Benson Fong
During the so-called "Golden Age of Hollywood," if a director was looking to hire an Asian actor, Benson Fong was certainly at the top of the list, as evidenced by his countless appearances in movies (and television shows) from the 1930s through the 1980s. Fong began his professional acting career with roles in such films as 1936's "Charlie Chan at the Opera" (in an uncredited role), before landing spots in 1944's "The Keys of the Kingdom" and 1954's "His Majesty O'Keefe," among others. Fong's most renowned role from this era was as Tommy Chan ("Number Three Son") in several Charlie Chan movies, including 1944's "Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat," 1945's "The Scarlet Clue," and 1946's "Dark Alibi." Other standout roles included playing Mr. Tang Wu in Disney's "The Love Bug," as well as "The Old One" in the hit television show "Kung Fu." Fong would continue landing roles up to a year before his death on August 1, 1987, in Los Angeles, from a stroke (at the age of 70), his last role a reprisal of the "Old One" character in 1986's "Kung Fu: The Movie."
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Benson Fong
Filmography
Movies
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Kung Fu: The Movie | The Old One (Character) | - | 1986 |
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Jinxed! | Mr. Wing (Character) | - | 1982 |
25% |
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Oliver's Story | John Hsiang (Character) | - | 1978 |
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The Chinese Web | Min Lo Chan (Character) | - | 1978 |
82% |
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Charley Varrick | Honest John (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Time for Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 1973 |
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Kung Fu |
Li Yu/ |
- | 1971 |
78% |
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The Love Bug | Mr. Wu (Character) | - | 1968 |
78% |
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Our Man Flint | Dr. Schneider (Character) | - | 1966 |
33% |
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Girls! Girls! Girls! | Kin Yung (Character) | - | 1962 |
79% |
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Flower Drum Song | Wang Chi-Yang (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Five Gates to Hell | Gung Sa (Character) | - | 1959 |
50% |
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Conquest of Space | Imoto (Character) | - | 1955 |
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His Majesty O'Keefe | Mr. Chou (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Willie and Joe Back at the Front | Rickshaw boy (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Korea Patrol | Kim (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Three Husbands | George (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Women in the Night | Chang (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Dark Alibi | Tommy Chan (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Deception | Jimmy (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Dragon | Tommy Chan (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | First Yank Into Tokyo | Capt. Tanahe (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Shanghai Cobra | Tommy Chan (Character) | - | 1945 |
86% |
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Back to Bataan | Prince Ito (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1945 |
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The Scarlet Clue | Tommy Chan (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | China Sky | Chung (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Dragon Seed | Sudent (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1944 |
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The Chinese Cat | Tommy Chan, No. 3 Son (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Tommy Chan (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Charlie Chan at the Opera | Opera Supernumerary (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1936 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Disney's Wonderful World | Mr. Wu (Character) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Attorney William Liu (Character) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1973-1974 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Bewitched | Mr. Fong (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Affair | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968-1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Three Sons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963-1964 1966 1968-1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Mr. Lee (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Itsubi Nogata (Guest Star) | 1958-1959 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |