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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 18, 1906
Died
November 8, 1969
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
- Kam Dai Tong
Kam Tong
1.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
All The Wrong Shoes
1982
0.0
Kill a Dragon
as Win Lim
1967
3.3
🎬
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.0
Dimension 5
as Kim Fong
1966
5.0
The Time Tunnel
as Sgt. Itsugi
1966
7.6
Mister Buddwing
as Dice Player
1966
5.9
Stagecoach
1966
6.0
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
as Jung
1966
3.7
The Big Valley
as Wing Lee
1965
6.1
The Big Valley
as Key
1965
6.1
The Big Valley
as Wong
1965
6.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Yukio
1964
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Ra Pandu
1964
7.1
Espionage Target: You
as Mr. Kai (uncredited)
1964
0.0
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Uncle Walter Ling
1963
5.7
The Virginian
as Ning Yang
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Chang
1962
6.4
Flower Drum Song
as Doctor Li
1961
6.2
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
6.0
Who Was That Lady?
as Lee Wong (uncredited)
1960
6.3
Who Was That Lady?
as Lee Wong
1960
6.3
The Third Man
1959
7.1
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Hey Boy
1957
7.3
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
as Dr. Sen (uncredited)
1955
6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Chinese Busboy (uncredited)
1955
6.0
This Is My Love
as Harry
1954
8.5
The Lone Wolf
as Chang
1954
7.0
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
Dishonored Lady
as Courtland's Houseboy
1947
5.7
China Girl
1942
5.3
The Hidden Hand
as Mallo
1942
6.5
Across the Pacific
as T. Oki
1942
6.6
Rubber Racketeers
as Tom
1942
4.3
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Chinese Guest (uncredited)
1941
6.9
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Crawford's Manservant
1940
6.1
International Settlement
as Waiter
1938
5.6
The General Died at Dawn
as Houseboy (uncredited)
1936
6.3