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About Benson Fong
From some Chinese biography source, I read that his family sent him to Hong Kong to complete High School, and then he studied Political Science in Ling Nam University in Guangdong. He returned to California and work in a government department for a while before taking a actor training class. The rest is history. The source is in Chinese and not sure if it is accurate. Kowloonese 00:27, May 26, 2005 (UTC)
The story goes that Benson Fong was a California grocer when, in 1943, he was asked by a talent scout if he'd like to be in a movie (Asian types were, of course, highly sought after during the War years). Actually, Fong had been accepting occasional movie bit parts as early as 1937. After his requisite wartime appearances as hateful Japanese soldiers and courageous Chinese freedom fighters, Fong showed up as Charlie Chan's "number three son" Tommy in four Monogram-produced "Chan" programmers. On the advice of his friend Gregory Peck, Fong added to his acting income by becoming a successful restaurateur, with several top eateries in the southern California region to his name. Active in films into the 1980s, Benson Fong also showed up from time to time on TV, notably as "The Old One" on Kung Fu. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Benson Fong's Timeline
| 1916 |
October 10, 1916
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| 1987 |
August 1, 1987
Age 70
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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