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- Magnum, P.I.1980
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- Cry for Happy1961
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- Ghost of the China Sea1958
- Hawaii Five-0: The Grandstand Play1971
- Hawaii Five-0: Three Dead Cows at Makapu1970
- Hawaii Five-0: F.O.B. Honolulu1971
- Hawaii Five-01968
- Hawaii Five-0: Once Upon a Time1969
- Hawaii Five-0: The 90-Second War1972
- Goodbye Paradise1991
- Hawaii Five-0: V for Vashon1972
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 ...
Kam Fong. Actor: Hawaii Five-O. The Asian-American actor Kam Fong, best known for his co-starring role as Chin Ho in the original Hawaii Five-O (1968) TV series, was born Kam Tong Chun on May 27, 1918 in Kalihi, Hawaii. (The name Fong was the result of a teacher incorrectly teaching him how to write his name. The name stuck and he later took it ...
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- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA
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- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Kam Fong. Actor: Hawaii Five-O. The Asian-American actor Kam Fong, best known for his co-starring role as Chin Ho in the original Hawaii Five-O (1968) TV series, was born Kam Tong Chun on May 27, 1918 in Kalihi, Hawaii. (The name Fong was the result of a teacher incorrectly teaching him how to write his name. The name stuck and he later took it as his legal name.) After graduating...
- May 27, 1918
- October 18, 2002
Oct 18, 2002 · 1961. Gidget Goes Hawaiian as Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited) 1958. Ghost of the China Sea as Pvt. Hakashima. All. Department. Kam Fong Chun (born Kam Tong Chun; May 27, 1918 – October 18, 2002) was an American police officer and actor, best known for his role as Chin Ho Kelly, a police detective on the CBS television network series Hawaii Five-O.
May 18, 2013 · Best known for his recurring role as Detective Chin Ho Kelly on the popular TV show, Hawaii Five-O, Kam Fong Chun overcame great personal hardship and family tragedy to ultimately attain success as a husband, father, police officer, businessman, and actor. His legacy of determination, resilience, and hard work is an inspiration to many.
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Oct 18, 2002 · Actor Kam Fong is best known for his role as police detective Chin Ho Kelly on the long-running television series "Hawaii Five-O." Fong did not begin acting until late in life. He worked at a ...
Oct 18, 2002 · Born Kam Tong Chun in Honolulu in 1918, he grew up in dire poverty, owing to a split in his family -- over his father's extramarital affair -- that led to his father's exile from the family business. His mother supported the family, in part, by making bootleg whiskey, and he spent a part of his childhood hiding her product from the police.