How Many Lo Pans?

Today, I learned that James Hong played a David Lo Pan in addition to the one from "Big Trouble in Little China". This second Lo Pan appeared in an episode of the short-lived science fiction television series "The Chronicle". He played Another Lo Pan, this one with the first name of Ben in the TV show "Chuck".

This made me curious. How many Lo Pans has James Hong played? A fairly exhaustive internet search culminated in a IMDB list of all of James Hong's characters.

This gave me the the question that had been bothering me for most of the morning.

How many Lo Pans has James Hong played?

Three.

David Lo Pan in "Big Trouble in Little China".
David Lo Pan in "The Chronicle".
Ben Lo Pan in "Chuck"

That's it. That's all. It was really rather anticlimactic.

But, what if...

All Three Lo Pans were related?

David Lo Pan #2 and Ben Lo Pan could have been descended from David Lo Pan #1 directly or they could be multi-great grand nephews or cousins however many times removed.

All three Lo Pans are the authority figures of criminal enterprises. 


David Lo Pan, chairman of the National Orient Bank and owner of the Wing Kong Trading Compan, was killed by Jack Burton and sent to the Hell of People Who Were Killed by Idiots.


Ben Lo Pan was a Chinese Triad gangster who was captured by Chuck Barrowski and sent to prison.


David Lo Pan, at the end of his only appearance in "The Chronicle" was still in control of his criminal organization. 

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