Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/21/1901
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Sammy Tong
Sammee Tong
Biography
Sammee Tong (April 21, 1901 – October 27, 1964) was an American film and television character actor. He was best known for his starring role as John Forsythe's live-in houseboy/valet Peter Tong on the sitcom Bachelor Father, which aired on all three national networks from 1957 to 1962.
Tong signed with Columbia Pictures, and made his film debut in a bit part in the comedy film The Captain Hates the Sea (1934). In 1939 he returned to his home town as director of entertainment at the Chinese Village of San Francisco's World's Fair, and began the first Chinese radio hour on KSAN. Throughout the ...
Known For
Woman on the Run
as Witness to Suzie's Fall (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
as Chinese-American Convict
Daughter of Shanghai
as Chinese Alien in Airplane (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
as Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Suicide Battalion
as Papa Lily
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Chinese Civilian (uncredited)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Laundryman
China
as Aide to Japanese General
Only Angels Have Wings
as Sam the Cook
Love Before Breakfast
as Steward (uncredited)
Youth on Parole
as Chinese Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Yamane / Dr. Tabata (voice) (uncredited)
Hell Bound
as Murdered Seaman (uncredited)
For Those Who Think Young
as Clyde