Glen Chin
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1948-01-27
- Died
- 2018-08-16
- Place of birth
- Stockton, California, USA
- Also known as
- Glen Chin Ying-Ming · 陳英明 · 陈英明
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glen Chin (January 27, 1948 – August 16, 2018) was an American actor of Chinese descent who starred in film and television.
Chin grew up in Stockton, California, where he attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and was active in drama and choir. He studied music at the University of Pacific Conservatory of Music and played the double bass violin with the Stockton Symphony.
Chin appeared in 50 First Dates as the humorous Hawaiian café regular, The Underachievers (1987), and After One Cigarette as Shigeru. He appeared in Chinese cinema in such films as Hollywood Hong Kong. Chin's television credits include Boy Meets World (the Eskimo), Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (Coco), Mighty Max, and Seinfeld. He played a villain's role in the 1998 movie, Knock Off (film).
In the Seinfeld episode "The Opera", Chin plays Harry Fong, a character who buys a scalped ticket to an opera from George Costanza right before (or during) his girlfriend Susan ends up making the opera, so in the end, Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes, Cosmo Kramer, Chin's character, and Susan all end up watching the opera.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (29)
50 First Dates
2004
as Café Regular
Natural Born Killers
1994
as Druggist
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Sumo Wrestler
Rumble in the Bronx
1995
as Man (uncredited)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1993
as Jailer
Mr. Nice Guy
1997
as Man (uncredited)
Who's That Girl
1987
as Bank Guard
3 Ninjas Kick Back
1994
as Nurse Shibuya
The Art of War
2000
as Ochai
Hard Ticket to Hawaii
1987
as Earring
The Master
1992
as Taxi Driver
Defending Your Life
1991
as Sumo Wrestler
Knock Off
1998
as Skinny
Enter the Phoenix
2004
as Fat Ox
Hollywood Hong Kong
2002
as Mr. Chu
Saved By the Bell: Hawaiian Style
1992
as Pono
The Days of Being Dumb
1992
as General Lee
Snapdragon
1993
as Merchant
Maxie
1985
as Chinese Movie Patron
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
1990
as Jo the Butcher
The Drummer
2007
as Uncle Tak
Jasmine
2015
as Doctor Wu
The Iron Triangle
1989
as Chau
In This Corner
as Jerry
Shangri-La Plaza
1990
as Customer #3
East of A
2000
as Hiro
Sunny and the Elephant
2008
as Payao
Stories Forlorn
2014
as Dealer Chao
Macau Twilight
2007
as Passenger
About Glen Chin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glen Chin (January 27, 1948 – August 16, 2018) was an American actor of Chinese descent who starred in film and television. Chin grew up in Stockton, California, where he attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and was active in drama and choir. He studied music at the University of Pacific Conservatory of Music and played the double bass violin with the Stockton Symphony. Chin appeared in 50 First Dates as the humorous Hawaiian café regular, The Underachievers (1987), and After One Cigarette as Shigeru. He… With 37 credits spanning from 1982 to 2015, Glen Chin has appeared in 29 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Glen Chin Movies
- 50 First Dates (2004) — as Café Regular
- Natural Born Killers (1994) — as Druggist
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) — as Sumo Wrestler
- Rumble in the Bronx (1995) — as Man (uncredited)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) — as Jailer
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