
James Hong
Biography
James Hong (born February 22, 1929) is a Chinese American actor and former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA). A prolific acting veteran, Hong's career spans over 50 years and includes more than 350 roles in film, television, and video games.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
The Thundermans Return as Grandpa Giddy
2024Kung Fu Panda 4 as Mr. Ping (voice)
2023American Born Chinese as Jade Emperor
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Grandpa (voice)
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Grandpa / Wing Medicine Customer (voice)
2023The Muppets Mayhem as Chef Dan
2023The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms as Chuck Lee
2022Wendell & Wild as Father Bests (voice)
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Mr. Ping (voice)
2022Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once as Self
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage as Self
2022Everything Everywhere All at Once as Gong Gong
2022Turning Red as Mr. Gao (voice)
2021Poorly Drawn Lines as Mr. Tran
2021Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Zong Shi (voice)
2021More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
2021Batman: Soul of the Dragon as O-Sensei (voice)
2020Beast Mode as Pish Rudabaker
2020P.O.K. Save the Island as Head Elder
2019The Haunted Swordsman as The Navigator
2019Dropa as Jin
2019Cross: Rise of the Villains as Mr. Woo
2019Abominable as Yak Leader (voice)
2019Grand-Daddy Day Care as Walter
2018Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny as Mr. Ping (voice)
2018The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Confucius
2018Kung Fu Panda: The Emperors Quest as Mr. Ping (Voice)
2018Sherlock Gnomes as Salt Shaker (voice)
2017Unfallen as Consulate
2016Better Criminal as Harold Fat
2016Rush Hour as Dragon
2016Fortune Cookie as Gui Po
2016Kung Fu Panda 3 as Mr. Ping (voice)
2016Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Mr. Ping (voice)
2015Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon as Wizard
2015China, Il The Musical as Wise Old Monk
2015Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest as Dr. Zin (voice)
2015The Dog Who Saved Summer as Mr. Lee
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Windmill Monster (voice)
2014Star Wars Rebels as Azmorigan (voice)
2014Kung Fu Panda | Legends of Awesomeness: The Midnight Stranger Vol.4 as Mr. Ping (voice)
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as William May
2013The Blacklist as The Coroner
2013Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Mr. Ping (Voice)
2013R.I.P.D. as Nick's Avatar / Jerry Chen
2013Summoned as Frank
2013Teen Titans Go! as Turtle (voice)
2013Blunt Movie as Travel Hang
2013The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone as Faleaka
2012Incredible Crew
2012Junk as Yukio Tai
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Ho Chan (voice)
2012Elementary as Meng Zhou
2012The First Family as Benny
2012Safe as Han Jiao
2012Key & Peele as Mr. Shin
2011China, IL as Wise Old Monk (voice)
20112 Broke Girls as Mr. Chang
2011Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness as Mr. Ping (voice)
2011Trinity Goodheart as Mr. Kwon
2011Kung Fu Panda 2 as Mr. Ping (voice)
2011A.N.T. Farm as Kenny
2011Tattoo as The Old Man
2010Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Mr. Ping (voice)
2010Gigantic as Restaurant Owner
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Jin Leung
2010Pair of Kings as Shaman
2010Pair of Kings as Head Elder
2010Pair of Kings as Timothy Kalooka-Khan
2010Pair of Kings as Judge
2010Regular Show as Mr. Zhang / Luggage Handler (voice)
2010Regular Show as Keith (voice)
2010Regular Show as Warlock / Manager (voice)
2010How to Make Love to a Woman as Sifu
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Chen / Red Wizard (voice)
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Chen (voice)
2010Generator Rex
2008The Day the Earth Stood Still as Mr. Wu
2008Adventures of Johnny Tao as Sifu
2008Kung Fu Panda as Mr. Ping (voice)
