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Spencer Chan was a Chinese American character actor who had a long career in film and television.
Birth Name
Spencer Edward Chan
Born
Monday, 28 March 1892
Died
Saturday, 09 January 1988
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Zandy's Bride | Chinese Vendor #2 | 1974 |
| Herbie Rides Again | Presentation Guest | 1974 |
| The World's Greatest Athlete | Commuter | 1973 |
| McMillan & Wife | Passerby | 1971 |
| One More Train to Rob | Townsman | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Race Spectator | 1970 |
| The Phynx | Meeting Guest | 1970 |
| Here's Lucy | Worker | 1968 |
| Mannix | Shopper | 1967 |
| The Flying Nun | Waiter | 1967 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Zandy's Bride | Chinese Vendor #2 | 1974 |
| Herbie Rides Again | Presentation Guest | 1974 |
| The World's Greatest Athlete | Commuter | 1973 |
| McMillan & Wife | Passerby | 1971 |
| One More Train to Rob | Townsman | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Race Spectator | 1970 |
| The Phynx | Meeting Guest | 1970 |
| Here's Lucy | Worker | 1968 |
| Mannix | Shopper | 1967 |
| The Flying Nun | Waiter | 1967 |
| Warning Shot | Inquest Spectator | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Summit Attendee / Waiter | 1967 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Captain | 1966 |
| The Monkees | Restaurant Patron | 1966 |
| The Glass Bottom Boat | Chef | 1966 |
| Batman | Party Guest / Convict | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Lum Fong | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Pipe Smoker / Restaurant Patron | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Townsman | 1965 |
| Once a Thief | Chinese Priest / Chinese Priest (Uncredited) | 1965 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Man | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Consul Member / Party Guest / Passerby / Priest / Representative / Thrush Agent | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Restaurant Patron | 1964 |
| The Rogues | Plane Passenger | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Street Vendor | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Townsman | 1963 |
| A Girl Named Tamiko | Restaurant Patron | 1962 |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Foreign Official | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Juror | 1962 |
| Two Weeks in Another Town | Commuter at Airport | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Townsman | 1962 |
| A Majority of One | Ship Passenger | 1961 |
| Flower Drum Song | Doctor Chou | 1961 |
| Frontier Circus | Worker | 1961 |
| Twenty Plus Two | Bartender | 1961 |
| Go Naked in the World | Servant | 1961 |
| Klondike | Townsman | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Party Guest | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Townsman | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Waiter | 1960 |
| Walk Like a Dragon | Man at Slave Auction | 1960 |
| Ice Palace | Asian Worker | 1960 |
| Never So Few | Merchant | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Club Patron | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Chu | 1959 |
| Laramie | Cafe Proprietor / Townsman | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Townsman / Workman / Chinese Elder | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Townsman | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | Immigrant | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Club Patron | 1958 |
| Lawman | Workman | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Townsman | 1958 |
| Hong Kong Confidential | Boat Passenger | 1958 |
| Bronco | Townsman / Chang | 1958 |
| The Hunters | Bartender | 1958 |
| China Doll | Dealer | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Poker Player | 1958 |
| The Californians | Townsman / Vendor | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Courtroom Spectator | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Houseboy / Band Member | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Waiter / Baggage Man / Railroad Worker | 1957 |
| Man of a Thousand Faces | Chinese Extra in Bullpen | 1957 |
| The Midnight Story | Restaurant Patron | 1957 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Extra | 1956 |
