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Kam Tong
San Francisco, California, USA
Kam Tong (December 18, 1906 – November 8, 1969) was a Chinese-American actor. He was best known for his role as Hey Boy on the CBS television series Have Gun, Will Travel and as D…
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Kam Tong (December 18, 1906 – November 8, 1969) was a Chinese-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. Curiously, though appearing as a series regular on Have Gun, Will Travel he was never afforded a regular featured credit, always instead listed undistinguished from the support guest cast, perhaps an indication of inherent discrimination in that regard. 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. After serving in World War II in an OSS intelligence unit, he became involved in efforts to raise awareness over gun violence. He also owned and operated a restaurant called Shanghai Lil's in San Francisco. On November 8, 1969, Kam Tong died of non-communicable disease. At the time of his death, he was 63 years old. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family.
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1982
All The Wrong Shoes
TV show
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1967
Kill a Dragon
Movie Win Lim
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1966
CBS Playhouse
TV show Chief Elder
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1966
Dimension 5
Movie Kim Fong
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1966
The Time Tunnel
TV show Sgt. Itsugi
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1966
Mister Buddwing
Movie Dice Player
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1966
Stagecoach
Movie
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1966
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Movie Jung
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1965
The Big Valley
TV show Wing Lee
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1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Yukio
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1964
Espionage Target: You
Movie Mr. Kai (uncredited)
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1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
Movie Uncle Walter Ling
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Ning Yang
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1961
Flower Drum Song
Movie Doctor Li
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1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
TV show
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1960
Who Was That Lady?
Movie Lee Wong (uncredited)
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1959
The Third Man
TV show
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1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV show
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1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV show Hey Boy
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1956
Telephone Time
TV show
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1955
Crossroads
TV show Japanese Officer
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1955
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Movie Dr. Sen (uncredited)
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1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Movie Chinese Busboy (uncredited)
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1954
This Is My Love
Movie Harry
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1954
The Lone Wolf
TV show Chang
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1952
Cavalcade of America
TV show
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1947
Dishonored Lady
Movie Courtland's Houseboy
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1942
China Girl
Movie
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1942
The Hidden Hand
Movie Mallo
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1942
Across the Pacific
Movie T. Oki
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1942
Rubber Racketeers
Movie Tom
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1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie Chinese Guest (uncredited)
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1940
Drums of Fu Manchu
Movie Crawford's Manservant
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1938
International Settlement
Movie Waiter
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1936
The General Died at Dawn
Movie Houseboy (uncredited)
