Keone Young

Keone Joseph Young (born September 6, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dr. Michael Kwan in Kay O'Brien, Mr. Wu in Deadwood (2004–06) and as the dual roles of Judge Robert Chong and Mr. Wan in The Young and the Restless (2007–10). His voice-over roles include Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Super Ninja in Karate Kommandos, and Luong Lao Shi in American Dragon: Jake Long.

Early life Young was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Chinese father and Japanese mother, who were immigrant parents. His acting mentor was Mako.

Career He has been prolific in his character work and has made numerous guest appearances on such varied television series as Head of the Class, Diff'rent Strokes, The Golden Girls, Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Family Matters, Samurai Jack, Futurama, The Simpsons, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Cheers, Alias, JAG, Justice League, The Steve Harvey Show, Zeke and Luther, Shake It Up: Made In Japan and on the daytime soaps The Young and the Restless and Generations. He also portrayed the bodyguard of the Ancient One (Keye Luke) during the Asian Quarter storyline on General Hospital.

Young played Dr. Michael Kwan on the short-lived multi-ethnic medical drama Kay O'Brien, which aired in the fall of 1986 on CBS. Despite the fact that the network had high hopes for the series, just 9 of 13 episodes were aired. He was also a semi-regular on the HBO series Deadwood as Mr. Wu and played Henry Lin's Uncle on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He also played Mr. Wu, unrelated to the Deadwood character, in the film Men in Black 3, and played the role of Ellison Onizuka In the TV film Challenger.

Young has many voice-over credits as well, including Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and Luong Lao Shi in American Dragon: Jake Long.

Young also has several Star Trek links: he played Buck Bokai, a famous baseball player in the 24th century in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "If Wishes Were Horses". He also played Hoshi Sato's father in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Vanishing Point". Young appeared as Governor Ho in the film North starring Elijah Wood.

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 producer.

In 2013, Young joined the cast of HBO's True Blood as Dr. Hido Takahashi, the man responsible for inventing the titular blood substitute.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role NotesSource 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 2004The Tao of PongLao TzuShort film 2005 Mulan II Lord Qin, additional voices Voice, direct-to-video 2006 Crank Don Kim Return to Halloweentown Silas Sinister Television film 2006 Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo Commander Uehara Daizo, Saico-Tek, Sushi Shop Owner Voice, direct-to-video 2024 Ultraman: Rising Dr. Onda 2026 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Avatar Roku

