Glen Chin

Glen Chin

Born: January 27, 1948
Died: August 16, 2018
in Stockton, California, USA
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Glen Chin (January 27, 1948 – August 16, 2018) was an American actor of Chinese descent who starred in film and television.

Chin grew up in Stockton, California, where he attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and was active in drama and choir. He studied music at the University of Pacific Conservatory of Music and played the double bass violin with the Stockton Symphony.

Chin appeared in 50 First Dates as the humorous Hawaiian café regular, The Underachievers (1987), and After One Cigarette as Shigeru. He appeared in Chinese cinema in such films as Hollywood Hong Kong. Chin's television credits include Boy Meets World (the Eskimo), Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (Coco), Mighty Max, and Seinfeld. He played a villain's role in the 1998 movie, Knock Off (film).

In the Seinfeld episode "The Opera", Chin plays Harry Fong, a character who buys a scalped ticket to an opera from George Costanza right before (or during) his girlfriend Susan ends up making the opera, so in the end, Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes, Cosmo Kramer, Chin's character, and Susan all end up watching the opera.

In Michael Jackson's music video for "Black or White", Chin morphs into Tyra Banks.

Movies for Glen Chin...

Jasmine
Title: Jasmine
Character: Doctor Wu
Released: May 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Nearly a year after his wife's unsolved murder, Leonard To (Jason Tobin) is still struggling to come to terms with his grief. When a visit to the site of his wife's death leads him to a man he believes is her killer, Leonard decides to take justice in his own hands.
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Stories Forlorn
Title: Stories Forlorn
Character: Dealer Chao
Released: February 28, 2014
Type: Movie
Struggling to find answers to his brother's questionable suicide, a sixteen year old aspiring writer is lured into the underground world of Hong Kong, as the Chinese march their way over the border during the last summer under British rule, 1997.
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Sunny and the Elephant
Title: Sunny and the Elephant
Character: Payao
Released: December 24, 2008
Type: Movie
The story of a young city boy wanting to become the mahout, the elephant driver. Despite his master's belief that only karen tribe people are born to be mahouts, the lad finally wins his heart and becomes a real mahout.
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The Drummer
Title: The Drummer
Character: Uncle Tak
Released: October 11, 2007
Type: Movie
When Sid insults a powerful triad boss, his father sends him to Taiwan for safety. Bored and restless, he discovers a community of Zen drummers high in the hills, and joins up - a decision inspired by a pretty face that soon becomes a challenge.
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Macau Twilight
Title: Macau Twilight
Character: Passenger
Released: June 15, 2007
Type: Movie
Thomas has been having bad dreams. Can he survive a roller coaster nightmare ride through Macau and the dark truth that is awaiting him?
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Enter the Phoenix
Title: Enter the Phoenix
Character: Fat Ox
Released: April 8, 2004
Type: Movie
Georgie Hung is handsome, stylish and charming but he hides a secret that his old-fashion father, Hung who is a Triad leader, can never forgive. He has been sent to Thailand since he was a child and never returned. After Hung's death, his right-hand Cheung intends to bring back Georgie to take over. However, Cheung finds Sam, Georgie's flat-mate, whom he mistakes for Geogie...
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50 First Dates
Title: 50 First Dates
Character: Café Regular
Released: February 13, 2004
Type: Movie
Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.
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Hollywood Hong Kong
Title: Hollywood Hong Kong
Character: Mr. Chu
Released: July 11, 2002
Type: Movie
A prostitute named Tong Tong enters the life of a man who runs a barbecue pork restaurant and quickly begins to ruin his life, as well as the life of his two rotund sons, and a local gangster.
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The Art of War
Title: The Art of War
Character: Ochai
Released: August 25, 2000
Type: Movie
When ruthless terrorists threaten to bring down the United Nations, they frame the one man they believe can stop them: an international security expert named Shaw. Now he must run from his own allies and become a solitary force for good, as he tries to stop what could become World War III.
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Title: Son of the Beach
Released: March 14, 2000
Type: TV
A parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's Notch Johnson, the world's greatest lifeguard (hardly), and his unit SPF-30.
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East of A
Title: East of A
Character: Hiro
Released: March 3, 2000
Type: Movie
An aspiring singer, a troubled rich boy, and an ex-seminarian share an apartment in the East Village in this story dealing with AIDS, sexuality, and living in NYC of the late '80s.
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Knock Off
Title: Knock Off
Character: Skinny
Released: September 4, 1998
Type: Movie
A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.
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Mr. Nice Guy
Title: Mr. Nice Guy
Character: Man (uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1997
Type: Movie
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
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Natural Born Killers
Title: Natural Born Killers
Character: Druggist
