Person
Kam Tong
Born 18 December 1906 Died 8 November 1969, aged 62 San Francisco, California, USA TMDB ↗
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.
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The numbers
29age in their first credit on record (1936)
46years on screen and counting
6credits in 1966, their busiest year
39dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 60 Kill a Dragon
1967as Win Lim
Age: 59 Dimension 5
1966as Kim Fong
Age: 59 Mister Buddwing
1966as Dice Player
Age: 59 Stagecoach
1966
Age: 59 Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966as Jung
Age: 57 Espionage Target: You
1964as Mr. Kai (uncredited)
Age: 56 It Happened at the World's Fair
1963as Uncle Walter Ling
Age: 54 Flower Drum Song
1961as Doctor Li
Age: 53 Who Was That Lady?
1960as Lee Wong (uncredited)
Age: 53 Who Was That Lady?
1960as Lee Wong
Age: 48 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1955as Dr. Sen (uncredited)
Age: 48 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955as Chinese Busboy (uncredited)
Age: 47 This Is My Love
1954as Harry
Age: 40 Dishonored Lady
1947as Courtland's Houseboy
Age: 35 China Girl
1942
Age: 35 The Hidden Hand
1942as Mallo
Age: 35 Across the Pacific
1942as T. Oki
Age: 35 Rubber Racketeers
1942as Tom
Age: 35 The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941as Chinese Guest (uncredited)
Age: 33 Drums of Fu Manchu
1940as Crawford's Manservant
Age: 31 International Settlement
1938as Waiter
Age: 29 The General Died at Dawn
1936as Houseboy (uncredited)
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TV credits
Age: 75 All The Wrong Shoes
1982No poster
Age: 59 CBS Playhouse
1966as Chief Elder
Age: 59 The Time Tunnel
1966as Sgt. Itsugi
Age: 58 The Big Valley
1965as Wing Lee
Age: 58 The Big Valley
1965as Key
Age: 58 The Big Valley
1965as Wong
Age: 57 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964as Yukio
Age: 57 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964as Ra Pandu
Age: 55 The Virginian
1962as Ning Yang
Age: 55 The Virginian
1962as Chang
Age: 54 Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Age: 52 The Third Man
1959
Age: 51 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Age: 50 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957as Hey Boy
Age: 49 Telephone Time
1956
Age: 47 The Lone Wolf
1954as Chang
Age: 45