Weaver Levy


Weaver Levy was a Chinese American character actor who had a long career in Hollywood that began in the 1940s and continued through the early 1980s. He was best known for his main role in the TV series Adventures in Paradise.

Biography

Weaver was born in Los Angeles, California, to Charles Lee and Gladys Wong. He and his siblings were given the last name Levy, which was apparently an Anglicization of their father's given surname. He reported that he often had trouble cashing checks because people did not believe his last name could be Levy. While working as an actor, he also owned an electronics store in North Hollywood, California. He died on February 8, 2018.

Selected filmography

Objective, Burma! - Chinese Captain Betrayal from the East - Panama Cabbie-Spy God Is My Co-Pilot - Japanese Pilot China Sky - First Yank Into Tokyo - Japanese Soldier Prison Ship - Japanese Guard Little Mister Jim - Chinese Clerk Dangerous Millions - Guard The Beginning or the End - Japanese Sailor The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Waiter in Chinese Restaurant Singapore - Bellboy April Showers - Elevator Operator Half Past Midnight - Chinese Warehouse Workman Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Young Chinese Man Malaya - Japanese Aide I Was an American Spy - Japanese Guard China Corsair - Kam Peking Express - Chinese Officer Fixed Bayonets! - Communist Tank Leader Japanese War Bride - KiotoMacao - Chang The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion - Chop ChopTarget Hong Kong - Lo Chi From Here to Eternity - Bartender Mission Over Korea - Guerrilla Flight Nurse - North Korean Forbidden - TangHell and High Water - Asian Man Prisoner of War - Red GuardThe Shanghai Story - Sampan Captain The Bamboo Prison - MeatballLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing - Soldier The Conqueror - Mongol The King and I - Whipping Guard Hold Back the Night - Chinese Lieutenant Around the World in 80 Days - Minor Role China Gate - KhuanThe 27th Day - Chinese Sergeant Alfred Hitchcock Presents - ChangAlfred Hitchcock Presents - Dr. Ganderbay's AssistantJet Attack - OrderlySteve Canyon TV Series - Wang San Flower Drum Song - Policeman Satan Never Sleeps - Ho SanThe Young and the Brave - Communist SoldierThe Wrecking Crew - KimThe Girl Who Knew Too Much - Wong SeeMASH - Korean Doctor Sharky's Machine - Chin No. 2