Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Layne Tom Jr.(1927-2015)

  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Layne Tom Jr.
Layne Tom Jr. was born on 29 June 1927 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937), The Hurricane (1937) and Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940). He was married to Marilynn Chow. He died on 14 January 2015 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.
BornJune 29, 1927
DiedJanuary 14, 2015(87)
BornJune 29, 1927
DiedJanuary 14, 2015(87)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank

Photos4

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Katherine DeMille, C. Henry Gordon, Warner Oland, and Andrew Tombes in Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
7.0
  • Charlie Chan Jr.
  • 1937
Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane (1937)
The Hurricane
7.1
  • Mako
  • 1937
Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
7.1
  • Willie Chan
  • 1940
Robert Barrat, Phyllis Brooks, and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
6.7
  • Tommy Chan
  • 1938

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Barbara Stanwyck in The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
    The Barbara Stanwyck Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cantonese Clerk (as Layne Tom)
    • 1960
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    8.2
    TV Series
    • 1st Patrol Man (as Richard Layne Tom)
    • 1959
  • China Sky (1945)
    China Sky
    5.9
    • (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
    7.1
    • Willie Chan
    • 1940
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • Boy Ranger (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Robert Barrat, Phyllis Brooks, and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
    Charlie Chan in Honolulu
    6.7
    • Tommy Chan
    • 1938
  • James Dunn, Robert Barrat, Lynda Grey, and Ralph Morgan in Shadows Over Shanghai (1938)
    Shadows Over Shanghai
    5.6
    • Chinese Boy at School (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Anna May Wong in Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
    Daughter of Shanghai
    6.6
    • Chinese Candy Vendor (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane (1937)
    The Hurricane
    7.1
    • Mako
    • 1937
  • Katherine DeMille, C. Henry Gordon, Warner Oland, and Andrew Tombes in Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
    Charlie Chan at the Olympics
    7.0
    • Charlie Chan Jr.
    • 1937
  • Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937)
    The Good Earth
    7.4
    • Chinese Boy (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Shirley Temple, Robert Young, and Alice Faye in Stowaway (1936)
    Stowaway
    7.1
    • Chinese Boy in Musical Band (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)
    San Francisco
    7.1
    • Earthquake Survivor on Blackie's Shoulder (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Layne Tom
  • Born
    • June 29, 1927
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 14, 2015
    • Huntington Beach, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Marilynn Chow? - January 14, 2015 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Kiana Tom

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Prominent architect later in life and he co-owned a firm with Jan Truskier.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.