Kam Tong

About

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...

Known for

The VirginianSeries • 1962Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957The Big ValleySeries • 1965The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964The Time TunnelSeries • 1966Telephone TimeSeries • 1956Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958The Third ManSeries • 1959Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952CrossroadsSeries • 1955The Lone WolfSeries • 1954Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingMovie • 1955StagecoachMovie • 1966It Happened at the World's FairMovie • 1963Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyMovie • 1955Who Was That Lady?Movie • 1960The Man Who Came to DinnerMovie • 1941Flower Drum SongMovie • 1961Across the PacificMovie • 1942The General Died at DawnMovie • 1936Dishonored LadyMovie • 1947Women of the Prehistoric PlanetMovie • 1966