| Flight to Hong Kong | Reporter | 1956 |
| The Revolt of Mamie Stover | Passerby on Street | 1956 |
| Trial | Man at Defense Fund Rally | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Townsman | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Coolie | 1955 |
| Blood Alley | Villager | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Chong | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Head of Procession | 1955 |
| This Island Earth | Dr. Hu Ling Tang | 1955 |
| The Yellow Mountain | Miner | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Actor at Payroll Window | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Citizen | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Hikado | 1954 |
| World for Ransom | Club Patron | 1954 |
| Forbidden | Dr. Chin | 1953 |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Commuter at Airport | 1953 |
| April in Paris | Delegate | 1952 |
| Terry and the Pirates | Citizen | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Man freeing Hoppy | 1952 |
| Cowboy G-Men | Soong Li | 1952 |
| Big Jim McLain | Nightclub Patron | 1952 |
| Cripple Creek | Ah Fong | 1952 |
| Macao | Hood | 1952 |
| Hong Kong | Vendor | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Waiter | 1952 |
| Valley of Fire | Chinese Waiter | 1951 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Scientific Delegate | 1951 |
| The Law and the Lady | Chinese Servant | 1951 |
| China Corsair | Gambling House Extra | 1951 |
| Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | Wong - the Warden's Houseboy | 1951 |
| The House on Telegraph Hill | Chinese Cook | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Clerk | 1951 |
| Woman on the Run | Chinese Waiter | 1950 |
| The Breaking Point | 1st Chinese Immigrant | 1950 |
| A Lady Without Passport | Storekeeper | 1950 |
| Timber Fury | Chung | 1950 |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | Chinese Laundryman | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Man at Airport | 1950 |
| Malaya | Chinese Shipmaster | 1949 |
| And Baby Makes Three | Sidewalk Extra in Chinatown | 1949 |
| The Doctor and the Girl | Man in Clinic | 1949 |
| The Great Sinner | Gambler | 1949 |
| Lust for Gold | Townsman | 1949 |
| The Stratton Story | Waiter | 1949 |
| We Were Strangers | Celebrant | 1949 |
| Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Chinese Townsman | 1949 |
| State Department: File 649 | Chinese Man | 1949 |
| Sleep, My Love | Bartender | 1948 |
| The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Proprietor | 1948 |
| The Chinese Ring | Chinese Officer | 1947 |
| The Sea Hound | 'Cookie' Kukai | 1947 |
| Singapore | Electrician | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Caterer | 1947 |
| Shoot to Kill | Waiter | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | Japanese Naval Officer | 1947 |
| That Brennan Girl | Chinese Headwaiter | 1946 |
| The Chase | Customer Patron | 1946 |
| Canyon Passage | Miner | 1946 |
| Little Mister Jim | Chinese Clerk | 1946 |
| Badman's Territory | Townsman | 1946 |
| Lost City of the Jungle | Tribal Elder Councilman | 1946 |
| First Yank Into Tokyo | Bit Part | 1945 |
| Back to Bataan | Japanese Man | 1945 |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Townsman | 1944 |
| Dragon Seed | Farmer | 1944 |
| The Purple Heart | Naval Aide | 1944 |
| Behind the Rising Sun | Japanese Swordsman | 1943 |
| Lady of Burlesque | Chinese Cook | 1943 |
| Casablanca | Guest at Rick's | 1943 |
| The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Kushimi's Henchman [Chs. 12-13] | 1943 |
| Destination Unknown | Chinese Servant | 1942 |
| Across the Pacific | Chief Engineer Mitsuko / Mitsuko - Chief Engineer | 1942 |
| Wake Island | Japanese Captain | 1942 |
| The Tuttles of Tahiti | Chauffeur / Chinese Servant | 1942 |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | Chinese Guest | 1942 |
| Secret of the Wastelands | Storekeeper | 1941 |
| Manpower | Club Patron | 1941 |
| Reno | Waiter | 1939 |
| Trade Winds | Smoke Shop Customer / Smoke Shop Customer (Uncredited) | 1938 |
| Shadows Over Shanghai | Messenger | 1938 |
| Thank You, Mr. Moto | Chinese Freight Elevator Operator | 1937 |
| Swing High, Swing Low | Cook | 1937 |
| Mad Holiday | Chinese Man | 1936 |
| The General Died at Dawn | Killer | 1936 |
| Oh, Susanna! | Chinaman | 1936 |
