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shenmue

(38,537 posts) Tue May 24, 2016, 09:41 AM May 2016

Actor Burt Kwouk of the Pink Panther movies has died

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36370997

Rest in peace.

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Actor Burt Kwouk of the Pink Panther movies has died (Original Post) shenmue May 2016 OP

Bummer... Galileo126 May 2016 #1

He was also Mr. Ling in Goldfinger. pressbox69 May 2016 #2

He also narrated a lot of Chinese stuff like The Water Margin. Bad Dog May 2016 #3

Galileo126

(2,016 posts)

1. Bummer...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 09:52 AM

May 2016

Now who will keep Inspector Clouseau on his toes??

Dammit...

(I used to love the "fights" they had, knock-down-drag-out total hand-to-hand combat... until the phone rang, then Kwouk (as 'Kato') would pick up the phone and say matter-of factly "It's for you, Boss".)

Good times! RIP- Mr Kwouk...

pressbox69

(2,252 posts)

2. He was also Mr. Ling in Goldfinger.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 10:26 AM

May 2016

The Red China associate that Goldfinger shot in Fort Knox after Goldfinger literally became a turncoat.

Bad Dog

(2,025 posts)

3. He also narrated a lot of Chinese stuff like The Water Margin.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 11:36 AM

May 2016

And was a regular on TV shows like Harry Hill and Banzai.

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