Keone Young
Keone Young (born September 6, 1947) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dr. Michael Kwan in Kay O'Brien (1986), Mr. Wu in Deadwood (2004–2006) and as the dual roles of Judge Robert Chong and Mr. Wan in The Young and the Restless (2007–2010).
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Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1967–present |
His voice roles include Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Katarou in Teen Titans, Dr. Ho in Batman Beyond, Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Luong Lao Shi in American Dragon: Jake Long, Mr. Wu in The Mighty B! and Wu-Chang in Sofia the First.
Early life
Young was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Chinese father and Japanese mother, who both immigrated to Hawaii. His acting mentor was Mako.[1]
Career
He has been prolific in his character work and has made numerous guest appearances on such varied television series as Diff'rent Strokes, The Golden Girls, Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Family Matters, Futurama, The Simpsons, Alias, JAG, The Steve Harvey Show, Zeke and Luther, Shake It Up: Made In Japan and on the daytime soaps The Young and the Restless and Generations. He also portrayed the bodyguard of the Ancient One (Keye Luke) during the Asian Quarter storyline on General Hospital.
Young played Dr. Michael Kwan on the short-lived multi-ethnic medical drama Kay O'Brien, which aired in the fall of 1986 on CBS. Despite the fact that the network had high hopes for the series, just 9 of 13 episodes were aired. He was also a semi-regular on the HBO series Deadwood as Mr. Wu and played Henry Lin's Uncle on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He also played Mr. Wu, unrelated to the Deadwood character, in the movie Men in Black 3, and played the role of Ellison Onizuka In the TV film Challenger.
Young has many voice-over credits as well: Grandpa in American Dragon: Jake Long, Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Mr. Sanban in Codename: Kids Next Door, the Firebending master Jeong Jeong in the Asian-influenced Avatar: The Last Airbender, Storm Shadow in the Sunbow G.I. Joe animated series, the Hard Master in G.I. Joe: Renegades, Mr. Wu on Nickelodeon's show The Mighty B!, Babaram on Surf Ninjas Marshall Kai Ti Chang in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Silver Samurai in X-Men: The Official Game and Wolverine and the X-Men, Sensei in Young Justice, Chen Stormstout in the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion and Heroes of the Storm by Blizzard Entertainment, and Commander Sato in Star Wars Rebels.
Young also has several Star Trek links: he played Buck Bokai, a famous baseball player in the 24th century in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "If Wishes Were Horses". He also played Hoshi Sato's father in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Vanishing Point". Young appeared as Governor Ho in the movie North starring Elijah Wood.
In theatre, Young has had a long history with the Asian American theatre company, East West Players, in Los Angeles, where he not only performed but often served as producer. He voiced Lord Qin in Mulan II.
In 2013, Young joined the cast of HBO's True Blood as Dr. Hido Takahashi, the man responsible for inventing the titular blood substitute.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Katsu | |
1980 | Private Benjamin | Kim Osaka | |
1981 | Eyewitness | Mr. Long's Son | |
1982 | Frances | Chinese Doctor | |
1984 | The Wild Life | Japanese Bowler | |
1988 | Alien Nation | Winter | |
1989 | Lost Angels | Atty. Victor Eng | |
Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers | Don Ho | ||
Black Rain | Karaoke Singer | ||
1990 | Fear | Detective William Wu | |
1991 | Shanghai 1920 | Ming | |
1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Eddie Wong | |
1993 | Surf Ninjas | Baba Ram | |
1994 | Golden Gate | Benny Ying | |
My Girl 2 | Daryl Tanaka | ||
North | Governor Ho | ||
1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mr. Watanabe | |
1996 | Striptease | Ling | |
Jack | Dr. Lin | ||
1997 | Bad Day on the Block | Ron the Repairman | |
Playing God | Mr. Ksi | ||
1998 | At Sachem Farm | Mr. Tang | |
2000 | Dude, Where's My Car? | Mr. Lee the Chinese Tailor | |
2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Bee (voice) | |
2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Committee Clerk | |
2005 | Mulan II | Lord Qin/Chin (voice) | Direct-to-video film |
2006 | Crank | Don Kim | |
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | Commander Uehara Daizo/Saico-Tek/Sushi Shop Owner (voice) | Direct-to-video film | |
2009 | Why Am I Doing This? | Ming | |
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | Matsuhiro (voice) | Direct-to-video film | |
Crank: High Voltage | Don Kim | ||
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Mr. Wu | |
Stand Up Guys | Song |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | Room 222 | Howie Wong | Episode: "Naked Came We Into The World" |
1970 | The Bill Cosby Show | Player #2 | Episode: "This Mouth is Rated X" |
1972 | Search | Nagada | Episode: "Short Circuit" |
1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Willard Lu – Cobra | Episode: "Trail of the Serpent" |
1974 | Jerry | Morree Wu | Television movie |
1974 | Kojak | Oriental | Episode: "A Souvenir from Atlantic City" |
1976 | Grady | Delivery Man | Episode: "The Weekend" |
1977 | Police Story | Boy #1 | Episode: "The Blue Fog" |
1978 | Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Young Waiter | Episode: "The Women Strike" |
1981 | I'm a Big Girl Now | Willie Wong | Episode: "With Becky You Get Eggroll" |
1982 | Hart to Hart | Kim | Uncredited Episode: "From the Depths of My Heart" |
1982 | Diff'rent Strokes | David Cheung | Episode: "Hello, Daddy" |
1982 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | Nakamoto Associate | Episode: "Seven Keys to Singapore" |
1982 | The Fall Guy | Japanese Man | Episode: "Bail and Bond" |
1982 | Taxi | The Japanese Man | Episode: "Alex Goes off the Wagon"[2] |
1982 | The Jeffersons | Maitre D' | Episode: "A Date with Danger" |
1982 | Cheers | Tourist #1 | Episode: "Coach Returns to Action" |
1983 | Matt Houston | Spider | Episode: "The Rock and the Hard Place" |
1983 | Hill Street Blues | Storeowner | Episode: "Here's Adventure, Here's Romance" |
1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Akira | Television movie Alternative title Death Ride to Osaka |
1984 | Buffalo Bill | Jerry Lewis Impersonator | Episode: "Jerry Lewis Week" |
1984 | The Fall Guy | Mr. Soo | Episode: "Always Say Always" |
1984–1985 | Challenge of the GoBots | Additional Voices | 65 episodes |
1984–1986 | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Storm Shadow (voice) | 12 episodes |
1984–1986 | Webster | Master Kuan / Giuseppe | 3 episodes |
1984 | Remington Steele | Winston Zakata / Mr. Moto | Episode: "Elementary Steele" |
1984 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Jay Nigeta | Episode: "Remembrance of Things Past" |
1984 | The Duck Factory | Episode: "The Duck Stops Here" | |
1985 | Challenge of a Lifetime | Dr. Honowa | Television movie |
1985 | St. Elsewhere | Hong | Episodes: "Bye, George" and "Murder, She Rote" |
1985 | Magnum, P.I. | Mickey | Episode: "Old Acquaintance" |
1985 | Lady Blue | Trang | Episode: "The Widow Maker" |
1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Stanley Chow | Episode: "Welcome to America, Mr. Brand" |
1985 | Jem | Additional Voices | Episode: "Battle of the Bands" |
1986 | The New Adventures of Jonny Quest | Additional Voices | Unknown episodes |
1986 | The Centurions | Additional Voices | 64 episodes |
1986 | Kay O'Brien | Dr. Michael Kwan | Main cast 12 episodes |
1986 | Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos | Super Ninja (voice) | 5 episodes |
1987 | Head of the Class | The Moderator | Episode: "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!" |
1987 | The Oldest Rookie | Bok Song | Episode: "A Game Effort" |
1987 | 21 Jump Street | Mr. Tran | Episode: "Christmas in Saigon" |
1988 | Tour of Duty | Major Tung | Episode: "Paradise Lost" |
1988 | Small Wonder | Dr. Chang | Episode: "The Rock Band" |
1988 | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | Prince Yen-Moon (voice) | Episode: "The Magnificent Seven Gummies" |
