James Hong (born February 22, 1929; 96 years old) is an American actor, director and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA). A prolific acting veteran, Hong's career spans more than 50 years and includes more than 350 roles in film, television, and video games.
He is best remembered for his film roles as the immortal ghost sorcerer David Lo Pan in John Carpenter’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, Kahn the Butler in Chinatown, Hannibal Chew in Blade Runner, Jeff Wong in Wayne's World 2, Master Hong in Balls of Fury, Jerry Chen in R.I.P.D. and Gong Gong Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
His well known voice acting credits includes Chi-Fu in Mulan, Premier Chen in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Daolon Wong in Jackie Chan Adventures, Zong Shi in Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, O-Sensei in Batman: Soul of the Dragon, Mr. Gao in Turning Red, Father Bests in Wendell and Wild and Mr. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
In an homage to Lo Pan, Hong voiced Ho Chan in the 2012 TV series episode, "A Chinatown Ghost Story".
External links[]
- James Hong at the Internet Movie Database
- James Hong at Wikipedia