James Hong Biography

Birthday: 1929-02-22
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
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Wiki Biography: James Hong was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He studied civil engineering at the University of Minnesota, but at some point along the way became interested in acting. He graduated from the University of Southern California and practiced for 1½ years as a road engineer with the County of Los Angeles. He took sick leaves and vacation time to do films. He finally quit engineering to focus on acting full time.
He is one of the founders of the East-West Players, the oldest Asian American theater in Los Angeles. He served as president and charter member of the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists.
Hong is one of the most prolific and well-recognized Asian-American character actors of movies and television. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is planning to produce and direct his own films.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Barry Chan | 1957 | Mystery |
Jigsaw John | Frank Chen | 1976 | Drama |
Totally Awesome | Mr. Yamagashi | 2006 | |
Breakout | Mr. Wang | 2010 | |
Sucker Free | Kwok | 2011 | |
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Mr. Ping | 2012 - 2013 | Animation |
Marco Polo | Phags-pa | 2014 | Adventure |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Flower Drum Song | 1961 | 0, 0 | |
Chinatown | Evelyn's Butler | 1974 | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
The Missiles of October | U.N. Secretary-General U Thant | 1974 | Drama, History, Thriller |
Go Tell the Spartans | 1978 | Drama | |
Blade Runner | Hannibal Chew | 1982 | Sport, 0, Game Show, 0 |
Yes, Giorgio | 1982 | Comedy, Musical | |
Ninja III: The Domination | 1984 | Action, Horror | |
Missing in Action | 1984 | Action, Adventure, Drama | |
Big Trouble in Little China | David Lo Pan | 1986 | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
The Golden Child | 1986 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | |
Black Widow | 1987 | ||
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Snotty | 1987 | Comedy |
Tax Season | Mr. Tagasaki | 1989 | Comedy |
The Vineyard | Dr. Elson Po | 1989 | Horror |
The Jitters | Tony Yang Sr. | 1989 | Action, Comedy, Horror |
Shadowzone | 1990 | ||
The Two Jakes | Kahn | 1990 | Game Show, Comedy |
Too Much Sun | Frank, Sr. | 1990 | |
Mystery Date | 1991 | 0, 0, Biography | |
The Perfect Weapon | 1991 | 0 | |
Goodbye Paradise | Cook | 1991 | Drama |
Merlin | Leong Tao | 1992 | Fantasy, Action |
Missing Pieces | Chang | 1992 | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller |
Body Trouble | Boomer | 1992 | Comedy |
Talons of the Eagle | Mr. Li | 1992 | Action, Adventure |
L.A. Goddess | Edward | 1993 | Drama, Romance |
The Shadow | 1994 | 0, 0, Game Show | |
Tank Girl | 1995 | 0, Sport, 0 | |
Bad Company | Bobby Birdsong | 1995 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Cyber Bandits | Tojo Yokohama | 1995 | Adventure, Crime |
Operation Dumbo Drop | 1995 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | |
Gladiator Cop | Parmenion | 1995 | Action |
Infinity | 1996 | 0 | |
Bloodsport 2 | Sun | 1996 | Action, Sport |
The Secret Agent Club | Mr. Yamata | 1996 | Action, Comedy, Family |
South Beach Academy | Johnny Staccato | 1996 | Comedy |
Red Corner | 1997 | Comedy, 0, Game Show | |
Guns and Lipstick | Mr. Song | 1997 | Crime, Drama |
Mulan | Chi Fu | 1998 | Drama, 0 |
Broken Vessels | Mr. Chen | 1999 | Drama |
G2 | Parmenion | 1999 | Action, Adventure |
The Art of War | Ambassador Wu | 2000 | Action, Thriller |
Epoch | 2001 | ||
The Ghost | Jing's Adoptive Father | 2001 | Action, Thriller |
L'idole | Zao | 2003 | Drama, Romance |
Ghost Rock | Weng | 2004 | Fantasy, 0 |
Ying xiong | Qin Emperor | 2004 | Action, Drama, History |
Latin Dragon | 2004 | Action | |
American Fusion | Dr. Wong | 2005 | Comedy, Romance |
Forbidden Warrior | Muraji, The Warlord | 2005 | Adventure, Action, Fantasy |
Choose Your Own Adventure The Abominable Snowman | 2006 | ||
One Night with You | Freddy | 2006 | Comedy |
Balls of Fury | Wong | 2007 | Action, Comedy, Crime |
Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! | 2007 | Animation, Comedy, Crime | |
Shanghai Kiss | Mark Liu - Liam's Dad | 2007 | |
Adventures of Johnny Tao | Sifu | 2008 | 0, Sport, Game Show |
Kung Fu Panda | Mr. Ping | 2008 | Animation, Action, Adventure |
Totally Awesome | Mr. Yamagashi | 2008 | |
The Day the Earth Stood Still | Mr. Wu | 2008 | Drama, Thriller |
Sucker Free City | 2009 | Crime, Drama | |
How to Make Love to a Woman | Sifu | 2010 | Comedy |
Junk | Yukio Tai | 2012 | Comedy |
The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Faleaka | 2013 | Adventure |
Blunt Movie | Travel Hang / Grandpa | 2013 | Comedy |
R.I.P.D. | Nick's Avatar | 2013 | Action, Comedy, Crime |
Patriot Act | Jin | 2013 | Action, Adventure |
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Mr. Ping | 2016 | 0, 0, 0 |