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Oct 18, 2002 · Kam Fong Chun (born Kam Tong Chun; May 27, 1918 – October 18, 2002) was an American police officer and actor, best known for his role as Chin Ho Kelly, a police detective on the CBS television network series Hawaii Five-O.
Oct 30, 2002 · The statement said Chun could never understand how "a poor barefoot boy from Kalihi" could wind up on a Hollywood sound stage. When he appeared on "Five-O" Chun adopted the stage name Kam Fong. He appeared on the successful CBS show from 1968 to 1978, starring as the trusty colleague of "Five-O" lead Jack Lord, who played Steve McGarrett.
Kam Fong Chun was born in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. A 1938 graduate of President William McKinley High School , he worked at Pearl Harbor shipyard in his 20s as a boiler maker and was a witness to the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941 .
Oct 31, 2002 · Kam Fong Chun was a real-life Honolulu Police Department officer for 16 years before leaving the force in 1959 to put more time into acting. To help pay the bills, ...
Kam Fong Chun was born in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. A 1938 graduate of President William McKinley High School, he worked at Pearl Harbor shipyard in his 20s as a boiler maker and was a witness to the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. After the death of his first wife and two eldest children in 1944, he applied for a ...
Oct 31, 2002 · The man known to millions of television viewers as detective Chin Ho Kelly has died. Hawaii Five-O star Kam Fong Chun lost his battle with lung cancer on October 18th. His family did not announce his
Kam Fong Chun (May 1918–October 18, 2002) was an American actor whose claim to fame was his 1968 to 1978 star performance as Chin Ho Kelly, a police detective on the CBS television network series Hawaii Five-O. Chun was cast in the role after having served for sixteen years in the Honolulu Police Department as a police officer.
