Never mind the legendary Lon Chaney Jr., "Man of a Thousand Faces", Mr. Hong has been in an estimated six-hundred credits to his name, utilizing the same face and voice. To me, the most amazing part of his career is how he started: ... To please his parents, Hong graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in civil engineering. While working for Los Angeles County building roads, he continued to try to find work as an actor and comedian. His big break came on a TV show called "You Bet Your Life," hosted by Groucho Marx. "I did impersonations of Groucho, James Cagney, and so forth," Hong said. ... The entire story of the great man, as found on CNN Entertainment: He's probably been in more movies than any actor in history. My most memorable sighting: "The Chinese Restaurant", the 11th episode of the second season of Seinfeld. It first aired on 23 May 1991. Your favourite role of Mr. Hong?
"Cartwright!" Blade Runner: "I do eyes. Only eyes." I think the first movie I saw him in was The Golden Child.
439 credits, jebus. Always an instant smile for me when he comes on screen. Yeah, Big Trouble in Little China gets my vote. James Hong - IMDb
One of my favorite James Hong characters is Mr. Ping, the adoptive father of Po in the "Kung Fu Panda" animated movies.
James Hong is terrific as Bing Wong Just watching Alan Arkin not laugh through this whole scene onboard...
From CNN Entertainment: There's a move to get Hollywood's most prolific actor a star on the Walk of Fame.
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The 'old man' make-up job on him for "Big Trouble In Little China" is quite marvelous... plus, his GREAT delivery of the line: "Now, this REALLY pisses me off to no end!"
I watch a lot of old movies and he pops up all the time. I love James Hong spotting. It probably deserves to be a drinking game!
He was quoting Big Trouble lines from memory on the CBS morning show interview. What a great role. He's one of those actors that makes you smile when you realize he's in a scene, even if it's only a bit part.