2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner as Self
2007An Accidental Christmas as Rico
2007Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling as Self
2007Chowder as Lo Mein (voice)
2007The Big Bang Theory as Chen
2007Chuck as Ben Lo Pan
2007Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! as The High Lama (voice)
2007Balls of Fury as Master Wong
2007Hollywood Chinese as Self
2007Shanghai Kiss as Mark Liu
2007Andy Barker, P.I. as Jon Leibowitz
2007In Case of Emergency
2006One Night with You as Freddy
2006Totally Awesome as Mr. Yamagashi
2006Exit 38 as Dr. Shen
2006Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman as Monk (voice)
2006Dragon Dynasty as Gao
2006The Loop as Chen Ming
2005Bones as Joseph Han
2005The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as Uncle Eddie (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Tashi (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender as Mayor Tong (voice)
2005Zoey 101 as Mr. Takato
2005American Fusion as Dr. Wong
2004Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
2004Sucker Free City as Kwok
2004Latin Dragon as Mr. Rhee
2004Ghost Rock as Weng
2004Forbidden Warrior as Muraji, The Warlord
200310-8: Officers on Duty
2003Las Vegas as Monk Soli Tendar
2003Teen Titans as Professor Chang (voice)
2003Lost at Home
2002The Idol as Zao
2002Hero as Qin Emperor (voice)
2002The Biggest Fan as Larson
2001Epoch as Ambassador Po
2001The Chronicle as David Lo Pan
2001The Division as Chinese Businessman
2001The Division as Professor Carson Chen
2001The Ghost as Jing's Adoptive Father
2000Jackie Chan Adventures as Daolon Wong (voice)
2000The Art of War as Ambassador Wu
2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' as Self
2000Malcolm in the Middle as Mr. Li
1999G-2 as Parmenion
1999Singapore Sling as Adam Chance
1999The West Wing as Chinese Ambassador
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sweatshop Owner
1998Breakout as Mr. Wang
1998Charmed as Zen Master
1998The King of Queens as Mr. Soo
1998Mulan as Chi Fu (voice)
1998Broken Vessels as Mr. Chen
1997Red Corner as Lin Shou
1997Catherine's Grove as Doctor Lee
1997McHale's Navy as Asian Leader (uncredited)
1997The Practice as Min Wong
1996Bloodsport III as Master Sun
1996Millennium as Monk
1996Infinity as Abacus Adder
1996South Beach Academy as Johnny Staccato
1996The Pretender as Mr. Lee
1996Malcolm & Eddie
1996The Secret Agent Club as Mr. Yamata
1996Nash Bridges as Terry Wong
1996Bloodsport II as Sun
1996Paper Dragons as Master Tsai
1995The Drew Carey Show as Government Worker
1995Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities as Host
1995Guns & Lipstick as Mr. Song
1995Operation Dumbo Drop as Y B'ham
1995Triplecross as Old Chinese Man
1995Gladiator Cop as Parmenion
1995Tank Girl as Che'tsai
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Baba / Mr. Sung (voice)
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Emperor (voice)
1995Cyber Bandits as Tojo Yokohama
1995Bad Company as Bobby Birdsong
1994Operation Golden Phoenix as Mister Chang
1994Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery as Nathan
1994Friends as Hoshi
1994Chicago Hope as Dr. Tsu
1994The Shadow as Li Peng
1994Femme Fontaine: Killer Babe for the C.I.A. as Master Sun
1994Ellen as The Waiter
1994Silent Fury
1993Wayne's World 2 as Jeff Wong
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Qwan Lok
1993Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Grandfather Chow
1993SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993The X-Files as Hard-Faced Man
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Lee Pow
1993L.A. Goddess as Edward
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Dalai Lama
1992Talons of the Eagle as Mr. Li
1992Joker's Wild as Boomer
1992Forever Knight
1992Merlin as Leong Tao
1992Missing Pieces as Chang
1991Goodbye Paradise as Cook
1991Home Improvement as Dave
1991Mystery Date as Fortune Teller
1991The Crime Lords as Ling
1991The Perfect Weapon as Yung
1991Too Much Sun as Frank, Sr.
1990Partners in Life as M.C.
