Edwin Sylvester Luke (July 23, 1911 – January 18, 1986) was a Chinese American character actor who had a career in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He played Charlie Chan's Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, in the 1945 feature "The Jade Mask", starring Sydney Toler. He was the son of first generation Chinese American Lee Luke (born in San Francisco in 1880) and the younger brother of actor Keye Luke. He was one of three Chinese Americans - the first cohort - to receive a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Washington in 1936. While a student there, he played on the championship team in the Northwest Chinese Basketball Tournament. Subsequently, he was the first Chinese American member of the International Typographical Union (Los Angeles #174) in 1941. In addition to acting, he also worked for The Hollywood Reporter as a typographer, writer, editor and later forged a successful career as a social worker for Los Angeles County. In the 2012 award winning short film "Keye Luke", by Taiwanese-American Director Timothy Tau, Edwin Luke was portrayed by actor Archie Kao.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1945 The Jade Mask Eddie Chan 1945 Secret Agent X-9 Japanese Sailor Serial, Uncredited1945 First Yank Into Tokyo Ling Wan Uncredited1947 Singapore Clerk Uncredited1953 Forbidden Chinese Clerk Uncredited1954 The Shanghai Story Police Officer Uncredited1955 Blood Alley Feng's #2 Nephew Uncredited1956 The King and I Messenger Uncredited1957 The Seventh Sin Houseboy Uncredited1958 Live Fast, Die Young Phillip Uncredited, (final film role)
References
Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files (2022), "Dorothy S. Luke Lee: Born in Seattle". https://chineseexclusionfiles.com/2022/08/21/dorothy-s-luke-dee-born-in-seattle/