Harry Endo

Harry Endo
Harry Endo (1959)
Born	(1922-07-20)July 20, 1922 Colorado,U.S.
Died	January 9, 2009(2009-01-09)(aged 86) Brooklyn,New York,U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Myrtle Endo
Children	2

Harry Endo(July 20, 1922 – January 9, 2009) was an American actor best known for his role playing Che Fong, aforensic scientiston the television seriesHawaii Five-O.

Endo was born inColorado,but spent most of his life living inHawaii.He enlisted in theUnited States Armyin 1941 and served as a radio operator with aninfantryunit in Europe.

He had been working for Territorial Savings Bank in Hawaii and was being filmed in a commercial for his employer when he was approached about an acting role playing "Che Fong" as one of the original cast members in the television seriesHawaii Five-O.The series starredJack LordandJames MacArthuras detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department and ran from 1968 until 1980, making it the longest running crime show on American television until it was surpassed byLaw & Orderin 2003.Actor Doug Mossman, who played the role of detective Frank Kamana on the show, described Endo's role in the program as portraying "the all-encompassing forensic genius, who was supposed to know everything about everything".

Fong appeared in 111 episodes of the crime drama from 1968 until 1977, and reprised his role in a 1997-hour-long made-for-television movie.

After the series ended, he played some minor roles, including two episodes ofMagnum, P.I.and appeared in single episodes of bothJake and the FatmanandMurder, She Wrote,before retiring from acting in the late 1980s.

Endo died at age 86 on January 9, 2009, of astrokeat theMethodist HospitalinBrooklyn,New York City.He was survived by his wife Myrtle, to whom he had been married for more than 60 years, and two children.Myrtle Endo died in March, 2009 inBrooklyn, New York.She was 85 years old.

Partial filmography

• Hawaii Five-O(1969-1977) - Che Fong / Kaspar
• Hawaii Five-0(1997) - Che Fong (final film role)