaysYen Choy - Chinese Boy (uncredited)
- 1943Air ForceChinese Boy (uncredited)
- 1942Lady from ChungkingLu-Chi
- 1937The Rainbow PassYuan's Son
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