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A documentary about Son's life is called [[You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story (Documentary)]], written, directed and produced by [[Jeff Adachi]].
A documentary about Son's life is called [[You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story (Documentary)]], written, directed and produced by [[Jeff Adachi]].
See all [[Nick Yemana | Barney Miller appearances here]].
===Non-Barney Miller Appearances===


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! Episode
! Episode
! Title
! Title
! Air Date
! Air Date
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| S01.E01 | "Ramon"" | | 23-Jan-75 |-
| The Hollywood Squares
| S01.E02 | "Experience" | | 30-Jan-75 |-
| S01.E01
| S01.E03 | "Snow Job" | | 6-Feb-75 |-
| Panelist
| S01.E04 | "Graft" | | 13-Feb-75 |-
| 4 December 1978
| S01.E05 | "The Courtesans" | | 20-Feb-75 |-
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| S01.E06 | "Stakeout" | | 27-Feb-75 |-
| S01.E07 | "Bureaucrat" | | 6-Mar-75 |-
| S01.E08 | "Ms. Cop" | 13-Mar-75 |-
| S01.E09 | "Vigilante" | 20-Mar-75 |-
| S01.E10 | "The Guest" | 27-Mar-75 |-
| S01.E11 | "Escape Artist" | 10-Apr-75 |-
| S01.E12 | "Hair" | 17-Apr-75 |-
| S01.E13 | "The Hero" | 1-May-75 |-
| S02.E01 | "Doomsday" | 11-Sep-75 |-
| S02.E02 | "The Social Worker" | 18-Sep-75 |-
| S02.E03 | "The Layoff" | 25-Sep-75 |-
| S02.E04 | "Ambush" | 2-Oct-75 |-
| S02.E05 | "Heat Wave" | 9-Oct-75 |-
| S02.E06 | "The Arsonist" | 16-Oct-75 |-
| S02.E07 | "Grand Hotel" | 23-Oct-75 |-
| S02.E08 | "Discovery" | 30-Oct-75 |-
| S02.E09 | "You Dirty Rat" | 13-Nov-75 |-
| S02.E10 | "Horse Thief" | 20-Nov-75 |-
| S02.E11 | "Rain" | 27-Nov-75 |-
| S02.E12 | "Fish" | 4-Dec-75 |-
| S02.E13 | "Hot Dogs" | 11-Dec-75 |-
| S02.E14 | "Protection" | 18-Dec-75 |-
| S02.E15 | "Happy New Year" | 8-Jan-76 |-
| S02.E16 | "Sniper" | 22-Jan-76 |-
| S02.E17 | "Fear of Flying" | 29-Jan-76 |-
| S02.E18 | "Block Party" | 12-Feb-76 |-
| S02.E19 | "Massage Parlor" | 19-Feb-76 |-
| S02.E20 | "The Psychiatrist" | 26-Feb-76 |-
| S02.E21 | "The Kid" | 4-Mar-76 |-
| S02.E22 | "The Mole" | 18-Mar-76 |-
| S03.E01 | "Evacuation" | 23-Sep-76 |-
| S03.E02 | "Quarantine: Part 1" | 30-Sep-76 |-
| S03.E03 | "Quarantine: Part 2" | 7-Oct-76 |-
| S03.E04 | "Bus Stop" | 14-Oct-76 |-
| S03.E05 | "The Election" | 21-Oct-76 |-
| S03.E06 | "Werewolf" | 28-Oct-76 |-
| S03.E07 | "The Recluse" | 11-Nov-76 |-
| S03.E08 | "Noninvolvement" | 18-Nov-76 |-
| S03.E09 | "Power Failure" | 9-Dec-76 |-
| S03.E10 | "Christmas Story" | 23-Dec-76 |-
| S03.E11 | "Hash" | 30-Dec-76 |-
| S03.E12 | "Smog Alert" | 6-Jan-77 |-
| S03.E13 | "Community Relations" | 13-Jan-77 |-
| S03.E14 | "The Rand Report" | 20-Jan-77 |-
| S03.E15 | "Fire '77" | 27-Jan-77 |-
| S03.E16 | "Abduction" | 3-Feb-77 |-
| S03.E17 | "Sex Surrogate" | 10-Feb-77 |-
| S03.E18 | "Moonlighting" | 17-Feb-77 |-
| S03.E19 | "Asylum" | 24-Feb-77 |-
| S03.E20 | "Group Home" | 10-Mar-77 |-
| S03.E21 | "Strike: Part 1" | 24-Mar-77 |-
| S03.E22 | "Strike: Part 2" | 31-Mar-77 |-
