Burt Kwouk

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.

Career Overview

Burt Kwouk has 82 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently The Pink Panther (Original) Collection with 6 titles. Signature works include Kiss of the Dragon, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Super Banzai Video Show. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

82

Birth Date

1930-07-18 00:00:00

Birth Place

Manchester, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Kiss of the Dragon
• 

  The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
• 

  Super Banzai Video Show
• 

  The Tale of the Dragon: The Story of Bruce Lee
• 

  Harry Hill: "First Class Scamp"
• 

  From China with Love

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

• The Pink Panther (Original) Collection (6 titles)
• Pink Panther (5 titles)
• James Bond (2 titles)
• Harry Palmer Collection (1 titles)
• Carry On Series (1 titles)
• Police Story (1 titles)
• Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) Collection (1 titles)
• The Fly (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jet Li (1 collaborations)
• Bridget Fonda (1 collaborations)
• Tchéky Karyo (1 collaborations)
• Ric Young (1 collaborations)
• Laurence Ashley (1 collaborations)
• Cyril Raffaelli (1 collaborations)
• Didier Azoulay (1 collaborations)
• John Forgeham (1 collaborations)
• Paul Barrett (1 collaborations)
• Max Ryan (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (82 credits)

  • Whatever Happened to Harry Hill?

    Burt Kwouk

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Saint Steps In... To Television

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Wake of Death

    Tommy Li

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Fat Slags

    Dalai Lama

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Stratosphere Girl

    Papa-San

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Great Challenge

    Wong

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Gate to Heaven

    Muki

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Beyond Borders

    Colonel Gao

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Best Ever Bond

    Self / Spectre 3

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Super Banzai Video Show

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

    self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Kiss of the Dragon

    Uncle Taï

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Inside 'You Only Live Twice'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Animated Epics: Moby Dick

    Fedallah (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Ken Adam: Designing Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Tale of the Dragon: The Story of Bruce Lee

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • What's a Carry On?

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Harry Hill: "First Class Scamp"

    Burt Kwouk

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • From China with Love

    Min Ju

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Wonderland Experience

    Yo-yo

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Peggy Su!

    Dad

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Silent Witness

    - Cargo (2) (2006) ... actor actors

    - Cargo (1) (2006) ... actor actors
    1996
  • She Good Fighter

    Liang

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Bullet to Beijing

    Kim Soo

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Son of the Pink Panther

    Cato Fong

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Leon the Pig Farmer

    Art Collector

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Shooting Elizabeth

    Father Chu

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Carry On Columbus

    Wang

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Police Story 3: Super Cop

    The General (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Air America

    General Lu Soong

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

    Fu King Owner

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Thin Air

    Guang

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Empire of the Sun

    Mr. Chen

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Plenty

    Mr. Aung

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Mark of the Devil

    Hai Lee

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Cato Fong

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    Cato Fong

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday

    Lin Futu

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The London Connection

    Man at Meeting

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Hart to Hart

    - Passing Chance (1983) ... actor actors
    1979
  • Minder

    - A Nice Little Wine (1980) ... Sojo actor actors
    1979
  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

    Chinese Delegate

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    Father Shapiro

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    Cato

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Rollerball

    Japanese Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Girls Come First

    Sashimi

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Return of the Pink Panther

    Cato Fong

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Entwistle

    actor

    actors

    - How Not to Cry at Weddings (2010) ... Entwistle actor actors

    - Look Whose Wheel's Come Off (2010) ... Entwistle actor actors

    - Howard and the Great Outdoors (2010) ... Entwistle actor actors

    - The Rights of Man (Except For Howard) (2010) ... Entwistle actor actors

    - Happy Camping (2010) ... Entwistle actor actors
    1973
  • Madame Sin

    Scarred Operator

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Switch

    Prisoner

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Deep End

    Street Food Cart Manager

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Chairman

    Chang Shou

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Koroshi

    Tanaka

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman

    Peng

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Nobody Runs Forever

    Pham Chimh

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • You Only Live Twice

    Spectre 3

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Casino Royale

    Chinese General (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Brides of Fu Manchu

    Feng

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Devil's Eggshell

    Wu Hsien Ching

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Our Man in Marrakesh

    Export manager

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Lost Command

    Viet Officer

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Sucker Bait

    Novee

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Curse of the Fly

    Tai

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Devil's Eggshell (1966) ... Wu Hsien Ching actor actors
    1965
  • Goldfinger

    Mr. Ling

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • A Shot in the Dark

    Kato

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • 55 Days at Peking

    Old Man (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Cool Mikado

    Art teacher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Doctor Who

    - Four to Doomsday (4) (1982) ... Lin Futu actor actors

    - Four to Doomsday (3) (1982) ... Lin Futu actor actors

    - Four to Doomsday (2) (1982) ... Lin Futu actor actors

    - Four to Doomsday (1) (1982) ... Lin Futu actor actors
    1963
  • The War Lover

    Air Crewman

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Satan Never Sleeps

    Ah Wang

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Saint

    - The Master Plan (1968) ... Mr. Ching actor actors

    - The Gadget Lovers (1967) ... Mr. Ching actor actors

    - The Sign of the Claw (1965) ... Tawau actor actors
    1962
  • The Sinister Man

    Captain Feng

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Terror of the Tongs

    Mr. Ming

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Avengers

    - The Cybernauts (1965) ... actor actors

    - Lobster Quadrille (1964) ... actor actors
    1961
  • Visa to Canton

    Jimmy

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Expresso Bongo

    Soho Youth

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Upstairs and Downstairs

    Chinese Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Yesterday's Enemy

    Japanese Soldier

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

    Li

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1

    Japanese Man

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Windom's Way

    Father Amyan's Aide (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957