1988 | DuckTales | Mung Ho (voice) | Episode: "Time is Money: Part 2 - The Duck Who Would Be King" |
1988 | Nightingales | Rick | Television movie |
1989 | Dear John | Mr. Yoshimura | Episode: "Dream Babe" |
1989 | The Further Adventures of SuperTed | Additional Voices | 13 episodes |
1989 | The Karate Kid | Additional Voices | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
1989 | MacGyver | Zhao | Episode: "Children of Light" |
1989 | The Golden Girls | Dr. Chang | Episode: "Sick and Tired: Part 2" |
1989 | Trenchcoat in Paradise | Bob Kanuka | Television movie |
1990 | Challenger | Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka | Television movie |
1990 | Paradise | Mr. Lee | Episode: "Dust on the Wind" |
1990 | Last Flight Out | Tung Sanh | Television movie |
1990 | Generations | Mr. Chu | 7 episodes |
1990 | Ann Jillian | Episode: "A Housewarming" | |
1991 | Dynasty: The Reunion | Mr. Woo | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
1991 | Family Matters | Fred Yamano | Episode: "A Pair of Ladies" |
1991 | Mathnet | MBARI Rep | Episode: "Despair in Monterey Bay" |
1992 | The Golden Girls | Mr. Tanaka | Episode; "Rose: Portrait of a Woman" |
1992 | Civil Wars | James Endo | Episode: "Denise and De Nuptials" |
1992 | MacGyver | Chung | Episode: "The Stringer" |
1993 | The Untouchables | Episode: "Chinatown" | |
1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Buck Bokai | Episode: "If Wishes Were Horses" |
1993 | Mad About You | Al | Episode: "A Pair of Hearts" |
1993 | Dead Before Dawn | James Young | Television movie |
1993 | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Gerald Chong | Television movie |
1994 | The Byrds of Paradise | Mr. Lee | Episode: "Hair Today, Gone to Maui" |
1994 | Family Album | Private Investigator | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
1995 | Get Smart | Prime Minister of Vanapopo | Episode: "Passenger 99" |
1995 | Marker | Taki Machidomi | 6 episodes |
1995 | Here Come the Munsters | Ralph the Limo Driver | Television movie |
1996 | Gargoyles | Taro's Henchman #2 (voice) | Episode: "Bushido" |
1996 | The Faculty | Mr. Takehama | Episode: "Carlos Garcia" |
1997 | Murphy Brown | Master Hahn | Episode: "Desperate Times" |
1997 | Caroline in the City | Fong | Episodes: "Caroline and the Blind Date" and "Caroline and the Sesame Noodles" |
1998 | Jenny | M.C. | Credited as Keoni Young Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy: Part 1" |
1998 | Conrad Bloom | Mr. Chang | Episode: "Pilot" |
1998 | Boy Meets World | Professor | Episode: "Ain't College Great?" |
1999 | Smart Guy | Ted Shaw | Episode: "Cross Talk" |
1999 | The Simpsons | Fish (voice) | Episode: "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" |
1999 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Master P'tui | Episode: "Honey, I'm Kung Fu Fighting" |
1999 | Nash Bridges | Duke | Episode: "Kill Switch" |
2000 | Baywatch | Kumu Pono | Episode: "Breath of Life" |
2000 | Arliss | Episode: "Where There's a Will..." | |
2000 | Static Shock | Mr. Lee (voice) | Episode: "Winds of Change" |
2000 | NYPD Blue | Charlie Sung | Episode: "Goodbye Charlie" |
2000 | Rip Girls | Bo | Television movie |
2001 | Batman Beyond | Dr. Ho (voice) | Episode: "Countdown" |
2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Acupuncturist | Episode: "The Acupuncturist" |
2001–2005 | Alias | Professor Choy | 4 episodes |
2001 | The Steve Harvey Show | Mr. Chin | Episode: "Principal's Pet" |
2002 | The Invisible Man | Loh Ming | Episode: "The Invisible Woman" |
2002 | Justice League | Professor Arthur Chin (voice) | Episode: "The Brave and the Bold" |
2002 | King of the Hill | Various Characters (voice) | Episode: "Returning Japanese" |
2002 | Everwood | Gino | Episode: "The Great Doctor Brown" |
2002 | Judging Amy | Judge | Episode: "Boys to Men" |
2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Hoshi's Father | Episode: "Vanishing Point" |
2003 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Wing (voice) | Episode: "A Night at the Opera" |
2003 | The Even Stevens Movie | Chief Tuka | TV movie |
2003–2017 | Samurai Jack | Various voices | 4 episodes |
