James Hong, 93
At 89 years old, James Hong is a Hollywood veteran. He has been appearing in movies since the 1950s, including many Asian projects, despite being a Minneapolis native. Hong is known by many film noir fans for his role as Faye Dunaway’s butler in 1974’s Chinatown. He showed he has a sense of comedic timing in his role as Lo Pan in the action-comedy Big Trouble in Little China.
Hong is still active today, and you can hear his voice as Mr. Ping in the animated adventure Kung Fu Panda.