1990The Two Jakes as Kahn
1990Framed as Mr. Chew
1990Dragonfight as Asawa
1990Last Flight Out as Insp. Quang
1990Caged Fury as Detective Randall Stoner
1990Shadowzone as Dr. Van Fleet
1989Tango & Cash as Quan
1989Booker
1989Nasty Boys as Oscar
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989The Jitters as Tony Yang Sr.
1989Seinfeld as Maître d'
1989The Vineyard as Dr. Elson Po
1989The Rocket Boy as Mr. Wong
1989Deadlock as Arman Benru
1989Brotherhood of the Rose as Col. Chan
1989The Karen Carpenter Story as Dr. Dentworth
1988Murphy Brown as Supervisor Monk
1988War of the Worlds as Soo Tak
1988Question of Faith as Li
1988Hot to Trot as Boss
1988China Beach
1988Vice Versa as Kwo
1988Tax Season as Mr. Tagasaki
1987Jake and the Fatman as Hiram
1987China Girl as Gung Tu
1987Beauty and the Beast
1987Tour of Duty as Quang
1987Tour of Duty as Jimmy
1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise as Snotty
1987Harry's Hong Kong as Mr. Yu
1987Black Widow as H. Shin
1986The Golden Child as Doctor Hong
1986Big Trouble in Little China as David Lo Pan
1985MacGyver as Kuang
1985MacGyver as Lee Wenying
1985MacGyver as Commissioner Chu
1985The Equalizer as Sirit Bansari
1985Stingray
1985Blade in Hong Kong as Key Tam
1984Crazy like a Fox
1984Missing in Action as Gen. Trau
1984Tales from the Darkside as Chow Ting
1984Who's the Boss?
1984Hunter as Chang
1984Hunter as Henry Chin
1984Miami Vice as Riochi Tanaka
1984Ninja III: The Domination as Miyashima
1984Airwolf as General Rangavara
1983China Rose as Professor Chen
1983Manimal as Grandfather Tan
1983Breathless as Grocer
1983The A-Team as Byron Fong / General Chow
1983The A-Team as Wan Chu
1983Inspector Perez as Benson Liu
1982Marco Polo as Phags Pa
1982St. Elsewhere as Mr. Wong
1982Yes, Giorgio as Kwan
1982Blade Runner as Chew
1982The Letter as Old Man
1982Cagney & Lacey as Mr. Nguyen
1982T. J. Hooker as Dr. Lou Hong
1982T. J. Hooker as Mr. Hong
1981Falcon Crest as Charles Fong
1981True Confessions as Coroner Wong
1981So Fine as Asian Man #1
1981Dynasty
1980Magnum, P.I. as Han
1980The Return of Frank Cannon as Yutong
1980Airplane! as Japanese General
1980The Hustler of Muscle Beach as Desk Clerk
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1979When Hell Was in Session as Nguyen
1979Hart to Hart as Holy Man
1979The In-Laws as Bing Wong
1979Mandrake as Theron
1978My Husband Is Missing as Quan Dong
1978Libra as Dr. Chin
1978Taxi as Wealthy Passenger
1978Go Tell the Spartans as The Old Man
1978Last of the Good Guys as Japanese Man
1978Dr. Scorpion as Ho Chin
1977The World's Greatest Lover as Yes Man #3
1977Panic in Echo Park as Larry Lee
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977Bethune as General Nieh
1976Bound for Glory as Chili Joint Owner
1976Charlie's Angels as Prof. Perkins
1976Baa Baa Black Sheep as Col. Ikuda
1976No Deposit, No Return as Ming Lo
1976Jigsaw John as Frank Chen
1976The Bionic Woman
1975Wonder Woman as Oshima
1975Starsky & Hutch as Su Long
1975Switch as Wang
1975S.W.A.T.
1975Khan!
