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Harold Fong

Actor · Died June 1, 1982, aged 71 · Sacramento, California, USA

Harold Fong was born on 8 February 1911 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Steel Helmet (1951), Up in Smoke (1978) and A Yank in Indo-China (1952). He died on 18 June 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 8, 1911
Died
June 1, 1982 (aged 71)
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Harold Fong's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
18%
Power
15%
Survival
15%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Joyful
2
Absurd
1
Warm
1
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harold Fong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Harold Fong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Up in Smoke(1978)

    as Chauffeur

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rabbit, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Drink Server (uncredited)

  • Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Custodian

  • Diamond Head(1962)

    as Coyama

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ensign O'Toole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pleasure of His Company(1961)

    as Toy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Fong

  • Not of This Earth(1957)

    as Speciman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Shanghai Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Storm Over Tibet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sergeant Lee

  • Submarine Command(1951)

    as Korean Officer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Steel Helmet(1951)

    as The Red

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Saigon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • Back to Bataan(1945)

    as Prince Ito (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Betrayal from the East(1945)

    as Ship's Mate (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1945 to 1978.

Biggest box office

Up in Smoke (1978)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

The Steel Helmet (1951)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Up in Smoke (1978)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s5 · acting1970s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Harold Fong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

The Steel Helmet (1951)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.