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

  • Saigon

    Saigon

  • Invisible Agent

    Invisible Agent

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • Strange Gamble

    Strange Gamble

  • The Chinese Ring

    The Chinese Ring

  • Top of the Town

    Top of the Town

  • The Checkered Coat

    The Checkered Coat

  • Calcutta

    Calcutta

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • Mrs. Parkington

    Mrs. Parkington

  • Terry and the Pirates

    Terry and the Pirates

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

  • Laura

    Laura

  • Mr. Wong, Detective

    Mr. Wong, Detective

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Criss Cross

    Criss Cross

  • The Sheepman

    The Sheepman

  • Dead Men Tell

    Dead Men Tell

  • Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • The Cariboo Trail

    The Cariboo Trail

  • Behind the Rising Sun

    Behind the Rising Sun

  • Mr. Wong in Chinatown

    Mr. Wong in Chinatown

  • California Passage

    California Passage

  • The Mystery of Mr. Wong

    The Mystery of Mr. Wong

  • Badlands of Montana

    Badlands of Montana

  • Barbary Coast Gent

    Barbary Coast Gent

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • Phantom of Chinatown

    Phantom of Chinatown

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • The Skull Murder Mystery

    The Skull Murder Mystery

  • Phantom Raiders

    Phantom Raiders

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • There's a Girl in My Heart

    There's a Girl in My Heart

  • Secret of the Wastelands

    Secret of the Wastelands