Eddy Ko

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'''Eddy Ko Hung''' ({{zh|c=高雄|j={{kCantonese|高雄}}}}; born '''Ho Yiu-sum''' ({{lang|zh|何耀深}}); 13 December 1937) is a [[Hong Kong people|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 (1986 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 (film)|''The Martian'']].

== Early life == Ko was born '''Ho Yiu-sim''' in [[Zhongshan]], [[Guangdong|Guangdong Province]] in 1937, and moved to [[British Hong Kong]] with his family as a child.<ref name="HKMDB">{{cite web |title=Eddy Ko Hung |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4905&display_set=eng}}</ref> He trained in [[kung fu]] and [[judo]], and was a [[Lion dance|lion dancer]].

== Career == Ko joined [[Shaw Brothers Studio]] in the late 1960s 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 ({{lang|zh|林琛}}).<ref>"[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=66 HkCinemagic - Eddy Ko Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421224743/http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=66 |date=2017-04-21 }}</ref>

Throughout the 1970s and '80s, he appeared in numerous [[Martial arts film|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 (1986 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 [[Asia Television|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 (TV series)|Fist of Fury]]'' as [[Huo Yuanjia]], the mentor of [[Chen Zhen (character)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-15 |title=Also showing: Eddy Ko Hung |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/686302/also-showing-eddy-ko-hung |access-date=2019-01-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> Since then, he has appeared in American, Hong Kong, and Mainland Chinese productions.

