
Acting
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 …

You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story
as Self (archive footage)

Return from Witch Mountain
as Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto

She Lives!
as Dr. Osikawa

The Monk
as Hip Guy

The Green Berets
as Colonel Cai

Thoroughly Modern Millie
as Oriental #1

The Oscar
as Sam

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
as Yoshimi Hiroti

Flower Drum Song
as 'Sammy' Fong
Busting Loose
1 ep.

Barney Miller
as Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana · 9 ep.

Police Woman
1 ep.

Amy Prentiss
1 ep.

Police Story
2 ep.

M*A*S*H
as Charlie Lee · 1 ep.

The Odd Couple
as Chuk Mai Chin · 1 ep.

Hawaii Five-O
as Sam Quong · 1 ep.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1 ep.

Julia
1 ep.