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Kam Tong
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Kam Tong
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1906-12-18,San Francisco, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

It Happened at the World's Fair

5.792

It Happened at the World's Fair
1963-04-03

Flower Drum Song

6.3

Flower Drum Song
1961-11-09

Espionage Target: You

0

Espionage Target: You
1964-01-01

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

6.054

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955-08-18

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

6

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955-04-16

5.286

Dimension 5
1966-10-01

4

Kill a Dragon
1967-12-06

The Hidden Hand

6.708

The Hidden Hand
1942-11-07

This Is My Love

8.8

This Is My Love
1954-10-27

Mister Buddwing

6.1

Mister Buddwing
1966-07-15

Who Was That Lady?

6.371

Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08

Across the Pacific

6.6

Across the Pacific
1942-09-04

6.1

Stagecoach
1966-04-21

5.4

China Girl
1942-12-09

Drums of Fu Manchu

6.25

Drums of Fu Manchu
1940-03-15

International Settlement

6

International Settlement
1938-02-04

Women of the Prehistoric Planet

3.9

Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966-04-14

Dishonored Lady

5.8

Dishonored Lady
1947-05-16

Who Was That Lady?

6.371

Who Was That Lady?
1960-04-08

The Man Who Came to Dinner

7.05

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941-12-24

Rubber Racketeers

5.5

Rubber Racketeers
1942-06-26

The General Died at Dawn

6.478

The General Died at Dawn
1936-11-17

The Time Tunnel

7.641

The Time Tunnel
1966-09-09

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.33

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.186

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

6.5

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

7.182

The Third Man
1959-10-02

Kraft Mystery Theatre

7.2

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961-06-14

6.186

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.186

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

All The Wrong Shoes

0

All The Wrong Shoes
1982-04-19

8

The Lone Wolf
1954-04-09

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.16

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.16

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

7

CBS Playhouse
1966-12-08

6.75

Crossroads
1955-10-07