Acting

Willie Fung

Born March 2, 1896 · Canton, China

Died April 16, 1945 · aged 49

China native Willie Fung was a supporting actor (often appearing uncredited) in American films.

Known For

The Iron Horse · 1925

The Iron Horse

★ 6.81925

MovieWesternDrama

Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.

The Black Swan · 1942

The Black Swan

★ 6.51942

MovieAdventureRomance

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

Tarzan's New York Adventure · 1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure

★ 6.41942

MovieActionAdventure

Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

Shanghai Express · 1932

Shanghai Express

★ 7.01932

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Too Hot to Handle · 1938

Too Hot to Handle

★ 6.11938

MovieComedyAdventure

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.

The Mask of Fu Manchu · 1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

★ 5.41932

MovieAdventureHorror

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

Lost Horizon · 1937

Lost Horizon

★ 6.91937

MovieAdventureFantasy

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where they are rescued by the inhabitants of the hidden, idyllic valley of Shangri-La. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-La provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Filmography

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The Iron Horse · 1925

The Iron Horse

★ 6.81925

MovieWesternDrama

Chinaman (uncredited)

The Black Swan · 1942

The Black Swan

★ 6.51942

MovieAdventureRomance

Chinese Cook (uncredited)

Tarzan's New York Adventure · 1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure

★ 6.41942

MovieActionAdventure

Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

Sun Lee, the Chinese Tailor (uncredited)

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

Chinese Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)

Shanghai Express · 1932

Shanghai Express

★ 7.01932

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Train Engineer (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle · 1938

Too Hot to Handle

★ 6.11938

MovieComedyAdventure

Willie

The Mask of Fu Manchu · 1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

★ 5.41932

MovieAdventureHorror

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

Lost Horizon · 1937

Lost Horizon

★ 6.91937

MovieAdventureFantasy

Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited)

Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship's doctor in order to achieve her aims.

Charlie the Shopkeeper (uncredited)

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Chung Hi

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.

Waiter (uncredited)

The General Died at Dawn · 1936

The General Died at Dawn

★ 6.51936

MovieDramaThriller

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.

Bartender

Murder mystery set in Yellowstone National Park.

Cook (uncredited)

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!

Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)

We Who Are About to Die · 1937

We Who Are About to Die

★ 7.01937

MovieDramaCrime

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.

Kwong

The Gay Falcon · 1941

The Gay Falcon

★ 6.31941

MovieMystery

Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.

Jerry

Ruggles of Red Gap · 1935

Ruggles of Red Gap

★ 7.11935

MovieComedy

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles – a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl – is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron. Ruggles' life is turned upside down as he's taken to the USA, is gradually assimilated into American life, accidentally becomes a local celebrity, and falls in love along the way.

Willie - Chinese Servant

Wee Willie Winkie · 1937

Wee Willie Winkie

★ 6.71937

MovieAdventureFamily

In 1897, little Priscilla Williams, along with her widowed mother, goes to live with her army colonel paternal grandfather on the British outpost he commands in northern India.

Mohammet Dihn

The Big Parade of Comedy · 1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

★ 7.21964

MovieComedyDocumentary

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.

Wang - MacKay's Servant

Meet the Stewarts · 1942

Meet the Stewarts

★ 5.51942

MovieComedy

A young, newlywed couple learns to make their marriage work—on a budget.

Wong, Cook (uncredited)

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Chin Kee, Fisherman

Where East Is East · 1929

Where East Is East

★ 6.11929

MovieDrama

A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's beau.

Servant (uncredited)