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)
They Were Expendable
1945
as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Criss Cross
1949
as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
1942
as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
The Sheepman
1958
as Willie (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Tchin
The Cariboo Trail
1950
as Ling
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Mr. Chen
Flight Command
1940
as Jung, Gary's Servant
Saigon
1947
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Purple Heart
1944
The Chinese Ring
1947
as Armstrong's Majordomo
Across the Pacific
1942
as Sam Wing On
California Passage
1950
as Cook (uncredited)
Calcutta
1946
as Kim (uncredited)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
as Willie
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Mr. Yamamoto
Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as Foo
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Willie
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
as Dinner Guest
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
as Wong Gee (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Sam (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Chinese cook
Barricade
1939
as Houseboy
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Ship's Cook (Uncredited)
Secret of the Wastelands
1941
as Doy Kee
Short Grass
1950
as Lin
Badlands of Montana
1957
as Ling
The Checkered Coat
1948
as Kim
Top of the Town
1937
as Chinese Ambassador
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Ah Gee, the Cook
Strange Gamble
1948
as Wong
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
as Charlie Li
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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- Laura (1944) — as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
- They Were Expendable (1945) — as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
- Criss Cross (1949) — as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
- Invisible Agent (1942) — as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
- The Sheepman (1958) — as Willie (uncredited)
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