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Peter Chong (born John Kohnie Kuh, and sometimes credited as Goo Chong or Peter Chong Goe; December 2, 1898 – January 13, 1985) was a Chinese-American character actor who worked in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]

Peter Chong
Born	John Kohnie Kuh December 2, 1898 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Oberlin College
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Soo Yong ​ ​ (m. 1929; div. 1933)​ Eileen Loh ​ (m. 1945)​

Biography

Origins

Chong was born in 1898 at Honolulu, Hawaii.[2] He attended Oberlin College; he eventually earned a master's degree and a PhD.

Acting career

He appeared in a number of Broadway productions and had a vaudeville act before going to Hollywood to work in film.[3][4] When he arrived in Los Angeles, he was under contract at Warner Brothers.[5] He also worked part-time as an interpreter for the Los Angeles Police Department.[6] For much of his career, he was cast in Japanese, Indonesian, and Hawaiian roles — he didn't play a Chinese role until 1953.[7]

Personal life

He and his first wife, Ah He "Soo" Young, had a vaudeville act together.[8] His second marriage was to Eileen Loh, a schoolteacher; they had a daughter together named Molly.

Partial filmography

References

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