James B. Leong

James B. Leong

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1889-11-02
Deathday: 1967-12-16 (78 years old)

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Biography

James B. Leong (born Leong But-jung and sometimes credited as Jimmy Leong) (November 2, 1889 - December 16, 1967) was a Chinese-American character actor and filmmaker who had a long career in Hollywood beginning during the silent era.

Leong was born in Shanghai, and he moved to the United States with his parents when he was young. He graduated from college in Muncie, Indiana, in 1915 and briefly worked at a newspaper before moving to Hollywood, where he worked at first as a technical director for filmmakers like D. W. Griffith and Wesley Ruggles.By 1919, he had started his own production company β€” James B. Leong Productions, later known as the Wah Ming Motion Picture Company β€” to show Chinese life as it really was. He had grown tired of seeing Chinese people portrayed as kidnappers and assassins on the screen. Under this banner, he wrote and directed the 1921 film Lotus Blossom. During that time, he had said he planned to write and direct four films a year, though it never to fruition, with a planned follow-up, The Unbroken Promise, never filmed.He took work as an actor, playing smaller roles in Hollywood films, as well as continuing to work as a technical director and dialect coach. He made money by growing of silk crops in the 1940s.He married Agatha Tarwater in 1934; the pair had a son together. Leong became a U.S. citizen in 1958.

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Filmography

all 38

Movies 38

Director 1

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

Movie
3.75
Ho Sang
I Was an American Spy

I Was an American Spy (1951)

Movie
Chinese Driver (uncredited)
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth (1948)

Movie
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Deception

Deception (1946)

Movie
Taoist Priest at Boy's Healing (uncredited)
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Movie
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Movie
4
Japanese Officer
Headin' for God's Country

Headin' for God's Country (1943)

Movie
Japanese Swordsman
Behind the Rising Sun

Behind the Rising Sun (1943)

Movie
Chen
Lady from Chungking

Lady from Chungking (1942)

Movie
Nura (uncredited)
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific (1942)

Movie
Wake Island

Wake Island (1942)

Movie
Guerilla Leader
A Yank on the Burma Road

A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)

Movie
Waiter
South of Pago Pago

South of Pago Pago (1940)

Movie
Chinese Si Fan Member
Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)

Movie
Importer
Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong (1939)

Movie
Police Sergeant
North of Shanghai

North of Shanghai (1939)

Movie
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

Movie
4.58
Officer
International Settlement

International Settlement (1938)

Movie
Ching Chu
Shadows of the Orient

Shadows of the Orient (1937)

Movie
Chinese Man (uncredited)
Midnight Blunders

Midnight Blunders (1936)

Movie
Henry Kee
Ace Drummond

Ace Drummond (1936)

Movie
Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Movie
5
Crewman
East of Java

East of Java (1935)

Movie
Chinese Man
Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad (1935)

Movie
Wong Henchman
The Mysterious Mr. Wong

The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)

Movie
Chinese Trader
The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong (1933)

Movie
4.71
Ling
Tangled Destinies

Tangled Destinies (1932)

Movie
Wong
The Heart Punch

The Heart Punch (1932)

Movie
A Rebel (uncredited)
Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express (1932)

Movie
Counselor (as Jimmy Leong)
Shanghai Lady

Shanghai Lady (1929)

Movie
Florist Henchman / High Priest (uncredited)
Welcome Danger

Welcome Danger (1929)

Movie
Singapore Joe
Come and Get It!

Come and Get It! (1929)

Movie
Lee Mandarin
China Slaver

China Slaver (1929)

Movie
The Grand Lama
The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer (1927)

Movie
Actor
The Silk Bouquet

The Silk Bouquet (1926)

Movie
Quan Foo
The Purple Dawn

The Purple Dawn (1923)

Movie
Director
Lotus Blossom

Lotus Blossom (1921)

Movie
Additional Dialogue
The Pagan God

The Pagan God (1919)

Movie

Ratings

Average 4.91
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1932
1937
1936
1961
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1889-11-02

Deathday
1967-12-16 (78 years old)

Birth Name
Leong But-jung

Birth Place
Shanghai, China

Citizenships
China, United States of America


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