of the new cast and feature former regulars from the original series, including Fong. According to Five-O fan and author of a book on the show, Karen Rhodes, Fong was asked to reprise his role and appear in the pilot. Neither Fong nor any of the other regulars told Cannell that Chin Ho had been killed off at the end of the tenth season. This was only discovered after all of Fong's scenes had been shot, and to excise him from the project would have caused delays and overruns in cost. Hoping that CBS executives would not remember the one episode out of hundreds, Cannell screened the pilot. His son Dennis Chun had a recurring role in the 2010 reboot as HPD Sgt. Duke Lukela. Beginning with the 8th season he was promoted to a series regular. Death Kam Fong Chun died from lung cancer on October 18, 2002, at the age of 84. Filmography Ghost of the China Sea (1958) — Pvt. Hakashima The Lost Missile (1958) — Chinese Officer (uncredited) Cry for Happy (1961) — Chin, Sailor (uncredited) Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) — Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited) Seven Women from Hell (1961) — Burly Guard (uncredited) Diamond Head (1962) — Loe Kim Lee (uncredited) Hawaii Five-O (1968–1978) — Det. Chin Ho Kelly Magnum, P.I. (1982–1985) — Kanki / Kam Chung Goodbye Paradise (1991) — Old man Young Hawaii Five-O (1997) — Det. Chin Ho Kelly (final film role) References External links An account of the revival attempt and Kam Fong The Hawaii Five-O Home Page Retrieved August 24, 2016 20th-century American male actors American male television actors American male actors of Chinese descent Male actors from Honolulu Honolulu Police Department officers Deaths from cancer in Hawaii Deaths from lung cancer 1918 births 2002 deaths