Benson Fong (

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: ; October 10, 1916 – August 1, 1987) was an American

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. Born in

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, California, Fong was from a

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family of Chinese extraction. After graduating from high school in Sacramento, he studied briefly in China before returning to Sacramento and opening a grocery store with a cousin.

Career

His acting career resulted from a chance meeting with a Hollywood talent scout. In 1943, while having dinner with some friends in Sacramento, he was approached by a man from

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, who asked if he would like to be in a movie. Fong ended up with a role in a film called ''China'' starring

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and Alan Ladd. He was also offered a 10-week contract for $250 a week. "It looked like a tremendous fortune and I accepted quickly, afraid they might think twice and back out," he told an interviewer. "I couldn't read lines too well, but World War II was under way and all the studios were looking for actors with Oriental features. I bicycled around from one set to another, playing a Japanese here, a Filipino there, a Chinese on still other days." The next year, he played one of the sons in '' Charlie Chan in the Secret Service''. Other films in which he appeared included ''

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' is a 1944 American war film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by Captain Ted W. Lawson. Lawson was a pilot on the historic Doolittle Raid, A ...

''; ''

The Keys of the Kingdom ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' is a 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. Beset by tragedy in h ...

''; ''

His Majesty O'Keefe ''His Majesty O'Keefe'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster. The cast also included Joan Rice, André Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage, and Benson Fong. The screenplay by Borden Chase and ...

''; ''

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 ...

''; ''

Our Man Flint ''Our Man Flint'' is a 1966 American spy-fi comedy film that parodies the ''James Bond'' film series. The film was directed by Daniel Mann, written by Hal Fimberg and Ben Starr (from a story by Hal Fimberg), and starred James Coburn as maste ...

'', and ''

The Strongest Man in the World ''The Strongest Man in the World'' is a 1975 American science fiction comedy film directed by Vincent McEveety, produced by Walt Disney Productions and starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, and Eve Arden. It is the second sequel to the 1969 film '' ...

''. First appearing onscreen in ''

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'' as an extra, he returned to the series and is best remembered playing Number Three Son "Tommy Chan" opposite

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in six ''

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'' movies between 1944 and 1946, replacing

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's Number Two Son, Jimmy. His later career as an actor included numerous TV appearances in both series and movies. Fong made four guest appearances on ''

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'', seven on ''

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'' as Ray Wong, and four on ''

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''. Additionally, he played The Old One in the 1986 TV movie '' Kung Fu:The Movie''. Modern audiences may remember him as Mr. Tang Wu in Disney's ''

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''. Actress

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later said that the 52-year-old actor had to have his jet-black hair sprayed bright white to make him look older.DVD commentary, ''The Love Bug'', 2003 Later in life, Benson Fong became a successful restaurateur and opened several Ah Fong (亞方) restaurants in

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. His chain of five restaurants, which he built up over a 30-year period, resulted from a casual remark made by actor

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. After appearing together in ''The Keys of the Kingdom'', Fong recalled, Peck suggested they start a restaurant together. "The idea appealed to me", Fong said. By that time, he was dating his future wife Gloria. Wanting to have a predictable income instead of becoming one more struggling actor, he decided the restaurant would have to be done with his own capital, so he began saving. Two years later, he had $11,000, and in 1946, opened his first Ah Fong's on Hollywood's Vine Street. By 1971, four others had opened. The Ah in the Ah Fong's name is a term of respect in Chinese, but Fong thought up the name while looking at the wrapper of an ''Oh Henry!'' candy bar. Retiring from the business in 1985, only the Hollywood Ah Fong's remained, owned by a relative, at the time of his death. An avid golfer and frequent traveler to Asia, Fong practiced meditation and once described himself as "a split personality – half a pound Oriental and eight ounces Yankee." He stated in one interview that he summed up his life this way: "Whatever I am, spiritually speaking, is what I've wanted to be, nothing more and nothing less. Call me a happy man and you call me by my rightful name.".

Death

Fong died of a

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, in 1987, survived by his wife Gloria, an actress herself known professionally as

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, five children, and nine grandchildren.

