Years active 1936 — 1961 Role Film actor | Name Spencer Chan | |
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Born March 28, 1892 ( 1892-03-28 ) Shanghai, China Died January 9, 1988, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies This Island Earth, Across the Pacific, The Sea Hound Similar People Joseph M Newman, Michael Curtiz, John Huston, Edward Dmytryk, Robert Stevenson | ||
Spencer Chan (March 28, 1892 – January 9, 1988) was a Chinese American film, television, and stage actor. Chan's filmography included many uncredited roles and only a few middle roles. Chan was born in Shanghai, China, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was 95 years old at the time of his death.
Filmography
Actor
1974
Zandy's Bride as
Chinese Vendor #2 (uncredited)
1974
Herbie Rides Again as
Presentation Guest (uncredited)
1973
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Passerby
- The Fine Art of Staying Alive (1973) - Passerby (uncredited)
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete as
Commuter (uncredited)
1972
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Race Spectator
- Nag, Nag, Nag (1972) - Race Spectator (uncredited)
1960
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Townsman / Workman / Chinese Elder
- Heritage of Anger (1972) - Townsman (uncredited)
- A Pink Cloud Comes from Old Cathay (1964) - Workman (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1960) - Townsman (uncredited)
- The Fear Merchants (1960) - Chinese Elder (uncredited)
1972
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Onlooker at Murder Scene
- The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon. (1972) - Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited)
1971
One More Train to Rob as
Townsman (uncredited)
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Shopper
- Duet for Three (1970) - Shopper (uncredited)
1970
The Phynx as
Meeting Guest (uncredited)
1969
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Restaurant Patron
- Daddy Comes to Visit (1969) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1966
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Restaurant Patron / Pipe Smoker
- The Night of the Pelican (1968) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- The Night the Dragon Screamed (1966) - Pipe Smoker (uncredited)
1968
Here's Lucy (TV Series) as
Worker
- Lucy's Birthday (1968) - Worker (uncredited)
1968
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Lum Fong
- A Tale of Two Tails (1968) - Lum Fong (uncredited)
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) as
Waiter / Summit Attendee
- Inquisition (1968) - Waiter (uncredited)
- Summit Meeting: Part II (1967) - Summit Attendee (uncredited)
1968
The Flying Nun (TV Series) as
Waiter
- The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro (1968) - Waiter (uncredited)
1967
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Townsman
- Rimfire (1968) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Down Shadow Street (1967) - Townsman (uncredited)
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Passerby / Consul Member / Priest / ...
- The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967) - Passerby (uncredited)
- The Take Me to Your Leader Affair (1966) - Consul Member (uncredited)
- The Abominable Snowman Affair (1966) - Priest (uncredited)
- The Cherry Blossom Affair (1965) - Representative (uncredited)
- The Ultimate Computer Affair (1965) - Thrush Agent (uncredited)
- The Project Strigas Affair (1964) - Party Guest (uncredited)
1967
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Restaurant Patron
- Monkees Chow Mein (1967) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1967
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Man
- You Bet Your Won Ton (1967) - Man
1966
Warning Shot as
Inquest Spectator (uncredited)
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Captain
- The Paradise Lost Affair (1966) - Captain (uncredited)
1966
Batman (TV Series) as
Convict / Party Guest
- Ma Parker (1966) - Convict (uncredited)
- Smack in the Middle (1966) - Party Guest (uncredited)
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat as
Chef (uncredited)
1965
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Party Guest
- The Hong Kong Story (1965) - Party Guest (uncredited)
1965
Once a Thief as
Chinese Priest (uncredited)
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Street Vendor
- Jungle of Fear (1965) - Street Vendor (uncredited)
1965
The Rogues (TV Series) as
Plane Passenger
- Our Men in Marawat (1965) - Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1965
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Chong
- Winner Take All (1965) - Chong (uncredited)
1965
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Townsman
- The Book (1965) - Townsman (uncredited)
1964
Burke's Law (TV Series) as
Townsman
- Who Killed the Paper Dragon? (1964) - Townsman (uncredited)
1963
The Dakotas (TV Series) as
Townsman
