Lee Tung Foo
Born: 1875-04-21 in Watsonville, California, USA
Died: 1966-05-01
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1958
- The Sheepman as Willie (uncredited)
1957
- Badlands of Montana as Ling
1950
- Annie Get Your Gun as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
- The Cariboo Trail as Ling
- California Passage as Cook (uncredited)
- Short Grass as Lin
1949
- Criss Cross as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
- There's a Girl in My Heart as Charlie Li
1948
- Strange Gamble as Wong
- The Checkered Coat as Kim
1947
- Saigon as Farmer (uncredited)
- The Chinese Ring as Armstrong's Majordomo
1946
- Calcutta as Kim (uncredited)
1945
- They Were Expendable as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
1944
- Mrs. Parkington as Sam (uncredited)
- Laura as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
- The Purple Heart
- Barbary Coast Gent as Wong Gee (uncredited)
1943
- Behind the Rising Sun as Dinner Guest
- Mission to Moscow as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
1942
- Invisible Agent as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
- Across the Pacific as Sam Wing On
1941
- Secret of the Wastelands as Doy Kee
- Dead Men Tell as Ship's Cook
1940
- Phantom Raiders as Mr. Yamamoto
- They Knew What They Wanted as Ah Gee, the Cook
- Phantom of Chinatown as Foo
- Flight Command as Jung, Gary's Servant
1939
- The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Willie
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown as Willie
- Stand Up and Fight as Chinese cook
- Barricade as Houseboy
1938
- Mr. Wong, Detective as Tchin
1937
- Top of the Town as Chinese Ambassador
1936
- The General Died at Dawn as Mr. Chen
1932
- The Skull Murder Mystery as Wang Yun