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On auditioning for the Fireside Theatre episode "Bamboo Cross" and experience with director John Ford; on an incident with his Blood Alley director William Wellman; on stars Lana Turner and Lorne Greene; on his agent Bessie Loo, who represented Asian-American actors 13:37
Interview: James Hong
On appearing as a regular in The New Adventures of Charlie Chan; on shooting in Europe; on J. Carrol Naish's portrayal of Charlie Chan; on getting fired when he missed a cue 08:14
Interview: James Hong
On a non-cliche part he played on Dragnet; on a guest-starring role on The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; on the vast number of TV productions during the '50s-'60s at Warner Brothers; on acting groups he got started 06:00
Interview: James Hong
James Hong on his experience on the Fireside Theatre episode "Bamboo Cross," directed by John Ford 03:18
Interview: James Hong | Person: John Ford
James Hong on an incident he recalls in which Lauren Bacall stood up to director William Wellman on the feature film "Blood Alley" 00:53
Interview: James Hong | Person: William Wellman
James Hong on an incident he recalls in which Lauren Bacall stood up to director William Wellman on the feature film "Blood Alley" 00:53
Interview: James Hong | Person: Lauren Bacall
James Hong on how Lana Turner arrived on the set for Falcon Crest 00:22
Interview: James Hong | Person: Lana Turner
James Hong on his agent Bessie Loo informing him he'd been cast on Marco Polo 02:32
Interview: James Hong | Person: Bessie Loo
James Hong on how his agent, Bessie Loo, got her start 02:01
Interview: James Hong | Person: Bessie Loo
James Hong on J. Carrol Nash's eye pieces to make him appear Asian for The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, his irritability (and drinking), and how he came to get Hong fired 03:52
Interview: James Hong | Person: J. Carrol Naish
James Hong on playing a rare non-Asian-American-cliche part on Dragnet, per Jack Webb's instructions 01:08
Interview: James Hong | Person: Jack Webb
James Hong on quitting his civil engineering career to pursue an acting career 01:40
Interview: James Hong
James Hong on how little change he's seen in the types of roles offered Asian-Americans in his lifetime 02:04
Interview: James Hong
James Hong on his agent Bessie Loo informing him he'd been cast on Marco Polo 02:32
Interview: James Hong
James Hong on playing a rare non-Asian-American-cliche part on Dragnet, per Jack Webb's instructions 01:08
Interview: James Hong
James Hong on his TV debut as a guest on You Bet Your Life 01:45
Interview: James Hong | Show: You Bet Your Life
James Hong on his experience on the Fireside Theatre episode "Bamboo Cross," directed by John Ford 03:18
Interview: James Hong | Show: Fireside Theatre
James Hong on how Lana Turner arrived on the set for Falcon Crest 00:22
Interview: James Hong | Show: Falcon Crest
James Hong on the thrill he got when his agent Bessie Loo called to tell him he was cast on Marco Polo 02:32
Interview: James Hong | Show: Marco Polo
James Hong on being cast as the number-one son on The New Adventures of Charlie Chan 01:55
Interview: James Hong | Show: New Adventures of Charlie Chan, The
James Hong on J. Carrol Nash's eye pieces to make him appear Asian for The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, his irritability (and drinking), and how he came to get Hong fired 03:52
Interview: James Hong | Show: New Adventures of Charlie Chan, The
James Hong on playing a rare non-Asian-American-cliche part on Dragnet, per Jack Webb's instructions 01:08
Interview: James Hong | Show: Dragnet
James Hong on a guest part he played on The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 01:26
Interview: James Hong | Show: Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The
James Hong on how little change he's seen in the types of roles offered Asian-Americans in his lifetime 02:04
Interview: James Hong | Topic: Underrepresented Voices
James Hong on how little change he's seen in the types of roles offered Asian-Americans in his lifetime 02:04
Interview: James Hong | Topic: Representation on Television
James Hong on the cliched/novelty roles offered to Asian-American actors 00:30
Interview: James Hong | Topic: Underrepresented Voices
James Hong on the cliched/novelty roles offered to Asian-American actors 00:30
Interview: James Hong | Topic: Representation on Television
On leading a temperate lifestyle; on appearing in an episode of Sugarfoot, directed by Robert Altman; on Raymond Burr's technique for reading cue cards; on Have Gun - Will Travel star Richard Boone's acting technique 15:47
Interview: James Hong
On a "one take" scene he did with George Takei on MacGyver; on his experience filming the feature film "Blade Runner" and the role he played ("I just do eyes"); on running into George Takei when both he and Takei were auditioning for Sulu on Star Trek 11:27
Interview: James Hong