Benson Fong

Benson Fong
鄺炳雄
Fong (left) and Gregory Peck in a publicity photo for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Born(1916-10-10)October 10, 1916
DiedAugust 1, 1987(1987-08-01) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1986
Spouse
(m. 1946)
Children5
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKuànɡ Bǐngxióng
Bopomofoㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
IPA[kʰwâŋ pìŋ.ɕjʊ̌ŋ]

Benson Fong (Chinese: 鄺炳雄;[1] October 10, 1916 – August 1, 1987) was an American character actor.

Born in Sacramento, California, Fong was from a mercantile family of Chinese extraction. After graduating from high school in Sacramento, he studied briefly in China before returning to Sacramento and opening a grocery store with a cousin.[2]

  1. ^ "好莱坞黄金年代亚裔演员漫谈(下)". ShareAmerica (in Chinese). 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Benson Fong Is Dead at 70; Was in Film and TV 40 Years". The New York Times. August 4, 1987. Retrieved 2010-08-17.