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Kam Fong Chun

American actor (1918–2002)

Kam Fong Chun

Born

Kam Tong Chun


(1918-05-27)May 27, 1918

Kalihi, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.

DiedOctober 18, 2002(2002-10-18) (aged 84)

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Occupation(s)Police officer, actor
Years active1958–1997
Spouses

Esther N. Chun

(m. 1938; died 1944)​

Gladys Lindo

(m. 1949)​
Children6, including Dennis Chun

Kam Fong Chun (born Kam Tong Chun; May 27, 1918 – October 18, 2002) was an American police officer and actor, best known for his role as Chin Ho Kelly, a police detective on the CBStelevision networkseriesHawaii Five-O.

Life

Kam Fong Chun was born in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. A 1938 graduate of President William McKinley High School, he worked at Pearl Harbor shipyard in his 20s as a boiler maker and was a witness to the attack by the Japanes James macarthur biography.