Weaver Levy (January 14, 1925 – February 8, 2018) was a Chinese American character actor who had a long career in Hollywood that began in the 1940s and continued through the early 1980s. He was best known for his main role in the TV series ''

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Biography

Weaver was born in Los Angeles, California, to Charles Lee and Gladys Wong. He and his siblings were given the last name Levy, which was apparently an Anglicization of their father's given surname. He reported that he often had trouble cashing checks because people did not believe his last name could be Levy. While working as an actor, he also owned an electronics store in North Hollywood, California. He died on February 8, 2018.

Selected filmography

* ''

Objective, Burma! ''Objective, Burma!'' is a 1945 American war film that is loosely based on the six-month raid by Merrill's Marauders in the Burma Campaign during the World War II, Second World War. Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn, the film was ma ...

'' (1945) - Chinese Captain (uncredited) * '' Betrayal from the East'' (1945) - Panama Cabbie-Spy (uncredited) * '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945) - Japanese Pilot (uncredited) * '' China Sky'' (1945) - (uncredited) * '' First Yank Into Tokyo'' (1945) - Japanese Soldier (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Japanese Guard (uncredited) * ''

Little Mister Jim ''Little Mister Jim'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Butch Jenkins, James Craig and Frances Gifford. Plot Army captain "Big Jim" Tukker has a young son, Little Jim, who runs away from home. Once found, the ...

'' (1946) - Chinese Clerk (uncredited) * '' Dangerous Millions'' (1946) - Guard (uncredited) * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) - Japanese Sailor (uncredited) * ''

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book ''My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...

'' (1947) - Waiter in Chinese Restaurant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Bellboy (uncredited) * '' April Showers'' (1948) - Elevator Operator (uncredited) * '' Half Past Midnight'' (1948) - Chinese Warehouse Workman (uncredited) * '' Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' (1948) - Young Chinese Man (uncredited) * '' Malaya'' (1949) - Japanese Aide (uncredited) * '' I Was an American Spy'' (1951) - Japanese Guard (uncredited) * '' China Corsair'' (1951) - Kam (uncredited) * '' Peking Express'' (1951) - Chinese Officer (uncredited) * ''

Fixed Bayonets! ''Fixed Bayonets!'' is a 1951 American war film written and directed by Samuel Fuller and produced by Twentieth Century-Fox during the Korean War. It is Fuller's second film about the Korean War. Plot In the first winter of the Korean War, duri ...

'' (1951) - Communist Tank Leader (uncredited) * '' Japanese War Bride'' (1952) - Kioto * ''

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'' (1952) - Chang (uncredited) * '' The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion'' (1952, Serial) - Chop Chop * '' Target Hong Kong'' (1953) - Lo Chi (uncredited) * ''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American romantic Drama (film and television)#War drama, war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 From Here to Eternity (novel), novel of the same name by J ...

'' (1953) - Bartender (uncredited) * '' Mission Over Korea'' (1953) - Guerrilla (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) - North Korean (uncredited) * '' Forbidden'' (1953) - Tang * '' Hell and High Water'' (1954) - Asian Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) - Red Guard * '' The Shanghai Story'' (1954) - Sampan Captain (uncredited) * '' The Bamboo Prison'' (1954) - Meatball * '' Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' (1955) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' The Conqueror'' (1956) - Mongol (uncredited) * ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childr ...

'' (1956) - Whipping Guard (uncredited) * '' Hold Back the Night'' (1956) - Chinese Lieutenant (uncredited) * '' Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' China Gate'' (1957) - Khuan * ''

The 27th Day ''The 27th Day'' is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film, distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Helen Ainsworth, directed by William Asher, and stars Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, and Arnold M ...

'' (1957) - Chinese Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 ...

'' (1958) (Season 3 Episode 37: "The Canary Sedan") - Chang * ''

'' (1958) (Season 4 Episode 1: "Poison") - Dr. Ganderbay's Assistant * '' Jet Attack'' (1958) - Orderly * ''

Steve Canyon ''Steve Canyon'' is an American Action-adventure comics, action-adventure comic strip by cartoonist Milton Caniff. Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, ''Terry and the Pirates (comic strip), Terry and the Pirates'', ''S ...

'' TV Series (1959) - Wang San (Episode: "Sabotage") * ''

Flower Drum Song ''Flower Drum Song'' was the eighth musical theatre, musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on the 1957 novel, ''The Flower Drum Song'', by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee (author), C. Y. Lee. It premiered on Broadway the ...

'' (1961) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Satan Never Sleeps ''Satan Never Sleeps '' (also known as ''The Devil Never Sleeps'' and ''Flight from Terror'') is a 1962 American drama romance war film directed by Leo McCarey, his final film, in which he returns to the religious themes of his classics ''Going M ...

'' (1962) - Ho San * ''

The Young and the Brave ''The Young and The Brave'' (also known by the working title ''Attong'') is a feature film released in 1963 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which depicts the quality of bravery of a group of prisoners of war that escaped North Korean capture, their youthfu ...

'' (1963) - Communist Soldier * '' The Wrecking Crew'' (1968) - Kim * '' The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1969) - Wong See * '' MASH'' (1970) - Korean Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Sharky's Machine ''Sharky's Machine'' is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. It is the film adaptation of William Diehl's 1978 novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego. It also ...

'' (1981) - Chin No. 2 (final film role)

References

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