==Filmography== === Films === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |rowspan="4"| 1971 || ''[[The Blade Spares None]]'' || || |- |''The Invincible Iron Palm'' || || |- |''The Comet Strikes'' || || |- |''Thirty Six Killers'' || || aka ''Story of the Thirty Six Killers'' |- |rowspan="5"| 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'' || || |- |rowspan="4"| 1973 || ''Thunderbolt'' || || |- |''A Gathering of Heroes'' || || |- |''Knight Errant'' || || |- |''The Smugglers'' || || |- |rowspan="2"| 1974 || ''Chinese Kung Fu Against Godfather'' || || aka ''Fist of Fury in China'' |- |''[[The Virgin Mart]]'' || ||aka ''Fan Mai Ren Kou'' |- |rowspan="3"| 1975 || ''The Young Rebel'' || || |- |''[[The Monk (1975 film)|The Monk]]'' || || |- |''Female Fugitive'' || || |- |rowspan="3"| 1976 || ''[[The Private Eyes (1976 film)|The Private Eyes]]'' || Nine Uncle's underling || |- |''End of the Wicked Tigers'' || || |- |''The Big Family'' || || |- |1977 || ''Battle Wizard'' || || |- |rowspan="5"| 1979 || ''[[The Butterfly Murders]]'' || Guo, The Magic Fire || |- |''[[The Deadly Breaking Sword]]'' || || |- |''[[Avenging Eagle|The Avenging Eagle]]'' || Wan Da || 13-minute interview with Eddy Ko on French version DVD |- |''[[Sleeping Fist]]'' || || |- |''Law Don'' || || |- |rowspan="6"| 1980 || ''[[The Sword (1980 film)|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 || |- |rowspan="3"| 1981 || ''[[Hitman in the Hand of Buddha]]'' || Uncle 33 || |- |''The Phantom Killer'' || Captain Chao || |- |''Art of War by Sun Tzu'' || || |- |rowspan="5"| 1982 || ''[[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 film)|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 || |- |rowspan="5"| 1983 || ''[[The Champions (1983 film)|The Champions]]'' || Tong's Uncle || |- |''[[Little Dragon Maiden]]'' || Da'erba || |- |''Mad Mad 83'' || || |- |''[[Shaolin Drunkard]]'' || Master Lee || |- |''[[Demon Fighter|Lone Ninja Warrior]]''|| || aka ''Faster Blade, Poisonous Darts'', ''The Demon Fighter'' |- |1984 || ''[[Heroes Shed No Tears (1986 film)|Heroes Shed No Tears]]'' || Chan Chung || |- |rowspan="2"| 1985 || ''It's a Drink, It's a Bomb'' || Bearded Killer || |- |''Hong Yun Dang Tou'' || Professor || |- |1987 || ''[[Flaming Brothers]]'' || Brother Hung || |- |rowspan="2"| 1988 || ''Peacock King'' || Jigume || |- |''Ruthless Law'' || || |- |rowspan="9"| 1989 || ''Iron Butterfly, Part 2: See No Daylight'' || Kurada || |- |''Ghost Fever'' || Johnny Fan || |- |''Burning Ambition'' || Kau Chen || |- |''[[Fatal Bet]]'' || rowspan="2" | Gold Teeth || |- |''[[Casino Raiders]]'' || |- |''[[Live Hard (film)|Live Hard]]'' || Ironman || |- |''A Punch to Revenge'' || || |- |''Life Goes On'' || || |- |''Dark Side of Chinatown'' || Hung || |- |1990 || ''Vampire Settle on the Police Camp'' || Chan || |- |rowspan="4"| 1991 || ''Spiritually a Cop'' || || |- |''[[Lee Rock]]'' || Police Instructor || |- |''Mission Kill'' || Ngon || aka ''Angel Force'' & ''Mission of Condor'' |- |''Dreaming the Reality'' || Fok|| |- |rowspan="4"| 1992 || ''Evil Black Magic'' || La Pin || |- |''[[Justice, My Foot!]]'' || Yang Ching || |- |''[[Cheetah on Fire]]'' || Fok Chi-Kien || |- |''Mountain Warriors'' || || |- |rowspan="4"| 1993 || ''[[The East is Red (1993 film)|The East is Red]]'' || Chin || aka ''Swordsman III'' |- |''[[The Bride with White Hair]]'' || [[Wu Sangui|Wu San-kuei]] || |- |''[[Executioners (film)|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 || |- |rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''Evening Liaison'' || Edward Ko || |- |''The Hero of Swallow'' || || |- |rowspan="2"| 1998 || ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'' || Hong || |- |''A Killer's Expiry Date'' || || |- |1999 || ''[[The Mission (1999 film)|The Mission]]'' || Lung || |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[PTU (film)|PTU]]'' || Eye Ball || |- |''[[Night Corridor]]'' || Father Chan || |- |rowspan="3"| 2004 || ''[[Explosive City]]'' || || |- |''Cop Unbowed'' || Mr. Dick || |- |''To My Dearest Father'' || Uncle Gun || |- |2006 || ''Lethal Ninja'' || Ba-jiu || |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Mad Detective]]'' || Retired officer || Cameo |- |''Wonder Woman'' || Chairman Chan || |- |''The Counting House'' || Andrew || |- | 2008 || ''[[Kung Fu Dunk]]''|| Fang's Master || |- |rowspan="1"| 2009 || ''[[Largo Winch (film)|Largo Winch]]'' || Tattooer || |- |rowspan="1"| 2015 || ''[[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]'' || Guo Ming || |- |rowspan="1"| 2016 || ''[[Window Horses]]'' || Stephen (voice) || |- |rowspan="1"| 2022 ||''[[Warriors of Future]]'' || || |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !Year !Title !Role !Network !Notes |- |1980 || ''[[Tai Chi Master (RTV)|Tai Chi Master]]'' || Jai-sum Monk || [[Rediffusion Television|RTV]] || |- |1981 || ''The Big Boss'' || Chien Bat || [[TVB]] || |- |rowspan="3"| 