Filmography

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'' (1936) .... Opera Supernumerary (uncredited) *''

The Fighting Devil Dogs ''The Fighting Devil Dogs'' (1938) is a 12-chapter Republic movie serial starring Lee Powell and Herman Brix, the latter better known by his later stage name, Bruce Bennett. It was directed by William Witney and John English. While not often co ...

'' (1938, Serial) .... Gehorda outlaw (Ch. 9 Attack from the Skies) (uncredited) *''

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

'' (1943) .... Guerilla (uncredited) *'' Behind the Rising Sun'' (1943) .... Japanese Officer with message (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) Japanese sonar operator (uncredited) *''

Destination Tokyo ''Destination Tokyo'' is a 1943 black and white American submarine war film. The film was directed by Delmer Daves in his directorial debut,McGee, Scott"Articles: 'Destination Tokyo' (1944)."'' TCM.com'', 2019. Retrieved: August 15, 2019. and t ...

'' (1943) .... Japanese (uncredited) *'' Charlie Chan in the Secret Service'' (1944) .... Tommy Chan *''

Up in Arms ''Up in Arms'' is a 1944 musical film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945. Plot Danny Weems works as an elevator operator in a New York Medical building, so he can b ...

'' (1944) .... Japanese sentry (uncredited) *''

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 ...

'' (1944) .... Moy Ling (uncredited) *''

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat ''The Chinese Cat'' (also titled ''Murder in the Funhouse'') is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. Plot Mr. Manning is murdered in his study while the door is locked from the inside. Po ...

'' (1944) .... Tommy Chan *'' Dragon Seed'' (1944) .... Student (uncredited) *''

'' (1944) .... Young Dr. Chung *''

'' (1944) .... Joseph *'' China Sky'' (1945) .... Chung *''

The Scarlet Clue ''The Scarlet Clue'' is a 1945 American film directed by Phil Rosen.Scarlet Clue, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 12, Iss. 133, (Jan 1, 1945): 155. The film is also known as ''Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue'' (American informal title) ...

'' (1945) .... Tommy Chan *''

Back to Bataan ''Back to Bataan'' is a 1945 American black-and-white World War II war film drama from RKO Radio Pictures, produced by Robert Fellows, directed by Edward Dmytryk, that stars John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. The film depicts events (some fictionalize ...

'' (1945) .... Officer making broadcast (uncredited) *''

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'' (1945) .... Chinese servant (uncredited) *''

Secret Agent X-9 ''Secret Agent X-9'' is a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett ('' The Maltese Falcon'') and artist Alex Raymond (''Flash Gordon''). Syndicated by King Features, it ran from January 22, 1934 until February 10, 1996. Premise and publ ...

'' (1945 serial) .... Dr. Hakahima *'' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) .... Tommy Chan *''

First Yank Into Tokyo ''First Yank into Tokyo'' is a 1945 American war film directed by Gordon Douglas for RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tom Neal, Keye Luke, Barbara Hale, and Richard Loo. It was one of the last American films to be produced during World War II, relea ...

'' (1945) .... Capt. Tanahe *''

The Red Dragon ''The Red Dragon'' is a 1946 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who has to sift through a host of suspects for three murders. The film marks the first appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, Birmingham Brown's cousin. ...

'' (1945) .... Tommy Chan *'' Dark Alibi'' (1946) .... Tommy Chan *''

Deception Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight o ...

'' (1946) .... Jimmy – Hollenius' servant *''

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

'' (1947) .... Young Chinese clerk *''

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 ...

'' (1948) .... Chang *''

Hazard A hazard is a potential source of harm Harm is a moral and legal concept. Bernard Gert construes harm as any of the following: * pain * death * disability * mortality * loss of abil ity or freedom * loss of pleasure. Joel Feinberg giv ...

'' (1948) .... Houseboy (uncredited) *''

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture ''Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture'' is a 1949 mystery film directed by Seymour Friedman, starring Chester Morris. This was the last of Columbia's 14 ''Boston Blackie'' pictures (1941–49). Richard Lane, as long-suffering Inspector Farraday, wa ...

'' (1949) .... Ah Hing – Wong's salesclerk (uncredited) *''

Chinatown at Midnight ''Chinatown at Midnight'' is a 1949 film noir crime film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Hurd Hatfield. Plot After a jade vase is mentioned to him by Lisa Marcel, an interior designer, Clifford Ward steals it from a Chinatown shop. He ...

