Born December 28, 1917· Guangdong, Republic of China
† Died October 5, 2008
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Born in Shanghai to a family from Taishan, Guangdong, he emigrated to the United States in 1928 and later settled in New York City. After working as a maître d' in Manhattan, he quit the restaurant trade in the 1940s to pursue acting, a decision that cut ties with his father and led to years of financial hardship, including a period of homelessness in Central Park.
He first gained attention as…
