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Eddy Ko Hung
高雄
Born
Ho Yiu-sum

(1937-12-13) 13 December 1937 (age 86)
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present
Chinese name
Chinese高雄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Xióng
Ho Yiu-sum
Chinese何耀深
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Yàoshēn

Eddy Ko Hung (Chinese: 高雄; pinyin: Gāo Xióng; born Ho Yiu-sum Chinese: 何耀深; pinyin: Hé Yàoshēn; 13 December 1937) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He has appeared in over 150 film and television roles since his debut in 1969. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Chan Chung in the 1984 Hong Kong action war film Heroes Shed No Tears, and Hong in the 1998 American buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon 4. Most recently, he has made appearances in several international films including 2015's The Martian.

Early life

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

Career

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Ko joined Shaw Brothers Studio in the late 1960's as a stuntman, and made his film acting debut in 1969, adopting the name Ko Hung as a stage name. He is also sometimes also credited as Ko Hung, Gao Xiong, Eddie Ko, Edward Ko, and Lin Sheng (林琛).[2]

Throughout the 1970's and '80s, he appeared in numerous martial arts films. Some of his best known films of this 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 the leading role in John Woo's 1984 film Heroes Shed No Tears.

Ko joined TVB later and has since acted in many TV drama series. In 1990, Ko joined TVB's rival ATV and worked there until 1995. In 2000, Ko rejoined TVB and continued acting in many TVB-produced drama series.

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

In 1998, he migrated his family to Canada, and co-starred in a role of an illegal immigrant in Lethal Weapon 4, in his first international role.[3] Since then, he has appeared in American, Hong Kong, and Mainland Chinese productions.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 The Blade Spares None
The Invincible Iron Palm
The Comet Strikes
Thirty Six Killers aka Story of the Thirty Six Killers
1972 The Roaring Lion
The Invasion aka The Bold Brothers
The Notorious Ones
Life and Death aka Bloody Duel: Life and Death, The Bloody Fight
The Peeper, the Model and the Hypnotist
1973 Thunderbolt
A Gathering of Heroes
Knight Errant
The Smugglers
1974 Chinese Kung Fu Against Godfather aka Fist of Fury in China
The Virgin Mart aka Fan Mai Ren Kou
1975 The Young Rebel
The Monk
Female Fugitive
1976 The Private Eyes Nine Uncle's underling
End of the Wicked Tigers
The Big Family
1977 Battle Wizard
1979 The Butterfly Murders Guo, The Magic Fire
The Deadly Breaking Sword
The Avenging Eagle Wan Da 13-minute interview with Eddy Ko on French version DVD
Sleeping Fist
Law Don
1980 The Sword Ching Ti-yi
The Chief The Chief
The Jade Fox
The Thundering Mantis aka Mantis Fist Fighter
The Master Pupil of Shi (Ko Han) aka 3 Evil Masters
San Mao Liu Lang Ji Mr. Chu
1981 Hitman in the Hand of Buddha Uncle 33
The Phantom Killer Captain Chao
Art of War by Sun Tzu
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Kau Mo-chit
Health Warning The Master aka Digital Master, Flash Future Kung Fu
Duel to the Death Kenji
The Postman Strikes Back Hu aka The Postman Fights Back
The Miracle Fighters Royal Guardsman Kao
1983 The Champions Tong's Uncle
Little Dragon Maiden Da'erba
Mad Mad 83
Shaolin Drunkard Master Lee
Lone Ninja Warrior aka Faster Blade, Poisonous Darts, The Demon Fighter
1984 Heroes Shed No Tears Chan Chung
1985 It's a Drink, It's a Bomb Bearded Killer
Hong Yun Dang Tou Professor
1987 Flaming Brothers Brother Hung
1988 Peacock King Jigume
Ruthless Law
1989 Iron Butterfly, Part 2: See No Daylight Kurada
Ghost Fever Johnny Fan
Burning Ambition Kau Chen
Fatal Bet Gold Teeth
Casino Raiders
Live Hard Ironman
A Punch to Revenge
Life Goes On
Dark Side of Chinatown Hung
1990 Vampire Settle on the Police Camp Chan
1991 Spiritually a Cop
Lee Rock Police Instructor
Mission Kill Ngon aka Angel Force & Mission of Condor
Dreaming the Reality Fok
1992 Evil Black Magic La Pin
Justice, My Foot! Yang Ching
Cheetah on Fire Fok Chi-Kien
Mountain Warriors
1993 The East is Red Chin aka Swordsman III
The Bride with White Hair Wu San-kuei
Executioners President's Deputy
The Bride with White Hair 2 Wu San-kuei
1994 Master of Zen Bodhidharma's father
1995 Rumble in the Bronx Prospective Market Buyer
1996 Evening Liaison Edward Ko
The Hero of Swallow
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 Hong
A Killer's Expiry Date
1999 The Mission Lung
2003 PTU Eye Ball
Night Corridor Father Chan
2004 Explosive City
Cop Unbowed Mr. Dick
To My Dearest Father Uncle Gun
2006 Lethal Ninja Ba-jiu
2007 Mad Detective Retired officer Cameo
Wonder Woman Chairman Chan
The Counting House Andrew
2008 Kung Fu Dunk Fang's Master
2009 Largo Winch Tattooer
2015 The Martian Guo Ming
2016 Window Horses Stephen (voice)
2022 Warriors of Future

