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Lee Tung Foo

Acting

Lee Tung Foo

EN cinema · 36 credits

Born

21 April 1875

Died

1 May 1966 (aged 91)

Birthplace

Watsonville, California, USA

Also known as Lee Tong Foo · Frank Lee

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

Filmography

The Sheepman poster

The Sheepman

EN · 19586.9

as Willie (uncredited)

Badlands of Montana poster

Badlands of Montana

EN · 19577.0

as Ling

The Cariboo Trail poster

The Cariboo Trail

EN · 19506.4

as Ling

Short Grass poster

Short Grass

EN · 19506.0

as Lin

California Passage poster

California Passage

EN · 19506.0

as Cook (uncredited)

Annie Get Your Gun poster

Annie Get Your Gun

EN · 19506.7

as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)

Criss Cross poster

Criss Cross

EN · 19497.1

as Chinese Cook (uncredited)

There's a Girl in My Heart poster

There's a Girl in My Heart

EN · 19497.0

as Charlie Li

Strange Gamble poster

Strange Gamble

EN · 19486.5

as Wong

The Checkered Coat poster

The Checkered Coat

EN · 19488.2

as Kim

The Chinese Ring poster

The Chinese Ring

EN · 19475.2

as Armstrong's Majordomo

Saigon poster

Saigon

EN · 19476.0

as Farmer (uncredited)

Calcutta poster

Calcutta

EN · 19466.4

as Kim (uncredited)

They Were Expendable poster

They Were Expendable

EN · 19456.5

as Asian Bartender (uncredited)

The Purple Heart poster

The Purple Heart

EN · 19446.1

Actor

Barbary Coast Gent poster

Barbary Coast Gent

EN · 19445.5

as Wong Gee (uncredited)

Mrs. Parkington poster

Mrs. Parkington

EN · 19446.0

as Sam (uncredited)

Laura poster

Laura

EN · 19447.6

as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)

Behind the Rising Sun poster

Behind the Rising Sun

EN · 19436.1

as Dinner Guest

Mission to Moscow poster

Mission to Moscow

EN · 19435.7

as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)

Invisible Agent poster

Invisible Agent

EN · 19425.8

as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)

Across the Pacific poster

Across the Pacific

EN · 19426.6

as Sam Wing On

Secret of the Wastelands poster

Secret of the Wastelands

EN · 19414.3

as Doy Kee

Dead Men Tell poster

Dead Men Tell

EN · 19416.6

as Ship's Cook (Uncredited)

Flight Command poster

Flight Command

EN · 19405.9

as Jung, Gary's Servant

Phantom of Chinatown poster

Phantom of Chinatown

EN · 19406.0

as Foo

Phantom Raiders poster

Phantom Raiders

EN · 19406.1

as Mr. Yamamoto

They Knew What They Wanted poster

They Knew What They Wanted

EN · 19406.0

as Ah Gee, the Cook

Mr. Wong in Chinatown poster

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

EN · 19395.4

as Willie

The Mystery of Mr. Wong poster

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

EN · 19395.9

as Willie

Barricade poster

Barricade

EN · 19396.5

as Houseboy

Stand Up and Fight poster

Stand Up and Fight

EN · 19396.0

as Chinese cook

Mr. Wong, Detective poster

Mr. Wong, Detective

EN · 19385.6

as Tchin

Top of the Town poster

Top of the Town

EN · 19376.0

as Chinese Ambassador

The General Died at Dawn poster

The General Died at Dawn

EN · 19366.5

as Mr. Chen

The Skull Murder Mystery poster

The Skull Murder Mystery

EN · 19325.8

as Wang Yun