Kam Tong

Known for ActingBorn 1906-12-18Died 1969-11-08San Francisco, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

This Is My Love

The Lone Wolf

The Time Tunnel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Kraft Mystery Theatre

The Third Man

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

CBS Playhouse

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Hidden Hand

The Virginian

Telephone Time

Across the Pacific

Who Was That Lady?

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Flower Drum Song

The General Died at Dawn

The Big Valley

Stagecoach

Mister Buddwing

Drums of Fu Manchu

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

It Happened at the World's Fair

International Settlement

Dishonored Lady

Dimension 5

Rubber Racketeers

China Girl

Cavalcade of America

Kill a Dragon

Women of the Prehistoric Planet

All The Wrong Shoes

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