Kam Tong Chun net worth is
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$700,000
Kam Tong Chun Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
The Asian-American actor Kam Fong, best known for his co-starring role as Chin Ho in the original Hawaii Five-O (1968) TV series, was born Kam Tong Chun on May 27, 1918 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (The name Fong was the result of a teacher incorrectly teaching him how to write his name. The name stuck and he later took it as his legal name.) After ...
| Full Name | Kam Tong Chun |
| Net Worth | $700,000 |
| Date Of Birth | May 27, 1918 |
| Place Of Birth | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, USA |
| Profession | Actor |
| Known For | Hawaii Five-O (1968), Ghost of the China Sea (1958), Goodbye Paradise (1991), Hawaii Five-O (1997) |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Originally auditioned to play Wo Fat in Hawaii Five O, but was cast as Chin Ho Kelly instead. |
| 2 | Kam Fong was employed as boilermaker at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. He reported to work just after the attack and stayed there for three days. "I stood over the belly-up minelayer USS Ogalala, the only ship with a Hawaiian captain, and cried. I looked across the bay and saw the battleship USS Arizona burning and I cried," said Fong. He lived in Kalihi during WW II. On 8 June 1944, his first wife and two children were killed when two B-24 Liberators collided and the burning wreckage fell onto the homes of his neighborhood. |
| 3 | His first family died in 1944, after a B-24 bomber crashed onto his home. |
| 4 | Kam Fong's birth name was Kam Tong Chun, which meant "golden temple" in Chinese. |
| 5 | Campaigned as a candidate in the 1989 election for Governor of Hawaii. |
| 6 | Father of actor Dennis Chun. |
| 7 | Was a Honolulu police officer from 1946-1962, when he retired and went into business as a real estate agent. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Hawaii Five-O | 1997 | TV Movie | Det. Chin Ho Kelly |
| Goodbye Paradise | 1991 | Old man Young |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1982-1985 | TV Series | Kanki / Kam Chung |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968-1978 | TV Series | Chin Ho |
| Diamond Head | 1962 | Loe Kim Lee (uncredited) |
| 7 Women from Hell | 1961 | Burly Guard (uncredited) |
| Gidget Goes Hawaiian | 1961 | Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited) |
| Cry for Happy | 1961 | Chin, Sailor (uncredited) |
| The Lost Missile | 1958 | Chinese Officer (uncredited) |
| Ghost of the China Sea | 1958 | Pvt. Hakashima (as Kam Fong Chan) |
