Clarence Lung
# Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung (1914–1993) was a film and television actor. He appeared in films such as Dragon Seed, Song of the Sarong, Experiment in Terror, Prisoner Of War, Operation Petticoat, China and The Hundred Days of the Dragon. Among the television programs he appeared in were Secret Agent X-9 and China Smith.

## Biography

Lung was born in Idaho to George Lung and Lillian Pfeiffer. His parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up in Colorado with his mother and sister.

Lung's television credits include Guys Like O'Malley, a story about an observation post during the Korean war, in which he appeared along with James Best and Neville Brand. In film, one of his early roles was a small part in The Good Earth. Later he played Attorney Yung in Experiment in Terror, a film that starred Glenn Ford and Lee Remick. He had a supporting role in Dragon Seed that starred Katharine Hepburn. In that film, he had the distinction of being the only American actor of Chinese descent to play an adult member of the Tan family and have screen credit. He appeared alongside John Lupton and James Hong in the 1959 film Blood and Steel.

Later on, he ran one of actor Benson Fong's Ah Fong restaurants in Los Angeles County.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1937 | The Good Earth | | Uncredited |
| 1943 | China | Guerrilla | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Gung Ho! | Japanese Officer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees | Japanese Officer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart | Japanese Lieutenant | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed | Fourth Cousin | |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Chinese Civilian | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Song of the Sarong | Leader | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Secret Agent X-9 | Takahari | Serial |
| 1945 | First Yank Into Tokyo | Major Ichibo | |
| 1945 | Prison Ship | Japanese Radio Officer | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Chief Tonga | Serial, [Chs. 11-12] |
| 1953 | Forbidden | Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1954 | World for Ransom | Johnny Chan | |
| 1954 | Prisoner Of War | MVD Officer | |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Chinese Steward | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat | Sgt. Ramon Gillardo | |
| 1959 | Never So Few | Scout | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Blood and Steel | Japanese Soldier | |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon | Eurasian | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Bachelor in Paradise | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Blue Hawaii | Lonnie, Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Experiment in Terror | Attorney Yung | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Japanese Naval Officer | Uncredited |

## Links

* Clarence Lung at IMDb
* Clarence Lung at Aveleyman