Released: August 26, 1994
Type: Movie
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Title: Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Character: Sumo Wrestler
Released: March 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
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3 Ninjas Kick Back
Title: 3 Ninjas Kick Back
Character: Nurse Shibuya
Released: February 25, 1994
Type: Movie
During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to defend him against his ancient enemy, who has returned to exact revenge.
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Snapdragon
Title: Snapdragon
Character: Merchant
Released: December 1, 1993
Type: Movie
An erotic amnesiac lures a police psychologist into a world of lust and danger.
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Title: Boy Meets World
Released: September 24, 1993
Type: TV
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Character: Jailer
Released: March 17, 1993
Type: Movie
The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.
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Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style
Title: Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style
Character: Pono
Released: November 27, 1992
Type: Movie
Kelly's grandpa invites the whole clique to his little hotel "The Hideaway" in Hawaii for summer vacation. They expect a marvelous time at the beach - without Belding. Upon arriving, they quickly learn that not only is Belding there, but they also have to help Kelly's grandpa from losing his hotel. Meanwhile Zack meets (again) the love of his live, Jessie and Slater bet with Lisa that they won't fight and Screech gets kidnapped by the Pupuku clan.
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The Days of Being Dumb
Title: The Days of Being Dumb
Released: August 6, 1992
Type: Movie
Two losers who'll do anything to try and be successful in the Triad world, but all they've accomplished is having a bad luck reputation.
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The Master
Title: The Master
Character: Taxi Driver
Released: May 28, 1992
Type: Movie
When Master Tak, an old martial arts master, disappears, his best student, Jet, steps in to find him. However, when he learns that Tak's life is in danger, he decides to protect him at all costs.
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Defending Your Life
Title: Defending Your Life
Character: Sumo Wrestler
Released: March 22, 1991
Type: Movie
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
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Title: Harry and the Hendersons
Character: Sumo Wrestler
Released: January 13, 1991
Type: TV
The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and the Hendersons offer the creature who they come to call Harry a temporary home until a recovers his health.
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Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation
Title: Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation
Character: Jo the Butcher
Released: November 21, 1990
Type: Movie
A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.
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Title: Seinfeld
Character: Harry Fong
Released: July 5, 1989
Type: TV
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
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The Iron Triangle
Title: The Iron Triangle
Character: Chau
Released: January 24, 1989
Type: Movie
Based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong soldier, this film provides a sympathetic look at a Viet Cong soldier who protected a captured American soldier whom he believed did not kill him when the American had the opportunity. Written by John Sacksteder
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Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Title: Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Character: Earring
Released: March 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A Molokai-based civilian pilot and an undercover DEA agent intercept a delivery of diamonds intended for druglord Seth Romero. Seth, his henchmen, and other island undesirables launch a full-scale assault on the duo. If they're going to survive, they'll need the help of agent Rowdy Abilene and his partner/kickboxing expert Jade.
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Title: Sledge Hammer!
Released: September 23, 1986
Type: TV
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.
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Maxie
Title: Maxie
Character: Chinese Movie Patron
Released: September 27, 1985
Type: Movie
When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she gets that audition.
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Title: 227
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: TV
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.
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Title: Matt Houston
Released: September 26, 1982
Type: TV
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
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Shangri-La Plaza
Title: Shangri-La Plaza
Character: Customer #3
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
"Shangri-La Plaza" is a musical-comedy pilot made for CBS-TV in 1990. The all-sung “Shangri-La Plaza” was directed by Nick Castle and written and created by Mark Mueller and Nick Castle. It starred The Office’s Melora Hardin, Chris Sarandon and Broadway’s original Beast and Javert Terrence Mann, a two-time Tony Award Nominee for Best Actor. It also featured the very young tap dancing phenomenon Savion Glover in one of his first television appearances. The pilot was filmed on location in an actual mini-mall at the corner of Vineland Avenue and Burbank Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.