Actor
Lee Tung Foo
April 21, 1875 · Watsonville, California, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Grant Withers
4 titles together
Mr. Wong, Detective, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Mystery of Mr. Wong
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Spencer Chan
4 titles together
Across the Pacific, The General Died at Dawn, The Chinese Ring
Victor Sen Yung
3 titles together
Across the Pacific, Dead Men Tell, The Chinese Ring
Richard Loo
3 titles together
Across the Pacific, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Purple Heart
Keye Luke
3 titles together
Across the Pacific, Invisible Agent, Phantom of Chinatown
Boris Karloff
3 titles together
Mr. Wong, Detective, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Full filmography · 38
The Sheepman
as Willie (uncredited)
19586.9
Badlands of Montana
as Ling
1957
Short Grass
as Lin
1950
California Passage
as Cook (uncredited)
1950
The Cariboo Trail
as Ling
19506.4
Annie Get Your Gun
as Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
19506.7
There's a Girl in My Heart
as Charlie Li
1949
Criss Cross
as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
19497.1
Strange Gamble
as Wong
1948
The Checkered Coat
as Kim
1948
The Chinese Ring
as Armstrong's Majordomo
1947
Saigon
as Farmer (uncredited)
1947