Leonard Strong (actor) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Leonard Clarence Strong (born August 12, 1908, Salt Lake City, Utah

â€" January 23, 1980, Glendale, California) was an American character

actor specializing in playing Asian roles.Beginning with Little Tokyo,

U.S.A in 1942, Strong played a gamut of roles as Japanese, Chinese,

Koreans, Thais, etc. in films such as Dragon Seed (1944), Up in Arms

(1944), Jack London (1943), Salute to the Marines (1943), Behind the

Rising Sun (1943), Night Plane from Chungking (1943), Bombardier

(1943), Underground Agent (1942), and Manila Calling (1942). He played

the Thai interpreter in both Anna and the King of Siam and its musical

remake The King and I. Strong also appeared in the movie Shane (1953)

as homesteader Ernie Wright.Strong achieved some pop culture notoriety

for his role on television as "The Claw" on Get Smart, where Agent

Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) is unable to understand Strong as he

announces his evil nickname of “The Claw†; confused, Smart calls

the villain “The Craw†, causing Strong to continuously correct

him.

Leonard Strong (actor) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

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