Beal Wong (1906-1962) was an American actor from California. Wong acted in films from 1933 to 1962. Some of the films he appeared in were ''

The Big Bluff The Big Bluff may refer to: * The Big Bluff (1955 film), an American film directed by W. Lee Wilder * The Big Bluff (1933 German film), a comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby * The Big Bluff (1933 American film) ''The Big Bluff'' is a 1933 Amer ...

'', '' China'', ''

Women in the Night ''Women in the Night'' is a 1948 American film directed by William Rowland shot in Mexico. The film is also known as ''When Men Are Beasts''. The film depicts activities of German and Japanese who wish revenge on the Allies with a cosmic ray weap ...

'', ''

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. ''Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' is a 1942 American film. Produced in the period just after the United States entered World War II, it was meant to alert Americans to the dangers of foreign agents. It is now controversial for its largely negative portraya ...

''. He also appeared in '' The Secret Code''. He played the Chinese Radio Listener in ''Earth vs. the Flying Saucers''.

Biography

Wong was born in Boise, Idaho, to parents who had immigrated to the United States from China. One of his brothers,

Bruce Wong Bruce Wong (born Tung Soon Wong) was a Chinese American character actor, filmmaker, and restaurateur who worked in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Early life Bruce was born in Los Angeles as Tung Soon Wong to parents who had imm ...

, also became an actor as an adult. In 1933, he had a small part in the film '' Stage Mother''. In 1936, he starred in ''

Sum Hun ''Sum Hun'' (aka ''Xinhin'', as well as ''Heartaches'') is a 1936 Cantonese-language drama film produced by an American production company in 1936 for a Chinese audience. The film was advertised as the first Cantonese-language film made in Hollywo ...

'', a film produced by his brother Bruce. In 1944 he played Toma Nogato in ''

The Purple Heart ''The Purple Heart'' is a 1944 American black-and-white war film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Lewis Milestone, and starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don "Red" Barry, Sam Levene and Trudy Marshall. Eighteen-year-old Farley ...

'', a film that starred

Dana Andrews Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts ...

. He played part in ''

Flower Drum Song ''Flower Drum Song'' was the eighth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on the 1957 novel, '' The Flower Drum Song'', by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. It premiered on Broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the ...

'' in 1961, the Pastor in the 1962 film ''

Experiment in Terror ''Experiment in Terror'' is a 1962 American neo-noir thriller film released by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Blake Edwards and written by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon based on their 1961 novel ''Operation Terror''. The film stars Gle ...

'' with

Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-offi ...

and

Lee Remick Lee Ann Remick (December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film '' Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), and for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress in ...

. In the television series ''

The Bachelor Father ''The Bachelor Father '' is a 1931 American pre-Code MGM comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Marion Davies and featuring Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Ray Milland and Guinn Williams (actor), Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. ...

'', he had the role of Peter's Grandpa Ling. Wong died in Los Angeles, California, on February 6, 1962, aged 55.

Filmography

* 1933 '' Stage Mother'' * 1942 '' The Secret Code'' - Quito

References

External links

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Beal Wong at allmovie.com
1906 births 1962 deaths American male film actors People from Boise, Idaho Male actors from Idaho American people of Chinese descent 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1900s-stub