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Kam Fong Chun was born in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. A 1938 graduate of President William McKinley High School, he worked at Pearl Harbor shipyard in his 20s as a boiler maker and was a witness to the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. After the death of his first wife and two eldest children in 1944, he applied for a ...
Jan 11, 2023 · Kam Fong Chun played Detective Chin Ho Kelly on the classic TV show Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1978. He was born in Honolulu, survived the Pearl Harbor attack, and became a police officer and an actor after the war.
- Jeff Somers
Kam Fong was a Hawaiian-born actor who played Chin Ho in the original Hawaii Five-O TV series. He was also a police officer, a Pearl Harbor worker, and a Pearl Harbor victim during WWII.
- January 1, 1
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA
- January 1, 1
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Learn about the life and career of Kam Fong, the Asian-American actor who played Chin Ho in Hawaii Five-O. Find out his birth name, police service, family, trivia and more on IMDb.
- May 27, 1918
- October 18, 2002
May 18, 2013 · Learn about the life and achievements of Kam Fong Chun, a former Honolulu police officer who became a star of Hawaii Five-O and a successful actor. He overcame personal hardship, family tragedy, and career challenges to become a role model for many.
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Nov 1, 2002 · Kam Fong Chun, known on television as Detective Chin Ho Kelly in the popular crime series ''Hawaii Five-O,'' died here on Oct. 18. He was 84. The cause was lung cancer, his family said.
Oct 30, 2002 · The statement said Chun could never understand how "a poor barefoot boy from Kalihi" could wind up on a Hollywood sound stage. When he appeared on "Five-O" Chun adopted the stage name Kam Fong. He appeared on the successful CBS show from 1968 to 1978, starring as the trusty colleague of "Five-O" lead Jack Lord, who played Steve McGarrett.
