Lee Tung Foo
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Lee Tung Foo 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.
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
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
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong is a 1939 mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff.-Plot:The second in the series of Mr. Wong features starring Boris Karloff finds wealthy gem-collector Brandon Edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the 'Eye of the...
. His last work was in The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate , by Richard Condon, is a political thriller novel about the son of a prominent US political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for the Communist Party....
, an uncredited role as a "Man in Lobby" at the age of 87.
Filmography
- The General Died at Dawn - 1936
- Top of the Town - 1937
- Waikiki Wedding - 1937
- Change of Heart - 1938
- Mr. Wong, Detective - 1938
- Barricade - 1939
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown - 1939
- Stand Up and Fight - 1939
- Flight Command - 1940
- Phantom of Chinatown - 1940
- Phantom Raiders - 1940
- They Knew What They Wanted - 1940
- Dance Girl Dance - 1940
- Across the Pacific - 1942
- Laura - 1944
- Cariboo Trail - 1950