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Victor Sen Yung

Actor | * 10/18/1915 († 65, 11/01/1980) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Victor Sen Young (born Victor Cheung Young orSen Yew Cheung; October 18, 1915 – body discovered November 9, 1980) was an American character actor, best known for playing Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films and Hop Sing in the western series Bonanza. He was born in San Francisco, California to Gum Yung Sen and his first wife, both immigrants from China. When his mother died during the flu epidemic of 1919, his father placed Victor and his younger sister, Rosemary, in a children's shelter, and returned to his homeland to seek another wife. He returned in 1922 with his new wife, Lovi Shee, once again forming a household with his two children. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on. ...

Murder Over New York

Certification unknown

1940 | 3.2/5 | 1h 5min
Crime, Mystery, Comedy, Thriller
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Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hote ...

Charlie Chan in Reno

Certification unknown

1939 | 3.3/5 | 1h 10min
Mystery, Thriller
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Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-marshaled out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really ...

Across the Pacific

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1942 | 3.3/5 | 1h 37min
Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the A ...

Charlie Chan in Panama

Certification unknown

1940 | 3.6/5 | 1h 6min
Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Comedy
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Movies with Victor Sen Yung as Actor(100)

1980 The Man with Bogart's Face
as Wei Chi1975 The Killer Elite
1973 The Red Pony
as Chuen1972 Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1970 The Hawaiians
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Oke Saki1968 A Flea In Her Ear
1962 Confessions of an Opium Eater
as Frankie Wing1961 Flower Drum Song
as Sammy Ching1958 She Demons
as Korean farmer1958 The Hunters
1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958 Jet Attack
as North Korean Sniper Prisoner1957 Men in War
1956 Accused of Murder
1956 Flight to Hong Kong
1956 The Rawhide Years
as Cpl. Wang1955 Blood Alley
1955 Soldier of Fortune
as John Wong1955 The Left Hand of God
1955 Jump Into Hell
as Detonation Ship Radioman1954 Port of Hell
as Sun Lee1954 The Shanghai Story
as Wang1954 Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954 Jubilee Trail
as Allan Chung1953 Forbidden
as Johnny Wing (uncredited)1953 Target Hong Kong
1953 The Blue Gardenia
as Tom1952 The Sniper
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)1952 Cripple Creek
1952 Hong Kong
1951 Valley of Fire
1951 The Law and the Lady
1951 Grounds for Marriage
1951 Peking Express
1951 Secrets of Monte Carlo
as Ignacio1951 The Groom Wore Spurs
as Mr. Sing1950 The Breaking Point
as MC at the Blue Duck (uncredited)1950 Key to the City
as Sammy Chung1950 Woman on the Run
as Long Time1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
1949 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Vincent1949 Red Light
as Hotel Proprietor1949 Chinatown at Midnight
as Johnny Han1949 State Department: File 649
as Major1949 The Sickle or the Cross
as Houseboy1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949 And Baby Makes Three
as Oriental Dock Worker1949 Tuna Clipper
as Sam1948 Half Past Midnight
as Tommy Chan1948 Docks of New Orleans
1948 Rogues' Regiment
1948 To the Ends of the Earth
as Tommy Chan1948 Shanghai Chest
as Tommy Chan (as Victor Sen Young)1948 The Golden Eye
as Tommy Chan1948 The Feathered Serpent
as Sam1947 Web of Danger
as Tommy Chan (as Victor Sen Young)1947 The Chinese Ring
as Chang1947 The Flame
1947 Intrigue
as Wing - Houseboy1947 The Crimson Key
1946 G.I. War Brides
as Jimmy Chan1946 Shadows Over Chinatown
as Jimmy Chan1946 Dangerous Money
as Jimmy Chan1946 The Trap
as Lin Chow1946 Dangerous Millions
as Omaya1945 Betrayal from the East
1944 Winged Victory
as Captain Po1943 Night Plane from Chungking
1943 Lost Angel
as Lin Wei1943 China
as Fu Yen1942 Secret Agent of Japan
1942 Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
as Jimmy Chan1942 Castle in the Desert
as Jimmy Takeo1942 Moontide
as Joe Totsuiko1942 Across the Pacific
1942 Manila Calling
as Wing (as Sen Yung)1942 A Yank on the Burma Road
as Jefferson Gow1942 The Mad Martindales
as Jimmy Chan1941 Dead Men Tell
as Jimmy Chan1941 Charlie Chan in Rio
as Gin Ling1941 They Met in Bombay
as Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)1940 Charlie Chan in Panama
as Jimmy Chan1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)1940 Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
as Jimmy Chan1940 Murder Over New York
as Ong Chi Seng1940 The Letter
as Jimmy Chan1939 Charlie Chan in Reno
as Jimmy Chan1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Undetermined Role1939 Barricade
as Harold Chong1939 20,000 Men a Year
as Chinese Entertainer with Sword1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 Escape to Paradise
as James Chan1938 Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Bellboy / Onlooker in Street1938 International Settlement
as Soldier1938 Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
as Wang1938 Shadows Over Shanghai
1937 The Good Earth
1937 Double or Nothing
1937 Thank You, Mr. Moto

TV Shows/Series with Victor Sen Yung as Actor(27)

as Soong1975 Barbary Coast
1972 The Paul Lynde Show
1972 Kung Fu
1970 Night Gallery
as Dr. Leo Kuh1968 Hawaii Five-O
1968 Here's Lucy
as Baron Kyosai1965 The Wild Wild West
1965 Get Smart
as Mayor Eto1965 The F.B.I.
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 Mickey
1961 Mister Ed
1961 87th Precinct
as Bartender1960 Thriller
as Dr. Wing Chin-Ni1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Hop Sing1959 Bonanza
1959 Hawaiian Eye
as Hon Lee1958 Yancy Derringer
1958 The Rifleman
as Magan1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Mickey Fong1957 Perry Mason
as Sheng1957 Perry Mason
1956 The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
1955 Navy Log
1954 Captain Midnight
1952 Terry and the Pirates
1952 Adventures of Superman

Born: Monday, 10/18 1915 (October) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 11/01 1980 (November) in North Hollywood (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Victor Sen Yung frequently works together with these people:
Barbara Stanwyck (31x, Actress)
Dabbs Greer (25x, Actor)
Philip Ahn (20x, Actor)
Ellen Corby (17x, Actress)
Ross Elliott (17x, Actor)
Ford Rainey (17x, Actor)
Richard Anderson (16x, Actor)
Mark Roberts (16x, Actor)
George N. Neise (15x, Actor)
Earl Derr Biggers (15x, Crew)
Richard Loo (15x, Actor)
Peter Leeds (15x, Actor)
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