Biography
Spencer Chan (March 28, 1892 – January 12, 1988) was an American character actor of Chinese descent. He had a long career in numerous films. Chan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Kui Sing Chan (a pastor and court interpreter) and Loy Yau. His parents were Chinese immigrants, and they owned a house in Los Angeles's Boyle Heights neighborhood. Chan graduated college at the University of Southern California.Chan began appearing in Hollywood films in the 1930s, and also worked as an interpreter and casting agent when a script called for Chinese actors. Chan was considered an "atmosphere" player, along with Willie Fung, Frank Chew, Richard Loo and others.Chan died in January 1988 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 95. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 38
TV Shows 1
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Warning Shot (1967)
Once a Thief (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
The Midnight Story (1957)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
The Yellow Mountain (1954)
A Star Is Born (1954)
World for Ransom (1954)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Cripple Creek (1952)
Peking Express (1951)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Woman on the Run (1950)
The Breaking Point (1950)
A Lady Without Passport (1950)
Timber Fury (1950)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Chinese Ring (1947)
The Sea Hound (1947)
Singapore (1947)
Shoot to Kill (1947)
That Brennan Girl (1946)
Back to Bataan (1945)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Dragon Seed (1944)
The Purple Heart (1944)
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Casablanca (1943)
Destination Unknown (1942)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Wake Island (1942)
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Manpower (1941)
Trade Winds (1938)
Mad Holiday (1936)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-03-28
Deathday1988-01-09 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceShanghai, China
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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