Occupation Actor Years active 1937-1972 | Name Clarence Lung Role Film actor | |
Born October 20, 1914 ( 1914-10-20 ) Boise, Idaho, U.S. Died October 15, 1993, Quitman, Texas, United States Movies Secret Agent X-9, Blood and Steel Similar People Charles Lang, Blake Edwards, Norman Taurog, Lewis D Collins, Ray Taylor | ||
Clarence Lung (October 20, 1914 – October 15, 1993) was a film and television actor. He appeared in films such as Dragon Seed, Song of the Sarong, Experiment in Terror, Prisoner Of War, Operation Petticoat, China and The Hundred Days of the Dragon. Among the television programs he appeared in were Secret Agent X-9 and China Smith.
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He died on 15 October 1993, aged 78.
Roles
His television credits include Guys Like O'Malley, a story about an observation post during the Korean war, in which he appeared along with James Best and Neville Brand.
In film, one of his early roles was a small part in The Good Earth. Later he played Attorney Yung in Experiment in Terror, a film that starred Glenn Ford and Lee Remick. He had a supporting role in Dragon Seed that starred Katharine Hepburn. In that film he had the distinction of being the only American actor of Chinese descent to play an adult member of the Tan family and have screen credit. He appeared alongside John Lupton and James Hong in the 1959 film Blood And Steel.
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Filmography
Actor
1972
Anna and the King (TV Series) as
First Guard to the King
- The Baby (1972) - First Guard to the King
1972
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Hotel Clerk
- Second Banana (1972) - Hotel Clerk
1970
Which Way to the Front? as
Japanese Naval Officer (uncredited)
1969
Julia (TV Series) as
Waiter
- Matchmaker, Break Me a Match (1969) - Waiter
1965
Honey West (TV Series) as
Maitre'D
- A Neat Little Package (1965) - Maitre'D
1965
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Kujo
- The Cat's Meow (1965) - Kujo
1964
My Favorite Martian (TV Series) as
Maitre D'
- The Night Life of Uncle Martin (1964) - Maitre D'
1963
The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
Maj. Ho Chi-Wong
- The Hundred Days of the Dragon (1963) - Maj. Ho Chi-Wong
1963
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Dr. Keeler
- An Island Like a Peacock (1963) - Dr. Keeler
1962
Experiment in Terror as
Attorney Yung (uncredited)
1961
Blue Hawaii as
Lonnie, Bartender (uncredited)
1961
Bachelor in Paradise as
Bartender (uncredited)
1961
Follow the Sun (TV Series) as
The Bell Captain
- Cry Fraud (1961) - The Bell Captain
1961
Coronado 9 (TV Series) as
Police Captain
- They Met in Honolulu (1961) - Police Captain
1960
Hong Kong (TV Series) as
Shop Manager / Hotel Clerk / Yi-Pom / ...
- The Runaway (1961) - Hotel Clerk
- Lady Godiva (1961) - Yi-Pom
- When Strangers Meet (1960) - Ho-Guy
- Blind Bargain (1960) - Shop Manager
- Blind Justice (1960) - Shop Manager
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) as
Po
- Dragon by the Tail (1961) - Po
1960
Michael Shayne (TV Series) as
Houseboy
- Shoot the Works (1960) - Houseboy
1960
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) as
Jimmy
- The Money Machine (1960) - Jimmy
1960
Walk Like a Dragon as
Eurasian (uncredited)
1959
Blood and Steel as
Japanese Soldier
1959
The Lineup (TV Series) as
Willy
- The Chinatown Story (1959) - Willy
1959
Never So Few as
Scout (uncredited)
1959
Operation Petticoat as
Sgt. Ramon Gillardo (as Clarence E. Lung)
1959
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Takana
- Paradise Discovered (1959) - Takana
1958
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Mr. Soo
- The Golden Owl (1958) - Mr. Soo
1957
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Ayento the Cook / Guerrilla (Mike) / Filipino Lead / ...
- The Unsuccessful Patrol (1958) - Ayento the Cook
- The Story of the U.S.S. Flier (1957) - Guerrilla (Mike)
- The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao (1957) - Filipino Lead
- The U.S.S. Spearfish Delivers (1957) - Steward
1958
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- Guys Like O'Malley (1958)
1957
Climax! (TV Series) as
Willie - the Bartender
- A Matter of Life and Death (1957) - Willie - the Bartender
1957
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Chihuahua
- Apache Child (1957) - Chihuahua
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Hilo
- The Secret Cove (1957) - Hilo
1956
The Rawhide Years as
Chinese Steward (uncredited)
1956
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
1st Native
- Red Wine (1956) - 1st Native
1956
Crusader (TV Series) as
Harry
- Pressure (1956) - Harry
1955
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Holiday in Autumn (1955)
1955
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Lee Suyin
- No Food for Thought (1955) - Dr. Lee Suyin
1955
Stage 7 (TV Series) as
Prince
- Emergency (1955) - Prince
1955
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Chou
- The Planetarium Story (1955) - Chou
1954
The New Adventures of China Smith (TV Series) as
Han
- Full Fathom Five (1954)
- The Black Wings of the Fire Bird (1954) - Han
1954
Prisoner of War as
MVD Officer
1954
World for Ransom as
Johnny Chan
1953
Terry and the Pirates (TV Series) as
Ahn
- Chinese Legacy (1953) - Ahn
1953
Forbidden as
Waiter (uncredited)
1952
China Smith (TV Series) as
Han / Hospital Attendant / Napoleon Revar / ...
- Jungle Dragon (1953) - Hospital Attendant
- The Kaprielian Cipher (1953) - Napoleon Revar
- The Phantom Sampan (1953) - Han (as Clarence E. Lung)
- Straight Settlement (1952) - Johnny Fong
- Devil-in-the-Godown (1952) - Han (as Clarence E. Lung)
- High Sea (1952) - Ping Lien
1953
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- I Cover Korea (1953)
1946
Lost City of the Jungle as
Chief Tonga
1945
Prison Ship as
Japanese Radio Officer (uncredited)
1945
First Yank Into Tokyo as
Major Ichibo
1945
Secret Agent X-9 as
Takahari
1945
Song of the Sarong as
Leader (uncredited)
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot as
Chinese Civilian (uncredited)
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom as
Orderly (uncredited)
1944
Dragon Seed as
Fourth Cousin
1944
The Purple Heart as
Japanese Lieutenant (uncredited)
1944
The Fighting Seabees as
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
1943
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders as
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
1943
China as
Guerrilla (uncredited)
1937
The Good Earth (uncredited)
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