1906-12-18 ( 118 years old ) in San Francisco, California, USA
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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. CLR
Movies
Kill a Dragon
1967-12-06
Dimension 5
1966-10-01
Mister Buddwing
1966-07-15
Stagecoach
1966-04-21
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966-04-14
Espionage Target: You
1964-01-01
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963-04-03
Flower Drum Song
1961-11-09
Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08
Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955-08-18
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955-06-23
This Is My Love
1954-10-27
Dishonored Lady
1947-05-16
China Girl
1942-12-09
The Hidden Hand
1942-11-07
Across the Pacific
1942-09-04
Rubber Racketeers
1942-06-26
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941-12-24
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940-03-15
International Settlement
1938-02-04
The General Died at Dawn
1936-11-17
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