Victor Wong
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Victor Wong (full name: Yee Keung Victor Wong ; born July 30, 1927 in San Francisco , † September 12, 2001 in Locke , California ) was a Chinese - American actor .
biography
As a Chinese born in the States, Victor Wong reported as a journalist between 1968 and 1974 about the demonstrations against the Vietnam War and the story of Patty Hearst . For health reasons, however, he had to give up this job. That's why he became an actor.
Wong was seen on television in the 1979 series Search for Tomorrow with Kevin Bacon . His best-known works include: In the Year of the Dragon , The Last Emperor , Big Trouble in Little China (with Kurt Russell ), In Search of the Golden Child (with Eddie Murphy ), The Princes of Darkness (with Donald Pleasence ), Shanghai Surprise (with Sean Penn and Madonna ) and especially Tremors (with Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward ). In the 1990s he had a recurring role in the 3 Ninjas film series as the grandfather of the young protagonists. With the last part - Mega Mountain Mission - from 1998, his film career also ended.
death
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Wong learned of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC from the television news. With two of his sons living in New York, Wong and wife Dawn Rose spent all day following the news and investigating to catch up on the fate of the two. Although they eventually learned they were both fine, Wong stayed awake and followed the news. The exhaustion and aftermath of two previous strokes, however, eventually took their toll, and Wong died of heart failure sometime on the night of September 12 .
Filmography
- 1985: Dim Sum : A Little Bit of Heart
- 1985: Year of the Dragon (Year of the Dragon)
- 1986: In Search of the Golden Child (The Golden Child)
- 1986: Big Trouble in Little China
- 1986: Shanghai Surprise
- 1987: The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- 1987: The Prince of Darkness (John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness)
- 1989: Eat a Bowl of Tea
- 1990: Tremors - In the land of rocket worms (Tremors)
- 1991: Mystery Date - A mysterious date
- 1992: 3 Ninja Kids (3 Ninjas)
- 1992: Duel in the Ice (The Ice Runner)
- 1993: Daughters of Heaven (The Joy Luck Club)
- 1994: 3 Ninjas Kick Back
- 1994: A Mountie in Chicago (Due South) (Season 1, Episode 6)
- 1995: Jade
- 1995: 3 Ninjas - Fight & Fury (3 Ninjas Knuckle Up)
- 1995: Poltergeist: The Uncanny Power (Season 1, Episode 13)
- 1995: The Whimsical Mr. Cox (The Stars Fell on Henrietta)
- 1996: The Devil takes a Holiday
- 1996: Paper Dragons
- 1997: Seven Years in Tibet (Seven Years in Tibet)
- 1998: Mega Mountain Mission (3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain)
Web links
- Victor Wong in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Pulley, "The Last Days of Victor Wong" ( Sacramento News & Review , October 18, 2001). Retrieved September 12, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wong, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wong, Yee Keung Victor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 2001 |
| Place of death | Locke , California |