Burt Kwouk
- Birthday
- Jul 18, 1930
Bio: Born in England and raised in Shanghai, actor Burt Kwouk can best be described as a funnier variation of Bruce Lee. To be sure, many of his acting assignments have called for straight interpretations, notably his roles in such films Satan Never Sleeps (1961) and The Brides of Fu Manchu (1965). But Kwouk is best known for his role as karate champ Cato Fong,… More Bio: Born in England and raised in Shanghai, actor Burt Kwouk can best be described as a funnier variation of Bruce Lee. To be sure, many of his acting assignments have called for straight interpretations, notably his roles in such films Satan Never Sleeps (1961) and The Brides of Fu Manchu (1965). But Kwouk is best known for his role as karate champ Cato Fong, right-hand man of the hapless Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers). Trained by his boss to attack without warning (the better to keep Clouseau on guard and in shape), Cato has invariably done his job too well, kicking and chopping at the Inspector at the most inopportune times -- when Clouseau is making love, for example. As Cato, Bert Kwouk has appeared in the Blake Edwards-directed Clouseau films A Shot in the Dark (1964), Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1978) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1979), and has guest-starred in two pastiche films made after Peter Sellers' death, Curse of the Pink Panther (1981) and Trail of the Pink Panther (1982). Outside the aegis of Blake Edwards, Kwouk has taken action-oriented parts in films like Rollerball (1980) and Air America (1990). For several years in the '80s, Burt Kwouk played a Japanese commandant on the British TV series Tenko. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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The Great Challenge (2004)
- Actor
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Beyond Borders (2003)
- Colonel Gao
- 14%
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Kuraingu furīman (Crying Freeman) (2003)
- Actor
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
- Uncle Tai
- 51%
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The Lost Empire (2001)
- Actor
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Burt Kwouk Videos
Kiss Of The Dragon
2 minutes 37 seconds
Beyond Borders
2 minutes 25 seconds
Air America
2 minutes 32 seconds
Crying Freeman
2 minutes 40 seconds
Shooting Elizabeth
1 minutes 12 seconds
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