Name Willie Fung Other names Willy Fung Role Film actor | Occupation Actor Years active 1922–1944 | |
Born 3 March 1896 ( 1896-03-03 ) Canton, China Movies Wee Willie Winkie, Too Hot to Handle, Captains of the Clouds, Lady of the Tropics, Stowaway Similar People Joseph Kane, Jack Conway, Richard Thorpe, Frank Capra, John Ford | ||
Cause of death Coronary occlusion | ||
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Willie Fung (3 March 1896 – April 16, 1945) was a Chinese film actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films between 1922 and 1944.
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Born in Canton, China, Fung made his film debut in 1922 in Hurricane's Gal. The majority of his roles were in Westerns and dramas. Fung died of a coronary occlusion in Los Angeles, California on 16 April 1945 at the age of 49. He is buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Actor
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1943
They Got Me Covered as
Chinese Laundry Man (uncredited)
1942
Seven Days' Leave as
Les Brown's Houseboy (uncredited)
1942
The Black Swan as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1942
Destination Unknown as
Farmer
1942
Flying Tigers as
Jim 'Gin' Sling - Waiter (uncredited)
1942
Halfway to Shanghai as
Mr. Wu
1942
The Moon and Sixpence as
Tiare's Cook (uncredited)
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure as
Sun Lee, the Chinese Tailor (uncredited)
1942
Meet the Stewarts as
Wong (uncredited)
1942
Tortilla Flat as
Chin Kee, Fisherman (uncredited)
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as
Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti as
Creditor (uncredited)
1942
The Spoilers as
Chinese Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)
1942
Captains of the Clouds as
Willie
1942
North to the Klondike as
Waterlily
1941
Public Enemies as
Lee Hong
1941
The Gay Falcon as
Jerry
1941
Burma Convoy as
Smitty
1941
Badlands of Dakota as
Wong Lee (uncredited)
1941
Saddle Mountain Roundup as
Fang Way
1940
The Letter as
Chung Hi
1940
Seven Sinners as
Charlie - Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1940
The Great Profile as
Confucius
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1940
Viva Cisco Kid as
Houseboy Wang (uncredited)
1939
Barricade as
Yen - Cady's Major Domo
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade as
Willie
1939
Hawaiian Nights as
Murphy
1939
Lady of the Tropics as
Ling (uncredited)
1939
Maisie as
Lee
1939
The Girl and the Gambler as
Yen - Chinese Laundryman (uncredited)
1939
6,000 Enemies as
Wang
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case as
Houseboy (uncredited)
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter as
Chinese Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
1939
Honolulu as
Wong
1938
Too Hot to Handle as
Willie
1938
The Road to Reno as
Lame Duck
1938
Pride of the West as
Sing Loo (uncredited)
1938
Sinners in Paradise as
Ping
1938
Border Wolves as
Ling Wong
1938
International Settlement as
Chinese Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Wells Fargo as
Wang - MacKay's Servant (uncredited)
1937
The Trigger Trio as
Ranch Cook
1937
Jungle Menace as
Chiang - Houseboy
1937
The Big Shot as
Wu Ping - the Dry Cleaner (uncredited)
1937
The Red Rope as
Lee Chin (uncredited)
1937
Wee Willie Winkie as
Mohammet Dihn
1937
Come On, Cowboys as
Fong
1937
Top of the Town as
Prop Man (uncredited)
1937
Git Along Little Dogies as
Sing Low
1937
Lost Horizon as
Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited)
1937
Secret Valley as
Tabasco - the Cook
1936
College Holiday as
Chinese Man in Junk (uncredited)
1936
Stowaway as
Chang
1936
We Who Are About to Die as
Kwong
1936
Happy-Go-Lucky as
Coolie Fisherman
1936
White Hunter as
Wong
1936
The General Died at Dawn as
Bartender
1936
Yellowstone as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1936
Small Town Girl as
So-So
1936
Call of the Prairie as
Wong
1935
One-Way Ticket as
Wing
1935
China Seas as
Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)
1935
Hop-a-Long Cassidy as
Salem the Cook
1935
Shanghai as
Wang (as Willy Fung)
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China as
Kin
1935
