Jack Soo

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-10-28 (62 years old)

Deathday

1979-01-11

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, U.S.

Jack Soo

Biography

A genial, laid back, slumber-eyed character player especially adept at the relaxed wisecrack or dry comment, Japanese-American actor Jack Soo was born in Oakland, California, in 1917, his real name being Goro Suzuki. In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs and had made a reasonable dent on the Midwest circuit by the time he earned his big break playing the club MC/comedian in the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical "Flower Drum Song" in 1958. Three years later, Soo was upgraded to the Sammy Wong character in the film version and decided to settle in Hollywood. Over the next decade, despit...

Acting

1968

The Green Berets

as Colonel Cai

1961

Flower Drum Song

as 'Sammy' Fong

1978

Return from Witch Mountain

as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto

1966

The Oscar

as Sam

1973

She Lives!

as Dr. Osikawa

2009

1963

1967

1969

The Monk

as Hip Guy

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