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| name = H.W. Gim
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| caption = H.W. Gim in ''[[McLintock!]]'' (1963)
| caption = H.W. Gim in ''[[McLintock!]]'' (1963)
| birth_name = Hom Wing Gim
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| birth_place = [[China]]
| birth_place = [[China]]
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|03|15|1908|01|22|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
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| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 1938–1972
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'''Hom Wing Gim''' (January 22, 1908 &ndash; March 15, 1973), known professionaly as '''H.W. Gim''', was a Chinese-American film and television [[character actor]] who had a career from 1938 to 1972. While most of his parts were smaller, often-uncredited roles, Gim was occasionally given a more substantial supporting roles such as in many [[John Wayne]] films such as ''[[In Old California (1942 film)|In Old California]]'' (1942) and ''[[McLintock!]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319749/bio|title=H.W. Gim - Biography - IMDb|website=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
'''Hom Wing Gim''' (January 22, 1908 &ndash; March 15, 1973), known professionally as '''H.W. Gim''', was a Chinese film and television [[character actor]] who had a career from 1937 to 1972.<ref name="Hughes92">Hughes, p. 92</ref> While most of his parts were smaller, often-uncredited roles, Gim was occasionally given a more substantial supporting roles such as in many [[John Wayne]] films such as ''[[In Old California (1942 film)|In Old California]]'' (1942) and ''[[McLintock!]]'' (1963).<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=27277|title=In Old California|work=[[American Film Institute]]|accessdate=2016-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83151/McLintock-/articles.html|website=Turner Class Movies|title=McLintock|first=Jay|last=Steinberg}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Gim was born in January 1908 in China as Hom Wing Gim.<ref name=":1" /> His acting debut was in the 1937 film [[The Good Earth (film)|''The Good Earth'']]. Noted as one of the busiest character actors in Hollywood, he was known as "Peanuts" to casting directors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 17, 1954 |title=Now Hom Wing Gim Has A New Gimmick |pages=20 |work=[[Los Angeles Mirror]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/693992110/?terms=%22Hom%20Wing%20Gim%22&match=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> By 1965, his 30th year acting, the five-foot actor had been in 159 films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 21, 1965 |title=Gim Starts 30th Year |pages=78 |work=[[Arizona Republic]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/118319138/?terms=%22H.%20W.%20Gim%22&match=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Gim was born on January 1908 in China as '''Hom Wing Gim'''. He died on March 15, 1973 in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197376593/hom-wing-gim|title=Hom Wing Gim (1908 - 1973) - Find A Grave Memorial|website=www.findagrave.com}}</ref>


Gim died on March 15, 1973, in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Truitt |first=Evelyn Mack |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=irZmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hom+Wing+Gim%22 |title=Who was who on Screen |date=1977 |publisher=Bowker |isbn=978-0-8352-0914-4 |pages=174 |language=en}}</ref>
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== Filmography ==


