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Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Actor

Victor Sen Young (born Victor Cheung Young or Sen Yew Cheung; October 18, 1915 – body discovered November 9, 1980) was an American character actor, best known for playing Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films and Hop Sing in the Western series Bonanza. He was born in San Francisco, California to Gum Yung Sen and his first wife, both immigrants from China. His mother died during the flu epidemic of 1919. His father placed Victor and his younger sister, Rosemary, in a children's shelter, and returned to his homeland to seek another wife. He returned in 1922 with his new wife, Lovi Shee, forming a household with his two children. Sen Yung made his first significant acting debut in the 1938 film Charlie Chan in Honolulu, as the Chinese detective's "number two son", Jimmy Chan. Sen Yung played Jimmy Chan in 11 Charlie Chan films between 1938 and 1942. Moonlighting from the popular Chan series, Sen Yung won critical acclaim playing the nuanced role of Ong Chi Seng, a young attorney assisting Howard Joyce, in defending Leslie Crosbie, in The Letter. Like other Chinese-American actors, he was cast in Japanese parts during World War II, like his role as the treacherous Japanese-American Joe Totsuiko in the 1942 Humphrey Bogart film Across the Pacific. During World War II he joined the U.S. Army Air Forces just as his erstwhile co-star Sidney Toler was set to revive the dormant Charlie Chan series at Monogram Pictures. Sen Yung's military obligations forced him to decline rejoining the series immediately, but Monogram gave him a standing invitation to work there after his tour of duty. Sen Yung's military service included work in training films at the First Motion Picture Unit and a role in the Army Air Forces' play and film Winged Victory. In 1946 Sen Yung resumed his Hollywood career at Monogram, now billed as Victor Sen Young, and reunited with Sidney Toler. Toler's health was failing; Monogram was conserving Toler's waning energy, limiting his scenes and giving him long rest periods during filming. To relieve the burden on Toler, Monogram entrusted much of the action to Victor Sen Young; he and either Mantan Moreland or Willie Best shared much of the footage in Toler's final three films, Dangerous Money, Shadows Over Chinatown, and The Trap. The addition of Moreland as Chan's black chauffeur, Birmingham Brown, reflected the fact that by this time the Chan pictures had a significant following among black Americans, who liked a film series that for once did not feature a white hero. Moreland's popularity in the Chan pictures was so great that he was booked for a nationwide vaudeville tour. Following Toler's death in 1947, Victor Sen Young appeared in five of the remaining six Charlie Chan features. His character "Jimmy" was renamed "Tommy". Victor Sen Young continued to work in motion pictures and television in roles ranging from featured players (affable or earnest Asian characters) to bit roles (clerks, houseboys, waiters, etc.). Arguably even more than for his work in the Charlie Chan films, Victor Sen Yung is remembered as "Hop Sing," the irascible cook and general factotum on the iconic television series Bonanza, appearing in 107 episodes between 1959 and 1973. Sen Yung was also an accomplished and talented chef. He frequently appeared on cooking programs and authored The Great Wok Cookbook in 1974.

Born: October 18, 1915 in San Francisco, California, USA

Died: November 1, 1980 (Age 65)

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Victor Sen Yung  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.4
ActorLin Wei1943
Movie
5.5
ActorTommy Chan1948
Movie
6.9
ActorJimmy Chan1942
Movie
6.3
ActorJimmy Chan1946
Movie
5.8
ActorJimmy Chan1946
Movie
5.8
ActorTommy Chan1948
Movie
6.1
ActorJimmy Chan1946
Movie
5.6
ActorTommy Chan1947
Movie
5.7
ActorTommy Chan (as Victor Sen Young)1948
Movie
5.8
ActorTommy Chan1948
Movie
6.7
ActorJimmy Chan1941
Movie
7
ActorJimmy Chan1939
Movie
6.7
ActorJimmy Chan1940
Movie
7.2
ActorJimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)1940
Movie
6.6
ActorJames Chan1938
Movie
7.2
ActorJimmy Chan (as Sen Yung)1940
Movie
7.1
ActorJimmy Chan1939
Movie
7
ActorJimmy Chan1941
Movie
6.6
ActorCaptain Po1943
Movie
5.1
ActorIgnacio1951
Movie
6.7
ActorJoe Totsuiko1942
Movie
5.7
ActorWang1954
Movie
6.6
ActorJimmy Takeo1942
Movie
7.3
ActorOriental Dock Worker1949
Movie
7.6
ActorMr. Sing1950
Movie
6.9
ActorTom1952
Movie
4.3
ActorSammy Ching1958
Movie
6.9
ActorJimmy Chan1940
Movie
6.1
ActorAllan Chung1953
Movie
5.4
ActorWing (as Sen Yung)1942
Movie
6.5
ActorFu Yen1942
Movie
5.9
ActorSam1947
Movie
6.3
ActorJohn Wong1955
Movie
6.6
ActorKorean farmer1958
Movie
6.7
ActorFrankie Wing1961
Movie
6.3
ActorChang1947
Movie
7.6
ActorOng Chi Seng1940
Movie
4.6
ActorJohnny Han1949
Movie
5.8
ActorOmaya1945
Movie
7.3
ActorSammy Chung1950
Movie
5.9
ActorLong Time1950
Movie
6.4
ActorGin Ling (uncredited)1941
Movie
6.1
ActorHarold Chong1939
Movie
6.4
ActorJefferson Gow1942
Movie
7
ActorDetonation Ship Radioman1954
Movie
5.8
ActorHouseboy1949
Movie
5.4
ActorLin Chow1946
Movie
5.3
ActorWang1938
Movie
6.3
ActorWing - Houseboy1947
Movie
4.8
Actor1939
Movie
6.2
ActorSam1948
Movie
6.2
ActorVincent1949
Movie
7
ActorNorth Korean Sniper Prisoner1957
Movie
5.6
ActorSun Lee1954
Movie
6.1
ActorWei Chi1975
Movie
5.5
ActorUndetermined Role1939
Movie
5.9
ActorChinese Entertainer with Sword1939
Movie
6.6
ActorBellboy / Onlooker in Street1938
Movie
5.3
ActorOke Saki1968
Movie
6.3
ActorCpl. Wang1955
Movie
7.6
ActorSelf (archive footage)1968
Movie
5.7
ActorHotel Proprietor1949
Movie
6.2
ActorSoldier1938
Movie
5.8
ActorMajor1949
Movie
7.7
ActorChuen1972
Movie
6
ActorMr. Wing1980
Movie
5.6
ActorOscar, Chris' Valet1951
Movie
5.4
ActorLt. Thatch1955
Movie
5.4
ActorAirline Ticket Clerk (uncredited)1956
Movie
5.6
ActorPostal Clerk (uncredited)1952
Movie
5.5
ActorChinese Captain (uncredited)1951
Movie
6.3
ActorRickshaw Boy (uncredited)1948
Movie
6.2
ActorLee (uncredited)1944
Movie
6.7
ActorOnlooker with Street Acrobats / Elevator Operator (uncredited)1937
Movie
6
ActorWing Young1962
Movie
5.1
Actor1942
Movie
5.6
ActorChing Moon1951
Movie
5.9
ActorChang - Steward (uncredited)1956
Movie
6.9
ActorChinese Man (uncredited)1943
Movie
5.9
ActorChang1958
Movie
6.6
ActorArmando1942
Movie
6.6
