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Lee Tung Foo

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Lee Tung Foo

Born April 21, 1875 in Watsonville, California, USADied May 1, 196636 films

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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. Wong. His last work was in The Manchurian Candidate, an uncredited role as a "Man in Lobby" at the age of 87.

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Laura posterFirst watchLaura19447.6as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.View film

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Filmography

36 films as actor
  1. 1958The SheepmanWillie (uncredited)
  2. 1957Badlands of MontanaLing
  3. 1950Short GrassLin
  4. 1950California PassageCook (uncredited)
  5. 1950The Cariboo TrailLing
  6. 1950Annie Get Your GunChinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
  7. 1949There's a Girl in My HeartCharlie Li
  8. 1949Criss CrossChinese Cook (uncredited)
  9. 1948Strange GambleWong
  10. 1948The Checkered CoatKim
  11. 1947The Chinese RingArmstrong's Majordomo
  12. 1947SaigonFarmer (uncredited)
  13. 1946CalcuttaKim (uncredited)
  14. 1945They Were ExpendableAsian Bartender (uncredited)
  15. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonSam (uncredited)
  16. 1944LauraWaldo's Servant (uncredited)
  17. 1944Barbary Coast GentWong Gee (uncredited)
  18. 1944The Purple Heart
  19. 1943Behind the Rising SunDinner Guest
  20. 1943Mission to MoscowTsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
  21. 1942Across the PacificSam Wing On
  22. 1942Invisible AgentGen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
  23. 1941Secret of the WastelandsDoy Kee
  24. 1941Dead Men TellShip's Cook (Uncredited)
  25. 1940Flight CommandJung, Gary's Servant
  26. 1940Phantom of ChinatownFoo
  27. 1940They Knew What They WantedAh Gee, the Cook
  28. 1940Phantom RaidersMr. Yamamoto
  29. 1939BarricadeHouseboy
  30. 1939Mr. Wong in ChinatownWillie
  31. 1939The Mystery of Mr. WongWillie
  32. 1939Stand Up and FightChinese cook
  33. 1938Mr. Wong, DetectiveTchin
  34. 1937Top of the TownChinese Ambassador
  35. 1936The General Died at DawnMr. Chen
  36. 1932The Skull Murder MysteryWang Yun