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Kam Tong

Kam Tong

Acting
1906(USA)-1969
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kam Tong (December 18, 1906 – November 8, 1969) was a Chinese-American actor. He was best known for his role as Hey Boy on the CBS television series Have Gun, Will Travel and as Dr. Li in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song. Curiously, though appearing as a series regular on Have Gun, Will Travel he was never afforded a regular featured credit, always instead listed undistinguished from the support guest cast, perhaps an indication of inherent discrimination in that regard. Kam was also a regular on the short run CBS-TV series Mr. Garlund in 1960. He appeared in many movies, often as an uncredited Chinese, Japanese, or Filipino character. He appeared in many television shows, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Big Valley, The Time Tunnel, The Final War of Olly Winter, and I Spy. After serving in World War II in an OSS intelligence unit, he became involved in efforts to raise awareness over gun violence. He also owned and operated a restaurant called Shanghai Lil's in San Francisco. On November 8, 1969, Kam Tong died of non-communicable disease. At the time of his death, he was 63 years old. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. CLR

Acts in

  • It Happened at the World's Fair
  • Flower Drum Song
  • Espionage Target: You
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
  • Dimension 5
  • Kill a Dragon
  • The Hidden Hand
  • This Is My Love
  • Mister Buddwing
  • Who Was That Lady?
  • Across the Pacific
  • Stagecoach
  • China Girl
  • Drums of Fu Manchu
  • International Settlement
  • Women of the Prehistoric Planet
  • Dishonored Lady
  • Who Was That Lady?
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner
  • Rubber Racketeers
  • The General Died at Dawn