Keone Young

Keone Joseph Young is an American actor born on September 6, 1947, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father is Chinese, and his mother is Japanese. Young has had a long and successful career in film, television, stage, and voice acting, spanning over five decades. He has guest-starred in many TV shows and is a semi-regular on the HBO series "Deadwood" as Mr. Wu. Young is also notable for voicing Grandpa in "American Dragon: Jake Long" and Kaz in "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi." He has also voiced Mr. Sanban in "Codename: Kids Next Door," the firebending master Jeong Jeong in an episode of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," Kuzo in "The Mark of Kri" and its sequel "Rise of the Kasai," and Chen Stormstout in "World of Warcraft." Young has also acted in films, including "North" (1994) and "Men of War" (1994). 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 a producer. Young's mentor was Japanese-American actor and voice artist Mako Iwamatsu.

Most Recent Appearances

• Ultraman: Rising (2024)

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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, additional voices	Voice, direct-to-video
2006	[[Crank	Don Kim
	Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo	Commander Uehara Daizo, Saico-Tek, Sushi Shop Owner	Voice, direct-to-video
2009	Why Am I Doing This?	Ming
	Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword	Matsuhiro	Voice, direct-to-video
	Crank: High Voltage	Don Kim
2012	Men in Black 3	Mr. Wu
	Stand Up Guys	Song
2020	Night in Paradise	Kuto	Voice, English dub

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 film
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"
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 film, also called 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 (G.I. Joe)	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 film
1985	St. Elsewhere	Hong	2 episodes
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 film
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 film
1990	Challenger	Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka	Television film
1990	Paradise	Mr. Lee	Episode: "Dust on the Wind"
1990	Last Flight Out	Tung Sanh	Television film
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 film
1993	Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland	Gerald Chong	Television film
1994	The Byrds of Paradise	Mr. Lee	Episode: "Hair Today, Gone to Maui"
1994	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Additional voices	Episode: "Twilight Ozone"
1994	Family Album (miniseries)	Private Investigator	Miniseries, 2 episodes
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 film
1996	The Faculty	Mr. Takehama	Episode: "Carlos Garcia"
1997	Murphy Brown	Master Hahn	Episode: "Desperate Times"
1997	Caroline in the City	Fong	2 episodes
1998	Jenny	M.C.	Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy: Part 1"; credited as Keoni Young
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 (The Simpsons)"
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 film
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	Additional voices	Voice, episode: "Returning Japanese (Episode)"
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	Television film
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
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	Voice, episode: "Morpholomew"
2005	Teen Titans	Katarou, The Monkey	Voice, episode: "The Quest"
2005	House	Clyde Park	Episode: “Love Hurts”
2005–2007	American Dragon: Jake Long	Luong Lao Shi	Voice, 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	Return to Halloweentown	Silas Sinister	Television film
2007	Ben 10	Ishiyama	Voice, episode: "Game Over"
2007	In Case of Emergency	Mr. Tuckman	Episode: "Forbidden Love"
2007–2009	Phineas & Ferb	Additional voices	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	Voice, episode: "Squirly Town"
2008	The Mighty B!	Mr. Wu, additional voices	5 episodes
2008	American Dad!	Chick Salesman	Voice, episode: "Pulling Double Booty"
2008	Crash	Law Officer Paul Kim	2 episodes
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	Voice, 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, episode: "Return of the Arishikage"
2011	Mike & Molly	Abe	Episode: "Samuel Gets Fired"
2011–2013	Transformers: Prime	Additional voices	25 episodes
2011; 2019	Young Justice	Sensei	Voice, 2 episodes
2011	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Ishiyama, Julie's Dad	Voice, episode: "The Perfect Girlfriend"
2012	Tron: Uprising	Additional voices	Episode: "Beck's Beginning"
2012	Hemingway & Gellhorn	Mr. Ma	Television film
2012–2013	Naruto Shippuden	Disonasu	Voice, 6 episodes; English dub
2012	Shake It Up	Mr. Watanabe	Episode: "Made in Japan"
2013	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Wu Yong	Voice, episode: "A Tigress Tale"
2013	Sons of Anarchy (season 6)	Bohai Lin	2 episodes
2013	The Legend of Korra	Additional voices	Episodes: "Civil Wars"
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	Rebels Recon		Voice, episode: "Inside 'The Lost Commanders'"
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	Voice, episode: "Return to the Spider-Verse: Part 3"
2016–2017	Sofia the First	Wu-Chang	Voice, 2 episodes
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	Rooster Teeth / Death Battle!	Silver Samurai	Voice, episode: "Shredder vs. Silver Samurai"
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 film
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"
2021	Tom and Jerry Special Shorts	Chef	Voice, episode: "On a Roll"
2021	Yasuke	Wardock Chef	Voice, episode: "A Long Road"
2021	Godzilla Singular Point	Tsunetomo Yamamoto	Voice, English dub
2021	Record of Ragnarok	Kojiro Sasaki	Voice, English dub
2021	Squid Game	Additional voices	English dub
2021	Star Wars: Visions	Kamahachi	Voice, English dub; short film: Akakiri
2022–present	Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles	Tetsujin, Hakai, additional voices	Voice, 10 episodes
2022	Grace and Frankie	Mr. Fujibayashi	Episode: "The Fake Funeral"