James Hong

Movie Actor

James Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on February 22nd, 1929 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 95, James Hong biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
February 22, 1929
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Age
95 years old
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Networth
$8 Million
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor
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Education
University of Southern California (BS)
James Hong Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Pearl Huang, ​ ​(m. 1967; div. 1973)​, Susan Hong, ​ ​(m. 1977)​
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1
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James Hong Career

Career

Hong Kong has appeared in over 600 television and film roles. His career in show business began in the 1950s, when he reubbed the soundtracks of several Asian films. In the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, he dubbed the voices of characters Ogata (Akira Takarada) and Dr. Serizawa (Akihiko Hirata), as well as the human character in The Human Vain.

With Groucho Marx, you bet your life on the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life in February 1954. He did a number of impersonations in this appearance, including one of Groucho himself. In the quiz, Hong Kong and his partner won $140. They vied for the $2000 grand prize, but did not win.

In 1956, Jimmy Ling appeared in "Red Tentacles" of the Western aviation adventure series Sky King, starring Kirby Grant. In addition, he appeared in the NBC Western series The Californians.

He appeared in the British-American film The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, starring J. Carrol Naish as Charlie Chan, from 1957 to 1958. Hong Kong revealed in a CBS Sunday Morning interview that Naish had him suspended from the series for missing just one line. In the predecessor films, Keye Luke played the Number One Son. Nevertheless, Keye Luke's character was revealed as Lee Chan.

On an episode of Walt Disney's ABC series Zorro in 1959, he appeared as a prince. Chung Lind appeared in the 1960 episode "East of Danger" in the David Janssen NBC crime drama " Richard Diamond, Private Detective" and was then cast as Chung Lind. He appeared on ABC's crime drama Hawaiian Eye twice on the ABC network Hong Kong and Adventures in Paradise, and once on ABC's sister show The Islanders from 1960 to 1962.

He appeared on CBS' Perry Mason as Dean Chang in "The Case of the Weary Watchdog" in 1962. In "The Hundred Days of the Dragon," the second episode of ABC's "The Outer Limits" first season, Hong Kong's "The Outer Limits" first season, on September 23, 1963. Wen Lee, a prime time slot playing spy, reached the prime time slot in Wen Lee. "The Case of the Floating Stones" was also starring Hong Kong that year. He appeared on Ensign O'Toole, a NBC military sitcom, three times. He appeared in an episode of Kentucky Jones in 1964. In 1965, Hong Kong was one of the original founding members of the East West Players, an early Asian American theatre group. He appeared in The Sand Pebbles in 1966 as Mr. Shu, the bar owner. Hong also appeared in numerous episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O.

Hong Kong appeared on a 1972 episode of CBS' The Bob Newhart Show. He appeared on ABC's Switch from 1972 to 1975, as Wang, and also appeared as a flight attendant in the original 1979 film "Edith Breaks Out." In the Blake Edwards film The Carey Treatment, he appeared as a doctor accused of performing an unlawful abortion. He appeared in The In-Laws, a 1979 film. In the 1980 comedy cult film Airplane, he appeared as a uniformed man. Teen Lust is also a film directed by him.

In John Carpenter's cult classic Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Hong Kong is perhaps best known as the eyewear manufacturer Chew in Blade Runner, as Evelyn Mulwray's faithful and watchful butler in Chinatown and The Two Jakes, and as the low-cost private eye in Black Widow. He would later appear in the film The Vineyard (1989).

In the film Flower Drum Song, Hong Kong's first appearance as a host in a Chinese restaurant was as a host. In the 1975 All In the Family episode "Edith Breaks Out" as well as the well-known Seinfeld episode "The Chinese Restaurant," Hong Kong appeared as a host in a Chinese restaurant. During the first season of Alias, Hong Kong also appeared in several episodes of The Big Bang Theory during its first season, as well as in the "Color Blind" episode. In the 1985 Tales from the Darkside episode "It All Comes Out in the Wash," Hong Kong depicted Chow Ting, a dry cleaner with the ability to wash sins and guilt from a person's conscience. In a season three episode of The X-Files, Hong Kong appeared as a villain. In two episodes of The West Wing (Ep. ), he appeared in two episodes. 2.11 (3.15) as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States. In the episode "Apartment Complex" (2006), Mr. Soo played Mr. Soo, an Asian restauranteur who rents Doug Heffernan and his family a loft apartment above his store. In addition, Hong Kong performed Hoshi, the former paid assassination and boxing coach for Monica's boyfriend Pete, played by Jon Favreau) in the episode "The Ultimate Combat Champion."

