Benson Fong

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Benson Fong was an American character actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several entries in the Charlie Chan series.

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Label Occurrences
Benson Fong canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
film actor
human
television actor
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1930s
business Ah Fong restaurant chain
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1916-10-10
dateOfDeath 1987-08-01
employer 20th Century Fox
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Walt Disney Productions
ethnicGroup Chinese American
ethnicOrigin Chinese
familyName Fong
genre character acting
givenName Benson
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Cantonese
English
name Benson Fong self-link
notableRole Chinese priest in The Keys of the Kingdom
Tommy Chan in Charlie Chan film series
notableWork Across the Pacific
Charlie Chan film series
Flower Drum Song
surface form: Flower Drum Song (film)

Piccadilly Jim
surface form: His Majesty O'Keefe

Kung Fu
surface form: Kung Fu (TV series)

Our Man Flint
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Love Bug (1968 film)
surface form: The Love Bug

The Mask of Dimitrios
The Thin Man Goes Home
numberOfChildren 5
occupation actor
businessperson
restaurateur
partOf Chinese Americans in Hollywood
placeOfBirth Oakland, California, United States
placeOfBurial Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Gloria Fong
workLocation Hollywood, California, United States
surface form: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" stars Benson Fong
subject surface form: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Benson Fong name Benson Fong self-link