Lee Tung Foo
Acting

Lee Tung Foo

Born 1875-04-23 · Alameda, California, USA · Died 1966-05-01

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.

Cast

Known for

Laura★ 7.6Viewing moment
Laura
1944
They Were Expendable★ 6.5Viewing moment
They Were Expendable
1945
Criss Cross★ 7.2Viewing moment
Criss Cross
1949
Across the Pacific★ 6.4Viewing moment
Across the Pacific
1942
Mrs. Parkington★ 6.4Viewing moment
Mrs. Parkington
1944
The Sheepman★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Sheepman
1958
The Checkered Coat★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Checkered Coat
1948
Invisible Agent★ 5.9Viewing moment
Invisible Agent
1942
Behind the Rising Sun★ 5.6Viewing moment
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
Phantom Raiders★ 6.1Viewing moment
Phantom Raiders
1940
Dead Men Tell★ 6.3Viewing moment
Dead Men Tell
1941
The Chinese Ring★ 4.8Viewing moment
The Chinese Ring
1947
Mission to Moscow★ 5.2Viewing moment
Mission to Moscow
1943
The General Died at Dawn★ 6.2Viewing moment
The General Died at Dawn
1936
The Purple Heart★ 6Viewing moment
The Purple Heart
1944
They Knew What They Wanted★ 5.3Viewing moment
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
The Cariboo Trail★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Cariboo Trail
1950
Mr. Wong, Detective★ 5.4Viewing moment
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Calcutta★ 6.2Viewing moment
Calcutta
1946
Phantom of Chinatown★ 6.1Viewing moment
Phantom of Chinatown
1940
The Mystery of Mr. Wong★ 6Viewing moment
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
There's a Girl in My HeartViewing moment
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
Stand Up and Fight★ 5.7Viewing moment
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Barricade★ 2Viewing moment
Barricade
1939
Mr. Wong in Chinatown★ 5.4Viewing moment
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
California Passage★ 4Viewing moment
California Passage
1950
The Skull Murder Mystery★ 4Viewing moment
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932
Strange GambleViewing moment
Strange Gamble
1948
Short Grass★ 6Viewing moment
Short Grass
1950
Secret of the WastelandsViewing moment
Secret of the Wastelands
1941
Badlands of Montana★ 4Viewing moment
Badlands of Montana
1957
Barbary Coast Gent★ 4.6Viewing moment
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
Flight Command★ 5.3Viewing moment
Flight Command
1940
Top of the Town★ 5.2Viewing moment
Top of the Town
1937

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