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Peter Kwong

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
39

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 9, 1952 (74 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

Peter Kwong

Biography

Peter Kwong (April 9, 1952 — May 27, 2025) was a veteran of film, television and stage, best known for his roles as Rain in Big Trouble in Little China and as Tommy Tong in Eddie Murphy's The Golden Child (both 1986).

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. Elsewhere, and Matt Houston.

Training with the East/West Players, Groundlings and other groups, Kwong would continue to work regularly in films and TV shows in the 2020s. Among his silver-screen credits are The Presidio, Gleaming the Cube, I’ll Do Anything, Paper Dragons and Cooties. 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.

Kwong also was an accomplished martial artist, working in Northern Shaolin kung fu, Chinese kata and with weapons including swords, staffs, spears and nunchaku. Dancing was another specialty — from ballroom and martial arts fusion to disco and breaking.

Along with his nearly 50-year acting career, Kwong was active in Hollywood industry politics. He served on the SAG National Board of Directors for more than a decade and was on the AFTRA National Board of Directors. He also did a four-year stint on the Television Academy Board of Governors and was a member of the Actors Branch Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among other roles. Kwong ran for the the merged SAG-AFTRA National Board and L.A. Local Board in 2017.

He also was an activist against anti-Asian stereotyping in Hollywood. In 2016, Kwong was among about two dozen signatories on a letter to AMPAS decrying jokes made at the expense of Asians during the Oscars that year.

Known For

Acting

2016Lethal Weaponas Kenneth Hong
2014Cootiesas Mr. Hatachi
2011Budz Houseas Japanese Businessman #1
2006Dragon Dynastyas Shang Sel
2004Ghost Rockas
2004Drake & Joshas Mr. Curtis
1999Row Your Boatas Tony Lo Fat
1999Running Redas Cheung
1997King of the Hillas Mr. Ho (voice)
1995Theodore Rexas Toymaker
1994Frame-Up II: The Cover-Upas David Wong
1994I'll Do Anythingas Popcorn Pictures Intern
1993Brain Smasher... A Love Storyas Red Monk
1993Combination Platteras Stanley
1992Renegadeas Henry Chu
1990Angel Townas Henry
1989Gleaming the Cubeas Bobby Nguyen
1988Police Storyas Sgt. Briggs
1988The Presidioas Squad Room Officer
1988Skeleton Coastas Tohsiro
1987Beauty and the Beastas Peter Chiang
1987Tour of Dutyas Nguyen
1987Full Houseas The Dentist
1987Steele Justiceas Pham
1986The Golden Childas Tommy Tong
1986Never Too Young to Dieas Cliff
1986Big Trouble in Little Chinaas Rain
1985MacGyveras Steven Lee
1985Amazing Storiesas weatherman
1984Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Storyas
1984Miami Viceas Grandson
1983The A-Teamas Tommy Chen
1982Slapstick of Another Kindas Chinese Astronaut
1982St. Elsewhereas Dr. Wang
1982The Renegadesas Dragon
1980The Memory of Eva Rykeras (uncredited)
1979Sunnysideas Alvin
1978Straight Timeas Grocery Clerk
1977Panic in Echo Parkas

Production

2006Dragon Dynasty...Fight Choreographer