Robert "Bob" Isaac Lee (August 16, 1956 – October 20, 2004) was a

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actor. Robert was born Robert Alexander Isaac Lee in

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, China; he and his family had emigrated from China to the

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when Lee was 8 years old, moving to

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. Lee married Jenny Anne Wong on September 5, 1989. They had 3 children together: 1 son born 1990, a daughter in 1992 and a second son in 1994. Lee died on October 20, 2004, in

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at the age of 48. His cause of death was noted as a

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Filmography

*''The Big Empty'' (2005) - Eskimo *''

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'' (2004) - Judge Pong *''

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'' (2003) (TV series) - Worker #1 *''The X Files Game'' (1998) (VG) - James Wong *''

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'' (1995) (TV series) -

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Agent Harold Yen *''The Vortex: Quantum Gate II'' (1994) (VG) (as Robert I. Lee) - Aylinde tribe leader *''

Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hal ...

'' (1987) - Kim Lee *'' Trouble in Mind'' (1985) (as Robert Lee) - Ho *''The Rape of Richard Beck'' (1985) (TV) - Lew

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