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Kam Tong

American actor (1906-1969) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 62

Kam Tong was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Hey Boy on the CBS television series Have Gun - Will Travel and as Dr. Li in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song.

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A life in dates

1969Died8 November 19691967Kill a DragonFilm, Win Lim1966CBS PlayhouseSeries, Chief ElderDimension 5Film, 1966Kim Fong1965The Big ValleySeries, Wing Lee1964Espionage Target: YouFilm, Mr. Kai (uncredited)1963It Happened at the World's FairFilm, Uncle Walter Ling1962The VirginianSeries, Ning Yang1961Kraft Mystery TheatreSeriesFlower Drum SongFilm, 1961Doctor Li1960Who Was That Lady?Film, Lee Wong (uncredited)1959The Third ManSeries1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries1956Telephone TimeSeries1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyFilm, Chinese Busboy (uncredited)1954The Lone WolfSeries, ChangThis Is My LoveFilm, 1954Harry1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries1947Dishonored LadyFilm, Courtland's Houseboy1942Across the PacificFilm, T. Oki1941The Man Who Came to DinnerFilm, Chinese Guest (uncredited)1940Drums of Fu ManchuFilm, Crawford's Manservant1938International SettlementFilm, Waiter1936The General Died at DawnFilm, Houseboy (uncredited)1906Born18 December 1906

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  • The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941
  • Across the Pacific 1942
  • Stagecoach 1966
  • Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955
  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955

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Filmography 21

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Television 13

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About this person

Though appearing as a series regular on Have Gun - Will Travel, Kam was also a regular on the short run CBS-TV series Mr. Garlund in 1960. He appeared in many movies, often as an uncredited Chinese, Japanese, or Filipino character. He appeared in many television shows, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Big Valley, The Time Tunnel, The Final War of Olly Winter, and I Spy.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1969 · aged 62

In the same film or series as Kam

Dolores del RíoAlso in International Settlement (1938)Fernando LamasAlso in Kill a Dragon (1967)Sax RohmerAlso in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)Irene TsuAlso in Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)Morris CarnovskyAlso in Dishonored Lady (1947)Rick JasonAlso in This Is My Love (1954)