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name: "Willie Fung"
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roles: []
born: "2 March 1896"
died: "16 April 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T00:21:07.003647+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Willie Fung

Actor. Born 2 March 1896 in Canton, China. Died 16 April 1945.

## Details

- **Born:** 2 March 1896, Canton, China
- **Died:** 16 April 1945
- **Active:** 1935–1940
- **Also known as:** Willy Fung
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 77 (3), 1940s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 71 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Fung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3569077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298699/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/134255

## Biography

Willie Fung, also credited as Willy Fung, was a Chinese-American character actor. Born in Canton, China, he performed on the stage in San Francisco before entering films with a debut in *Hurricane's Gal* (1922).

He appeared in more than 125 Hollywood films from 1922 to 1944, most often in uncredited or minor supporting roles as servants, cooks and labourers. Credited parts included Chung Hi in *The Letter* (1940), as well as roles in *Shanghai Express* (1932), *Lost Horizon* (1937) and *Ruggles of Red Gap* (1935). He also operated the New Moon Café restaurant in East Hollywood.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2)

- *The Letter* (1940), Fi1m 78, as Chung Hi — [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *Ruggles of Red Gap* (1935), Fi1m 84, as Willie - Chinese Servant — [page](https://film.one/film/ruggles-of-red-gap.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Lost Horizon* (1937), Fi1m 68, as Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md)
- *Shanghai Express* (1932), Fi1m 80, as Train Engineer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/shanghai-express.md)

