Lee Tung Foo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Male

Birthday

1875-04-21

Day of death

1966-05-01 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Watsonville, California, USA

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

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • The Mystery of Mr. Wong

    The Mystery of Mr. Wong

  • Mrs. Parkington

    Mrs. Parkington

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Secret of the Wastelands

    Secret of the Wastelands

  • Mr. Wong in Chinatown

    Mr. Wong in Chinatown

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • Badlands of Montana

    Badlands of Montana

  • Saigon

    Saigon

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • California Passage

    California Passage

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • The Cariboo Trail

    The Cariboo Trail

  • Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • Calcutta

    Calcutta

  • The Sheepman

    The Sheepman

  • Phantom Raiders

    Phantom Raiders

  • Invisible Agent

    Invisible Agent

  • The Skull Murder Mystery

    The Skull Murder Mystery

  • Laura

    Laura

  • The Checkered Coat

    The Checkered Coat

  • Terry and the Pirates

    Terry and the Pirates

  • Mr. Wong, Detective

    Mr. Wong, Detective

  • Strange Gamble

    Strange Gamble

  • The Chinese Ring

    The Chinese Ring

  • Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

  • Criss Cross

    Criss Cross

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • Dead Men Tell

    Dead Men Tell

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • Phantom of Chinatown

    Phantom of Chinatown

  • Barbary Coast Gent

    Barbary Coast Gent

  • There's a Girl in My Heart

    There's a Girl in My Heart