Television Year Title Role Notes Source 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 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 UncreditedEpisode: "From the Depths of My Heart" Diff'rent Strokes David Cheung Episode: "Hello, Daddy" Bring 'Em Back Alive Nakamoto Associate Episode: "Seven Keys to Singapore" The Fall Guy Japanese Man Episode: "Bail and Bond" Taxi The Japanese Man Episode: "Alex Goes off the Wagon" The Jeffersons Maitre D' Episode: "A Date with Danger" Cheers Tourist #1 Episode: "Coach Returns to Action" 1983 Matt Houston Spider Episode: "The Rock and the Hard Place" Hill Street Blues Storeowner Episode: "Here's Adventure, Here's Romance" Girls of the White Orchid Akira Television film, also called Death Ride to Osaka 1984 Buffalo Bill Jerry Lewis Impersonator Episode: "Jerry Lewis Week" The Fall Guy Mr. Soo Episode: "Always Say Always" Remington Steele Winston Zakata, Mr. Moto Episode: "Elementary Steele" Scarecrow and Mrs. King Jay Nigeta Episode: "Remembrance of Things Past" The Duck Factory Episode: "The Duck Stops Here" 1984–85 Challenge of the GoBots Additional voices 65 episodes 1984–86 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Storm Shadow Voice, 12 episodes Webster Master Kuan, Giuseppe 3 episodes 1985 Challenge of a Lifetime Dr. Honowa Television film St. Elsewhere Hong 2 episodes Magnum, P.I. Mickey Episode: "Old Acquaintance" Lady Blue Trang Episode: "The Widow Maker" Scarecrow and Mrs. King Stanley Chow Episode: "Welcome to America, Mr. Brand" Jem Additional voices Episode: "Battle of the Bands" 1986 The New Adventures of Jonny Quest Additional voices Unknown episodes The Centurions Additional voices 64 episodes Kay O'Brien Dr. Michael Kwan Main cast12 episodes 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!" The Oldest Rookie Bok Song Episode: "A Game Effort" 21 Jump Street Mr. Tran Episode: "Christmas in Saigon" 1988 Tour of Duty Major Tung Episode: "Paradise Lost" Small Wonder Dr. Chang Episode: "The Rock Band" Adventures of the Gummi Bears Prince Yen-Moon Voice, episode: "The Magnificent Seven Gummies" DuckTales Mung Ho Voice, episode: "Time is Money: Part 2 - The Duck Who Would Be King" Nightingales Rick Television film 1989 Dear John Mr. Yoshimura Episode: "Dream Babe" The Further Adventures of SuperTed Additional voices 13 episodes The Karate Kid Additional voices Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" MacGyver Zhao Episode: "Children of Light" The Golden Girls Dr. Chang Episode: "Sick and Tired: Part 2" Trenchcoat in Paradise Bob Kanuka Television film 1990 Challenger Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka Television film Paradise Mr. Lee Episode: "Dust on the Wind" Last Flight Out Tung Sanh Television film Generations Mr. Chu 7 episodes Ann Jillian Episode: "A Housewarming" 1991 Dynasty: The Reunion Mr. Woo 2 episodesTelevision miniseries Family Matters Fred Yamano Episode: "A Pair of Ladies" Mathnet MBARI Rep Episode: "Despair in Monterey Bay" 1992 The Golden Girls Mr. Tanaka Episode; "Rose: Portrait of a Woman" Civil Wars James Endo Episode: "Denise and De Nuptials" MacGyver Chung Episode: "The Stringer" 1993 The Untouchables Episode: "Chinatown" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Buck Bokai Episode: "If Wishes Were Horses" Mad About You Al Episode: "A Pair of Hearts" Dead Before Dawn James Young Television film Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland Gerald Chong Television film 1994 The Byrds of Paradise Mr. Lee Episode: "Hair Today, Gone to Maui" Captain Planet and the Planeteers Additional voices Episode: "Twilight Ozone" Family Album Private Investigator Miniseries, 2 episodes 1995 Get Smart Prime Minister of Vanapopo Episode: "Passenger 99" Marker Taki Machidomi 6 episodes 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" 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 Conrad Bloom Mr. Chang Episode: "Pilot" Boy Meets World Professor Episode: "Ain't College Great?" 1999 Smart Guy Ted Shaw Episode: "Cross Talk" The Simpsons Fish Voice, episode: "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Master P'tui Episode: "Honey, I'm Kung Fu Fighting" Nash Bridges Duke Episode: "Kill Switch" 2000 Baywatch Kumu Pono Episode: "Breath of Life" Arliss Episode: "Where There's a Will..." Static Shock Mr. Lee Voice, episode: "Winds of Change" 2005 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Lao Shi Voice, episode: "Morpholomew" Teen Titans Katarou Voice, episode: "The Quest" 2007 Ben 10 Ishiyama Voice, episode: "Game Over" 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" Tom and Jerry Special Shorts Chef Voice, episode: "On a Roll" Yasuke Wardock Chef Voice, episode: "A Long Road"Godzilla Singular Point Tsunetomo Yamamoto Voice, English dub 2021–25 Record of Ragnarok Sasaki Kojirō, Guan Yu, Fukurokuju, additional voices Voice, English dub; 21 episodes All Rise Harry Park 3 episodes 2023–present Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Boss Chang, Fortune Telling Pigeon, Henchman 3, Henchman 4 Voice, recurring cast 2024 Bob Hearts Abishola Mr. Toronaga Voice, episode: "Diamonds Are Made to Sparkle" Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Jugo Sumeragi Voice, English version, episode: "Oborodzuki -Heji Mun-" 2026 Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi Kwana Voice; English version

Video games Year Title Role Source 2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money Paul Kim The Mark of Kri Kuzo 2003 Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb Ch'in Shi-Huang-Ti Project Snowblind Sgt. Major Chung 2006 X-Men: The Official Game Silver Samurai 2025Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii