Calvin Jung (born February 17, 1945) is an American actor who is best
known for his appearances in the films The Day After, RoboCop and
Lethal Weapon 4.In the 1970s, Jung appeared in the "Ancient Chinese
Secret" commercials for Calgon. Prior to his career in movies and
television, Jung appeared in several plays of note in New York. He
acted in Frank Chin's The Chickencoop Chinaman, the first play written
by an Asian American to be produced by a major New York company, The
American Place Theatre. Jung also appeared in Tina Howe's Museum, and
David Henry Hwang's FOB. On Broadway, Jung has appeared in three
plays, all in one calendar year. Jung made his debut in two plays only
two days apart; he appeared in the Arthur Miller one-act A Memory of
Two Mondays on January 26th, 1976, and appeared in a revival of They
Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard the following night. Both
productions were running in repertoire on Broadway until March of that
year. By the end of 1976, Jung was back on Broadway in Sly Fox, an
adaptation by Larry Gelbart of work by Ben Jonson.
known for his appearances in the films The Day After, RoboCop and
Lethal Weapon 4.In the 1970s, Jung appeared in the "Ancient Chinese
Secret" commercials for Calgon. Prior to his career in movies and
television, Jung appeared in several plays of note in New York. He
acted in Frank Chin's The Chickencoop Chinaman, the first play written
by an Asian American to be produced by a major New York company, The
American Place Theatre. Jung also appeared in Tina Howe's Museum, and
David Henry Hwang's FOB. On Broadway, Jung has appeared in three
plays, all in one calendar year. Jung made his debut in two plays only
two days apart; he appeared in the Arthur Miller one-act A Memory of
Two Mondays on January 26th, 1976, and appeared in a revival of They
Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard the following night. Both
productions were running in repertoire on Broadway until March of that
year. By the end of 1976, Jung was back on Broadway in Sly Fox, an
adaptation by Larry Gelbart of work by Ben Jonson.
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