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Peter Kwong Dies: ‘Big Trouble In Little China’ & ‘The Golden Child’ Actor, Longtime Hollywood Union Rep Was 73
Character actor Peter Kwong died May 27 at age 73. He appeared in 'Big Trouble in Little China,' 'The Golden Child' and dozens of films and TV shows.
Born on April 9, 1952, Kwong began his screen career in the mid-1970s with guest shots on such TV series as Wonder Woman and Black Sheep Squadron and into the ’80s with Cagney & Lacey, Bret Maverick, The Greatest American Hero, Little House on the Prairie, Dynasty, The A-Team, Miami Vice, 227, St. That same year he appeared on the big screen in Never Too Young to Die, starring John Stamos and Vanity, and in the Eddie Murphy starrer The Golden Child, playing restaurant owner and henchman Tommy Tong. His numerous TV guest roles also included such popular shows as General Hospital, JAG, My Wife and Kids, The Wayans Brothers, Sisters, Drake & Josh, Lethal Weapon and King of the Hill.
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