Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Known for

Acting

Born

April 21, 1875

Birthplace

Watsonville, California, USA

Died

May 1, 1966 (aged 91)

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...

Best known work

Laura
Laura
1944
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
1949
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
The Sheepman
The Sheepman
1958
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
1942
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939

Filmography

  1. 1958

    The Sheepman

    as Willie (uncredited)

  2. 1957

  3. 1952

    Terry and the PiratesTV
  4. 1952

  5. 1950

  6. 1950

    California Passage

    as Cook (uncredited)

  7. 1950

  8. 1950

    Annie Get Your Gun

    as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)

  9. 1949

  10. 1949

    Criss Cross

    as Chinese Cook (uncredited)

  11. 1948

  12. 1948

  13. 1947

    The Chinese Ring

    as Armstrong's Majordomo

  14. 1947

    Saigon

    as Farmer (uncredited)

  15. 1946

    Calcutta

    as Kim (uncredited)

  16. 1945

    They Were Expendable

    as Asian Bartender (uncredited)

  17. 1944

    Mrs. Parkington

    as Sam (uncredited)

  18. 1944

    Laura

    as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)

  19. 1944

    Barbary Coast Gent

    as Wong Gee (uncredited)

  20. 1944

  21. 1943

    Behind the Rising Sun

    as Dinner Guest

  22. 1943

    Mission to Moscow

    as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)

  23. 1942

    Across the Pacific

    as Sam Wing On

  24. 1942

    Invisible Agent

    as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)

  25. 1941

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