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== Filmography ==
===Film===
===Film===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
⚫
|-
|1937
|''The Good Earth''
|
|
|-
|-
| 1938
| 1938
| ''[[Mr. Moto Takes a Chance]]''
| ''[[Mr. Moto Takes a Chance]]''
| Rajah Ali Retainer
| Rajah Ali Retainer
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1942
| 1942
| ''[[In Old California (1942 film)|In Old California]]''
| ''[[In Old California (1942 film)|In Old California]]''
| Townsman
| Townsman
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1945
| 1945
| ''[[Back to Bataan]]''
| ''[[Back to Bataan]]''
| Japanese Secret Agent
| Japanese Secret Agent
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1947
| 1947
| ''[[Her Husband's Affairs]]''
| ''[[Her Husband's Affairs]]''
| Acrobat<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/70906-Hom-WingGim?sid=d0518b85-f749-49d1-b5c2-6a7a2ada54a7&sr=14.6868725&cp=1&pos=0&isMiscCredit=false |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>
| Acrobat
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1950
| 1950
| ''[[The Breaking Point (1950 film)|The Breaking Point]]''
| ''[[The Breaking Point (1950 film)|The Breaking Point]]''
| Chinese Immigrant
| Chinese Immigrant
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1951
| 1951
| ''[[Peking Express (film)|Peking Express]]''
| ''[[Peking Express (film)|Peking Express]]''
| Chinese Mess Boy
| Chinese Mess Boy<ref name=":0" />
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1951
| 1951
| ''[[Never Trust a Gambler]]''
| ''[[Never Trust a Gambler]]''
| Chinese Restaurant Waiter<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/64817-H-WGim?sid=f17c3fe1-a9cc-48d6-b8c3-7ff42609c830&sr=10.518264&cp=1&pos=0&isMiscCredit=false |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>
| Chinese Restaurant Waiter
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1952
| 1952
| ''[[Okinawa (film)|Okinawa]]''
| ''[[Okinawa (film)|Okinawa]]''
| Japanese Submariner
| Japanese Submariner
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1952
| 1952
| ''[[Macao (film)|Macao]]''
| ''[[Macao (film)|Macao]]''
| Sampan Pilot
| Sampan Pilot
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1957
| 1957
| ''[[Battle Hymn (film)|Battle Hymn]]''
| ''[[Battle Hymn (film)|Battle Hymn]]''
| Minor Role
| Minor Role<ref name=":2" />
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1957
| 1957
| ''[[The Joker Is Wild]]''
| ''[[The Joker Is Wild]]''
| Janitor
| Janitor<ref name=":0" />
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1958
| 1958
| ''[[Hong Kong Confidential (1958 film)|Hong Kong Confidential]]''
| ''[[Hong Kong Confidential (1958 film)|Hong Kong Confidential]]''
| Man Celebrating New Year
| Man Celebrating New Year
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1960
| 1960
| ''[[Heller in Pink Tights]]''
| ''[[Heller in Pink Tights]]''
| Bartender
| Bartender
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1960
| 1960
| ''[[Ice Palace (film)|Ice Palace]]''
| ''[[Ice Palace (film)|Ice Palace]]''
| Asian Worker
| Asian Worker
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1961
| 1961
| ''[[Flower Drum Song (film)|Flower Drum Song]]''
| ''[[Flower Drum Song (film)|Flower Drum Song]]''
| Citizen
| Citizen
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1962
| 1962
| ''[[The Chapman Report]]''
| ''[[The Chapman Report]]''
| Gardner
| Gardner
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1962
| 1962
| ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]''
| ''[[Gypsy (1962 film)|Gypsy]]''
| Waiter
| Waiter
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1963
| 1963
| ''[[Donovan's Reef]]''
| ''[[Donovan's Reef]]''
| Chinese Man
| Chinese Man
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1963
| 1963
| ''[[McLintock!]]''
| ''[[McLintock!]]''
| Ching
| Ching<ref name=":2" />
| Uncredited
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|
|-
|-
| 1965
| 1965
| ''[[Fluffy (1965 film)|Fluffy]]''
| ''[[Fluffy (1965 film)|Fluffy]]''
| Assistant Cook
| Assistant Cook
| Uncredited
| uncredited
|-
|-
| 1966
| 1966
| ''[[7 Women]]''
| ''[[7 Women]]''
| Culi
| Culi<ref name=":2" />
|
|
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]''
| ''[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]''
| Chen Lee<ref name=":2" />
| Wong
|
|
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| ''[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]''
| ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]''
| Wong<ref name=":2" />
| Chen Lee
|
|
|}
|}
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| ''[[The Lone Wolf (TV series)|The Lone Wolf]]''
| ''[[The Lone Wolf (TV series)|The Lone Wolf]]''
| Citizen
| Citizen
| Episode: "The Chinese Story", Uncredited
| 1 episode, uncredited
|-
|-
| 1957
| 1957
| ''[[The Silent Service (TV series)|The Silent Service]]''
| ''The Silent Service''
| 2nd Guerrilla
| 2nd Guerrilla
| Episode: "The Gar Story"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1959
| 1959
| ''[[Peter Gunn]]''
| ''[[Peter Gunn]]''
| Waiter
| Waiter
| Episode: "Lady Windbell's Fan ", Uncredited
| 1 episode, uncredited
|-
|-
| 1959
| 1959
| ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]''
| ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]''
| Fight Spectator
| Fight Spectator
| Episode: "Bare Knuckles", Uncredited
| 1 episode, uncredited
|-
|-
| 1960–1961
| 1960–1961
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| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]''
| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]''
| Townsman
| Townsman
| Episode: "The Book", Uncredited
| 1 episode, uncredited
|-
|-
| 1965
| 1965
| ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]''
| ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]''
| Busboy #1
| Busboy #1
| Episode: "Danny Was a Million Laughs"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1965
| 1965
| ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
| ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
| Representative
| Representative
| Episode: "The Cherry Blossom Affair", Uncredited
| 1 episode, uncredited
|-
|-
| 1966
| 1966
| ''[[Iron Horse (TV series)|Scalplock]]''
| ''[[Iron Horse (TV series)|Scalplock]]''
| Workman (uncredited)
| Workman
| TV movie, pilot for ''[[Iron Horse (TV series)|Iron Horse]]''
| TV movie, Uncredited pilot for ''[[Iron Horse (TV series)|Iron Horse]]''
|-
|-
| 1968
| 1968
| ''[[It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)|It Takes a Thief]]''
| ''[[It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)|It Takes a Thief]]''
| Commuter at Airport
| Commuter at Airport
| Episode: "When Thieves Fall In", Uncredited
| 1 episode, uncredited
|-
|-
| 1972
| 1972
| ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''
| ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''
| Cho San
| Cho San
| Episode: "Partner's Investment", (final appearance)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leszczak |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xe1ZBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22H.+W.+Gim%22&pg=PA195 |title=The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide |date=2014-08-23 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1539-4 |pages=195 |language=en}}</ref>
| 1 episode
|}
|}


