Although he started out to be a welder, studied to be a welder, and was urged by his mother to become a welder, Poncie Ponce became a taxi driver—but only on TV. The Hawaiian-born actor, who played the popular Kim on ABC-TV's Hawaiian Eye, received his diploma from Hawaii Vocational School when he was drafted into the Army. It was while he was serving overseas that Poncie began entertaining. He played ukulele, sang and did impersonations in Munich night spots. When he finally returned to the United States, Poncie eventually worked his way up to a top spot in Ben Blue's night club in Santa Monica, California. Eventually, he was signed to a Warner Bros, contract and given the role of the jazz-talking cab driver in the detective series. . . . The actor was married to the former Sherry Luke and they had two children—Debra Lynn, and Paula Ann. According to Poncie, he had only two hobbies. They were: Music—he plays ukulele, sax, trumpet, bongos and "barefoot harmonica." And food—his favorite pastime was whipping up "crazy" Oriental dishes.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Family Feud (1979)
Guest starring as Celebrity Contestant
- Episode 7x222: TV's All-Time Favorites Week 2 Game 2: Gilligan's Island vs. Hawaiian Eye (May 10, 1983)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Starring as Kim
(70 episodes)
- Episode 4x22: Gift of Love (Mar 19, 1963)
- Episode 4x21: Blow Low, Blow Blue (Mar 5, 1963)
- Episode 4x19: The Long Way Home (Feb 19, 1963)
- Episode 4x16: Two Too Many (Jan 29, 1963)
- Episode 4x14: Maybe Menehunes (Jan 15, 1963)
- Episode 4x12: Go Steady with Danger (Jan 1, 1963)
- Episode 4x11: Shannon Malloy (Dec 18, 1962)
- Episode 4x06: The After Hours Heart (Nov 13, 1962)
- Episode 4x05: Lament for a Saturday Warrior (Oct 30, 1962)
- Episode 4x04: The Broken Thread (Oct 23, 1962)
- Episode 4x01: Day in the Sun (Oct 2, 1962)
- Episode 3x39: Lalama Lady (Jun 20, 1962)
- Episode 3x37: 'V' is for Victim (Jun 6, 1962)
- Episode 3x33: Location Shooting (May 9, 1962)
- Episode 3x30: Aloha, Cricket (Apr 18, 1962)
- Episode 3x29: Nightmare in Paradise (Apr 11, 1962)
- Episode 3x27: Payoff (Mar 28, 1962)
- Episode 3x26: Meeting on Molokai (Mar 21, 1962)
- Episode 3x24: A Scent of Whales (Mar 7, 1962)
- Episode 3x23: Blackmail in Satin (Feb 28, 1962)
- Episode 3x22: Total Eclipse (Feb 21, 1962)
- Episode 3x21: Four-Cornered Triangle (Feb 14, 1962)
- Episode 3x20: Cricket's Millionaire (Feb 7, 1962)
- Episode 3x19: My Love But Lightly (Jan 31, 1962)
- Episode 3x17: Big Fever (Jan 17, 1962)
- Episode 3x16: Little Miss Rich Witch (Jan 10, 1962)
- Episode 3x15: The Missile Rogues (Jan 3, 1962)
- Episode 3x13: The Classic Cab (Dec 20, 1961)
- Episode 3x12: Tusitala (Dec 13, 1961)
- Episode 3x11: Two for the Money (Dec 6, 1961)
- Episode 3x08: Point Zero (Nov 15, 1961)
- Episode 3x07: Kill a Grey Fox (Nov 8, 1961)
- Episode 3x06: Pill in the Box (Nov 1, 1961)
- Episode 3x03: The Moon of Mindanao (Oct 11, 1961)
- Episode 3x01: Satan City (Sep 27, 1961)
- Episode 2x38: A Taste for Money (May 31, 1961)
- Episode 2x37: Maid in America (May 24, 1961)
- Episode 2x36: The Big Dealer (May 17, 1961)
- Episode 2x35: The Pretty People (May 10, 1961)
- Episode 2x34: The Manchu Formula (May 3, 1961)
- Episode 2x31: It Ain't Cricket (Apr 12, 1961)
- Episode 2x30: Dragon Road (Apr 5, 1961)
- Episode 2x29: Don't Kiss Me Goodbye (Mar 29, 1961)
- Episode 2x28: The Humukumunukunukuapuaa Kid (Mar 22, 1961)
- Episode 2x25: The Trouble with Murder (Mar 1, 1961)
- Episode 2x24: The Stanhope Brand (Feb 22, 1961)
- Episode 2x23: Man in a Rage (Feb 15, 1961)
- Episode 2x18: A Touch of Velvet (Jan 11, 1961)
- Episode 2x17: Made in Japan (Jan 4, 1961)
- Episode 2x14: The Money Blossom (Dec 14, 1960)
- Episode 2x13: Swan Song for a Hero (Dec 7, 1960)
- Episode 2x11: Kakua Woman (Nov 23, 1960)
- Episode 2x10: Girl on a String (Nov 16, 1960)
- Episode 2x01: I Wed Three Wives (Sep 14, 1960)
- Episode 1x33: Assignment: Manila (May 25, 1960)
- Episode 1x31: Dead Ringer (May 11, 1960)
- Episode 1x30: Shadow of the Blade (May 4, 1960)
- Episode 1x27: The Lady's Not for Traveling (Apr 6, 1960)
- Episode 1x26: Kim Quixote (Mar 30, 1960)
- Episode 1x25: Second Fiddle (Mar 23, 1960)
- Episode 1x23: Bequest of Arthur Goodwin (Mar 9, 1960)
- Episode 1x22: Danger on Credit (Mar 2, 1960)
- Episode 1x20: Cut of Ice (Feb 17, 1960)
- Episode 1x17: Then There Were Three (Jan 27, 1960)
- Episode 1x15: The Kamehameha Cloak (Jan 13, 1960)
- Episode 1x14: Stamped for Danger (Jan 6, 1960)
- Episode 1x09: The Quick Return (Dec 2, 1959)
- Episode 1x08: Three Tickets to Lani (Nov 25, 1959)
- Episode 1x03: Second Day of Infamy (Oct 21, 1959)
- Episode 1x01: Malihini Holiday (Pilot) (Oct 7, 1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Guest starring as Kim Quisado
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: Shadow on Your Shoulder (Dec 7, 1962)
- Episode 2x01: Only Zeroes Count (Oct 2, 1959)