Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

1875-04-21 – 1966-05-01 (age 91) Watsonville, California, USA
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Biography

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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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Known For

Laura
Laura

1944

as Waldo's Servant (uncredited)

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

1945

as Asian Bartender (uncredited)

Criss Cross
Criss Cross

1949

as Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific

1942

as Sam Wing On

The Sheepman
The Sheepman

1958

as Willie (uncredited)

Flight Command
Flight Command

1940

as Jung, Gary's Servant

Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent

1942

as Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow

1943

as Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)

Behind the Rising Sun
Behind the Rising Sun

1943

as Dinner Guest

The General Died at Dawn
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun

1950

as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted

1940

as Ah Gee, the Cook

Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington

1944

as Sam (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Chinese cook

Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective

1938

as Tchin

The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail

1950

as Ling

Short Grass
Short Grass

1950

as Lin

California Passage
California Passage

1950

as Cook (uncredited)

Saigon
Saigon

1947

as Farmer (uncredited)