James Hong

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James Hong in December 2007

James Hong (吳漢 章, pinyin : Wu Hanzhang ; born February 22, 1929 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American film actor , film producer , film director , screenwriter and voice actor .

Life

James Hong grew up in Hong Kong until he was ten years old before returning to the United States. He studied civil engineering at the University of Minnesota and graduated from the University of Southern California , where he first took acting classes.

After working as a civil engineer in Los Angeles County for a year and a half , he began performing in nightclubs in both Los Angeles and Hawaii . An illness caused by the strenuous job ended Hong's career in construction and opened one for him in film and television.

He has been in front of the camera since 1955 and has appeared in over 420 films and television series. To this day he is considered one of the most prominent Asian-American actors. In 1966, Hong was a candidate for the role of Lt. Hikaru Sulu for the television series Starship Enterprise ; he had to leave the part to George Takei , however.

In 1979, Hong made his debut as a director and producer on the independent film Teen Lust ; two more feature films - The Vineyard (1989) and Singapore Sling (2001) - followed.

1982 Hong played the role of Hannibal Chew in the cult film Blade Runner by Ridley Scott .

All that is known about his private life is that he is the father of a daughter and that April Hong works as an actress like her father.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Filmography James Hong on Fernsehserien.de accessed on January 8, 2019
  2. ↑ The X Files (68) Season 3, Episode 19 "Hell Money" on Fernsehserien.de , accessed on January 8, 2019
  3. ↑ The Big Bang Theory (7) season 1, episode 7 "The appetizer dilemma (The Dumpling Paradox)" on Fernsehserien.de , accessed on January 8, 2019
  4. ↑ The Big Bang Theory (17) Season 1, Episode 17 "Schrödinger's Cat (The Tangerine Factor)" on Fernsehserien.de , accessed on January 8, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Hong, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wu, Hanzhang (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota , United States