'' (1949) .... Joe Wing *''

Three Husbands ''Three Husbands'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, and Emlyn Williams. Plot When a recently deceased playboy, Max, gets to heaven, he is granted a wish. His request: to watch his ...

'' (1951) .... George the butler (uncredited) *''

Korea Patrol ''Korea Patrol'' (working title ''Korean Patrol'') is a 1951 American war film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Richard Emory and Benson Fong. It was released by Eagle-Lion Films. Together with Sam Fuller’s '' The Steel Helmet'' and Sam K ...

'' (1951) .... Kim – South Korean scout *''

Peking Express ''Peking Express'' is a Dutch–Flemish reality game show that follows a series of couples as they hitchhike to or from Beijing (only in the first three seasons; seasons four and five are set in South America). The series has already gone throug ...

'' (1951) .... Wong *'' Katie Did It'' (1951) .... Lahoo (uncredited) *'' Submarine Command'' (1952) .... Major Kim (uncredited) *''

Back at the Front ''Back at the Front'' (titled ''Willie and Joe in Tokyo'' in the UK) is a 1952 American comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck and Mari Blanchard, very loosely based on the characters ''Willie and Joe'' by B ...

'' (1952) .... Rickshaw boy *''

'' (1954) .... Mr. Chou *''

Dragonfly Squadron ''Dragonfly Squadron'' is a 1954 American war film directed by Lesley Selander and starring John Hodiak, Barbara Britton and Bruce Bennett. The film is set in the period shortly before and during the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops. ...

'' (1954) .... Capt. Liehtse *''

The Left Hand of God ''The Left Hand of God'' is a 1955 American Drama Western film. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Buddy Adler, from a screenplay by Alfred Hayes, based on the novel ''The Left Hand of God'', by William Edmund Barrett. Set in a ...

'' (1955) .... Chun Tien (husband of dying woman) *''

Conquest of Space ''Conquest of Space'' is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy. The film's storyline concern ...

'' (1955) .... Imoto *''

The Scarlet Hour ''The Scarlet Hour'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed and produced by Michael Curtiz, previously director of such noted films as ''Casablanca'', ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' and '' White Christmas''. The film stars Carol Ohmart, Tom ...

'' (1956)....Benson (uncredited) *''

Five Gates to Hell ''Five Gates to Hell'' is a 1959 American adventure film written and directed by James Clavell in CinemaScope. The film stars Dolores Michaels, Patricia Owens, Neville Brand, Ken Scott, Nobu McCarthy and Benson Fong. It was Clavell's direct ...

'' (1959) .... Gung Sa *'' Walk Like a Dragon'' (1960) .... Wu *''

'' (1961) .... Wang Chi-Yang *''

Girls! Girls! Girls! ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' is a 1962 Golden Globe-nominated American Musical film, musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a penniless Hawaii-based fisherman who loves his life on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat. "Return to Sender ( ...

'' (1962) .... Kin Yung *''

'' (1966) .... Dr. Schneider *''

'' (1968) .... Mr. Tang Wu *''

Charley Varrick ''Charley Varrick'' (a.k.a.''The Last of the Independents'' and ''Kill Charley Varrick'') is a 1973 American neo-noir crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson, Joe Don Baker and John Vernon. ''Charley Varric ...

'' (1973) .... Honest John *'' A Time for Love'' (1974) *'' He Is My Brother'' (1975) .... Kiko *''

'' (1975) .... Ah Fong *''

Oliver's Story ''Oliver's Story'' is a 1978 American romance film, romantic drama film and a sequel to ''Love Story (1970 film), Love Story'' (1970) based on a novel by Erich Segal published a year earlier. It was directed by John Korty and again starred Ryan O ...

'' (1978) .... John Hsiang *'' S.O.B.'' (1981) .... Chef *''

Jinxed! ''Jinxed!'' (also branded as ''Jinxed'' on promotional media) is a 1982 American comedy film starring Bette Midler, Rip Torn and Ken Wahl. The film was the last to be directed by Don Siegel, who suffered a heart attack during production. Sam Peck ...

