04/21/1875
Watsonville, California, USA:
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.
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The Sheepman (1958) as Willie (uncredited) |
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Badlands of Montana (1957) as Ling |
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Short Grass (1950) as Lin |
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California Passage (1950) as Cook (uncredited) |
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The Cariboo Trail (1950) as Ling |
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Annie Get Your Gun (1950) as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited) |
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There's a Girl in My Heart (1949) as Charlie Li |
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Criss Cross (1949) as Chinese Cook (uncredited) |
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Strange Gamble (1948) as Wong |
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The Checkered Coat (1948) as Kim |
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The Chinese Ring (1947) as Armstrong's Majordomo |
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Saigon (1947) as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Calcutta (1946) as Kim (uncredited) |
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They Were Expendable (1945) as Asian Bartender (uncredited) |
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Mrs. Parkington (1944) as Sam (uncredited) |
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Laura (1944) as Waldo's Servant (uncredited) |
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Barbary Coast Gent (1944) as Wong Gee (uncredited) |
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The Purple Heart (1944) as |
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Behind the Rising Sun (1943) as Dinner Guest |
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Mission to Moscow (1943) as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited) |
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Across the Pacific (1942) as Sam Wing On |
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Invisible Agent (1942) as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited) |
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Secret of the Wastelands (1941) as Doy Kee |
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Dead Men Tell (1941) as Ship's Cook (Uncredited) |
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Flight Command (1940) as Jung, Gary's Servant |
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Phantom of Chinatown (1940) as Foo |
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They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Ah Gee, the Cook |
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Phantom Raiders (1940) as Mr. Yamamoto |
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Barricade (1939) as Houseboy |
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) as Willie |
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) as Willie |
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Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Chinese cook |
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Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) as Tchin |
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Top of the Town (1937) as Chinese Ambassador |
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The General Died at Dawn (1936) as Mr. Chen |
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The Skull Murder Mystery (1932) as Wang Yun |