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Philip Kwok | |
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| Born | 陳舉陸 (Chan Kui-Luk) 21 October 1951 Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Also known as | 郭振鋒 (Kwok Chun-Fung) |
Philip Kwok (Chinese: 郭追; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of martial arts actors who starred in several films for Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2] He played "Mad Dog", the main villain's henchman with high morals in John Woo's Hard Boiled (1992).[3]
Filmography
[edit]Acting
[edit]- Dynamite Brothers (1974) - Tuen's henchman (uncredited)
- Na Cha the Great (1974)
- Hong hai er (1975) - Blue stone statue
- The Four Assassins (1975) - Chen Chieh / Chen Jie
- Shen hu (1975)
- Zhong yuan biao ju (1976)
- Bloody Avengers (1976) – Kung Fu demonstrator / Japanese
- Demon Fists of Kung Fu (1976)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
- Savage Killers (1976)
- Cai li fa xiao zi (1976)
- Shaolin Temple (1976) - Lin Kwong-yao
- Yi qi guang gun zou tian ya (1977)
- The Naval Commandos (1977)
- Magnificent Wanderers (1977) - Wrestler
- The Brave Archer (1977) - Zhou Botong
- Chinatown Kid (1977) - White Dragon Boss
- Life Combat (1978) - Qui Zi Yu
- The Brave Archer 2 (1978)
- Five Deadly Venoms (1978) - He Yuan-xin, Gecko / Lizard[2]
- Invincible Shaolin (1978) - Ho Ying Wu (Fishtail Pole)
- Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms (1978) - Chen Shuen
- The Kings of Kung Fu (1978) - Leung
- Avenging Warriors (1979) - Ying Cha-Po
- Za ji wang ming dui (1979) - Liang Kuo-jen
- The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) - Yang Zhui Feng
- Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) - Agent Hai Tou
- Heaven and Hell (1980) - Cheng Tien-Yang
- Flag of Iron (1980) - Iron Panther
- Killer Army (1980) - Wong Shu
- Legend of the Fox (1980)
- Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) - Beggar So
- Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981) - Yuan Cheng-chih
- Masked Avengers (1981) - Kao Yao / former No. 2
- The Brave Archer 3 (1981)
- Ninja Kung Fu (1981) - Mao Tin-Yeung
- House of Traps (1982) - Zhi Hua - the Black Fox
- The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982) - Kuo Tsing
- Ode to Gallantry (1982)
- The Enchantress (1983)
- Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983) - Yama Elder
- Demon of the Lute (1983)
- Crazy Shaolin Disciples (1985) - Master Kuai
- Lady in Black (1987) - Kern
- The Big Heat (1988) - Ah Kam
- Fatal Love (1988) - Pow
- Hero of Tomorrow (1988) – Big B
- Legend of the Phoenix (1988) - Jikaku (Kujaku's Father)
- Seven Warriors (1989) - Au
- In the Line of Duty 6 (1991) - Tam
- In the Line of Duty VII (1991) - Chui
- The Story of Ricky (1991) - Lin Hung
- Hard Boiled (1992) - Mad Dog
- The Cat (1992) - Wang Chieh-Mei
- Zen of Sword (1993) - God of War
- American Shaolin (1994) - Kung Ching, Cab Driver
- Shao Lin huo bao bei (1994)
- The Phantom Lover (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - General Chang[1]
- Color of Pain (2002)
- The Eye 2 (2004) - Monk, Buddhist Master
- 7-Man Army (1976)
Stunts
[edit]- Treasure Hunt (1994) - action director
- From Zero to Hero (1994) - action coordinator
- The Phantom Lover (1995) - stunt coordinator
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - stunt arranger
- The Sunshine Cops (1999) - action choreographer
- Double Tap (2000) - martial arts choreographer
- Lavender (2000) - stunt coordinator
- Comic King (2001) - stunt coordinator
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) - fight choreographer[1]
- Samourais (2002) - fight choreographer
- The Touch (2002) - stunt coordinator
- Yellow Dragon (2003) - action director
- Son of the Dragon (2006) - action director
- Blood Brothers (2007) - action choreography
- Ballistic (2008) - action choreographer
- Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013) - stunt coordinator
- That Demon Within (2014) - stunt choreographer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Stokes, L.O.; Braaten, R. (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b Yang, J.; Black, A. (2003). Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. Atria Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7434-4817-8. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Hall, K.E. (2014). John Woo: The Films, 2d ed. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7864-8829-2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Philip Kwok at IMDb
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