Willie Fung
Willie Fung was a Chinese film actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films between 1922 and 1944. Born in Canton, China,[1] 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 on 16 April 1945 at the age of 49.[2] He is buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.[3]
Willie Fung | |
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| Born | 3 March 1896 Canton, China |
| Died | 16 April 1945 (aged 49) Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Resting place | Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery |
| Other names | Willy Fung |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1922–1944 |
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Hurricane's Gal | Sing | |
| 1922 | Broken Chains | Chinese Man | Uncredited |
| 1923 | Thundergate | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1923 | Her Temporary Husband | Uncredited | |
| 1924 | The Breaking Point | Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1924 | The Iron Horse | Chinaman | Uncredited |
| 1924 | Thundering Hoofs | Cook | Uncredited |
| 1926 | The Blackbird | Chinese Man | Uncredited |
| 1926 | Chip of the Flying U | Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1926 | The Two-Gun Man | Quong | |
| 1926 | The Road to Mandalay | Man in Bar | Uncredited |
| 1926 | The Blackbird | Chinese Man | Uncredited |
| 1926 | The Yellow Back | Chinese | |
| 1926 | Twinkletoes | Chinaman | Uncredited |
| 1926 | Tell It to the Marines | Guard at door of besieged clinic | Uncredited |
| 1927 | Whispering Smith Rides | Wong | |
| 1927 | Old San Francisco | Chang Sue Lee's laughing servant | Uncredited |
| 1928 | The Way of the Strong | Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1929 | Chinatown Nights | One of Riley's Henchmen | Uncredited |
| 1929 | The Far Call | Wing | |
| 1929 | Where East Is East | Servant | Uncredited |
| 1929 | The Black Book | Tin Lung | Serial |
| 1929 | The Delightful Rogue | Hi Lee (the cook) | Uncredited |
| 1929 | The Virginian | Hong | Uncredited |
| 1929 | Shanghai Lady | Bill Collector | Uncredited |
| 1930 | The Lone Star Ranger | The Barber | Uncredited |
| 1930 | The Ship from Shanghai | Shanghai Nightclub Patron | Uncredited |
| 1930 | Dangerous Paradise | Wang | Alternative title: Two Against Death |
| 1930 | The Bad One | Uncredited | |
| 1930 | Shadow Ranch | Camp Cook | Uncredited |
| 1930 | The Sea God | Sin Lee | |
| 1930 | River's End | Eskimo | Uncredited |
| 1931 | Gun Smoke | Wong | |
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost | Chinese Headwaiter | Uncredited |
| 1931 | Night Nurse | Hospital Patient | Uncredited |
| 1931 | Chinatown After Dark | Ling Chi | Uncredited |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Wing, the cook | |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Chinese Man | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Panama Flo | Bartender at Sadie's Place | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Shanghai Express | Train Engineer | Uncredited |
| 1932 | The Hatchet Man | Notary Fung Loo / Bomb maker | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Carnival Boat | Chino | Uncredited |
| 1932 | The Mouthpiece | Chinese Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Roar of the Dragon | Chinese Sailor with Rifle | Uncredited |
| 1932 | The Painted Woman | Dealer | Uncredited |
| 1932 | One Way Passage | Hong Kong curio dealer | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Red Dust | Hoy | |
| 1932 | The Mask of Fu Manchu | Ship's Steward | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Self Defense | Charlie | |
| 1932 | The Son-Daughter | Chinese Merchant | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Bitter Tea of General Yen | Officer | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble | Ah Chung | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Thrill Hunter | Wong, the Cook | |
| 1933 | Cocktail Hour | Mori | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Don't Bet on Love | Charley Lee | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Narrow Corner | Ah Kay, Saunder's Servant | |
| 1933 | Tugboat Annie | Chow, the Cook | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Ladies Must Love | Mr. Wong | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron | Chinese Man | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady | Ching - Syndicate Board Member | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Crime Doctor | Wah-Sing | Uncredited |
| 1934 | You Belong to Me | Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady | Forrester's cook | |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead | Chinese Headwaiter | Uncredited |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | Charlie | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Gunfire | Camp Cook | |