'' (1982) .... Dr. Wing

Television

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Lux Video Theatre ''Lux Video Theatre'' is an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays. Overview The ''Lux Vid ...

'' – "The Bachelor of Grandby Oaks", 1954 .... Alexander *'' Navy Log'' – "Operation Typewriter", 1956 .... Colonel Huam *''

Crossroads Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to: * Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...

'' – "The Inner Light", 1956 .... Po Ling *''Crusader'' – "Pressure", 1956 .... Dr. Chen *''

'' – Gow Loong in "The Case of the Empty Tin", 1958; James Hing in "The Case of the Caretaker's Cat", 1959; Itsubi Nogata in "The Case of the Blushing Pearls", 1959; Oolong Kim in "The Case of the Waylaid Wolf", 1961 *''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'' – "Sam Kee and Uncle Sam", 1959 .... Sam Kee *'' The Islanders'' – "The Generous Politician", 1960 .... O'Hara *'' Have Gun - Will Travel'' – "The Hatchet Man", 1960 .... Det. Joe Tsin *''

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'' – "With Deadly Sorrow", 1961.... Lee-Po *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'' – uncredited in "Day of the Dragon", 1961; Na Shan in "A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay", 1964 *'' The Beachcomber'' – "The Brooch", 1962 .... Ah Ling *'' Bachelor Father'' – "The Twain Shall Meet", 1962 .... Mr. Chang *''

'' – seven episodes, 1963–1969 .... Ray Wong *''

Ben Casey ''Ben Casey'' is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols " ♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaff ...

'' – "No More, Cried the Rooster-There Will be Truth", 1965 .... Mr. Lee *''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'' – "The Night the Dragon Screamed", 1966 .... Mo Ti *''

The FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...

'' – "The Hiding Place", 1966 .... Dr. Leonard Shigetsu *''

Dundee and the Culhane ''Dundee and the Culhane'' is an American Western drama series starring John Mills and Sean Garrison that aired on CBS from September 6 to December 13, 1967. Synopsis ''Dundee and the Culhane'' follows the exploits of two frontier lawyers who pro ...

'' – "The Vasquez Brief", 1967 *''

I Spy I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...

'' – "An American Empress", 1967 .... Cheng *''

Family Affair ''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempte ...

'' – Paul Chang in "The Great Kow-Tow", 1968; Eng Ho in "Number One Boy", 1969; "& Eastward Ho", 1970 *'' It Takes a Thief'' – "Mad in Japan", 1969 .... Dr. Takita *'' Mission: Impossible'' – "Butterfly", 1970 .... Inspector Akita *'' Travis Logan, D.A.'' 1971, TV movie .... Alfred Ling *''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...

'' – "Sam's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse", 1972 .... Mr. Fong *'' The Smith Family'' – "San Francisco Cop", 1972 .... Frank Low *''

'' – Han Fei in "Pilot", 1972; Soong in "Blood Brother", 1973; Sorcerer Liu in "The Brujo", 1973; Li Yu in "The Vanishing Image", 1974 *'' Ironside'' – "Terror on Grant Avenue", 1974 .... Henry Wing *'' Police Story'' – "Year of the Dragon Parts I & II", 1975 .... William Liu *''

Harry O ''Harry O'', sometimes spelled ''Harry-O'', is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. ''Harry O'' followed the broadcast ...

'' – "Forbidden City", 1976 .... Soong Kee *''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'' – "The Chinese Web Parts I & II", 1979 .... Min Lo Chan *''

Moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. Illumination The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ful ...

'' – 1982, TV movie .... Clifford Wu *''

TJ Hooker ''T. J. Hooker'' is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982, on ABC and ran on the network u ...

'' – "Chinatown", 1983 .... Lee Chan *''

The Glitter Dome ''The Glitter Dome'' is a 1984 American made-for- HBO crime drama film starring James Garner, Margot Kidder and John Lithgow. The film, based on the 1981 Joseph Wambaugh Hollywood-set homicide novel of the same name, was directed by Stuart Margol ...

'' – 1984,

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movie .... Wing *'' Crazy Like a Fox'' – "Year of the Fox", 1985 .... Harry Woo *'' Kung Fu:The Movie'' – 1986, TV movie .... The Old One (final film role)

References

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