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 and 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. Jack Soo(1917년생, Oakland, California, U.S.) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 마녀의 산 2, 모던 밀리, 플라워 드럼 송이 있으며, 그 외에도 The Mike Douglas Show, Ironside, M*A*S*H, Hawaii Five-O, Barney Miller, Police Woman, The Odd Couple, Police Story, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Julia, Busting Loose, 그린 베레 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2009년 You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story에 출연했다. 1978년 마녀의 산 2에서 Mr. "Yo-Yo" Yokomoto 역을 맡았다. 1975년 Barney Miller에서 Nick Yemana 역을 맡았다.