Dennis Dun
Biography
Dennis Dun is an American stage and screen actor who grew up in Stockton, California, and trained in martial arts and Chinese opera before turning to acting. He began with San Francisco's Asian American Theater Company, later appearing with East West Players, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, and won an LA Weekly Theater Award for his ensemble work in Chay Yew's A Language of Their Own. He also wrote Giant Oranges, a one-man show he performed. His film debut came in Year of the Dragon (1985), and he played the co-lead, Wang Chi, in John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (1986). He was Puyi's valet Big Li in The Last Emperor (1987) and took prominent roles in Prince of Darkness (1987) and Warriors of Virtue (1997), along with three seasons as a regular on the NBC series Midnight Caller.
74years old
Turns 75 on April 19in 189 days
- Born Stockton
- Star sign: AriesLast day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 12 years1985 to 1997
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Behind the camera
The Mark Taper Forum commissioned Dun's one-man show Giant Oranges, which he wrote and performed, and Chay Yew's Solo Works Festival produced it in Los Angeles.
Big break
In John Carpenter's cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, released in 1986, Dun landed the co-lead role of Wang Chi.
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Carpenter directed two of these films. Victor Wong appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Victor Wong's page
Chao Li Chi's page
John Lone's page
Jade Go's page
All films by John Carpenter
Online
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