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Lee Tung Foo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1875-04-21

Day of Death

1966-05-01

Place of Birth

Watsonville, California, USA

Lee Tung Foo

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 (36)

⭐ 6.9 Role: Willie (uncredited)

The Sheepman

1958
⭐ 7.0 Role: Ling

Badlands of Montana

1957
⭐ 6.5 Role: Lin

Short Grass

1950
⭐ 6.5 Role: Cook (uncredited)

California Passage

1950
⭐ 6.4 Role: Ling

The Cariboo Trail

1950
⭐ 6.7 Role: Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)

Annie Get Your Gun

1950
⭐ 9.0 Role: Charlie Li

There's a Girl in My Heart

1949
⭐ 7.1 Role: Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Criss Cross

1949
⭐ 6.5 Role: Wong

Strange Gamble

1948
⭐ 8.2 Role: Kim

The Checkered Coat

1948
⭐ 5.1 Role: Armstrong's Majordomo

The Chinese Ring

1947
⭐ 6.0 Role: Farmer (uncredited)

Saigon

1947
⭐ 6.4 Role: Kim (uncredited)

Calcutta

1946
⭐ 6.5 Role: Asian Bartender (uncredited)

They Were Expendable

1945
⭐ 6.0 Role: Sam (uncredited)

Mrs. Parkington

1944