Leon Lontoc

Leon Lontoc (February 20, 1908 – January 22, 1974) was a Filipino-American film and television actor.^[1] He was known for playing the role of Henry in the American detective fiction television series Burke's Law .^[2]

Lontoc was born in Manila,^[3] the brother of doctor Rudolfo M. Lontok.^[4] He emigrated to the United States in 1927, settling in Hollywood, California.^[4] Lontoc began his screen career in 1943 with the uncredited role of a Japanese guard in the film Behind the Rising Sun .^[5]

Later in his career, Lontoc guest-starred in television programs, Ironside , McHale's Navy , Hawaiian Eye , The Wackiest Ship in the Army , Bonanza , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , Mission: Impossible , Jungle Jim , Here Comes the Brides and Alfred Hitchcock Presents . He also co-starred and appeared in films, such as, One Spy Too Many , Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki , Singin' in the Rain , The Damned Don't Cry , The Ugly American ,^[6] God Is My Co-Pilot , Cargo to Capetown , On the Isle of Samoa , The Left Hand of God , The Revolt of Mamie Stover , The Hunters , Operation Petticoat , The Spiral Road , Panic in the City and The Gallant Hours .^[7] His last credit was from the sitcom television series The Brady Bunch .^[7]

In 1963, Lontoc was cast to play the role of Henry, the Filipino chauffeur of the lead character Amos Burke in the ABC detective fiction television series Burke's Law .^[2] He also founded and worked at the restaurant Don the Beachcomber.^{[7] [8]}

Lontoc died in January 1974 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67.^[3] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Hollywood, California.^[7]

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 24: "A Woman's Help") as Chester
• The Ugly American (1963) as Lee Pang

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