| S04.E01 | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 1" | 15-Sep-77 |-
| S04.E02 | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 2" | 22-Sep-77 |-
| S04.E03 | "Bugs" | 29-Sep-77 |-
| S04.E04 | "Corporation" | 6-Oct-77 |-
| S04.E05 | "Burial" | 13-Oct-77 |-
| S04.E06 | "Copy Cat" | 27-Oct-77 |-
| S04.E07 | "Blizzard" | 3-Nov-77 |-
| S04.E08 | "Chase" | 17-Nov-77 |-
| S04.E09 | "Thanksgiving Story" | 24-Nov-77 |-
| S04.E10 | "Tunnel" | 1-Dec-77 |-
| S04.E11 | "Atomic Bomb" | 15-Dec-77 |-
| S04.E12 | "The Bank" | 5-Jan-78 |-
| S04.E13 | "The Ghost" | 12-Jan-78 |-
| S04.E14 | "Appendicitis" | 19-Jan-78 |-
| S04.E15 | "Rape" | 26-Jan-78 |-
| S04.E16 | "Eviction: Part 1" | 2-Feb-78 |-
| S04.E17 | "Eviction: Part 2" | 9-Feb-78 |-
| S04.E18 | "Wojo's Problem" | 23-Feb-78 |-
| S04.E19 | "Quo Vadis?" | 2-Mar-78 |-
| S04.E20 | "Hostage" | 23-Mar-78 |-
| S04.E21 | "Evaluation" | 4-May-78 |-
| S04.E22 | "The Sighting" | 11-May-78 |-
| S04.E23 | "Inauguration" | 18-May-78 |-
| S05.E01 | "Kidnapping: Part 1" | 14-Sep-78 |-
| S05.E02 | "Kidnapping: Part 2" | 14-Sep-78 |-
| S05.E03 | "The Search" | 21-Sep-78 |-
| S05.E04 | "Dog Days" | 28-Sep-78 |-
| S05.E05 | "The Baby Broker" | 5-Oct-78 |-
| S05.E06 | "Accusation" | 12-Oct-78 |-
| S05.E08 | "Loan Shark" | 2-Nov-78 |-
| S05.E09 | "The Vandal" | 9-Nov-78 |-
| S05.E24 | "Jack Soo, a Retrospective" | 17-May-79
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Revision as of 18:14, 15 November 2022

Jack Soo

Jack Soo (October 28, 1917 – January 11, 1979) was a Japanese American actor. He was best known for his role as Detective Nick Yemana on the television sitcom Barney Miller. Soo was the first Asian actor to play an American-born Asian character in a regular television series, Valentine's Day (1964).

Soo was born Goro Suzuki on a ship traveling from the United States to Japan in 1917. His parents lived in Oakland, California and they decided that as he was the oldest boy, they wanted to have him born in Japan. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English. He lived in Oakland, California, until ordered into internment along with other Japanese Americans during World War II. He was sent to the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah and fellow internees recalled him as a "camp favorite", an entertainer singing at dances and numerous events.

Soo's career as an entertainer began in earnest at the end of the war, first as a stand-up nightclub performer primarily in the Midwestern United States. He changed his name to Soo while working at a Chinese night club called Chin's in Cleveland, Ohio.

During his years playing the nightclub circuit, he met and became friends with future Barney Miller producer Danny Arnold, who was also a performer at the time.

A documentary about Son's life is called You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story (Documentary), written, directed and produced by Jeff Adachi.

See all Barney Miller appearances here.

Non-Barney Miller Appearances

Show Episode Title Air Date
The Hollywood Squares S01.E01 Panelist 4 December 1978