- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1906
- Place of Birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- November 8, 1969
Kam Tong
Kam Tong (December 18, 1906 – November 8, 1969) was a Chinese-American actor. He was best known for his role as Hey Boy on the CBS television series Have Gun, Will Travel and as Dr. Li in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song. Curiously, though appearing as a series regular on Have Gun, Will Travel he was never afforded a regular featured credit, always instead listed undistinguished from the support guest cast, perhaps an indication of inherent discrimination in that regard. Kam was also a regular on the short run CBS-TV series Mr. Garlund in 1960. He appeared in many movies, often as an uncredited Chinese, Japanese, or Filipino character. He appeared in many television shows, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Big Valley, The Time Tunnel, The Final War of Olly Winter, and I Spy. After serving in World War II in an OSS intelligence unit, he becam…
Filmography
tvAll The Wrong Shoes
1982
movieKill a Dragon
1967 · Win Lim
CBS Playhouse
tvCBS Playhouse
1966 · Chief Elder
movieDimension 5
1966 · Kim Fong
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966 · Sgt. Itsugi
movieMister Buddwing
1966 · Dice Player
movieStagecoach
1966
movieWomen of the Prehistoric Planet
1966 · Jung
tvThe Big Valley
1965 · Wing Lee, Key, Wong
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Yukio, Ra Pandu
movieEspionage Target: You
1964 · Mr. Kai (uncredited)
movieIt Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · Uncle Walter Ling
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Ning Yang, Chang
movieFlower Drum Song
1961 · Doctor Li
tvKraft Mystery Theatre
1961
movieWho Was That Lady?
1960 · Lee Wong (uncredited)
tvThe Third Man
1959
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Hey Boy
tvTelephone Time
1956
movieLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955 · Dr. Sen (uncredited)
movieAbbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Chinese Busboy (uncredited)
movieThis Is My Love
1954 · Harry
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954 · Chang
tvCavalcade of America
1952
movieDishonored Lady
1947 · Courtland's Houseboy
movieChina Girl
1942
movieThe Hidden Hand
1942 · Mallo
movieAcross the Pacific
1942 · T. Oki
movieRubber Racketeers
1942 · Tom
movieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 · Chinese Guest (uncredited)
movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940 · Crawford's Manservant
movieInternational Settlement
1938 · Waiter
movieThe General Died at Dawn
1936 · Houseboy (uncredited)