Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Frank Lee

Birth Date

4/21/1875 (Age 91)

Birth Place

Watsonville, California, USA

Death Date

5/1/1966

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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, a...

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Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

9

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Best Known For

Waldo's Servant (uncredited)

Sam Wing On

Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Asian Bartender (uncredited)

Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)

Mr. Chen

Frequent Collaborators

John Huston

John Huston

1 film together

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

1 film together

Adolph Deutsch

1 film together

Arthur Edeson

1 film together

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

1 film together

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