Lee Tung Foo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lee Tung Foo

actor

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1875

Place of Birth: Watsonville, California, United States

Date of Death: 01-May-1966

Profession: actor, stage actor, restaurateur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 at the age of 87.