Peter Kwong

Peter Kwong

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Peter Kwong

Performer
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Peter Kwong

Performer
Birthday

April 9, 1952

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California

Date of Passing

May 29, 2025

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Peter Kwong garnered over 100 stage, film, and television credits during his decades long career. His numerous television appearances include Dragon Dynasty, Curb Your Enthusiasm, General Hospital, My Wife and Kids, The District, JAG, and Sisters. His feature films include Big Trouble in Little China, The Golden Child, The Presidio and more. On stage, he played Dr. Haing S. Ngor in The Survivor: A Cambodian Odyssey and appeared opposite Juliet Prowse in Mame.

He was also an award-winning choreographer whose style has been touted as a fusion of hip hop, martial arts, jazz, and Beijing Opera. Kwong earned a theater arts degree from California State University at Sacramento, then studied further at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre. He served on national and local boards for the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA. Kwong chaired the Committee for Racial Equality at Actors Equity Association and was vice chair of both the EEOC and Young Performers committees for SAG.

He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He also served as governor of the Performers Peer Group for four years on the Television Academy’s Board of Governors.

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In Memoriam: 77th Emmy Awards
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