James Hong (born 1929) is an American actor, producer and director who has appeared in more than 600 films, TV shows and video games. He is one of the most prolific character actors of all time. His career began in the 1950s when he redubbed soundtracks of several Asian films. Notable roles include Hannibal Chew in Blade Runner (1982), David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Jeff Wong in Wayne's World 2 (1993), and Chi-Fu in Mulan (1998). Hong is also known for voicing Daolon Wong on the television series Jackie Chan Adventures and Mr. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
Film + Year Title Role Notes 1954 Dragonfly Squadron South Korean Pilot Trainee Uncredited 1955 Soldier of Fortune Chinese Policeman Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Fifth Brother Blood Alley Communist Soldier 1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Ogata, Serizawa Voice; uncredited Flight to Hong Kong Traffic Policeman Uncredited 1957 Battle Hymn Major Chong The Seventh Sin Chinese Officer China Gate Charlie 1959 Blood and Steel Japanese Draftsman Never So Few General Chao Uncredited 1960 The Human Vapor The Narrator, Mizuno Voice; English dub 1961 Flower Drum Song Head Waiter 1965 The Satan Bug Dr. Yang 1966 One Spy Too Many Prince Phanong Destination Inner Space Ho Lee The Sand Pebbles Victor Shu 1968 The Bamboo Saucer Archibald Independent film 1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project Dr. Chin The Hawaiians Ti Chong 1971 Fearless Fighters One Man Army Voice; English dub 1972 The Carey Treatment David Tao Hot Connections The Snooper Uncredited; also director 1974 Dynamite Brothers Wei Chin Blaxploitation film Chinatown Kahn, Evelyn's Butler China Girl Y.C. Chan 1976 No Deposit, No Return Ming Lo Bound for Glory Chili Joint Owner 1977 The World's Greatest Lover Yes Man #3 1978 Go Tell the Spartans The Old Man Libra Dr. Chin Short film 1979 The In-Laws Bing Wong Teen Lust N/A Also director 1980 Airplane! Japanese General 1981 True Confessions Wong, The Coroner So Fine Asian Man #1 1982 Blade Runner Hannibal Chew Yes, Giorgio Kwan 1983 Breathless Grocer 1984 Ninja III: The Domination Miyashima Missing in Action General Tran 1986 The Golden Child Dr. Hong Big Trouble in Little China David Lo Pan 1987 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise "Snotty" China Girl Gung Tu Independent film Black Widow Shin 1988 Vice Versa Kwo Hot to Trot Boss 1989 Tango & Cash Mr. Quan The Jitters Tony Yang Sr. The Vineyard Dr. Elson Po Also writer and director Tax Season Mr. Tagasaki Caged Fury Detective Randall Stoner 1990 The Two Jakes Kahn Shadowzone Dr. Van Fleet Too Much Sun Frank Sr. Dragonfight Asawa Bethune: The Making of a Hero Leung 1991 The Perfect Weapon Yung Missing Pieces Chang Mystery Date Fortune Teller Goodbye Paradise Cook Crime Lords Ling 1992 Talons of the Eagle Mr. Li Body Trouble "Boomer" 1993 Wayne's World 2 Jeff Wong Voice by Jim Downey L.A. Goddess Edward Merlin Leong Tao 1994 The Shadow Li Peng Femme Fontaine: Killer Babe for the C.I.A. Master Sun Operation Golden Phoenix Mr. Chang 1995 Bad Company Bobby Birdsong Tank Girl Che'tsai Operation Dumbo Drop Y B'ham Guns and Lipstick Mr. Song Cyber Bandits Tojo Yokohama Parmenion 1996 Infinity Abacus Operator Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite Sun The Secret Agent Club Mr. Yamata South Beach Academy Johnny Staccato Paper Dragons Master Tsai 1997 Bloodsport III Master Sun McHale's Navy Asian Leader Uncredited Red Corner Lin Shou Catherine's Grove Dr. Lee 1998 Mulan Chi Fu Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Broken Vessels Mr. Chen Breakout Mr. Wang 1999 G2: Mortal Conquest Parmenion Singapore Sling Adam Chance Also director 2000 The Art of War Ambassador Wu 2001 The Ghost Jing's Adoptive Father 2002 Hero Qin Emperor Voice; English dub The Biggest Fan Larson Direct-to-video The Idol Zao 2003 Pray Another Day General Hu Phlung Pu Short film Ghost Rock Weng 2004 Latin Dragon Mr. Rhee 2005 Forbidden Warrior Muraji, The Warlord American Fusion Dr. Wong 2006 Exit 38 Dr. Shen Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman Monk One Night with You Freddy Totally Awesome Mr. Yamagashi 2007 Sifu Voice; Direct-to-video Shanghai Kiss Mark Liu Direct-to-video Balls of Fury Master Wong Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! The High Lama Voice; Direct-to-video An Accidental Christmas Rico 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Mr. Wu Kung Fu Panda Mr. Ping Voice; Nominated – Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production 2010 Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime N/A How to Make Love to a Woman Sifu 2011 Tattoo The Old Man Short film Kung Fu Panda 2 Mr. Ping Voice; Nominated – Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production 2012 Safe Han Jiao Junk Yukio Tai 2013 R.I.P.D. Grandpa Jerry Chen The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone Faleaka Independent film Blunt Movie Travel Hang, Grandpa 2015 Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest Dr. Zin Voice; Direct-to-video Monkey King: Hero Is Back Old Monk Voice; English dub Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon Wizard Short film 2016 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Mr. Ping Voice; short film Kung Fu Panda 3 Voice Fortune Cookie Gui Po Better Criminal Harold Fat 2017 Unfallen Consulate 2018 Sherlock Gnomes Salt Shaker Voice cameo The Next Kill Shop Keep 2019 Grand-Daddy Day Care Walter Direct-to-video Abominable Yak Herder Voice cameo The Haunted Swordsman The Navigator Short film Cross 3 Mr. Moo Dropa Jin 2020 Beast Mode Pish Rudabaker 2021 Batman: Soul of the Dragon O-Sensei Voice; Direct-to-video Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Zong Shi Voice; streaming film 2022 Turning Red Mr. Gao Everything Everywhere All at Once Gong Gong Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Wendell & Wild Father Bests Voice; streaming film 2024 The Thundermans Return Gideon's Grandfather, Grandpa Giddy Streaming film Kung Fu Panda 4 Mr. Ping Voice
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