Victor Sen Yung (traditional Chinese: æ šæ£®; simplified Chinese:
扬森; pinyin: Yáng SÄ"n; Jyutping: Joeng4 Sam1; October 18, 1915
â€" c. October 31, 1980), born Sen Yew Cheung, 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.When 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, once again forming a
household with his two children.During his acting career, Victor was
given billing under a variety of names, including Sen Yung, Sen Young,
Victor Sen Young, and Victor Young.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. In this movie, Sidney Toler
replaced the recently deceased Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Sen
Yung replaced Oland's "number one son" Lee, who had been played by
Keye Luke. Sen Yung played Jimmy Chan in 10 Charlie Chan films between
1938 and 1942. He played the crucial role of lawyer's clerk Ong Chi
Seng alongside Bette Davis in The Letter (1940).
扬森; pinyin: Yáng SÄ"n; Jyutping: Joeng4 Sam1; October 18, 1915
â€" c. October 31, 1980), born Sen Yew Cheung, 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.When 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, once again forming a
household with his two children.During his acting career, Victor was
given billing under a variety of names, including Sen Yung, Sen Young,
Victor Sen Young, and Victor Young.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. In this movie, Sidney Toler
replaced the recently deceased Warner Oland as Charlie Chan and Sen
Yung replaced Oland's "number one son" Lee, who had been played by
Keye Luke. Sen Yung played Jimmy Chan in 10 Charlie Chan films between
1938 and 1942. He played the crucial role of lawyer's clerk Ong Chi
Seng alongside Bette Davis in The Letter (1940).
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