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1980 Tai Chi Master Jai-sum Monk RTV
1981 The Big Boss Chien Bat TVB
1982 The Magic Crane RTV
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Kung-ye Kon TVB
The Legend of the Condor Heroes Chuen Kam-fat
1983 The Return of the Condor Heroes Fung Mut-fung
1984 The Legend Continues Tam Wing-git
1985 Chor Lau-heung Hu Tiehua CTV
1986 New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre Monk Kok-yuen TVB
The Unyielding Master Lim Master Lim
1987 When Silken Hands Get Rough Goo Jat-yun
Foundling's Progress Nip Dong-shing
The Dragon Sword Yong Siu-tin
Police Cadet '88 Bin Shing
1988 The Saga of the Lost Kingdom Dan Fu
Military Power
Flame of Fury
1989 Deadly Secret Mui Nim-sang
The Final Combat Ngai Ding-san
Greed Yung Tung-shing
1990 No Way Out
Road to Eternity Tam Mei's partner
The Blood Sword General Shan Dan ATV
1991 Rebuilding Prosperity Lam
Who's the Winner Fong Jan
Shanghai 1949
1992 Spirit of the Dragon
Who's the Winner II Hung Ying
Who's the Winner III Cheung Kuen
Police Story
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Yim Sing-nam
Mythical Crane, Magic Needle '92 Nam Hoi-ping
1993 Reincarnated II Tong Bak-chuen
Police Story II
1994 Secret Battle Of The Majesty Miu Lo-sam
Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family Yeung Yin-chiu
1995 Fist of Fury Fok Yuen-gap
Outlaw Hero Cho Hin-lung
1996 King of Gamblers Dr. Koo Ting-foon
State of Divinity TVB
1997 The Snow is Red Sheung-koon Tin-pang ATV
1998 Legend of Dagger Li Sheung-koon Kam-hung Chinese TV series
1999 Ten Tigers of Canton Wong Kei-ying ATV
2000 The Legendary Four Aces Lin Wong TVB
2002 A Herbalist Affair Cheung Wai-on
Network Love Story Yeung Shing-hay
Lofty Waters Verdant Bow Mang San-tung
The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra Emperor Tong
2003 The 'W' Files Boss Pak TVB
Vigilante Force Luk Kin-mou
Riches and Stitches Sun Pak-chuen
Fate Twisters Choi Wing-chi
2004 Split Second Wong Chun-yeung
Heroes of Sui and Tang Lo Ngai CTV
2005 The Gentle Crackdown Man Chun-fong TVB
The Dragon Heroes Emperor Chinese TV series
2006 Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion Chu Yuen-cheung TVB
Au Revoir Shanghai Ku Cheung-shing
Hong Kong Special Cases: The Daughter Murderer Chan Keung ATV
The Patriotic Knights Jiang Haitian Chinese TV series
2007 Masters of Science Fiction Chinese leader ABC Episode: "The Awakening"
Devil's Disciples Pak Tong-ngo TVB
2008 Son of the Dragon Lord Shing Hallmark Movie Channel TV movie
Legacy Of Time Lau Kai-ming Astro Malaysian TV series
2009 Lion and Heart Man Tin-cheung ntv7
In the Chamber of Bliss Suen Man TVB cameo
2012 Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky Chen Fu Hunan TV
2013 The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Sweeper Monk Chinese TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Eddy Ko Hung".
  2. ^ "HkCinemagic - Eddy Ko Profile
  3. ^ "Also showing: Eddy Ko Hung". South China Morning Post. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
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