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Burt Kwouk

Highest Rated: 94% A Shot in the Dark (1964)

Lowest Rated: 6% Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Birthday: Jul 18, 1930

Birthplace: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

A British-born Chinese actor, Bert Kwouk was best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's aggressive servant, Cato, in the "Pink Panther" films. Kwouk was born in Manchester but lived in Shanghai for most of his youth. He began doing theatre work in London in the late '50's and early '60s and had bit parts in several TV series and films, before getting his break in the 1964 spy spoof, "A Shot in the Dark," the first in the Pink Panther franchise. In every one of the films, bumbling Inspector Clouseau would be caught by surprise when an overzealous Cato would make a surprise attack as his boss came home. He went on to reprise his role in "The Return of the Pink Panther" in 1975, "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" a year later, and "Revenge of the Pink Panther" in 1978. (Kwouk appeared in three other Pink Panther films after the death of star Peter Sellers.) He made his first of several appearances in a James Bond film in 1964's "Goldfinger." He then appeared in the Bond spoof "Casino Royale" and had a supporting role as Spectre 3 in "You Only Live Twice." He has appeared in many TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, including a recurring role in the BAFTA-nominated World War II-era drama "Tenko" in the early 1980s. In 2002 he began a long run in the venerable British comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" (BBC 1973-2010) as Entwistle, a supporting part that turned into a principal role. Kwouk died of cancer in Hampstead, London on May 24, 2015; he was 85.

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Highest-Rated Movies

94% 86% A Shot in the Dark
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86% 82% The Return of the Pink Panther
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84% 70% Revenge of the Pink Panther
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77% 90% Empire of the Sun
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72% 83% The Pink Panther Strikes Again
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53% 68% Kiss of the Dragon
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50% 63% The Last Remake of Beau Geste
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43% 74% The Shoes of the Fisherman
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29% 23% Curse of the Pink Panther
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23% 32% Trail of the Pink Panther
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Filmography

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Son of the Dragon 40% 2006 Actor Wake of Death 43% 2004 Tommy Li Actor Stratosphere Girl 64% 2004 Papa-San Actor Beyond Borders 14% 72% 2003 Colonel Gao Actor Gate to Heaven 2003 Muki Actor Kiss of the Dragon 53% 68% 2001 Uncle Tai Actor Chinadream 1998 Min Ju Actor Peggy Su! 1997 Dad Actor She Good Fighter 1996 Liang Actor Len Deighton's Bullet to Beijing 36% 1995 Kim Soo Actor Son of the Pink Panther 6% 18% 1993 Cato Fong Actor Air America 13% 34% 1990 General Lu Soong Actor Race for Glory 78% 1989 Yoshiro Tanaka Actor Empire of the Sun 77% 90% 1987 Mr. Chen Actor Mark of the Devil 1985 Hai Lee Actor Curse of the Pink Panther 29% 23% 1983 Cato Actor Trail of the Pink Panther 23% 32% 1982 Cato Fong Actor The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu 15% 43% 1980 Fu Manchu's Servant Actor Revenge of the Pink Panther 84% 70% 1978 Cato Fong Actor The Last Remake of Beau Geste 50% 63% 1977 Father Shapiro Actor The Pink Panther Strikes Again 72% 83% 1976 Cato Fong Actor The Return of the Pink Panther 86% 82% 1975 Cato Actor Madame Sin 14% 1971 Scarred Operator Actor The Chairman 30% 1969 Chang Shou Actor The Shoes of the Fisherman 43% 74% 1968 Peng Actor
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