A genial, laid back, slumber-eyed character player especially adept at the relaxed wisecrack or dry comment, Japanese-American actor Jack Soo was born in Oakland, California, in 1917, his real name being Goro Suzuki. In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs an ... d had made a reasonable dent on the Midwest circuit by the time he earned his big break playing the club MC/comedian in the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical "Flower Drum Song" in 1958. Three years later, Soo was upgraded to the Sammy Wong character in the film version and decided to settle in Hollywood. Over the next decade, despite a typical lack of roles for Asian-Americans, he managed to find a niche for his hip, deadpan demeanor on TV and a few other films including Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963), the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), and John Wayne's controversial pro-Vietnam War film The Green Berets (1968). Soo is probably best remembered for his smart-aleck Detective Sgt. Nick Yemana on Barney Miller (1974), one of the more popular sitcoms of the 1970s alongside Hal Linden and Abe Vigoda. Sadly, he died of cancer during the show's fifth season in 1979 at the height of his popularity.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Barney Miller
as Nick Yemana
Episodes: 80
First Aired: Jan 23, 1975
Barney Miller
as Det. Sgt. Nick Yemana
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Jan 23, 1975
M*A*S*H
as Quoc
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1972
The Odd Couple
as Chuk Mai Chin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1970
Hawaii Five-O
as Sam Quong
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
Ironside
as Joe Lee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 28, 1967
M*A*S*H
as Charlie Lee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1972
Valentine's Day
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
Police Story
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 20, 1973
Summer Fun
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1966
Busting Loose
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 1977
Ironside
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 28, 1967
Police Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1974
Julia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1967
Amy Prentiss
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 1974
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 |