Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Deceased · Born: Apr 21, 1875 · Died: May 1, 1966

Personal Details

BornApr 21, 1875 Watsonville, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lee Tung Foo (also known as Frank Lee) was a Chinese American Vaudeville performer born in California who performed in English, German, and Latin. He became a film actor later in his life. At the age of 45, he ran a Chinese restaurant he bought in New York City called Jung Sy Mandarin Restaurant. He opened a second restaurant, Imig Sy, and both were strategically placed near Broadway. By the 1930s he returned to theater work, playing some minor roles until 1932, when he was cast as Wang Yun in the film, The Skull Murder Mystery. He continued with minor roles, being cast as the servant of the Detective, Mr. Wong, in the 1939 film The Mystery of Mr. Wong. His last work was in The Manchurian Candidate, an uncredited role as a "Man in Lobby" at the age of 87.

Career

1948
Strange Gamble
Strange Gamble as Wong
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1942
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific as Sam Wing On
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1941
Secret of the Wastelands
Secret of the Wastelands as Doy Kee
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted as Ah Gee, the Cook
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1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown as Willie
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1936
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn as Mr. Chen
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