ActorChinese Pilot (uncredited)1948
Movie
7.4
ActorWaiter (uncredited)1946
Movie
6.2
ActorMC at the Blue Duck (uncredited)1950
Movie
5.6
ActorMickey - Chinese Man (uncredited)1954
Movie
6.2
ActorMinor Role (uncredited)1937
Movie
6.3
ActorChinese Manager (uncredited)1951
Movie
5.6
ActorWestern Union Clerk (uncredited)1947
Movie
6.6
ActorBlue Gardenia Waiter (uncredited)1953
Movie
7.3
ActorPeasant (uncredited)1937
Movie
6.3
ActorGoldie - Hotel Waiter (uncredited)1955
Movie
5.9
ActorJohnny Wing (uncredited)1953
Movie
5.1
ActorMr. Howe (uncredited)1952
Movie
5.7
ActorLem Kee1949
Movie
5.9
Actor1949
Movie
5.7
ActorChinese Clerk (uncredited)1951
Movie
3.3
ActorCapt. Chon1958
Movie
5.9
ActorChun Fat (uncredited)1970
Movie
5.4
ActorHank - Bayliss' Houseboy (uncredited)1956
Movie
7
ActorSammy Ching in 'She Demons'1986
TV Show
7.4
Actor1 Episode1959-1963
TV Show
6.4
Actor1 Episode1972-1973
TV Show
7.2
Actor2 Episodes1952-1953
TV Show
6.7
Actor1 Episode1961-1966
TV Show
6.9
Actor1 Episode1964-1969
TV Show
Actor1 Episode1964-1965
TV Show
7.6
ActorHon Lee
1 Episode
1958-1959
TV Show
7.5
ActorMagan
1 Episode
1956-1960
TV Show
7
Actor1 Episode1955-1958
TV Show
7.5
Actor1 Episode1954-1958
TV Show
7.1
ActorDr. Wing Chin-Ni
1 Episode
1960-1961
TV Show
7.4
ActorHop Sing
85 Episodes
1959-1973
TV Show
8.1
ActorSheng
1 Episode
1957-1966
TV Show
8.1
ActorMickey Fong
1 Episode
1957-1966
TV Show
7.2
ActorDr. Leo Kuh
1 Episode
1968-1980
TV Show
8
ActorAbe Fu Yung
1 Episode
1965-1970
TV Show
8
ActorBartender
1 Episode
1960-1962
TV Show
8.1
Actor1 Episode1958-1963
TV Show
7.9
ActorBaron Kyosai
1 Episode
1965-1969
TV Show
7.5
ActorHarry Wong
1 Episode
1952-1958
TV Show
6.7
ActorMurphy
1 Episode
1968-1974
TV Show
7.8
ActorChuen (archive footage) (uncredited)
1 Episode
1972-1975
TV Show
7.2
ActorJoseph Sakanishi
1 Episode
1965-1974
TV Show
8
ActorHospital Attendant
1 Episode
1976-1979
TV Show
8
ActorJoseph the Butler
1 Episode
1969-1973
TV Show
7.5
Actor4 Episodes1952
TV Show
6.1
Actor1 Episode1956-1956
TV Show
6.5
ActorSoong
1 Episode
1975-1976
TV Show
6.5
ActorMr. Chen
1 Episode
1975-1976
TV Show
8.4
ActorChinese cafeteria employee
1 Episode
1950-1965
TV Show
7
ActorYang
1 Episode
1960-1961
TV Show
6.7
ActorHeadwaiter
1 Episode
1968-1974
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1961-1982
TV Show
8
Actor1 Episode1965-1970
TV Show
7.8
ActorMaster Ling (uncredited)
1 Episode
1972-1975
TV Show
7.5
ActorJack Wong
1 Episode
1954-1955
TV Show
7.3
ActorLing Tang
1 Episode
1956-1958
TV Show
7.2
ActorMayor Eto
1 Episode
1965-1974
TV Show
7.8
Actor3 Episodes1972-1975
TV Show
8
Actor1 Episode1976-1979
TV Show
7
ActorCharlie, 1st Tattoo Parlor Owner
1 Episode
1961-1962
TV Show
7.4
ActorHop Sing (uncredited)
3 Episodes
1959-1973
TV Show
7.8
ActorChu
1 Episode
1972-1975
Movie
6.1
ActorMr. Sing / Carni man / Mr. Green1973
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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