- The Chooser of the Slain (1963) - Townsman (uncredited)
1962
A Girl Named Tamiko as
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1962
The Manchurian Candidate as
Foreign Official (uncredited)
1962
Sam Benedict (TV Series) as
Juror
- Hannigan (1962) - Juror (uncredited)
1962
Two Weeks in Another Town as
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
1962
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Courtroom Spectator
- The Case of the Mystified Miner (1962) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1958
Bronco (TV Series) as
Chang / Townsman
- A Sure Thing (1962) - Chang (uncredited)
- Long Ride Back (1958) - Townsman (uncredited)
1961
A Majority of One as
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1959
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Houseboy / Band Member
- Bentley and the Timeclock (1961) - Houseboy (uncredited)
- Bentley's Economy Wave (1959) - Band Member (uncredited)
1961
Frontier Circus (TV Series) as
Worker
- Patriarch of Purgatory (1961) - Worker (uncredited)
1961
Flower Drum Song as
Doctor Chou (uncredited)
1961
Twenty Plus Two as
Bartender (uncredited)
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Baggage Man / Railroad Worker / Waiter
- Duke of Texas (1961) - Baggage Man (uncredited)
- Hey Boy's Revenge (1958) - Railroad Worker (uncredited)
- Ella West (1958) - Waiter (uncredited)
1961
Go Naked in the World as
Servant (uncredited)
1960
Klondike (TV Series) as
Townsman
- Bare Knuckles (1960) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Swoger's Mule (1960) - Townsman (uncredited)
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) as
Townsman
- The Miraculous Journey of Tadpole Chan (1960) - Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Checkmate (TV Series) as
Waiter
- Deadly Shadow (1960) - Waiter (uncredited)
1960
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) as
Club Patron
- Sea Fire (1960) - Club Patron (uncredited)
1959
Laramie (TV Series) as
Cafe Proprietor / Townsman
- Queen of Diamonds (1960) - Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
- Bare Knuckles (1959) - Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Walk Like a Dragon as
Man at Slave Auction (uncredited)
1960
The Rebel (TV Series) as
Chu
- Blind Marriage (1960) - Chu
1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Head of Procession
- China Mary (1960) - Head of Procession (uncredited)
1960
Ice Palace as
Asian Worker (uncredited)
1959
Never So Few as
Merchant (uncredited)
1959
Yancy Derringer (TV Series) as
Townsman
- The Quiet Firecracker (1959) - Townsman (uncredited)
1959
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Restaurant Patron
- Bronze Bonze (1959) - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1958
Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Poker Player
- Tattoo Bruté (1959) - Poker Player (uncredited)
- So That's Who It Was (1958) - Poker Player (uncredited)
1959
Cimarron City (TV Series) as
Immigrant
- Chinese Invasion (1959) - Immigrant (uncredited)
1959
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Club Patron
- Hong Kong Caper (1959) - Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
The Californians (TV Series) as
Townsman / Vendor
- The First Gold Brick (1959) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Skeleton in the Closet (1958) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Death by Proxy (1958) - Townsman (uncredited)
- China Doll (1958) - Vendor (uncredited)
- The Lost Queue (1957) - Townsman (uncredited)
1958
Lawman (TV Series) as
Workman
- The Intruders (1958) - Workman (uncredited)
1958
Hong Kong Confidential as
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
1958
The Hunters as
Bartender (uncredited)
1958
China Doll as
Dealer (uncredited)
1958
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Waiter
- Empire of Youth (1958) - Waiter (uncredited)
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces as
Chinese Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
1957
The Midnight Story as
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1956
Around the World in 80 Days as
Extra (uncredited)
1956
Flight to Hong Kong as
Reporter (uncredited)
1956
The Revolt of Mamie Stover as
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
1956
Passport to Danger (TV Series) as
Waiter
- Macao (1956) - Waiter (uncredited)
1956
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Townsman
- The Inner Light (1956) - Townsman (uncredited)
1956
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Coolie
- Hot Cargo (1956) - Coolie (uncredited)
1955
Trial as
Man at Defense Fund Rally (uncredited)
1955
Blood Alley as
Villager (uncredited)
1955
My Sister Eileen as
Pedestian (uncredited)
1955
This Island Earth as
Dr. Hu Ling Tang (uncredited)
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Hikado
- Fog Bound (1954) - Hikado (uncredited)
1954
The Yellow Mountain as
Miner (uncredited)
1954
A Star Is Born as
Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Citizen
