Without exaggeration, Hong might be the most prolific actor in Hollywood history. With more than 600 credits to his name, he may lay claim to the most credits of any actor, living or dead.
Hong's path to stardom started, as many do, as a child practicing in front of a mirror. But he kept his acting aspirations from his parents.
"It was just some kind of experience I never forgot, to act with Clark Gable. Then, right after, I got my union card and I started one after another. I had to quit civil engineering," Hong said.Hong battled stereotypes along the way Hong began his career during an era of flagrant yellowface in Hollywood, where white actors would routinely play Asian characters. Marlon Brando played an Okinawan local in"The Teahouse of the August Moon," Mickey Rooney played the bucktoothed Mr. Yunioshi in"Breakfast at Tiffany's," and John Wayne played Mongol emperor Genghis Khan in"The Conqueror."
That doesn't mean Hong didn't also stand up against misrepresentation. In 1962, he was given a script for a film called"The Confessions of an Opium Eater," directed by Albert Zugsmith. And Hong knows better than anyone the importance of having a space for Asian American creatives in Hollywood, where roles are still lacking.
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