James Hong is an American actor, voice actor, producer, and director who voiced Endente in two unreleased episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars[2] and Azmorigan in Star Wars Rebels.[3] Born on February 22, 1922, in the city of Minneapolis in a Taishanese-speaking Chinese American family, Hong served in Minnesota state's National Guard within the United States during the Korean War. Since entering Hollywood later in the 1950s, Hong has garnered over 700 roles in film, television, and video games. He co-founded the East West Players theatre group in 1965 and is known for works such as the 1957–1958 television series The New Adventures of Charlie Chan, the 1986 film Big Trouble In Little China, the Kung Fu Panda animation franchise since 2008, and 2022's Academy Award–winning Everything Everywhere All at Once.[1]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "In Search of the Crystal" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Endente[source?] | Story reel[4] |
| 2014 | "Crystal Crisis" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Endente[source?] | Story reel[5] |
| 2015 | "Idiot's Array" | Star Wars Rebels | Azmorigan[3] | |
| 2015 | "Brothers of the Broken Horn" | Star Wars Rebels | Azmorigan[6] | |
| 2016 | "The Wynkahthu Job" | Star Wars Rebels | Azmorigan[7] | |
| 2021 | "The Elder" | Star Wars: Visions | The Elder | English voice only[8] |
Sources[]
Star Wars Rebels — "Idiot's Array"- Star Wars Rebels — "Brothers of the Broken Horn"
- Star Wars Rebels — "The Wynkahthu Job"
- Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Visions — "The Elder"
- Star Wars: Visions — "Filmmaker Focus – The Elder"
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 At 93, Actor James Hong Reflects on Breaking Barriers and Seminal Roles by Rebecca Sun on The Hollywood Reporter (November 3, 2022) (archived from the original)
- ↑
Star Wars The Clone Wars - Story Reel: In Search of the Crystal on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars Rebels — "Idiot's Array"
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "In Search of the Crystal"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crystal Crisis"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Brothers of the Broken Horn"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "The Wynkahthu Job"
- ↑ Star Wars: Visions — "The Elder"
External[]
- Official website
- James Hong on Wikipedia
- James Hong at the Internet Movie Database
- James Hong (@TheJamesHong) on Twitter
- James Hong's FB Page (@JamesHongPage) on Facebook