- The Chinese Story (1954) - Citizen (uncredited)
1954
World for Ransom as
Club Patron (uncredited)
1953
Terry and the Pirates (TV Series) as
Citizen
- Black Market for Death (1953) - Citizen (uncredited)
1953
Forbidden as
Dr. Chin (uncredited)
1953
Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) as
Man Freeing Hoppy
- Illegal Entry (1953) - Man Freeing Hoppy
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as
Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
1952
Front Page Detective (TV Series) as
Clerk
- Seven Seas to Danger (1952) - Clerk
1952
April in Paris as
Delegate (uncredited)
1952
Cowboy G-Men (TV Series) as
Soong Li
- Chinaman's Chance (1952) - Soong Li
1952
Park Row as
Barfly (uncredited)
1952
Big Jim McLain as
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1952
Cripple Creek as
Ah Fong (uncredited)
1952
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) as
Man at Airport
- The One Blue Chip Story (1952) - Man at Airport (uncredited)
1952
Macao as
Hood (uncredited)
1952
Hong Kong as
Vendor (uncredited)
1951
Valley of Fire as
Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still as
Scientific Delegate (uncredited)
1951
The Law and the Lady as
Chinese Servant (uncredited)
1951
Peking Express as
Conductor (uncredited)
1951
China Corsair as
Gambling House Extra (uncredited)
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison as
Wong - the Warden's Houseboy (uncredited)
1951
The House on Telegraph Hill as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1950
Woman on the Run as
Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
1950
The Breaking Point as
1st Chinese Immigrant (uncredited)
1950
A Lady Without Passport as
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1950
Timber Fury as
Chung
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead as
Chinese Laundryman (uncredited)
1949
Malaya as
Chinese Shipmaster (uncredited)
1949
And Baby Makes Three as
Sidewalk Extra in Chinatown (uncredited)
1949
Chinatown at Midnight as
Tenant (uncredited)
1949
The Doctor and the Girl as
Man in Clinic (uncredited)
1949
The Great Sinner as
Gambler (uncredited)
1949
Lust for Gold as
Townsman (uncredited)
1949
We Were Strangers as
Celebrant (uncredited)
1949
The Stratton Story as
Waiter (uncredited)
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as
Townsman (uncredited)
1949
State Department: File 649 as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1948
Sleep, My Love as
Bartender (uncredited)
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as
Proprietor (uncredited)
1947
The Chinese Ring as
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
1947
The Sea Hound as
'Cookie' Kukai
1947
Singapore as
Electrician (uncredited)
1947
The Perils of Pauline as
Caterer (uncredited)
1947
Shoot to Kill as
Waiter (uncredited)
1947
The Beginning or the End as
Japanese Naval Officer (uncredited)
1946
That Brennan Girl as
Chinese Headwaiter (uncredited)
1946
The Chase as
Customer Patron (uncredited)
1946
Canyon Passage as
Miner (uncredited)
1946
Little Mister Jim as
Chinese Clerk (uncredited)
1946
Badman's Territory as
Townsman (uncredited)
1946
Lost City of the Jungle as
Tribal Elder Councilman (uncredited)
1945
First Yank Into Tokyo as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1945
Back to Bataan as
Japanese Man (uncredited)
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as
Townsman (uncredited)
1944
Storm Over Lisbon as
Casino Guest (uncredited)
1944
Dragon Seed as
Farmer (uncredited)
1944
The Purple Heart as
Naval Aide (uncredited)
1943
Behind the Rising Sun as
Japanese Swordsman (uncredited)
1943
Lady of Burlesque as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as
Kushimi's Henchman [Chs. 12-13] (uncredited)
1942
Casablanca as
Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
1942
Destination Unknown as
Chinese Servant (uncredited)
1942
Across the Pacific as
Mitsuko - Chief Engineer
1942
Wake Island as
Japanese Captain (uncredited)
1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti as
Chauffeur / Chinese Servant (uncredited)
1942
Secret Agent of Japan as
Japanese Policeman (uncredited)
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner as
Chinese Guest (uncredited)
1941
Secret of the Wastelands as
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1941
Manpower as
Club Patron (uncredited)
1939
Reno as
Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Trade Winds as
Smoke Shop Customer (uncredited)
1938
Shadows Over Shanghai as
Messenger (uncredited)
1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto as
Chinese Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1937
Daughter of Shanghai as
Worker (uncredited)
1937
Swing High, Swing Low as
Cook (uncredited)
1936
Mad Holiday as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1936
The General Died at Dawn as
Killer (uncredited)
1936
Oh, Susanna! as
Chinaman (uncredited)
References
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