ACTOR
Burt Kwouk
Known for Doctor Who · The Avengers · Silent Witness
Burt Kwouk OBE, born Herbert Kwouk, was an English-born actor of Chinese descent, known for many television appearances and for his role as Cato in the Pink Panther films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Kwouk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born
- Jul 18, 1930
- Died
- May 24, 2016
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Burt Kwouk OBE, born Herbert Kwouk, was an English-born actor of Chinese descent, known for many television appearances and for his role as Cato in the Pink Panther films.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Kwouk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1Japanese Man
1957
Windom's WayFather Amyan's Aide (uncredited)
1957
The Inn of the Sixth HappinessLi
1958
Expresso BongoSoho Youth
1959
Upstairs and DownstairsChinese Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
1959
Yesterday's EnemyJapanese Soldier
1959
Visa to CantonJimmy
1960
The Sinister ManCaptain Feng
1961
The Terror of the TongsMr. Ming
1961
Satan Never SleepsAh Wang
1962
The War LoverAir Crewman
1962
55 Days at PekingOld Man (voice)
1963
The Cool MikadoArt teacher (uncredited)
1963
A Shot in the DarkKato
1964
GoldfingerMr. Ling
1964
Curse of the FlyTai
1965
Sucker BaitNovee
1965
Lost CommandViet Officer
1966
Our Man in MarrakeshExport manager
1966
The Brides of Fu ManchuFeng
1966TD
The Devil's EggshellWu Hsien Ching
1966
The Sandwich ManIce Cream Man
1966
Casino RoyaleChinese General (uncredited)
1967
You Only Live TwiceSpectre 3
1967
KoroshiTanaka
1968
Nobody Runs ForeverPham Chimh
1968
The Shoes of the FishermanPeng
1968
The ChairmanChang Shou
1969
Deep EndStreet Food Cart Manager
1971TS
The SwitchPrisoner
1971
Madame SinScarred Operator
1972
Girls Come FirstSashimi
1975
RollerballJapanese Doctor
1975
The Return of the Pink PantherCato Fong
1975
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainCato
1976
The Last Remake of Beau GesteFather Shapiro
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItChinese Delegate
1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItChinese General
1977
Revenge of the Pink PantherCato Fong
1978
The London ConnectionMan at Meeting
1979
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuFu Manchu's Servant
1980
Doctor Who: Four to DoomsdayLin Futu
1982
Trail of the Pink PantherCato Fong
1982
Curse of the Pink PantherCato Fong
1983
Legend of the ChampionsChinese Major
1983
Mark of the DevilHai Lee
1984
PlentyMr. Aung
1985
Empire of the SunMr. Chen
1987
Thin AirGuang
1988
Air AmericaGeneral Lu Soong
1990
I Bought a Vampire MotorcycleFu King Owner
1990
Carry On ColumbusWang
1992
Police Story 3: Super CopThe General (voice) (uncredited)
1992
Shooting ElizabethFather Chu
1992
Leon the Pig FarmerArt Collector
1993
Son of the Pink PantherCato Fong
1993
Bullet to BeijingKim Soo
1995
She Good FighterLiang
1995
Peggy Su!Dad
1997
From China with LoveMin Ju
1998
Harry Hill: "First Class Scamp"Burt Kwouk
1998
The Wonderland ExperienceYo-yo
1998
What's a Carry On?Self (uncredited)
1998
The Tale of the Dragon: The Story of Bruce LeeNarrator
1999
Animated Epics: Moby DickFedallah (voice)
2000
Inside 'You Only Live Twice'Self
2000
Ken Adam: Designing BondSelf
2000
Kiss of the DragonUncle Taï
2001
Best Ever BondSelf / Spectre 3
2002
Super Banzai Video Show
2002
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseauself
2002
Beyond BordersColonel Gao
2003
Gate to HeavenMuki
2003
Fat SlagsDalai Lama
2004
Stratosphere GirlPapa-San
2004
The Great ChallengeWong
2004
Wake of DeathTommy Li
2004
Low Winter SunMr. Gim Yeung
2006
The Saint Steps In... To TelevisionHimself
2008
Whatever Happened to Harry Hill?Burt Kwouk
2012Television
Hancock's Half Hour1 eps
1956ID
International DetectiveJimmy Hau · 1 eps
1959
Danger ManChen Tung · 1 eps
1960Danger ManTanaka · 1 eps
1960Danger ManTai · 1 eps
1960
The Avengers2 eps
1961
Man of the WorldLiu · 1 eps
1962
The SaintMr. Ching · 2 eps
1962The SaintTawau · 1 eps
1962
Doctor WhoLin Futu · 4 eps
1963
The Sentimental AgentChin · 12 eps
1963TT
Thursday TheatreYamomoto · 1 eps
1964
BBC Play of the MonthWu Hsien Ching · 1 eps
1965
Out of the UnknownNovee · 1 eps
1965
The TroubleshootersBan-Di · 1 eps
1965
Callan2 eps
1967
The ChampionsChinese Major · 1 eps
1968
The MisfitBarman · 1 eps
1970
Jason King1 eps
1971
Shirley's World1 eps
1972
The AdventurerTaiho · 1 eps
1972The AdventurerJohnny Morrison · 1 eps
1972
Last of the Summer WineEntwistle · 76 eps
1973
Warship1 eps
1973TV
The Velvet GloveProfessor Fuiji · 1 eps
1977
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978
Return of the SaintChula · 1 eps
1978
SpearheadMr Ho · 1 eps
1978
Hart to Hart1 eps
1979
MinderSojo · 1 eps
1979
ShoestringMr Wing · 1 eps
1979
Keep It in the Family1 eps
1980
TenkoCapt. Yamauchi · 8 eps
1981TenkoMajor Yamauchi · 10 eps
1981
Q.E.D.Dr. Lin · 1 eps
1982
The Kenny Everett Television ShowCard hustler · 1 eps
1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowVarious · 2 eps
1982TA
There's A Lot Of It About1 eps
1982
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseLee · 1 eps
1984
The Bill3 eps
1984
Howards' WayMr. Lee · 3 eps
1985
Super GranHimself · 1 eps
1985
BoonVan Der Haan · 1 eps
1986
LovejoyBanker · 2 eps
1986LovejoyMr Ying · 1 eps
1986
Noble HousePhilip Chen · 4 eps
1988
Thin AirGuang · 5 eps
1988CT
Close to HomeMr Wong · 1 eps
1989
The House of EliottPeter Lo-Ching · 3 eps
1991
Space PrecinctSlik Ostrasky · 1 eps
1994
Silent Witness2 eps
1996
Harry Hill26 eps
1997
Arabian NightsCaliph Beder · 2 eps
2000
Banzai26 eps
2001
Judge John DeedProfessor Vang Pao · 1 eps
2001
The Lost EmpireProfessor Sheng · 2 eps
2001
The Omid Djalili Show1 eps
2007
Honest1 eps
2008
Spirit WarriorsShen · 4 eps
2010Photos
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