1982 || ''The Magic Crane'' || || RTV || |- |''[[Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 TV series)|Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]]'' || Kung-ye Kon || rowspan="4" | TVB || |- |''[[The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1982 TV series)|The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]'' || Chuen Kam-fat || |- |1983 ||''[[The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series)|The Return of the Condor Heroes]]'' || Fung Mut-fung || |- |1984 ||''The Legend Continues'' || Tam Wing-git || |- |1985 || ''[[Chor Lau-heung (1985 TV series)|Chor Lau-heung]]'' || Hu Tiehua || [[China Television|CTV]] || |- |rowspan="2"| 1986 || ''[[New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre]]'' || Monk Kok-yuen || rowspan="14" | TVB || |- |''The Unyielding Master Lim'' || [[Lin Chong|Master Lim]] || |- |rowspan="4"| 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 || |- |rowspan="3"| 1988 || ''The Saga of the Lost Kingdom'' || Dan Fu || |- |''[[Military Power (TV series)|Military Power]]'' || || |- |''Flame of Fury'' || || |- |rowspan="3"| 1989 || ''[[Deadly Secret]]'' || Mui Nim-sang || |- |''[[Final Combat|The Final Combat]]'' || Ngai Ding-san || |- |''Greed'' || Yung Tung-shing || |- |rowspan="3"| 1990 || ''[[No Way Out (TV series)|No Way Out]]'' || || |- |''Road to Eternity'' || Tam Mei's partner || |- |''[[Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword|The Blood Sword]]'' || General Shan Dan || rowspan="17" | [[Asia Television|ATV]] || |- |rowspan="3"| 1991 || ''Rebuilding Prosperity'' || Lam || |- |''Who's the Winner'' || Fong Jan || |- |''Shanghai 1949'' || || |- |rowspan="6"| 1992 || ''Spirit of the Dragon'' || || |- |''Who's the Winner II'' || Hung Ying || |- |''Who's the Winner III'' || Cheung Kuen || |- |''Police Story'' || || |- |''Spirit of the Dragon'' || Yim Sing-nam || |- |''Mythical Crane, Magic Needle '92'' || Nam Hoi-ping || |- |rowspan="2"| 1993 || ''[[Reincarnated (TV series)|Reincarnated II]]'' || Tong Bak-chuen || |- |''Police Story II'' || || |- |rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''Secret Battle Of The Majesty'' || Miu Lo-sam || |- |''Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family'' || Yeung Yin-chiu || |- |rowspan="2"| 1995 || ''[[Fist of Fury (TV series)|Fist of Fury]]'' || [[Huo Yuanjia|Fok Yuen-gap]] || |- |''Outlaw Hero'' || Cho Hin-lung || |- |rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''King of Gamblers'' || Dr. Koo Ting-foon ||| |- |''[[State of Divinity (1996 TV series)|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 || rowspan="4" | TVB || |- |rowspan="4"| 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 || || |- |rowspan="4"| 2003 || ''[[The 'W' Files]]'' || Boss Pak || rowspan="5" | TVB || |- |''Vigilante Force'' || Luk Kin-mou || |- |''Riches and Stitches'' || Sun Pak-chuen || |- |''Fate Twisters'' || Choi Wing-chi || |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''[[Split Second (TV series)|Split Second]]'' || Wong Chun-yeung || |- |''Heroes of Sui and Tang'' || [[Luo Yi|Lo Ngai]] || CTV || |- |rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[The Gentle Crackdown]]'' || Man Chun-fong || TVB || |- |''[[The Dragon Heroes]]'' || Emperor || || Chinese TV series |- |rowspan="4"| 2006 || ''[[Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion]]'' || [[Hongwu Emperor|Chu Yuen-cheung]] || rowspan="2" | 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 |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |''[[Masters of Science Fiction]]'' |Chinese leader |ABC |Episode: "The Awakening" |- | ''[[Devil's Disciples]]''|| Pak Tong-ngo || TVB || |- | rowspan="2" |2008 |''[[Son of the Dragon (film)|Son of the Dragon]]'' |Lord Shing |[[Hallmark Movie Channel]] |TV movie |- | ''Legacy Of Time'' || Lau Kai-ming || [[Astro (Malaysian satellite television)|Astro]] || rowspan="2" | Malaysian TV series |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''Lion and Heart'' || Man Tin-cheung || [[ntv7]] |- | ''[[In the Chamber of Bliss]]'' || [[Sun Yat-sen|Suen Man]] || TVB || cameo |- |2012 || ''[[Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky]]'' ||Chen Fu || [[Hunan TV]] || |- | 2013 || ''[[The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2013 TV series)|The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils]]'' || Sweeper Monk || || Chinese TV series |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb name|0304708|Eddy Ko}} * [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=66 HK Cinemagic entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421224743/http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=66 |date=2017-04-21 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100729212422/http://www.tb-star.com/mingxing/6/715.html Tian Bo Star Agent (Eddy Ko's agent website)]

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