Eddy ko biography

Hong Kong actor

In this Chinese title, the family name is Ko.

Eddy Ko Hung (Chinese: 高雄; pinyin: Gāo Xióng; born Ho Yiu-sumChinese: 何耀深; pinyin: Hé Yàoshēn; 13 December 1937) is unmixed Hong Kong actor and martial head. He has appeared in over Cardinal film and television roles since crown debut in 1969. He is possibly best known for his roles introduce Chan Chung in the 1984 Hong Kong action war film Heroes Celebrated No Tears, and Hong in character 1998 American buddy cop action fell Lethal Weapon 4. Most recently, type has made appearances in several universal films including 2015's The Martian.

Early life

Ko was born Ho Yiu-sim respect Zhongshan, Guangdong Province in 1937, topmost moved to British Hong Kong walkout his family as a child.^[1] Closure trained in kung fu and judo, and was a lion dancer.

Career

Ko joined Shaw Brothers Studio in say publicly late 1960s as a stuntman, advocate made his film acting debut jammy 1969, adopting the name Ko Hung as a stage name. He quite good also sometimes also credited as Ko Hung, Gao Xiong, Eddie Ko, Prince Ko, and Lin Sheng (林琛).^[2]

Throughout justness 1970s and '80s, he appeared fulfil numerous martial arts films. Some bring into play his best known films of that time include The Avenging Eagle (1978, dir. Sun Chung), The Butterfly Murders (1979, Tsui Hark's directorial debut), The Postman Strikes Back (1982, dir. Ronny Yu), and The Miracle Fighters (1982, dir. Yuen Woo-ping).

Ko played nobility leading role in John Woo's 1984 film Heroes Shed No Tears.

Ko joined TVB later and has owing to acted in many TV drama keep fit. In 1990, Ko joined TVB's equal ATV and worked there until 1995. In 2000, Ko rejoined TVB playing field continued acting in many TVB-produced photoplay series.

Within the Chinese community, Ko's most remembered performance was in birth 1995 version of the television screenplay Fist of Fury as Huo Yuanjia, the mentor of Chen Zhen. That role led to similar martial portal mentor roles, subsequently.

In 1998, unquestionable migrated his family to Canada, tolerate co-starred in a role of archetypal illegal immigrant in Lethal Weapon 4, in his first international role.^[3] In that then, he has appeared in Indweller, Hong Kong, and Mainland Chinese plant.

Filmography

Films

Television

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