James B. Leong

Under this banner, he wrote and directed the 1921 film Lotus Blossom. During that time, he had said he planned to write and direct four films a year, though it never came to fruition, with a planned follow-up, The Unbroken Promise, never filmed. He took work as an actor, playing smaller roles in Hollywood films, as well as continuing to work as a technical director and dialect coach. He made money by growing silk crops in the 1940s. He married Agatha Tarwater in 1934; the pair had a son together. Leong became a U.S. citizen in 1958.

• Name — James B. Leong • Birth Name — Leong But-jung • Born — 2 November 1889 • Birthplace — Shanghai, Qing Empire • Died — 16 December 1967 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Education — Marion Normal College • Occupation — Actor, director • Spouse — Agatha Tarwater (m. 1934)

As writer-director • Lotus Blossom (1921) As producer • China Speaks (1937) As actor • The Purple Dawn (1923) as Quan Foo • The Remittance Woman (1923) as Chuen To Yan • Defying the Law (1924) as Dr. Chong Foo • The Devil Dancer (1927) as The Grand Lama • China Slaver (1929) as Lee Mandarin • Come and Get It! (1929) as Singapore Joe • Welcome Danger (1929) as Florist Henchman / High Priest (uncredited) • Shanghai Lady (1929) as Counselor • Uppercut O'Brien (Short) (1929) as Chinese Doctor (uncredited) • Lotus Lady (1930) as Li • Chinatown After Dark (1931) as Servant (uncredited) • The Hatchet Man (1932) as Tong Member (uncredited) • Shanghai Express (1932) as Rebel (uncredited) • The Heart Punch (1932) as Wong • Tangled Destinies (1932) as Ling • The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) as Guest (uncredited) • Trick for Trick (1933) as Chinese Henchman (uncredited) • Son of Kong (1933) as Chinese Trader (uncredited) • The Hell Cat (1934) as Chinese Man (uncredited) • Mandalay (1934) as Leong the Waiter (uncredited) • The Cat's-Paw (1934) as Lee Chang / Chinese Villager (uncredited) • The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) as Wong Henchman (uncredited) • Chinatown Squad (1935) as Chinese Man (uncredited) • Shadows of the Orient (1935) as Ching Chu • Captured in Chinatown (1935) as Wong • East of Java (1935) as Crewman (uncredited) • Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) Shanghai Police Operator (uncredited) • Shadow of Chinatown (1936) as Wong • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Chinese Chauffeur (uncredited) • Midnight Blunders (1936) as Chinese Man (uncredited) • Ace Drummond (1936) as Henry Kee • The Good Earth (1937) as Chinese Peasant (uncredited) • West of Shanghai (1937) as Pao (uncredited) • Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) as Peiping Cop (uncredited) • The Singing Marine (1937) as Shanghai Radio Announcer (uncredited) • Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) as Native (uncredited) • International Settlement (1938) as Officer (uncredited) • The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Tartar Warrior (uncredited) • Red Barry (1938) as Chinese Waiter (uncredited) • North of Shanghai (1939) as Police Sergeant • Daughter of the Tong (1939) as Importer (uncredited) • Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) as Chinese Si Fan Member (uncredited) • South of Pago Pago (1940) as Waiter • They Met in Bombay (1941) as Third Mate (uncredited) • Lady from Chungking (1942) as Chen • A Yank on the Burma Road (1942) as Guerilla Leader • The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) as Candy Salesman (uncredited) • Remember Pearl Harbor (1942) as Japanese Major • Submarine Raider (1942) as Toramatsu (uncredited) • Wake Island (1942) as Secretary to Japanese Envoy (uncredited) • Across the Pacific (1942) as Nura (uncredited) • Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) as Sun Lee's Measuring Assistant (uncredited) • Behind the Rising Sun (1943) as Japanese Swordsman (uncredited) • Headin' for God's Country (1943) as Japanese Officer • Destination Tokyo (1943) as Japanese (uncredited) • Rookies in Burma (1943) as Japanese Soldier in Tank (uncredited) • Dragon Seed (1944) as City Man (uncredited) • The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) as Taoist Priest at Boy's Healing (uncredited) • The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Japanese Officer (uncredited) • The Purple Heart (1944) as Army Aide (uncredited) • Marine Raiders (1944) as Japanese Officer (uncredited) • China Sky (1945) as Orderly (uncredited) • Secret Agent X-9 (1945) as Japanese Pilot (uncredited) • First Yank Into Tokyo (1945) as Japanese Soldier (uncredited) • Prison Ship (1945) as Japanese Soldier (uncredited) • Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) as Curio Shop Owner (uncredited) • Deception (1946) as Wedding Guest (uncredited) • Green Dolphin Street (1947) as Chinese Longshoreman (uncredited) • The Beginning or the End (1947) as Japanese Army Officer (uncredited) • Her Husband's Affairs (1947) as Acrobat (uncredited) • To the Ends of the Earth (1948) as Chinese Driver (uncredited) • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) as Chinese Hatchet Man (uncredited) • Squadron of Doom (TV Movie) (1949) as Henry Kee • I Was an American Spy (1951) as Ho Sang (uncredited) • Peking Express (1951) as Train Conductor (uncredited) • Smuggler's Island (1951) as Native in Sampan (uncredited) • Macao (1952) as Hood (uncredited) • The Cisco Kid (TV Series) (1953) (Season 4 Episode 8: "Chinese Gold") as Chinese Worker (uncredited) • The Shanghai Story (1954) as Policeman (uncredited) • Autumn Leaves (1956) as Grocery Stocker (uncredited) • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 37: "The Canary Sedan") • Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) as Gomez's Friend (uncredited) • China Doll (1958) as Townsman (uncredited) • Peter Gunn (1958) (Season 1 Episode 10: "The Man with the Scar") as Cook • Rio Bravo (1959) as Burt (uncredited) • Adventures in Paradise (1959) (Season 1 Episode 4: "The Lady from South Chicago") as Chinese Merchant • The Mountain Road (1960) (uncredited) • Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) (1960) (Season 3 Episode 25: "The Hatchet Man") as 2nd Hatchet Man • Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)