
Acting
Lee Tung Foo
Also Known As: Lee Tong Foo, Frank Lee
Birth Date
April 21, 1875
Death Date
May 1, 1966
(passed away at 91)
Place of Birth
Watsonville, California, USA
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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.
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Dangerous Assignment
1952 • 1 episode

Laura
Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
1944

Terry and the Pirates
1952 • 1 episode

Criss Cross
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1949

Annie Get Your Gun
Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
1950

The Sheepman
Willie (uncredited)
1958

They Were Expendable
Asian Bartender (uncredited)
1945

Invisible Agent
Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
1942

Behind the Rising Sun
Dinner Guest
1943

The General Died at Dawn
Mr. Chen
1936

Across the Pacific
Sam Wing On
1942

They Knew What They Wanted
Ah Gee, the Cook
1940

Mrs. Parkington
Sam (uncredited)
1944

Top of the Town
Chinese Ambassador
1937

Stand Up and Fight
Chinese cook
1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Willie
1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Willie
1939

There's a Girl in My Heart
Charlie Li
1949

The Cariboo Trail
Ling
1950

The Purple Heart
1944