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Sammee Tong

Acting
April 21, 1901
— October 27, 1964(63 years old)
San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity: 0
IMDb

Biography

Sammee Tong (April 21, 1901 – October 27, 1964) was an American film and television character actor. He was best known for his starring role as John Forsythe's live-in houseboy/valet Peter Tong on the sitcom Bachelor Father, which aired on all three national networks from 1957 to 1962. Tong signed with Columbia Pictures, and made his film debut in a bit part in the comedy film The Captain Hates the Sea (1934). In 1939 he returned to his home town as director of entertainment at the Chinese Village of San Francisco's World's Fair, and began the first Chinese radio hour on KSAN. Throughout...

Also Known As

Sammy Tong

Known For

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Hop Ling

Matinee Theater series poster (1955)
5.3

Matinee Theater

Hawaiian Eye series poster (1959)
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World movie poster (1963)
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Laundryman

Telephone Time series poster (1956)
6.5

Telephone Time

Bachelor Father series poster (1957)
6.2

Bachelor Father

Peter Tong

The Adventures of Spin and Marty series poster (1955)
6.6

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

Sam the Cook

Only Angels Have Wings movie poster (1939)
7.3

Only Angels Have Wings

Sam the Cook

General Electric Theater series poster (1953)
6.8

General Electric Theater

Peter Tong

Mickey series poster (1964)
7.0

Mickey

Sammy Ling

The Man Called X series poster (1956)
10.0

The Man Called X

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty series poster (1956)
8.5

Further Adventures of Spin and Marty

Sam the Cook

Photos of Sammee Tong

Filmography

1960s

For Those Who Think Young movie poster (1964)
5.7

For Those Who Think Young

Clyde

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World movie poster (1963)
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Laundryman

1950s

Suicide Battalion movie poster (1958)
6.3

Suicide Battalion

Papa Lily

The Midnight Story movie poster (1957)
6.1

The Midnight Story

Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Hell Bound movie poster (1957)
5.8

Hell Bound

Murdered Seaman (uncredited)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! movie poster (1956)
6.5

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata / misc. characters (voices) (uncredited)

Woman on the Run movie poster (1950)
6.8

Woman on the Run

Witness to Suzie's Fall (uncredited)

1940s

God Is My Co-Pilot movie poster (1945)
7.2

God Is My Co-Pilot

Chinese Civilian (uncredited)

China movie poster (1943)
6.9

China

Aide to Japanese General

1930s

Only Angels Have Wings movie poster (1939)
7.3

Only Angels Have Wings

Sam the Cook

Daughter of Shanghai movie poster (1937)
5.4

Daughter of Shanghai

Chinese Alien in Airplane (uncredited)

Youth on Parole movie poster (1937)
3.9

Youth on Parole

Chinese Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger movie poster (1936)
5.8

The Accusing Finger

Chinese-American Convict

Love Before Breakfast movie poster (1936)
6.1

Love Before Breakfast

Steward (uncredited)