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DETAILS:Originalhand signed portraitphotograph ofLeonard Strong. Photograph is printed on double weight photographic paper. Measures 5\" x 7\" inches. Please see item images for further details.
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BIOGRAPHY: Leonard Clarence Strong (1908 –1980) was an American character actor specializing in playing Asian roles. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he began his acting career with Little Tokyo, U.S.A. in 1942. He would go on to play a gamut of roles as Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Thais, etc. in films such as Dragon Seed (1944), Up in Arms (1944), Jack London (1943), Salute to the Marines (1943), Behind the Rising Sun (1943), Night Plane from Chungking (1943), Bombardier (1943), Underground Agent (1942), and Manila Calling (1942). He played the Thai interpreter in both Anna and the King of Siam and its musical remake The King and I. He played Clem in The Lone Ranger episode (1/16) \"Cannonball McKay\" (1949).The Adventures of Fu Manchu (1956)
He gainedpop culture notoriety for his role on television as \"The Claw\" on Get Smart, where Agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) is unable to understand Strong as he announces his evil nickname of “The Claw”; confused, Smart calls the villain “The Craw”, causing the bad guy to continually, and with increasing irritation, correct him. Strong appeared as \"The Claw\" in two episodes: \"Diplomat\'s Daughter\" (1965) and \"The Amazing Harry Hoo\" (1966). Additionally, he played the role of Lin Chan in \"The Laser Blazer\" (1968). In \"The Cure\" (1960), a season-five episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents set deep in the Amazon jungle, Strong plays Luiz, a grimly faithful, deadly efficient native manservant, underestimated by all. Another notable television role was his haunting and mostly silent portrayal of the title character in the original Twilight Zone episode \"The Hitch-Hiker\", often listed as one of the ten best episodes of the series.
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Established 1987
Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items.We carry an extensive selectionoforiginal celebrity photographs. We invite everyone to visit the Celebrity Photographs category of our store (KEYWORD: SIGNED) to viewour entireinventory.
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