In the sequel Wayne's World 2, Jeff Wong, Cassandra Wong's martial arts specialist father, was featured as the head of the Scarred Foot group, Jr. (1993). In 1994, he, his wife Susan, and his daughter April appeared as a family riding mountain bikes under the Hollywood banner in the mountain-bike travel-adventure film, Full Cycle: A World Odyssey. In the 1998 film Broken Vessels, he was only involved in a small part. In the movie Chasing Zoey, the last episode of Zoey 101, he appeared as Mr. Takato. Michael Barret's character taught him how to operate a manual transmission, but it was revealed at the end of the series that he didn't exist. Daolon Wong, an evil wizard in Jackie Chan Adventures' television series, was also a voice for Chi-Fu in Disney's Mulan, A.N.T. Professor Chang in Teen Titans and Farmer Simin from Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! As a suspected cheat monk, he made a cameo appearance on television show Las Vegas. In the "Won-Ton Bombs" episode, Hong Kong lent his voice to Cartoon Network animation Chowder as Mung Daal's mentor. In addition to his previous role as Monk Tashi in the first season's episode "The Storm" in 2005, Hong Kong voiced Mayor Tong in Avatar: The Last Airbender in 2006. In 2006, he also played the role of the High Lama in the film Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

In the video game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, Dr. Chang in Def Jam Icon (2006), Ancient Wu in True Crime: Streets of Los Angeles, and reprising his role as Chew in the Blade Runner video game, Hong Kong's voice also appeared as Colonel Zhou Peng. His most recent appearances were in the films Balls of Fury and The Day the Earth Stood Still. Mr. Ping, the adoptive father of Po, was nominated for an Annie Award in 2008, but he later reprised his role on Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special and received an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production. In addition,, he and Lucy Liu participated in the feature film series and in the television series adaptation of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. Following the release of the third film, he said he wanted to continue in the role but that due to his advanced age, the filmmakers had to start working on it as soon as possible. He will appear in the new Netflix series Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny and Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. In 2015, Hong Kong interviewed Star Wars Rebels and Endente, as well as the Sugi arms dealer Endente in an unfinished four-part story arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the rough animatics of which were posted on the Star Wars website.

He appeared in the film Safe (2012). He also appears in Diablo III, Master Bruised Paw in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Bucky (for two episodes) and Uncle Po in Sleeping Dogs. He appeared alongside Jeremy Shada and Shauna Case in 2013 as Ogisan, the gift shop keeper from the Incredible Crew sketch "Magical Video Game Controller." He has appeared in the film R.I.P.D. (2013). In 2014, Ho Chan portrayed Ho Chan in the 2012 3D animated cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a clear parody of his character in Big Trouble in Little China, David Lo Pan.

In a 2015 episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hong guest star Michelle Yee. Melinda May's father, played by Ming-Na Wen, who co-starred in Mulan, appeared as Melinda May.

In 2018, it was revealed that he was filming a film starring a grandfather and his estranged granddaughter, who learnt that family relationships are the key to their success, despite an unexpected journey that leads them into another world. The film's name, according to Michelle Fang, is Patsy Lee & the Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms.

Everything Everywhere All at Once, which was released on March 25, 2022, has Hong Kong in the A24 film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Grandpa Wing will appear in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, a television series that is currently in pre-production.

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On the 95th birthday of James Hong Kong, he was honoured in a reception at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where his hand and footprints were stamped in cement... the beloved actor has been with TCL Chinese Theatre for seven decades

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2024
In honor of his 95th birthday on Thursday, beloved actor James Hong was honoured at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood. Hong Kong, the newest celebrity to place their hand and footprints at the revered cinematic venue after amassing more than 600 credits in show business over a seven-decade career.

The comeback kid!How Ke Huy Quan resurrected his career to win an Oscar

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2023
Ke Huy Quan, a 51-year-old Vietnamese actor, capped off an impressive award season last night after starring in Everything Everywhere Both At Once. He performed Waymond Qang, Evelyn's husband, winning the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Golden Globes and Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.

Why the Oscars of 2023 made it to the comeback

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2023
After the film's bizarre concept at the center of the film, the cast members are branded 'the everything bagel.' The Everything Everywhere All At Once crew was an irresistible force on an Oscar nominations where the film received the highest prize, best picture, best director, and three others were out of the four acting awards. With the 3,300 strong audience in the Dolby Theatre, it was a big night for veteran actors and comebacks, with all of the acting winners generating huge audiences – most of whom had long careers and most of them were first-time nominees.
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