Chinatown Squad as
Driver (uncredited)
1935
Rocky Mountain Mystery as
Ling Yat
1935
Ruggles of Red Gap as
Willie - Chinese Servant (uncredited)
1934
Sequoia as
Sang Soo
1934
Red Morning as
Ship's Steward
1934
Gunfire as
Loo Fat
1934
I Sell Anything as
Charlie (uncredited)
1934
Happiness Ahead as
Chinese Headwaiter (uncredited)
1934
A Lost Lady as
Forrester's Cook
1934
You Belong to Me as
Waiter (uncredited)
1934
The Crime Doctor as
Wah-Sing (uncredited)
1934
Gambling Lady as
Ching - Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
1933
Meet the Baron as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1933
Ladies Must Love as
Mr. Wong (uncredited)
1933
Tugboat Annie as
Chow - the Cook (uncredited)
1933
The Narrow Corner as
Ah Kay, Saunder's Servant
1933
Don't Bet on Love as
Charley Lee (uncredited)
1933
Cocktail Hour as
Mori (uncredited)
1933
The Thrill Hunter as
Wong - The Cook
1933
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble as
Ah Chung (uncredited)
1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as
Officer (uncredited)
1932
The Son-Daughter as
Chinese Merchant (uncredited)
1932
Self Defense as
Charlie
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu as
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
1932
Red Dust as
Hoy
1932
One Way Passage as
Hong Kong Curio Dealer (uncredited)
1932
The Painted Woman as
Dealer (uncredited)
1932
Roar of the Dragon as
Chinese Sailor with Rifle (uncredited)
1932
The Mouthpiece as
Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
1932
Carnival Boat as
Chino (uncredited)
1932
Shanghai Express as
Train Engineer (uncredited)
1932
The Hatchet Man as
Notary Fung Loo / Bomb Maker (uncredited)
1932
Panama Flo as
Bartender at Sadie's Place (uncredited)
1932
Union Depot as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1931
West of Broadway as
Wing - the Cook
1931
Chinatown After Dark as
Ling Chi (uncredited)
1931
Night Nurse as
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
1931
Three Girls Lost as
Chinese Headwaiter (uncredited)
1931
Gun Smoke as
Wong
1930
River's End as
Eskimo (uncredited)
1930
The Sea God as
Sin Lee
1930
Shadow Ranch as
Camp Cook (uncredited)
1930
The Bad One (uncredited)
1930
Dangerous Paradise as
Wang
1930
The Ship from Shanghai as
Shanghai Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1930
The Lone Star Ranger as
The Barber (uncredited)
1929
Shanghai Lady as
Bill Collector (uncredited)
1929
The Virginian as
Hong (uncredited)
1929
The Delightful Rogue as
Hi Lee (the Cook) (uncredited)
1929
The Black Book as
Tin Lung
1929
Where East Is East as
Servant (uncredited)
1929
The Far Call as
Wing
1929
Chinatown Nights as
One of Riley's Henchmen (uncredited)
1928
The Way of the Strong as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1927
Old San Francisco as
Chang Sue Lee's Laughing Servant (uncredited)
1927
Whispering Smith Rides as
Wong
1926
Tell It to the Marines as
Guard at Door of Besieged Clinic (uncredited)
1926
Twinkletoes as
Chinaman (uncredited)
1926
The Yellow Back as
Chinese
1926
The Texas Streak as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1926
The Road to Mandalay as
Man in Bar (uncredited)
1926
The Two-Gun Man as
Quong
1926
Chip of the Flying U as
Chinese Cook
1926
The Blackbird as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1924
Thundering Hoofs as
Cook (uncredited)
1924
The Iron Horse as
Chinaman (uncredited)
1924
The Breaking Point as
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
1923
Her Temporary Husband (uncredited)
1923
Thundergate as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1923
Drifting as
Chinese Policeman (uncredited)
1922
Broken Chains as
Chinese Man (uncredited)
1922
Hurricane's Gal as
Sing
Soundtrack
1941
Burma Convoy (performer: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair")
1937
The Big Shot (performer: "Yankee Doodle" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2009
American Masters (TV Series documentary)
- Hollywood Chinese (2009)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary) as
Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (uncredited)
1946
Jungle Terror as
Chang
References
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