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Benson Fong
American actor (1916-1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benson Fong (Chinese: 鄺炳雄;[1] October 10, 1916 – August 1, 1987) was an American character actor.
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Benson Fong 鄺炳雄 | |
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![]() Fong (left) and Gregory Peck in a publicity photo for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) | |
Born | (1916-10-10)October 10, 1916 |
Died | August 1, 1987(1987-08-01) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, US |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1936–86 |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
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Traditional Chinese | 鄺炳雄 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 邝炳雄 | ||||||||||
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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]