Victor Sen Yung
William Jenkins
Published May 14, 2026
Birth Name: Victor Cheung Young/Sen Yew Cheung
Date of Birth: October 18, 1915
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: November 9, 1980
Place of Death: North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: Chinese
Victor Sen Yung was an American actor. He played Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films, and Hop Sing on the series Bonanza. He later ran a small mail-order Chinese pottery business. He was also known as Sen Yung, Sen Young, Victor Sen Young, and Victor Young.
His parents, Chan Sui Yee and Gam/Gum Yung Sen, were Chinese immigrants.
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