1975Baretta
1974Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders as Prior
1974The Missiles of October as U.N. Secretary-General U Thant
1974The Missiles of October as U Thant - U.N. Secretary-General
1974The Rockford Files as Forensic Expert Kumagi
1974Harry O
1974Chinatown as Evelyn's Butler
1974The Dynamite Brothers as Wei Chin
1974China Girl as Y.C. Chan
1973Sunshine as Dr. Wilde
1973The New Perry Mason
1973Pueblo as Super C
1972Kung Fu as Chun Yen
1972Kung Fu as Yam Tin
1972Kung Fu as Lin
1972Kung Fu as Han Tsung
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Francisco as Robert Lee
1972The Bob Newhart Show as The Man
1972The Rookies
1972Anna and the King
1972The Carey Treatment as David Tao
1972Hot Connections as The Snooper
1972Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Hsiang
1971Earth II as Chinese Military Official
1971McMillan & Wife as James Hong
1971A Tattered Web as Police Surgeon
1971Cannon
1971The Forgotten Man as Maj. Thon
1971Fearless Fighters as One Man Army (voice, English dub)
1971All in the Family as Doctor (uncredited)
1970The Hawaiians as Ti Chong
1970Colossus: The Forbin Project as Dr. Chin
1969The Bill Cosby Show as Doctor #2
1968The Bamboo Saucer as Archibald
1968Here's Lucy as Lee Wong
1968Hawaii Five-O as James Watanu
1968Hawaii Five-O as Tot Kee
1968Hawaii Five-O as Eric Ling
1968Hawaii Five-O as Soong Chien
1968Nobody's Perfect as Narrator
1968Jimi Hendrix: Experience as Old Man
1967Ironside
1966The Sand Pebbles as Victor Shu
1966CBS Playhouse
1966Mission: Impossible as Yin
1966Family Affair
1966One Spy Too Many as Prince Phanong
1966Destination Inner Space as Ho Lee
1965The F.B.I. as Tom Kagawa
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Chan
1965The Satan Bug as Dr. Yang
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Mr. Chang
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Prince Phanong
1964Mickey
1963The Fugitive as Edward Hee
1963The Outer Limits as Wen Li
1962Ensign O'Toole as Headwaiter
1962The Lloyd Bridges Show as Priest
1961Flower Drum Song as Headwaiter
1961Ben Casey as Harry Lee
196187th Precinct as Mike II
1961Dragon by the Tail as Sam Wong
1960The Human Vapor as Narrator / Mizuno
1960The Islanders as Wu Pan
1960The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Sam Wong
1960Checkmate as Louis Quong
1960Hong Kong as Chen
1960Hong Kong as Lung Poi
1959Never So Few as General Chao
1959Blood and Steel as Japanese Draftsman
1959Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian Eye as Hop Toy
1959Adventures in Paradise as Lim Fong
1959Adventures in Paradise as Kim Fong
1959Johnny Ringo as Charlie Chung
1959Bonanza as Hop Sing's #3 Cousin
1959Bonanza as Hop Sing's Cousin
1959One Step Beyond as Tour Guide
1958Bat Masterson as Ching Sun
1958The Donna Reed Show
1958Peter Gunn
1958Nightmare at Ground Zero as Soldier
1957Tombstone Territory as Lum Chen
1957Zorro
1957Perry Mason as Dean Chang
1957Perry Mason as Louis Kew
1957Sugarfoot as Hatchetman
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
1957The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Young Man
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Chung Lin
1957The Seventh Sin as Chinese Officer
1957China Gate as Charlie
1957Battle Hymn as ROK Maj. Chong (uncredited)
1956Flight to Hong Kong as Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Ogata / Dr. Serizawa / Hagiwara (voice) (uncredited)
1956The Man Called X
1955Blood Alley as Communist Soldier
1955Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Fifth Brother (uncredited)
1955Soldier of Fortune as Chinese Policeman (uncredited)
1955The Millionaire as Lee - Waiter
1954The Shanghai Story as Driver (uncredited)
1954Dragonfly Squadron as South Korean Pilot Trainee
1953Letter to Loretta as Lee Chan
1953The Oscars as Self
1952Four Star Playhouse as Cpl. Ikura
1951Dragnet
—Pinocchio and the Water of Life as (voice)
—Gimme My Money as The Maître D'
—This Is the Life







