Karl Maka

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Karl Maka
Chinese name 麥嘉
Chinese name 麥嘉 (Traditional)
Chinese name 麦嘉 (Simplified)
Birth name Mak Ka Sheung (麥嘉尚)
Born 29 February 1944 (1944-02-29) (age 67)
Taishan, China
Years active 1975 - present

Karl Maka (Chinese:麥嘉) is a popular Hong Kong producer, director, actor and presenter. He was born on 29 February 1944 in Taishan, China. One of his popular movie is the Aces Go Places (Chinese : 最佳拍檔) film series which he acted alongside Sam Hui.

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Year Title Notes
1976 Sathesh writer/director
1977 He Has Nothing But Kung Fu actor
Winner Takes All writer/director
1978 Dirty Kung Fu actor
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog actor/writer/director
1979 His Name is Nobody actor/director
Iron Fists actor/director
Knockabout actor
Odd Couple cameo/producer
1980 By Hook or by Crook actor/director
Crazy Crooks actor/director
The Victim actor/producer
1981 All the Wrong Clues actor/producer
Beware of Pickpockets actor/producer
Chasing Girls cameo/director/producer
Laughing Times actor
1982 Aces Go Places actor/producer
It Takes Two [actor/director]
Life After Life [producer]
1983 Aces Go Places 2 [actor]
Esprit D'Amour [producer]
1984 Aces Go Places 3 actor
Lifeline Express producer
Merry Christmas actor
The Occupant producer
1985 For Your Heart Only producer
1986 Aces Go Places 4 actor/writer
Lucky Stars Go Places actor
1987 City on Fire producer
Prison on Fire producer
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush actor/writer/director/producer
1988 The Eighth Happiness cameo
School on Fire producer
Tiger on the Beat producer
1989 Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit actor/producer
Triads - The Inside Story producer
1990 Chicken a La Queen producer
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon actor/producer
Tiger on the Beat 2 producer
Undeclared War producer
1991 The Banquet cameo
In the Lap of God producer
The Magnificent Scoundrels actor/producer
Prison on Fire 2 [producer]
2000 Winner Takes All actor

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Michael Hui
for Security Unlimited
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
1982
for Aces Go Places
Succeeded by
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
for Reign Behind the Curtain


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