His absolutely sweet turn as Po’s goose dad in Kung Fu Panda, oddly, is my go-to when I think of him. Second place goes to his witheringly polite ambassador in The West Wing. 3rd place goes to:
Oh jeez. He should’ve had a star since being Lo Pan.They should have also driven him in on the Pork Chop Express to the event, if they didn’t.James Hong is the definition of Legendary.
I’m startled to learn he hadn’t been so honored before (how many times has he been Grand Marshall of the Chinese New Year parade in Hollywood that goes right past where his star resides?).
The guy is a treasure to humanity — jeez, what dramatic and comedic chops. To the favorites being posted here I’ll add his chilling turn as the brutal North Korean commander in the star-studded (and Emmy-winning, for Hal Holbrook) 1973 television play dramatizing the Pueblo Incident:
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He actually has an interesting life story, but for most of us he’s just the guy from the Chinese restaurant episode of Seinfeld.
Surely you mean Lo-Pan in Big Trouble in Little China, one of the most quotable characters ever.
Close…but I’m sure that you mean Li Peng in The Shadow.
“Nice knife.”
He’s the auteur of “The Vineyard” and “Scandalous Behavior”
CARTWRIGHT!
His absolutely sweet turn as Po’s goose dad in Kung Fu Panda, oddly, is my go-to when I think of him. Second place goes to his witheringly polite ambassador in The West Wing. 3rd place goes to:
Oh jeez. He should’ve had a star since being Lo Pan.They should have also driven him in on the Pork Chop Express to the event, if they didn’t.James Hong is the definition of Legendary.
One of the funniest bits in ‘The In-Laws’ is giving the airplane safety speech in Chinese.
Plus, he carved the handle of Brisco’s dad’s gun!
I’m startled to learn he hadn’t been so honored before (how many times has he been Grand Marshall of the Chinese New Year parade in Hollywood that goes right past where his star resides?).
The guy is a treasure to humanity — jeez, what dramatic and comedic chops. To the favorites being posted here I’ll add his chilling turn as the brutal North Korean commander in the star-studded (and Emmy-winning, for Hal Holbrook) 1973 television play dramatizing the Pueblo Incident: