Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung was a film and television actor. He appeared in films such as Dragon Seed, Song of the Sarong, Experiment in Terror, Prisoner Of War, Operation Petticoat, China and The Hundred Days of the Dragon. Among the television programs he appeared in were Secret Agent X-9 and China Smith.

Clarence Lung
Born(1914-10-20)October 20, 1914
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1993(1993-10-15) (aged 78)
Quitman, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1972

Biography

Clarence was born in Idaho to George Lung and Lillian Pfeiffer. His parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up in Colorado with his mother and sister.

Clarence's television credits include Guys Like O'Malley, a story about an observation post during the Korean war, in which he appeared along with James Best and Neville Brand.[1] In film, one of his early roles was a small part in The Good Earth.[2] Later he played Attorney Yung in Experiment in Terror, a film that starred Glenn Ford and Lee Remick.[3] He had a supporting role in Dragon Seed that starred Katharine Hepburn.[4] In that film, he had the distinction of being the only American actor of Chinese descent to play an adult member of the Tan family and have screen credit.[5] He appeared alongside John Lupton and James Hong in the 1959 film Blood and Steel.[6]

Later on, he ran one of actor Benson Fong's Ah Fong restaurants in Los Angeles County.[7][8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1937The Good EarthUncredited
1943ChinaGuerrillaUncredited
1943Gung Ho!Japanese OfficerUncredited
1944The Fighting SeabeesJapanese OfficerUncredited
1944The Purple HeartJapanese LieutenantUncredited
1944Dragon SeedFourth Cousin
1944The Keys of the KingdomOrderlyUncredited
1945God Is My Co-PilotChinese CivilianUncredited
1945Song of the SarongLeaderUncredited
1945Secret Agent X-9TakahariSerial
1945First Yank Into TokyoMajor Ichibo
1945Prison ShipJapanese Radio OfficerUncredited
1946Lost City of the JungleChief TongaSerial, [Chs. 11-12]
1953ForbiddenWaiterUncredited
1954World for RansomJohnny Chan
1954Prisoner Of WarMVD Officer
1956The Rawhide YearsChinese StewardUncredited
1959Operation PetticoatSgt. Ramon Gillardo
1959Never So FewScoutUncredited
1959Blood and SteelJapanese Soldier
1960Walk Like a DragonEurasianUncredited
1961Bachelor in ParadiseBartenderUncredited
1961Blue HawaiiLonnie, BartenderUncredited
1962Experiment in TerrorAttorney YungUncredited
1970Which Way to the Front?Japanese Naval OfficerUncredited

References
  1. The Blade Thursday, September 8, 1960 TV and Radio Program Guide, Tonight's TV Key Previews 8:30P.M.-Channels 4, 4Cs, 35, 33: Producers ' Choice. "Guys LIke O'Malley" (Repeat)
  2. Movies Dvds New Releases The Good Earth (1937) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Rotten Tomatoes Experiment in Terror (1962)
  4. The Daily Times Beaver And Rochester Monday September 25, 1944 Seven Rialto Theatre
  5. The Films of Agnes Moorehead by Axel Nissen Page 57 Dragon Seed Notes
  6. World War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide by Terry Rowan Page 56
  7. "Dinner Menu". Valley News. 16 Apr 1965. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  8. "Birth of Chinese Restaurant Business". The Los Angeles Times. 11 Dec 1965. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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