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Victor Wong

1927 - 2001

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Victor Gee Keung Wong (traditional Chinese: 黃自強; simplified Chinese: 黄自強; pinyin: Huáng Zìqiáng; Jyutping: Wong4 Zi6koeng4; July 30, 1927 – September 12, 2001) was an American actor, artist, and journalist of Chinese descent. He appeared in supporting roles in films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Chinese sorcerer Egg Shen in John Carpenter's cult film Big Trouble in Little China, royal adviser Chen Bao Shen in the Best Picture–winning The Last Emperor (1987), rural storekeeper Walter Chang in the comedy horror film Tremors (1990), and Grandpa Mori in the 3 Ninjas tetralogy (1992–1998). He also played several starring roles for independent filmmaker Wayne Wang, who described him as his "alter ego". Earlier in his career, Wong worked for KQED as an on-air reporter and later a pioneering photojournalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Wong is the 876th most popular actor (up from 2,757th in 2019), the 1,778th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,283rd in 2019) and the 442nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Victor Wong ranks 876 out of 13,578. Before her are Glenn Ford, Fred Ward, Patrick McGoohan, Ma Dong-seok, Nathalie Baye, and Mistinguett. After her are Claudine Auger, John Payne, Kareena Kapoor, Bob Gunton, Katina Paxinou, and Stewart Granger.

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Among people born in 1927, Victor Wong ranks 83. Before her are Hélène Langevin-Joliot, César Milstein, Margot Honecker, Ibrahim Ferrer, Lee Grant, and Hiroshi Yamauchi. After her are Robert Noyce, Jean-Claude Pascal, Kurt Masur, Steve Ditko, Rosemary Harris, and R. D. Laing. Among people deceased in 2001, Victor Wong ranks 52. Before her are Anna Mani, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Giovanni Leone, Seishiro Shimatani, Dương Văn Minh, and Chung Ju-yung. After her are Stanley Kramer, Michele Alboreto, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Liisi Oterma, Birendra of Nepal, and Edward Gierek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Victor Wong ranks 1,778 out of 20,380. Before her are Fred Ward (1942), Patrick McGoohan (1928), John Fogerty (1945), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Benjamin Butler (1818), and Paul Stanley (1952). After her are George Wald (1906), Edward C. Tolman (1886), George Carlin (1937), David Lane (1938), Jaco Pastorius (1951), and Michael Rockefeller (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Victor Wong ranks 442. Before her are Tom Lister Jr. (1958), Lee Grant (1927), Anthony Mann (1906), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Fred Ward (1942), and Patrick McGoohan (1928). After her are John Payne (1912), Bob Gunton (1945), Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Steve Carell (1962), Ethan Hawke (1970), and Mary Anderson (1918).

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