Sammee Tong was an American film and television character actor.
10 Facts About Sammee Tong
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Sammee Tong attempted to break into acting on the stage during the Depression, forming an act called the Three Celestials that played in neighborhood theaters and was booked into the Los Angeles Orpheum.
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Sammee Tong found he could not secure acting roles because of his ethnicity.
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Sammee Tong worked in Chinese nightclubs in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, where he sang and performed comedy routines.
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Sammee Tong signed with Columbia Pictures, and in 1934, he made his film debut in a bit part in the comedy film The Captain Hates the Sea.
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Sammee Tong returned to Hollywood in the early 1950s and took roles on television.
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Sammee Tong made his television debut in 1953 in an episode of You Are There.
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Sammee Tong had a role in the sequel series The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty.
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Sammee Tong spoke with an accent even though the actor was born in the United States.
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Sammee Tong, who lived alone and never married or had children, was found dead in his Palms, Los Angeles apartment by his close friend, Ben Wong, on October 27,1964.