| 1934 | Red Morning | Ship's Steward | |
| 1934 | Sequoia | Sang Soo | |
| 1935 | Ruggles of Red Gap | Willie - Chinese Servant | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Rocky Mountain Mystery | Ling Yat | |
| 1935 | Chinatown Squad | Driver | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Kin | |
| 1935 | Shanghai | Wang | Credited as Willy Fung |
| 1935 | Hop-Along Cassidy | Salem | |
| 1935 | China Seas | Cabin Boy Ah Sing | Uncredited |
| 1935 | One-Way Ticket | Wing | |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Wong | |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl | So-So | Alternative title: One Horse Town |
| 1936 | Yellowstone | Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn | Bartender | |
| 1936 | White Hunter | Wong | |
| 1936 | Happy Go Lucky | Coolie Fisherman | |
| 1936 | Stowaway | Chang | |
| 1936 | College Holiday | Chinese Man in Junk | Uncredited |
| 1937 | We Who Are About to Die | Kwong | |
| 1937 | Secret Valley | Tabasco the Cook | |
| 1937 | Lost Horizon | Bandit Leader at fuel stop-over | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Git Along Little Dogies | Sing Low | |
| 1937 | Top of the Town | Prop Man | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Come on, Cowboys | Fong | |
| 1937 | Wee Willie Winkie | Mohammet Dihn | |
| 1937 | The Red Rope | Lee Chin the Cook | Uncredited |
| 1937 | The Big Shot | Wu Ping - the Dry Cleaner | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Jungle Menace | Chiang-Houseboy | Serial |
| 1937 | The Trigger Trio | Ranch Cook | |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Wang - MacKay's Servant | Uncredited |
| 1938 | International Settlement | Chinese Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Border Wolves | Ling Wong | |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise | Ping | Alternative title: Secrets of a Sinner |
| 1938 | Pride of the West | Sing Loo | Uncredited |
| 1938 | The Road to Reno | Lame Duck | Alternative titles: The Lady and the Ranger The Ranger and the Lady |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle | Willie | |
| 1939 | Honolulu | Wong | |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Mandarin Cafe Proprietor | Uncredited |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Houseboy | Uncredited |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies | Wang | |
| 1939 | The Girl and the Gambler | Yen, the Chinese Laundryman | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Maisie | Lee | |
| 1939 | Lady of the Tropics | Ling | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Hawaiian Nights | Murphy | |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Willie | |
| 1939 | Barricade | Yen - Cady's Major Domo | |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco Kid | Houseboy Wang | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Confucius | |
| 1940 | Seven Sinner | Charlie, Shopkeeper | Uncredited |
| 1940 | The Letter | Chung Hi | |
| 1941 | Saddle Mountain Roundup | Fang Way | |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota | Wong Lee | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Burma Convoy | Smitty | |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Jerry | |
| 1941 | Public Enemies | Lee Hong | Alternative title: Gangs of the City |
| 1942 | North to the Klondike | Waterlily | |
| 1942 | Captains of the Clouds | Willie | |
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Creditor | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure | Sun Lee, the Chinese Tailor | Uncredited |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Chinese Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Chinese Man in Jail Cell | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Wong the Cook | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Tortilla Flat | Chin Kee, Fisherman | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Halfway to Shanghai | Mr. Wu | |
| 1942 | Flying Tigers | Jim 'Gin' Sling - Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Destination Unknown | Farmer | |
| 1942 | The Moon and Sixpence | Tiara's Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Seven Days' Leave | Les Brown's Houseboy | Uncredited |
| 1942 | The Black Swan | Chinese Cook | Uncredited |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered | Chinese Laundry Man | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Chinese Man | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
- Rielly, Edward J., ed. (2006). Baseball in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching the National Pastime. McFarland. p. 55. ISBN 0-786-48152-8.
- Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 185. ISBN 0-786-41059-0.
- Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 192. ISBN 0-786-40983-5.
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