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Yee Keung Victor Wong was an American actor, artist, and journalist. A fourth-generation Chinese-American, he appeared in numerous supporting roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He is widely known for his role as Chinese sorcerer Egg Shen in John Carpenter's 1986 cult film Big Trouble in Little China, and royal adviser Chen Bao Shen in the Best Picture-winning historical epic The Last Emperor.
Birth Name
Yee Keung Victor Wong
Born
Saturday, 30 July 1927
Died
Wednesday, 12 September 2001
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | Grandpa Mori / Mori Tanaka "el abuelo | 1998 |
Seven Years in Tibet | Chinese 'Amban' | 1997 |
My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha | Himself | 1997 |
Poltergeist: The Legacy | Lee Tzin-Soong | 1996 |
The Devil Takes a Holiday | Chi Chi | 1996 |
Paper Dragons | Master Chang | 1996 |
Jade | Mr. Wong | 1995 |
The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Henry Nakai | 1995 |
The Adventurers | Uncle Nine | 1995 |
3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up | Grandpa | 1995 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | Grandpa Mori / Mori Tanaka "el abuelo | 1998 |
Seven Years in Tibet | Chinese 'Amban' | 1997 |
My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha | Himself | 1997 |
Poltergeist: The Legacy | Lee Tzin-Soong | 1996 |
The Devil Takes a Holiday | Chi Chi | 1996 |
Paper Dragons | Master Chang | 1996 |
Jade | Mr. Wong | 1995 |
The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Henry Nakai | 1995 |
The Adventurers | Uncle Nine | 1995 |
3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up | Grandpa | 1995 |
3 Ninjas Kick Back | Grandpa Mori Shintaro / Grandpa | 1994 |
Due South | Coo | 1994 |
The Joy Luck Club | Old Chong | 1993 |
Cageman | Sissy | 1992 |
3 Ninjas | Grandpa / Grandpa Mori Tanaka | 1992 |
The Ice Runner | Fyodor | 1992 |
Mystery Date | Janitor | 1991 |
Forbidden Nights | Ho | 1990 |
Tremors | Walter Chang | 1990 |
Fatal Vacation | Grandpa | 1990 |
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive | Blind Man | 1989 |
Eat a Bowl of Tea | Wah Gay | 1989 |
A Fine Romance | Lon Mo Wah | 1989 |
Midnight Caller | Phil Wong | 1988 |
Prince of Darkness | Prof. Howard Birack / Howard Birack | 1987 |
The Last Emperor | Chen Pao Shen | 1987 |
Beauty and the Beast | Dr. Wong | 1987 |
The Golden Child | The Old Man / The Old Goupa | 1986 |
Shanghai Surprise | Ho Chong | 1986 |
Big Trouble in Little China | Egg Shen | 1986 |
Year of the Dragon | Harry Yung | 1985 |
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Uncle Tam | 1985 |
American Playhouse | Fung Leung | 1982 |