Victor Wong (September 24, 1906 – April 7, 1972) was a Chinese American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. While Wong appeared in numerous

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s through the 1930s and 1940s, they were largely small uncredited parts. His biggest role was as Charlie the Cook in the movie ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' (1933) and ''

Son of Kong ''The Son of Kong'' (also known and publicized simply as ''Son of Kong'') is a 1933 American Pre-Code adventure monster film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Ernest Schoedsack and featuring special effects by Willis O'Brien and Buzz Gibson, ...

'' (1933). Wong's most memorable scene came in ''

'' when he finds evidence that natives from Skull Island have been aboard the ship ''Venture'', resulting in the kidnapping of heroine Ann Darrow. As Charlie the Cook, Wong yells, "All hands on deck! Everybody on deck!" This causes panic aboard ship which begins the quest for Ann's whereabouts and the discovery of King Kong. The Charlie character in the sequel ''

'' was more prominent to the story and included significantly more screen time for Wong.

Filmography

*'' Shanghai Express'' (1932) - Chinese Officer (uncredited) * '' War Correspondent'' (1932) - Wu Sun *''

'' (1933) - Charlie the Chinese Cook (uncredited) *''

White Woman ''White Woman'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stuart Walker and starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, and Charles Bickford.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40'' published by The American Film I ...

'' (1933) - Waiter (uncredited) *''

'' (1933) - Charlie - Chinese Cook *''

Vagabond Lady ''Vagabond Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Robert Young and Evelyn Venable. The film was released on May 3, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Irresponsible, happy-go-luc ...

'' (1935) - Japanese Fisherman (uncredited) *'' Without Regret'' (1935) - Soldier (uncredited) *''

The Leathernecks Have Landed ''The Leathernecks Have Landed'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Seton I. Miller. The film stars Lew Ayres, Isabel Jewell, James Ellison, James Burke, J. Carrol Naish and Clay Clement. The film wa ...

'' (1936) - Cheng (uncredited) *''

Hair-Trigger Casey ''Hair-Trigger Casey'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser. Cast * Jack Perrin as Capt. Jim "Hair-Trigger" Casey * Starlight the Horse as Casey's Horse * Betty Mack as Jane Elkins * Ed Cassidy as Karney * Fred "Snowflak ...

'' (1936) - Lee Fin - Karney's Enemy *''

Brilliant Marriage ''Brilliant Marriage'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Joan Marsh, Ray Walker and Inez Courtney.Pitts p.114 Cast * Joan Marsh as Madge Allison * Ray Walker as Garry Dane * Inez Courtney as Sally Patrick ...

'' (1936) - Wong *''

Shadow of Chinatown ''Shadow of Chinatown'' is both a 1936 film serial and a feature film edited from the serial made by Sam Katzman's Victory Pictures. Plot A consortium of American businesses are disturbed by the loss of profits due to Chinese businesses located i ...

'' (1936) - Bystander

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(uncredited) *''

Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called ''Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamaser ...

'' (1937) - Bandit Leader (uncredited) *''

Waikiki Wedding ''Waikiki Wedding'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, and Shirley Ross. Crosby plays the part of Tony Marvin, a PR man charged with extolling the virtues of the Territory ...

'' (1937) - Gardener (uncredited) *''

Dangerous Holiday ''Dangerous Holiday'' is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Nicholas T. Barrows. The film stars Ronald Sinclair, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hedda Hopper, Jack La Rue, Jed Prouty and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on June 7, 1 ...

'' (1937) - Charlie, Chinese Boy (uncredited) *'' Thank You, Mr. Moto'' (1937) - Street Peddler (uncredited) *''

The Beloved Brat ''The Beloved Brat'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Bonita Granville, Dolores Costello, and Donald Crisp. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Kimble from an original story by Jean Negulesco. Plot ...

'' (1938) - Gardener (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) - Mikichan (uncredited) *''

Shadows Over Shanghai ''Shadows Over Shanghai'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring James Dunn, Ralph Morgan, Robert Barrat, and Paul Sutton. Set in Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the plot centers on the efforts of Jap ...

'' (1938) - Wu Chang *'' Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) *''

North of Shanghai ''North of Shanghai'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * James Craig (actor), James Craig as Jed Howard * Betty Furness as Helen Warner * Keye Luke as Jimmy Riley * Morgan Conway as Bob Laird * Joe Downing as Cha ...

'' (1939) - Cop *'' Second Fiddle'' (1939) - Chinese Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) *''

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation ''Mr Moto Takes A Vacation'' (1939) is a Norman Foster-directed entry in the Mr. Moto film series, with Lionel Atwill and Joseph Schildkraut and George P. Huntley, Jr, as Archie Featherstone, in supporting roles. This was the last Mr. Moto fil ...

'' (1939) - Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited) * '' The Taming of the West'' (1939) - Cholly Wong *''

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'' (1939) - Second Bandit (uncredited) *''

Phantom of Chinatown ''Phantom of Chinatown'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen starring Keye Luke. This is the last of the Mr. Wong films and the only one to star Luke in the role originated by Boris Karloff. Plot After participating in an ext ...

'' (1940) - Charley Won (uncredited) *''

No, No, Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves th ...

'' (1940) - John, Tom's Houseboy (uncredited) *'' The Phantom Submarine'' (1940) - Willie Ming *''

Passage from Hong Kong ''Passage from Hong Kong'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley, Marjorie Gateson and G ...

'' (1941) - Rickshaw Driver (uncredited) *''

A Yank on the Burma Road ''A Yank on the Burma Road'' is a 1942 drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Laraine Day, Barry Nelson and Keye Luke. It is also known as ''China Caravan'' and ''Yanks on the Burma Road''. It was produced as part of a cluster of Hol ...

'' (1942) - Chinese Man at Bridge (uncredited) *''

Remember Pearl Harbor ''Remember Pearl Harbor'' is a 1942 American propaganda film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Isabel Dawn. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman, Ian Keith and Rhys Williams. '' ...

'' (1942) - Japanese Junior Officer (uncredited) *''

Wake Island Wake Island ( mh, Ānen Kio, translation=island of the kio flower; also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean in the northeastern area of the Micronesia subregion, east of Guam, west of Honolulu, southeast of To ...

'' (1942) - Japanese Commander (uncredited) *''

Flying Tigers The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States Ar ...

'' (1942) - Chinese Passenger (uncredited) *'' Destination Unknown'' (1942) - Trainman (uncredited) *''

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack ''The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' is an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933, in the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ended April 1, 1973. After a run of 40 years, it was the longest-running aviation comic strip. The strip was created ...

'' (1943) - Radio Operator in Hong Kong

hs. 5-6 HS or Hs can stand for: Businesses and brands * HS Produkt, a Croatian firearms manufacturer * ''Helsingin Sanomat'', a newspaper in Finland * Hawker Siddeley, aircraft manufacturing group * Henschel & Son, in aircraft prefixes; e.g., Hs 117 * H ...

(uncredited) *''

Mission to Moscow ''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet ...

'' (1943) - Japanese Diplomat (uncredited) *'' Dragon Seed'' (1944) - Japanese Officer (uncredited) *''

Betrayal from the East ''Betrayal from the East'' is a 1945 American spy drama film starring Lee Tracy and Nancy Kelly. The film was directed by William A. Berke and based on the book ''Betrayal from the East: The Inside Story of Japanese Spies in America'' by Alan H ...

'' (1945) - Joe (uncredited) (final film role)

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* 1906 births 1972 deaths American people of Chinese descent American male film actors 20th-century American male actors RKO Pictures contract players {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub