Lee Tung Foo

Known For

Acting

Born

Apr 21, 1875

Died

May 01, 1966

Place of Birth

Watsonville, California, USA

Credits

38 titles

Lee Tung Foo

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

Filmography

1958

The Sheepman

Willie (uncredited)

Movie
1957

Badlands of Montana

Ling

Movie
1952

Terry and the Pirates

Tv
1952

Dangerous Assignment

Tv
1950

Short Grass

Lin

Movie
1950

California Passage

Cook (uncredited)

Movie
1950

The Cariboo Trail

Ling

Movie
1950

Annie Get Your Gun

Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)

Movie
1949

There's a Girl in My Heart

Charlie Li

Movie
1949

Criss Cross

Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Movie
1948

Strange Gamble

Wong

Movie
1948

The Checkered Coat

Kim

Movie
1947

The Chinese Ring

Armstrong's Majordomo

Movie
1947

Saigon

Farmer (uncredited)

Movie
1946

Calcutta

Kim (uncredited)

Movie
1945

They Were Expendable

Asian Bartender (uncredited)

Movie
1944

Mrs. Parkington

Sam (uncredited)

Movie
1944

Laura

Waldo's Servant (uncredited)

Movie
1944

Barbary Coast Gent

Wong Gee (uncredited)

Movie
1944

The Purple Heart

Movie
1943

Behind the Rising Sun

Dinner Guest

Movie
1943

Mission to Moscow

Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)

Movie
1942

Across the Pacific

Sam Wing On

Movie
1942

Invisible Agent

Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)

Movie
1941

Secret of the Wastelands

Doy Kee

Movie
1941

Dead Men Tell

Ship's Cook (Uncredited)

Movie
1940

Flight Command

Jung, Gary's Servant

Movie
1940

Phantom of Chinatown

Foo

Movie
1940

They Knew What They Wanted

Ah Gee, the Cook

Movie
1940

Phantom Raiders

Mr. Yamamoto

Movie
1939

Barricade

Houseboy

Movie
1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Willie

Movie
1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

Willie

Movie
1939

Stand Up and Fight

Chinese cook

Movie
1938

Mr. Wong, Detective

Tchin

Movie
1937

Top of the Town

Chinese Ambassador

Movie
1936

The General Died at Dawn

Mr. Chen

Movie
1932

The Skull Murder Mystery

Wang Yun

Movie