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
Tchin
Mr. Wong, Detective
Wong
Strange Gamble
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Criss Cross
Gen. Chin Lee (uncredited)
Invisible Agent
Sam Wing On
Across the Pacific
Willie
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Willie
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Ling
The Cariboo Trail
Lin
Short Grass
The Purple Heart
Willie (uncredited)
The Sheepman
Kim (uncredited)
Calcutta
Kim
The Checkered Coat
Armstrong's Majordomo
The Chinese Ring
Wong Gee (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
Sam (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Waldo's Servant (uncredited)
Laura
Doy Kee
Secret of the Wastelands
Houseboy
Barricade
Jung, Gary's Servant
Flight Command
Foo
Phantom of Chinatown
Mr. Yamamoto
Phantom Raiders
Ah Gee, the Cook
They Knew What They Wanted
Charlie Li
There's a Girl in My Heart
Cook (uncredited)
California Passage
Chinese Ambassador
Top of the Town
Wang Yun
The Skull Murder Mystery
Ling
Badlands of Montana
Ship's Cook
Dead Men Tell
Chinese cook
Stand Up and Fight
Dinner Guest
Behind the Rising Sun
Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Mr. Chen
The General Died at Dawn
Asian Bartender (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Farmer (uncredited)
Saigon
Chinese Cook on Train (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
36
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-04-21
Place of Birth
Watsonville, California, USA
Also Known As
Lee Tong Foo