Actor
Walter Soo Hoo
April 6, 1932 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
George Takei
2 titles together
Star Trek, The Green Berets
Shirley MacLaine
2 titles together
Around the World in 80 Days, The Sheepman
Philip Ahn
2 titles together
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, The Left Hand of God
Keye Luke
2 titles together
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
James Hong
2 titles together
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, China Gate
Victor Sen Yung
2 titles together
The Left Hand of God, The Hunters
Full filmography · 16
The Number 23
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
20076.4
Big Trouble
as Chinese Laborer #6
19865.4
The Man Who Loved Women
as Gardener
19834.9
The Green Berets
as Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited)
19685.7
The Hunters
as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
19585.8
The Sheepman
as Waiter (uncredited)
19586.9
China Gate
as Guard
19576.2
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
19566.7
The Left Hand of God
as Clinic Orderly (uncredited)
19556.3
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Third Brother (uncredited)
19556.1
Heavenly Days
as Yen Choy - Chinese Boy (uncredited)
1944
Air Force
as Chinese Boy (uncredited)
19436.5