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Lee Tung Foo

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Lee Tung Foo

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 21, 1875 (151 years old)

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Acting
1958The SheepmanWillie (uncredited)
1957Badlands of MontanaLing
1952Terry and the Pirates
1952Dangerous Assignment
1950The Cariboo TrailLing
1950Short GrassLin
1950California PassageCook (uncredited)
1950Annie Get Your GunChinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
1949Criss CrossChinese Cook (uncredited)
1949There's a Girl in My HeartCharlie Li
1948Strange GambleWong
1948The Checkered CoatKim
1947The Chinese RingArmstrong's Majordomo
1947SaigonFarmer (uncredited)
1946CalcuttaKim (uncredited)
1945They Were ExpendableAsian Bartender (uncredited)
1944The Purple Heart
1944Barbary Coast GentWong Gee (uncredited)
1944Mrs. ParkingtonSam (uncredited)
1944LauraWaldo's Servant (uncredited)
1943Behind the Rising SunDinner Guest
1943Mission to MoscowTsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
1942Invisible AgentGen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
1942Across the PacificSam Wing On
1941Secret of the WastelandsDoy Kee
1941Dead Men TellShip's Cook (Uncredited)
1940Flight CommandJung, Gary's Servant
1940Phantom of ChinatownFoo
1940Phantom RaidersMr. Yamamoto
1940They Knew What They WantedAh Gee, the Cook
1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownWillie
1939The Mystery of Mr. WongWillie
1939BarricadeHouseboy
1939Stand Up and FightChinese cook
1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveTchin
1937Top of the TownChinese Ambassador
1936The General Died at DawnMr. Chen
1932The Skull Murder MysteryWang Yun