Alvin Ing, pioneering Asian actor in the US, dead at 89 of Covid-19 complications

Alvin Ing, know for his roles on Broadway and on tour in 'Pacific Overtures' and 'Flower Drum Song' as well as in films such as 'The Gambler', has died. He was 89. Photo AP

Actor and singer Alvin Ing, known for roles on Broadway and on tour in Pacific Overtures and Flower Drum Song as well as in films such as The Gambler, has died. He was 89.

Ing died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, in Burbank, California, of Covid-19 complications, according to his representatives at Mosaic PR.