Image: Wikimedia CommonsVictor Wong
Chinese American actor (1927-2001)
- Born July 30, 1927
- 7 movies
Victor Wong was an American actor, artist and journalist who worked as an on-air reporter and photojournalist at KQED before acting. In the 1980s and 1990s he played the sorcerer Egg Shen in Big Trouble in Little China, royal adviser Chen Bao Shen in The Last Emperor, storekeeper Walter Chang in Tremors and Grandpa Mori in the 3 Ninjas films, and took several starring roles for director Wayne Wang.
Victor Wong appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1985 to 1997. Most of that work is in comedy, horror and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Carpenter (3), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (2), John Lone (2), Dennis Dun (2).
Known for
- Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Egg Shen. Played the Chinese sorcerer in John Carpenter’s film.
- The Last Emperor (1987), Chen Bao Shen. Played the royal adviser in the Best Picture winner.
- Tremors (1990), Walter Chang. Played the rural storekeeper in the comedy horror film.
- Prince of Darkness (1987). One of his late-1980s film roles.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Victor Wong been in?
- Victor Wong appears in Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Tremors (1990), Bloodsport (1988), The Last Emperor (1987), Prince of Darkness (1987), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Year of the Dragon (1985) on The Remote.
- When was Victor Wong born?
- Victor Wong was born on 30 July 1927.
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