Lee Tung Foo
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1875-04-21
- Died
- 1966-05-01
- Place of birth
- Watsonville, California, USA
- Also known as
- Lee Tong Foo · Frank Lee
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (36)
Laura
1944
as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
1942
as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
The Sheepman
1958
as Willie (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
1945
as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Sam (uncredited)
Criss Cross
1949
as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Flight Command
1940
as Jung, Gary's Servant
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
as Sam Wing On
The Cariboo Trail
1950
as Ling
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Tchin
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
Saigon
1947
as Farmer (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Ship's Cook (Uncredited)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Willie
The Chinese Ring
1947
as Armstrong's Majordomo
Calcutta
1946
as Kim (uncredited)
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
as Charlie Li
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Mr. Chen
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
as Dinner Guest
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Mr. Yamamoto
The Purple Heart
1944
Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as Foo
California Passage
1950
as Cook (uncredited)
Short Grass
1950
as Lin
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Ah Gee, the Cook
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
as Willie
Badlands of Montana
1957
as Ling
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Chinese cook
Top of the Town
1937
as Chinese Ambassador
Barricade
1939
as Houseboy
The Checkered Coat
1948
as Kim
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Wong Gee (uncredited)
Strange Gamble
1948
as Wong
Secret of the Wastelands
1941
as Doy Kee
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932
as Wang Yun
About 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, Th… With 38 credits spanning from 1932 to 1958, Lee Tung Foo has appeared in 36 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lee Tung Foo Movies
- Laura (1944) — as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
- Invisible Agent (1942) — as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
- The Sheepman (1958) — as Willie (uncredited)
- They Were Expendable (1945) — as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
- Mrs. Parkington (1944) — as Sam (uncredited)
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