Soo Hoo, whose all six siblings are actors, started out as a child actor, appearing in the short film "The Rainbow Pass" at the age of 5. He joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1954, took over the family business Chew Yuen Company, founded Phoenix Imports in 1975, and established Chinatown's Hop Louie restaurant in 1985. He later appeared in films such as Lady from Chungking (1942), Air Force (1943, with Charles Drake), and China's Little Devils (1945). As an adult, he became a bit and background actor, and his television credits include background spots.
Lady from Chungking
(Lu-Chi)
The Man Who Loved Women
(Gardener)
China Gate
(Guard)
The Rainbow Pass
(Yuan's Son)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(Extra (uncredited))
Big Trouble
(Chinese Laborer #6)
Air Force
(Chinese Boy (uncredited))
The Number 23
(Chinese Restaurant Owner)
The Green Berets
(Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited))
The Left Hand of God
(Clinic Orderly (uncredited))
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
(Third Brother (uncredited))
The Sheepman
(Waiter (uncredited))
The Hunters
(Chinese Soldier (uncredited))
Heavenly Days
(Yen Choy - Chinese Boy (uncredited))
Star Trek
(Crewman (uncredited))
The Wild Wild West
(Hatchetman (uncredited))