2003 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Quan Ti (voice) | Episode: "Grim for a Day/ChickenBall Z/Max Courage!" |
2003 | JAG | Police Officer | Episode: "Secret Agent Man" |
2004 | Will & Grace | Owner | Episode: "A Gay/December Romance" |
2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Server / Monk (voice) | Episode: "Makes Zen to Me/Say Uncle" |
2004–2006 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Kaz (voice) | 39 episodes |
2004–2006 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Kani Sanban (voice) | 3 episodes |
2004–2006 | Deadwood | Mr. Wu | 18 episodes[3] |
2004 | Strong Medicine | Mr. Fong | Episode: "Like Cures Like" |
2004 | The Batman | Hideo Katsu (voice) | Episode: "The Cat and the Bat" |
2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Lao Shi (credited as Jake's Grandpa) (voice) | Episode: "Morpholomew" |
2005 | Teen Titans | Katarou / The Monkey (voices) | Episode: "The Quest" |
2005 | House | Clyde Park | Episode: “Love Hurts” |
2005–2007 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Luong Lao Shi (Jake's Grandfather), other voices | 45 episodes |
2005–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Jeong Jeong / Captain Li / High Sage (voice) | 6 episodes |
2005 | NYPD Blue | Akira Nakada | Episode: "Moving Day" |
2006 | NCIS | Lee Song | Episode: "Light Sleeper" |
2006 | Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | Commander Uehara Daizo / Saico-Tek / Sushi Shop Owner (voices) | Television movie |
2006 | Return to Halloweentown | Silas Sinister | Television movie |
2007 | Ben 10 | Ishyama (voice) | Episode: "Game Over" |
2007 | In Case of Emergency | Mr. Tuckman | Episode: "Forbidden Love" |
2007–2009 | Phineas & Ferb | Additional Voices (voice) | 3 episodes |
2007–2010 | The Young and the Restless | Judge Robert Chong / Mr. Wan | 15 episodes |
2007 | John from Cincinnati | The Chinaman | Episode: "His Visit: Day Nine" |
2007 | Cold Case | Shinji Nakamura - 2007 | Episode: "Family 8108" |
2007 | Random! Cartoons | Flashback Lance / Flashback Zoopie (voices) | Episode: "Squirly Love" |
2008 | The Mighty B! | Mr. Wu (voice) / Additional Voices | 5 episodes |
2008 | American Dad! | Chick Salesman (voice) | Episode: "Pulling Double Booty" |
2008 | Crash | Law Officer Paul Kim | Episodes: "Pissing in the Sandbox" and "The Future Is Free" |
2009 | The Unit | General Lao | Episode: "Bad Beat" |
2009 | Numbers | Walter Yoon | Episode: "Trouble in Chinatown" |
2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Kenuichio Harada / Silver Samurai / Yakuza Ninja (voices) | Episode: "Code of Conduct" |
2009 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Operative (voice) | Episode: "When OMAC Attacks!" |
2010 | Zeke & Luther | Mr. Ng | Episode: "Crouching Zeke, Dancing Luther" |
2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Master Linn (voice) | Episode: "Tooth Fairy" |
2010 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Hard Master / Arata (voice) | Episodes: "Return of the Arishikage: Parts 1 & 2" |
2011 | Mike & Molly | Abe | Episode: "Samuel Gets Fired" |
2011; 2019 | Young Justice | Sensei (voice) | Episodes: "Infiltrator" and "Rescue Op" |
2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Julie's Dad / Repair Man / Cop (voices) | Episode: "The Perfect Girlfriend" |
2012 | Tron: Uprising | Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "Beck'e Beginning" |
2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Mr. Ma | Television movie |
2012–2013 | Naruto Shippuden | Disonasu (voice) | 6 episodes English version |
2012 | Shake It Up | Mr. Watanabe | Episode: "Made in Japan" |
2013 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Wu Yong (voice) | Episode: "Tigress Tale" |
2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Bohai Lin | 2 episodes |
2013 | Legend of Korra | Additional Voices | Episodes: "Civil Wars: Parts 1 & 2" |
2013 | True Blood | Hido Takahashi | 5 episodes |
2013 | Mad | Yashida, Superhero Announcer, Candy Clerk (voice) | Episode: "Dullverine / Under the Dumb" |
2013 | Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters | Master Isao Okamoto (voice) | 8 episodes |
2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mr. Kim | Episode: "Fish Out of Water" |
2014 | Turbo Fast | Maitre D' (voice) | Episode: "Turbo Drift" |
2014 | Franklin & Bash | Sato | Episode: "Good Cop/Bad Cop" |
2015 | The Man in the High Castle | General Hata | Episode: "Kindness" |
2015–2017 | Star Wars Rebels | Commander Jun Sato (voice) | 17 episodes |
2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Elderly Japanese Driver (voice) | Episode: "Diaz Family Vacation/Brittney's Party" |
2016 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Martin Li / Mr. Negative / Dragon Goon #2 (voices) | Episode: "Return to the Spider-Verse: Part 3" |
2016–2017 | Sofia the First | Wu-Chang (voice) | Episodes: "The Bamboo Kite" and "Day of the Sorcerers" |
2016 | Kevin Can Wait | Mr. Chu | Episode: "The Fantastic Pho" |
2017 | Madam Secretary | Minister Byambyn Sendoo | Episode: "Gift Horse" |
2017 | Queen of the South | Ki Moon | Episode: "El Precio de la Fe" |
2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jei (voice) | 3 episodes |
2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Mr. Vehara, Sumo (voice) | Episode: "The Curse of Kaniaku" |
2017 | DuckTales | Additional voices | Episode: "Daytrip of Doom!" |
2018 | Designated Survivor | Ambassador Dewan | Episode: "Bad Reception" |
2018 | Archer | Additional Voices | 3 episodes |
2019 | Teen Titans Go! | Katarou (voice) | Episode: "Them Soviet Boys" |
2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | Mr. Wu | Television movie[4] |
2019 | Mom | George | Episode: "Chicken Hands and Toxic Narcissism" |
2020 | Stumptown | Dwaddle Chen | Episode: "Reality Checks Don't Bounce" |
2021 | Big City Greens | Mr. Sato (voice) | Episode: "Rent Control"[5][6] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Law & Order: Dead on the Money | Paul Kim | |
2003 | Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | Marshall Kai/Ch'in Shi-Huang-Ti | |
Gladius | Additional voices | ||
Law & Order II: Double or Nothing | Paul Kim | ||
True Crime: Streets of LA | Big Chong/Jimmy Fu/Additional voices | ||
2004 | Doom 3 | Additional voice | |
Men of Valor | Captain Van Bao | ||
2005 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | Lao Tzu | |
Project Snowblind | Sgt. Major Chung | ||
Red Ninja: End of Honor | |||
SWAT 4 | Hyun Jun Park | ||
Rise of the Kasai | Kuzo | ||
Rainbow Six: Lockdown | |||
True Crime: New York City[7] | |||
2006 | X-Men: The Official Game | Silver Samurai | |
Red Steel | |||
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Mr. Chen | |
2008 | Ninja Gaiden II | Joe Hayabusa | |
Fracture | |||
2009 | Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Joe Hayabusa | |
2010 | Alpha Protocol | Ronald Sung/Chinese Secret Police | |
2011 | Rage | Coffer/Norbu | |
2012 | Ninja Gaiden 3 | Joe Hayabusa | |
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Chen Stormstout | ||
2013 | Dead Island: Riptide | Marvin/Various characters | |
2015 | Heroes of the Storm | Chen Stormstout | |
2017 | Batman: The Enemy Within | Rumi Mori | |
2020 | Ghost of Tsushima | Various characters |
References
- "After a 50-year career, veteran actor Keone Young is an 'outsider on the inside'".
- Noam Pitlik (Director) (2014). Taxi: Die Finale Season [The Final Season] (DVD) (in German and English). Germany: Paramount Home Media Distribution / Paramount Home Entertainment (Germany).
- Butler, Mary Anne (November 13, 2018). "'Deadwood': Dispatches From The Thoroughfare, Wu [Keone Young] Edition". www.bleedingcool.com. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- Burns, Sean (May 30, 2019). "13 Years After The Series Was Canceled, 'Deadwood: The Movie' Is Finally Here". www.wbur.org. WBUR. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- Milligan, Mercedes (January 22, 2021). "Clip: Amy Hill & Keone Young Come to Town in 'Big City Greens'". www.animationmagazine.com. Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Betti, Tony (January 27, 2021). "Big City Greens – "Rent Control" and "Pool's Gold" Recap". www.laughingplace.com. LaughingPlace. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- Luxoflux. True Crime: New York City. Activision. Scene: Pause menu credits, 4:30:54 in, VOICE TALENT.