Lee Tung Foo
Born
April 21, 1875 (age 91)
Died
May 1, 1966
Birthplace
Watsonville, California, USA

Lee Tung Foo

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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.

Movies

The Sheepman
The Sheepman
1958 ★ 6.9
Willie (uncredited)
Badlands of Montana
Badlands of Montana
1957 ★ 4.0
Ling
Short Grass
Short Grass
1950 ★ 6.0
Lin
California Passage
California Passage
1950 ★ 4.0
Cook (uncredited)
The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail
1950 ★ 6.4
Ling
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun
1950 ★ 6.7
Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
There's a Girl in My Heart
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
Charlie Li
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
1949 ★ 7.1
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Strange Gamble
Strange Gamble
1948 ★ 4.0
Wong
The Checkered Coat
The Checkered Coat
1948 ★ 6.5
Kim
The Chinese Ring
The Chinese Ring
1947 ★ 4.9
Armstrong's Majordomo
Saigon
Saigon
1947 ★ 5.8
Farmer (uncredited)
Calcutta
Calcutta
1946 ★ 6.3
Kim (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 ★ 6.5
Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Laura
Laura
1944 ★ 7.6
Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington
1944 ★ 5.9
Sam (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 ★ 4.6
Wong Gee (uncredited)
The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart
1944 ★ 6.0
Behind the Rising Sun
Behind the Rising Sun
1943 ★ 5.7
Dinner Guest
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 ★ 5.3
Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 ★ 6.6
Sam Wing On
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
1942 ★ 5.8
Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
Secret of the Wastelands
Secret of the Wastelands
1941 ★ 4.0
Doy Kee
Dead Men Tell
Dead Men Tell
1941 ★ 6.3
Ship's Cook
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 ★ 5.6
Jung, Gary's Servant
Phantom of Chinatown
Phantom of Chinatown
1940 ★ 5.8
Foo
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted
1940 ★ 5.8
Ah Gee, the Cook
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders
1940 ★ 6.1
Mr. Yamamoto
Barricade
Barricade
1939 ★ 5.3
Houseboy
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 ★ 5.3
Willie
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 ★ 5.7
Willie
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight
1939 ★ 5.8
Chinese cook
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 ★ 5.5
Tchin
Top of the Town
Top of the Town
1937 ★ 5.2
Chinese Ambassador
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
1936 ★ 6.3
Mr. Chen
The Skull Murder Mystery
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932 ★ 4.8
Wang Yun

TV Series