Willie Fung
- Birthday
- Mar 3, 1896
Bio: Chinese character actor Willie Fung spent his entire Hollywood career imprisoned by the Hollywood Stereotype Syndrome. During the silent era, Fung was the personification of the "Yellow Peril," never more fearsome than when he was threatening Dolores Costello's virtue in Old San Francisco (1927). In talkies, Fung was a buck-toothed, pigtailed,… More Bio: Chinese character actor Willie Fung spent his entire Hollywood career imprisoned by the Hollywood Stereotype Syndrome. During the silent era, Fung was the personification of the "Yellow Peril," never more fearsome than when he was threatening Dolores Costello's virtue in Old San Francisco (1927). In talkies, Fung was a buck-toothed, pigtailed, pidgin-English-spouting comedy relief, usually cast as a cook or laundryman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Letter
Public Enemies
Too Hot To Handle
Lost Horizon
Tugboat Annie
Filmography
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Public Enemies (1995)
- Lee Hong
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They Got Me Covered (1942)
- Laundry Man
- 20%
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The Black Swan (1942)
- Chinese Cook
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Flying Tigers (1942)
- Jim the Waiter
- 63%
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Tortilla Flat (1942)
- Chin Kee
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