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Lee Tung Foo
Biography:
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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.... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Sheepman as Willie (uncredited) | 1958-05-01 |
Badlands of Montana as Ling | 1957-05-01 |
Short Grass as Lin | 1950-12-24 |
California Passage as Cook (uncredited) | 1950-12-15 |
The Cariboo Trail as Ling | 1950-08-01 |
There's a Girl in My Heart as Charlie Li | 1949-12-19 |
Criss Cross as Chinese Cook (uncredited) | 1949-02-04 |
Strange Gamble as Wong | 1948-10-08 |
The Checkered Coat as Kim | 1948-07-16 |
The Chinese Ring as Armstrong's Majordomo | 1947-12-06 |
Calcutta as Kim (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
They Were Expendable as Asian Bartender (uncredited) | 1945-12-07 |
Mrs. Parkington as Sam (uncredited) | 1944-10-12 |
Laura as Waldo's Servant (uncredited) | 1944-10-11 |
Barbary Coast Gent as Wong Gee (uncredited) | 1944-09-01 |
The Purple Heart | 1944-02-25 |
Behind the Rising Sun as Dinner Guest | 1943-08-01 |
Mission to Moscow as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
Across the Pacific as Sam Wing On | 1942-09-04 |
Invisible Agent as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited) | 1942-08-07 |
Secret of the Wastelands as Doy Kee | 1941-11-15 |
Dead Men Tell as Ship's Cook | 1941-03-28 |
Flight Command as Jung, Gary's Servant | 1940-12-27 |
Phantom of Chinatown as Foo | 1940-11-18 |
They Knew What They Wanted as Ah Gee, the Cook | 1940-10-19 |
Phantom Raiders as Mr. Yamamoto | 1940-06-07 |
Barricade as Houseboy | 1939-12-08 |
Mr. Wong in Chinatown as Willie | 1939-08-01 |
The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Willie | 1939-03-08 |
Stand Up and Fight as Chinese cook | 1939-01-06 |
Mr. Wong, Detective as Tchin | 1938-10-05 |
Top of the Town as Chinese Ambassador | 1937-04-17 |
The General Died at Dawn as Mr. Chen | 1936-11-17 |
The Skull Murder Mystery as Wang Yun | 1932-03-01 |