Deceased

How Did Willie Fung Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 49

Also known asWilly FungGenderMaleNationalityRepublic of ChinaBorn02/03/1896Born inCanton, ChinaDied16/04/1945 (aged 49)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3569077 ↗Buried atAngelus-Rosedale CemeteryTMDb#134255 ↗

Willie Fung was a Chinese-American character actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films from 1922 to 1944. Like many Chinese actors working in Hollywood during the era, he often played Japanese characters.

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Filmography77 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)	68
1946	Jungle TerrorMovie	Chang	50
1942	The Black SwanMovie	Chinese Cook (uncredited)	46
1942	The SpoilersMovie	Chinese Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)	46
1942	Flying TigersMovie	Waiter (uncredited)	46
1942	Tortilla FlatMovie	Chin Kee, Fisherman	46
1942	The Tuttles of TahitiMovie	Creditor (uncredited)	46
1942	A Desperate Chance for Ellery QueenMovie	Waiter at Golden Dragon	46
1942	Half Way to ShanghaiMovie	Mr. Wu	46
1942	Destination UnknownMovie	Farmer	46
1942	North to the KlondikeMovie	Waterlily	46
1941	The Gay FalconMovie	Jerry	45
1941	Burma ConvoyMovie	Smitty	45
1940	Seven SinnersMovie	Charlie the Shopkeeper (uncredited)	44
1940	The LetterMovie	Chung Hi	44
1940	Buck Benny Rides AgainMovie	Chinese Cook	44
1939	HonoluluMovie	Wong	43
1939	The Girl and the GamblerMovie	Yen	43
1939	The Gracie Allen Murder CaseMovie	Houseboy	43
1939	Hollywood CavalcadeMovie	Willie	43
1939	Lady of the TropicsMovie	Ling	43
1939	BarricadeMovie	Yen	43
1938	Too Hot to HandleMovie	Willie	42
1938	Sinners in ParadiseMovie	Ping	42
1938	Border WolvesMovie	Ling Wong	42
1938	International SettlementMovie	Chinese Bartender	42
1937	Lost HorizonMovie	Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited)	41
1937	Wells FargoMovie	Wang - MacKay's Servant	41
1937	We Who Are About to DieMovie	Kwong	41
1937	Top of the TownMovie	Prop Man	41
1937	Jungle MenaceMovie	Chiang-Houseboy	41
1937	The Big ShotMovie	Wu Ping	41
1937	Wee Willie WinkieMovie	Mohammet Dihn	41
1937	Secret ValleyMovie	Tabasco the Cook	41
1937	The Trigger TrioMovie	Ranch Cook	41
1936	College HolidayMovie	Chinese Man in Junk	40
1936	The General Died at DawnMovie	Bartender	40
1936	YellowstoneMovie	Cook (uncredited)	40
1936	Small Town GirlMovie	So-So	40
1936	Call of the PrairieMovie	Wong	40
1936	StowawayMovie	Chang	40
1936	White HunterMovie	Wong	40
1935	China SeasMovie	Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)	39
1935	Hop-a-long CassidyMovie	Salem	39
1935	Oil for the Lamps of ChinaMovie	Kin	39
1935	The Fighting WesternerMovie	Ling Yat	39
1935	SequoiaMovie	Sang Soo	39
1934	Gambling LadyMovie	Ching - Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)	38
1934	A Lost LadyMovie	Forrester's Cook	38
1934	Red MorningMovie	The Steward	38
1934	Happiness AheadMovie	Chinese Headwaiter	38
1934	The Crime DoctorMovie	Wah-Sing (uncredited)	38
1933	The Thrill HunterMovie	Wong, the Cook	37
1933	Cocktail HourMovie	Mori (uncredited)	37
1933	Tugboat AnnieMovie	Chow, the Cook (uncredited)	37
1933	The Narrow CornerMovie	Ah Kay, Saunder's Servant	37
1932	Red DustMovie	Hoy	36
1932	One Way PassageMovie	Hong Kong Curio Dealer (uncredited)	36
1932	The MouthpieceMovie	Chinese Waiter (Uncredited)	36
1932	Union DepotMovie	Chinese Man (uncredited)	36
1932	Shanghai ExpressMovie	Train Engineer (uncredited)	36
1932	The Bitter Tea of General YenMovie	Officer (uncredited)	36
1931	Night NurseMovie	Hospital Patient (uncredited)	35
1931	West of BroadwayMovie	Wing	35
1931	Gun SmokeMovie	Wong (uncredited)	35
1930	The Sea GodMovie	Sin Lee	34
1930	River's EndMovie	Eskimo	34
1930	Dangerous ParadiseMovie	Wang	34
1930	The Lone Star RangerMovie	The Barber (uncredited)	34
1930	Shadow RanchMovie	Camp Cook (uncredited)	34
1929	Chinatown NightsMovie	One of Riley's Henchmen	33
1929	Where East Is EastMovie	Servant (uncredited)	33
1929	The Delightful RogueMovie	Hi Lee	33
1928	The Way of the StrongMovie	Chinese Cook	32
1926	The Texas StreakMovie	Chinese Man (uncredited)	30
1926	Tell It to the MarinesMovie	Guard at Door of Besieged Clinic	30
1922	Hurricane's GalMovie	Sing	26