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* {{IMDb name|0319749}}
* {{Tcmdb name|71585%7C64817}}
* {{Tcmdb name|71585%7C64817}}
* {{Amg name|208647}}


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[[Category:Chinese emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Chinese emigrants to the United States]]



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Latest revision as of 16:53, 22 December 2024

H.W. Gim
H.W. Gim in McLintock! (1963)
Born
Hom Wing Gim

(1908-01-22)January 22, 1908
China
DiedMarch 15, 1973(1973-03-15) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1938–1972

Hom Wing Gim (January 22, 1908 – March 15, 1973), known professionally as H.W. Gim, was a Chinese film and television character actor who had a career from 1937 to 1972.[1] While most of his parts were smaller, often-uncredited roles, Gim was occasionally given a more substantial supporting roles such as in many John Wayne films such as In Old California (1942) and McLintock! (1963).[2][3]

Biography

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Gim was born in January 1908 in China as Hom Wing Gim.[4] His acting debut was in the 1937 film The Good Earth. Noted as one of the busiest character actors in Hollywood, he was known as "Peanuts" to casting directors.[5] By 1965, his 30th year acting, the five-foot actor had been in 159 films.[6]

Gim died on March 15, 1973, in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1937 The Good Earth
1938 Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Rajah Ali Retainer Uncredited
1942 In Old California Townsman Uncredited
1945 Back to Bataan Japanese Secret Agent Uncredited
1947 Her Husband's Affairs Acrobat[7] Uncredited
1950 The Breaking Point Chinese Immigrant Uncredited
1951 Peking Express Chinese Mess Boy[7] Uncredited
1951 Never Trust a Gambler Chinese Restaurant Waiter[8] Uncredited
1952 Okinawa Japanese Submariner Uncredited
1952 Macao Sampan Pilot Uncredited
1957 Battle Hymn Minor Role[8] Uncredited
1957 The Joker Is Wild Janitor[7] Uncredited
1958 Hong Kong Confidential Man Celebrating New Year Uncredited
1960 Heller in Pink Tights Bartender Uncredited
1960 Ice Palace Asian Worker Uncredited
1961 Flower Drum Song Citizen Uncredited
1962 The Chapman Report Gardner Uncredited
1962 Gypsy Waiter Uncredited
1963 Donovan's Reef Chinese Man Uncredited
1963 McLintock! Ching[8] Uncredited
1965 Fluffy Assistant Cook Uncredited
1966 7 Women Culi[8]
1969 True Grit Chen Lee[8]
1969 Paint Your Wagon Wong[8]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 The Lone Wolf Citizen Episode: "The Chinese Story", Uncredited
1957 The Silent Service 2nd Guerrilla Episode: "The Gar Story"
1959 Peter Gunn Waiter Episode: "Lady Windbell's Fan ", Uncredited
1959 Laramie Fight Spectator Episode: "Bare Knuckles", Uncredited
1960–1961 Bachelor Father Gregory / Cousin Gregory / Harry 5 episodes
1965 Rawhide Townsman Episode: "The Book", Uncredited
1965 I Spy Busboy #1 Episode: "Danny Was a Million Laughs"
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Representative Episode: "The Cherry Blossom Affair", Uncredited
1966 Scalplock Workman TV movie, Uncredited pilot for Iron Horse
1968 It Takes a Thief Commuter at Airport Episode: "When Thieves Fall In", Uncredited
1972 The Odd Couple Cho San Episode: "Partner's Investment", (final appearance)[9]

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, p. 92
  2. ^ "In Old California". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Jay. "McLintock". Turner Class Movies.
  4. ^ a b Truitt, Evelyn Mack (1977). Who was who on Screen. Bowker. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8352-0914-4.
  5. ^ "Now Hom Wing Gim Has A New Gimmick". Los Angeles Mirror. February 17, 1954. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gim Starts 30th Year". Arizona Republic. February 21, 1965. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Leszczak, Bob (August 23, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-4766-1539-4.
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