Lee Tung Foo

Biography

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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

The Sheepman 1958 ★ 6.9
Dangerous Assignment 1952 ★ 5.3
Terry and the Pirates 1952 ★ 5.0
Annie Get Your Gun 1950 ★ 6.7
The Cariboo Trail 1950 ★ 6.4
Criss Cross 1949 ★ 7.1
There's a Girl in My Heart 1949 ★ 7.0
The Checkered Coat 1948 ★ 8.3
Saigon 1947 ★ 6.0
The Chinese Ring 1947 ★ 5.1
Calcutta 1946 ★ 6.4
They Were Expendable 1945 ★ 6.5
Laura 1944 ★ 7.6
The Purple Heart 1944 ★ 6.1
Mrs. Parkington 1944 ★ 6.0
Mission to Moscow 1943 ★ 5.7
Behind the Rising Sun 1943 ★ 6.1
Across the Pacific 1942 ★ 6.6
Invisible Agent 1942 ★ 5.8
Dead Men Tell 1941 ★ 6.5
Flight Command 1940 ★ 5.9
Stand Up and Fight 1939 ★ 6.0
Mr. Wong, Detective 1938 ★ 5.6
The General Died at Dawn 1936 ★ 6.5