Burt Kwouk obit

Burt Kwouk, veteran of the "Pink Panther" movies, dies at 85

He was not on the list.

Burt Kwouk, who played martial arts expert Cato in the comic "Pink Panther" films, has died. He was 85.

Kwouk's agent, Jean Diamond, said in a statement that he "passed peacefully" on Tuesday. She didn't give a cause of death.

Born in northwest England and raised in Shanghai, Kwouk had his breakthrough film role in "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" in 1958, and appeared in the James Bond films "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice."

 

In 1964, Blake Edwards cast him in "A Shot in the Dark," a comedy centered on Peter Sellers' bumbling Inspector Clouseau. Kwouk appeared in half a dozen more "Pink Panther" movies as Cato Fong, a manservant whose job was to attack Clouseau when he least expected it.

Diamond said Kwouk's funeral would be private.

Selected filmography

Film


Windom's Way (1957) as Father Amyam's aide (uncredited)

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) as Li

Yesterday's Enemy (1959) as Japanese Soldier

Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) as Chinese Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Expresso Bongo (1959) as Soho youth (uncredited)

Passport to China (1960) as Jimmy

The Terror of the Tongs (1961) as Mr. Ming[5]

The Sinister Man (1961) as Capt. Feng

Satan Never Sleeps (1962) as Ah Wang

The War Lover (1962) as Chung – Radio Operator on B-17 (uncredited)

The Cool Mikado (1963) as Art Teacher / Man on Aeroplane (uncredited)

55 Days at Peking (1963) as Old Man (voice)

A Shot in the Dark (1964) as Kato – Clouseau's man-servant

Goldfinger (1964) as Mr Lin

Curse of the Fly (1965) as Tai

Our Man in Marrakesh (1966) as Export manager

Lost Command (1966) as Officer

The Sandwich Man (1966) as Ice Cream Man

The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) as Feng

Casino Royale (1967) as Chinese general (uncredited)[

You Only Live Twice (1967) as Spectre 3

Nobody Runs Forever (1968) as Pham Chimh

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as Chairman Peng

The Chairman (1969) as Chang Shou

Deep End (1970) as Hot Dog salesman

Madame Sin (1972) as Scarred Operator

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) as Cato Fong

Rollerball (1975) as Japanese doctor

Girls Come First (1975) as Sashimi

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) as Cato

The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) as Father Shapiro

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) as Chinese Delegate

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) as Cato Fong

The London Connection (1979) as Man at Meeting (uncredited)

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) as Fu Manchu's Servant

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) as Cato Fong

Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) as Cato Fong

Plenty (1985) as Mr. Aung

Empire of the Sun (1987) as Mr Chen

Race for Glory (1989) as Yoshiro Tanaka

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) as Fu King owner

Air America (1990) as General Lu Soong

Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992) as General (voice, uncredited)

Leon the Pig Farmer (1992) as Art collector

Carry On Columbus (1992) as Wang

Shooting Elizabeth (1992) as Father Chu

Son of the Pink Panther (1993) as Cato Fong

She Good Fighter (1995) as Liang

Peggy Su! (1997) as Dad

Liebe im Schatten des Drachen (1998) as Min Ju

Kiss of the Dragon (2001) as Uncle Tai

The Wonderland Experience (2002) as Yo Yo

Beyond Borders (2003) as Colonel Gao[

Gate to Heaven (2003) as Muki

Stratosphere Girl (2004) as Papa-San

Les fils du vent (2004) as Wong

Fat Slags (2004) as Dalai Lama

Wake of Death (2004) as Tommy Li



Television


Hancock's Half Hour: "How to Win Money and Influence People" (1957) as 1st Japanese (credited as Burd Kwok)

Danger Man (1961) as Chen Tung / Tai

Man of the World (1962) as Liu

The Sentimental Agent (1963) as Chin

The Avengers (1961-1965) as Tusamo / Mason / King Tenuphon[5]

The Saint (1965-1968) as Mr. Ching / Col. Wing / Tawau[5]

The Champions: "The Beginning" (1967) as Chinese Major

Shirley's World: "A Hell of an Engineer" (1972) as Shunji

Lucky Feller (1976) as Chinese waiter

Warship (1977) as Foreign Minister Zee Khay Lim

The Water Margin: (1976–1978) as Narrator (English dub)

It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1977–1978) as Me Thant

The Tomorrow People: "The Lost Gods" (1978) as Matsu Tan

Monkey Magic (1978–1979) as Narrator (English dub)

Shoestring (1980) as Mr Wing

Minder (1980) as Sojo

Tenko (1981) as Major Yamauchi

Doctor Who: "Four to Doomsday" (1982) as Lin Futu

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense: "Mark of the Devil" (1984) as Lee

Tickle on the Tum (1984) as Willie Wok

Howards' Way (1987) as Mr Lee

T-Bag Bounces Back (1987) as Hi Hatt

Noble House (1988) as Phillip Chen

The House of Eliott (1991) as Peter Lo Ching

Lovejoy (1992, "Eric of Arabia") as Banker

Lovejoy (1993, "The Peking Gun") as Mr Ying

Space Precinct (1994, "Protect and Survive") as Slik Ostrasky

Bullet to Beijing (1996) as Kim Soo

The Harry Hill Show (1997–2000)

Queen of Swords: "The Dragon" (2001) as Master Kiyomassa

Banzai (2001) as Narrator

Last of the Summer Wine (2002–2010) as Entwistle

Judge John Deed (2005, "Separation of Powers") as Professor Vang Pao

Silent Witness (2006, "Cargo") as Jimmy Han

Honest (2008) as Mr Hong

Spirit Warriors (2009) as Shen

Whatever Happened to Harry Hill (2012)