## Complete filmography (116)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Jungle Terror* (1946), as Chang
- *The Black Swan* (1942), as Chinese Cook (uncredited)
- *Destination Unknown* (1942), as Farmer
- *Flying Tigers* (1942), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Half Way to Shanghai* (1942), as Mr. Wu
- *The Spoilers* (1942), as Chinese Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)
- *Meet the Stewarts* (1942), as Wong, Cook (uncredited)
- *Tortilla Flat* (1942), as Chin Kee, Fisherman
- *A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen* (1942), as Waiter at Golden Dragon
- *Tarzan's New York Adventure* (1942), as Sun Lee, the Chinese Tailor (uncredited)
- *The Tuttles of Tahiti* (1942), as Creditor (uncredited)
- *North to the Klondike* (1942), as Waterlily
- *The Gay Falcon* (1941), as Jerry
- *Burma Convoy* (1941), as Smitty
- *Badlands of Dakota* (1941), as Wong Lee
- *Saddle Mountain Roundup* (1941), as Fang Way
- *The Letter* (1940), as Chung Hi — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *Seven Sinners* (1940), as Charlie the Shopkeeper (uncredited)
- *The Great Profile* (1940), as Confucius
- *Buck Benny Rides Again* (1940), as Chinese Cook
- *Viva Cisco Kid* (1940), as Houseboy Wang
- *Barricade* (1939), as Yen
- *Hollywood Cavalcade* (1939), as Willie
- *Hawaiian Nights* (1939), as Murphy
- *Lady of the Tropics* (1939), as Ling
- *Maisie* (1939), as Lee, the Ranch Cook
- *The Girl and the Gambler* (1939), as Yen
- *6,000 Enemies* (1939), as Prisoner
- *The Gracie Allen Murder Case* (1939), as Houseboy
- *Nancy Drew... Reporter* (1939), as Mandarin Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
- *Honolulu* (1939), as Wong
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1938), as Willie
- *The Road to Reno* (1938), as Lame Duck
- *Pride of the West* (1938), as Sing Loo
- *Sinners in Paradise* (1938), as Ping
- *Border Wolves* (1938), as Ling Wong
- *International Settlement* (1938), as Chinese Bartender
- *Wells Fargo* (1937), as Wang - MacKay's Servant
- *The Trigger Trio* (1937), as Ranch Cook
- *Jungle Menace* (1937), as Chiang-Houseboy
- *Wee Willie Winkie* (1937), as Mohammet Dihn
- *The Big Shot* (1937), as Wu Ping
- *The Red Rope* (1937), as Lee Chin
- *Come on, Cowboys* (1937), as Fong
- *Top of the Town* (1937), as Prop Man
- *Git Along Little Dogies* (1937), as Sing Low
- *Lost Horizon* (1937), as Bandit Leader at Fuel Stop-over (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-horizon.md)
- *Secret Valley* (1937), as Tabasco the Cook
- *We Who Are About to Die* (1937), as Kwong
- *Stowaway* (1936), as Chang
- *College Holiday* (1936), as Chinese Man in Junk
- *Happy Go Lucky* (1936), as Coolie Fisherman
- *White Hunter* (1936), as Wong
- *The General Died at Dawn* (1936), as Bartender
- *Yellowstone* (1936), as Cook (uncredited)
- *Small Town Girl* (1936), as So-So
- *Call of the Prairie* (1936), as Wong
- *One Way Ticket* (1935), as Wing
- *Hop-a-long Cassidy* (1935), as Salem
- *China Seas* (1935), as Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)
- *Shanghai* (1935), as Wang
- *Oil for the Lamps of China* (1935), as Kin
- *Chinatown Squad* (1935), as Driver
- *Ruggles of Red Gap* (1935), as Willie - Chinese Servant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ruggles-of-red-gap.md)
- *The Fighting Westerner* (1935), as Ling Yat
- *Sequoia* (1935), as Sang Soo
- *Red Morning* (1934), as The Steward
- *Happiness Ahead* (1934), as Chinese Headwaiter
- *I Sell Anything* (1934), as Charlie (uncredited)
- *A Lost Lady* (1934), as Forrester's Cook
- *Gunfire* (1934), Actor
- *The Crime Doctor* (1934), as Wah-Sing (uncredited)
- *Gambling Lady* (1934), as Ching - Syndicate Board Member (uncredited)
- *Meet the Baron* (1933), as Chinese Man (uncredited)
- *Tugboat Annie* (1933), as Chow, the Cook (uncredited)
- *The Narrow Corner* (1933), as Ah Kay, Saunder's Servant
- *Cocktail Hour* (1933), as Mori (uncredited)
- *The Thrill Hunter* (1933), as Wong, the Cook
- *The Bitter Tea of General Yen* (1932), as Officer (uncredited)
- *Self Defense* (1932), as Charlie
- *The Mask of Fu Manchu* (1932), as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
- *Red Dust* (1932), as Hoy
- *One Way Passage* (1932), as Hong Kong Curio Dealer (uncredited)
- *Roar of the Dragon* (1932), as Chinese Sailor with Rifle
- *The Mouthpiece* (1932), as Chinese Waiter (Uncredited)
- *Shanghai Express* (1932), as Train Engineer (uncredited) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shanghai-express.md)
- *Panama Flo* (1932), as Bartender at Sadie's Place
- *Union Depot* (1932), as Chinese Man (uncredited)
- *West of Broadway* (1931), as Wing
- *Chinatown After Dark* (1931), as Ling Chi
- *Night Nurse* (1931), as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
- *Three Girls Lost* (1931), as Chinese Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *Gun Smoke* (1931), as Wong (uncredited)
- *River's End* (1930), as Eskimo
- *Shadow Ranch* (1930), as Camp Cook (uncredited)
- *The Sea God* (1930), as Sin Lee
- *Dangerous Paradise* (1930), as Wang
- *The Lone Star Ranger* (1930), as The Barber (uncredited)
- *The Delightful Rogue* (1929), as Hi Lee
- *Where East Is East* (1929), as Servant (uncredited)
- *The Far Call* (1929), as Wing
- *Chinatown Nights* (1929), as One of Riley's Henchmen
- *The Way of the Strong* (1928), as Chinese Cook
- *Tell It to the Marines* (1926), as Guard at Door of Besieged Clinic
- *The Yellow Back* (1926), as Chinese
- *The Texas Streak* (1926), as Chinese Man (uncredited)
- *The Two-Gun Man* (1926), as Quong
- *Chip of the Flying U* (1926), as Chinese Cook
- *The Blackbird* (1926), as Chinese Man (uncredited)
- *The Iron Horse* (1925), as Chinaman (uncredited)
- *Thundering Hoofs* (1924), as Cook (uncredited)
- *Her Temporary Husband* (1923), Actor
- *Thundergate* (1923), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *Drifting* (1923), as Chinese Policeman
- *Hurricane's Gal* (1922), as Sing

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