- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1875
- Place of Birth
- Watsonville, California, USA
- Died
- May 1, 1966
Lee Tung Foo
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
movieThe Sheepman
1958 · Willie (uncredited)
movieBadlands of Montana
1957 · Ling
tvTerry and the Pirates
1952
tvDangerous Assignment
1952
movieShort Grass
1950 · Lin
movieCalifornia Passage
1950 · Cook (uncredited)
movieThe Cariboo Trail
1950 · Ling
movieAnnie Get Your Gun
1950 · Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
movieThere's a Girl in My Heart
1949 · Charlie Li
movieCriss Cross
1949 · Chinese Cook (uncredited)
movieStrange Gamble
1948 · Wong
movieThe Checkered Coat
1948 · Kim
movieThe Chinese Ring
1947 · Armstrong's Majordomo
movieSaigon
1947 · Farmer (uncredited)
movieCalcutta
1946 · Kim (uncredited)
movieThey Were Expendable
1945 · Asian Bartender (uncredited)
movieMrs. Parkington
1944 · Sam (uncredited)
movieLaura
1944 · Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
movieBarbary Coast Gent
1944 · Wong Gee (uncredited)
movieThe Purple Heart
1944
movieBehind the Rising Sun
1943 · Dinner Guest
movieMission to Moscow
1943 · Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
movieAcross the Pacific
1942 · Sam Wing On
movieInvisible Agent
1942 · Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
movieSecret of the Wastelands
1941 · Doy Kee
movieDead Men Tell
1941 · Ship's Cook (Uncredited)
movieFlight Command
1940 · Jung, Gary's Servant
moviePhantom of Chinatown
1940 · Foo
movieThey Knew What They Wanted
1940 · Ah Gee, the Cook
moviePhantom Raiders
1940 · Mr. Yamamoto
movieBarricade
1939 · Houseboy
movieMr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Willie
movieThe Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 · Willie
movieStand Up and Fight
1939 · Chinese cook
movieMr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Tchin
movieTop of the Town
1937 · Chinese Ambassador
movieThe General Died at Dawn
1936 · Mr. Chen
movieThe Skull Murder Mystery
1932 · Wang Yun