Anthony Chinn
Anthony Chinn | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | October 22, 2000 (aged 69–70) Georgetown, Guyana |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television and stage actor |
| Years active | 1957–2000 |
| Children | 4 sons |
Anthony Chinn (1930, Georgetown, Guyana – 22 October 2000, Georgetown, Guyana), the child of Chinese and Brazilian parents,[1] was a supporting actor who appeared in over 50 films and television series throughout a career which spanned more than four decades.[2][3]
Career
Chinn made his film début in the United Kingdom in 1957.[4] He moved to London in 1961[5] and for the next several years appeared in British TV series such as The Avengers, Danger Man, The Protectors and Steptoe and Son.[1] He also had early uncredited roles in the James Bond films Dr. No (1962), Goldfinger (1964) and You Only Live Twice (1967), later playing a Taiwanese businessman in A View to a Kill (1985).[3] Chinn played the Kitai in John Huston's The Kremlin Letter (1969),[3] Benson in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978).[3] He appeared as Mohan in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and as Mactilburgh's technician in The Fifth Element (1997).[3]
Chinn also worked in theatre and appeared in TV advertisements for brands such as McEwan's beer.[1][5]
Selected filmography
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) - Chinese People's Liberation Army Officer
- The Abominable Snowman (1957) - Majordomo
- The Camp on Blood Island (1958) - Japanese Sentry (uncredited)
- Next to No Time (1958)
- The Savage Innocents (1960) - Kiddok
- The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961) - Japanese Sniper (uncredited)
- Satan Never Sleeps (1962) - Ho San's Driver (uncredited)
- Dr. No (1962) - Chen, Descontamination Technician (uncredited)
- Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) - Tor
- Goldfinger (1964) - Servant at Stud Farm (uncredited)
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) - Hawaiian
- You Only Live Twice (1967) - SPECTRE Guard (uncredited)
- Pretty Polly (1967) - Japanese Proprietor
- The Chairman (1969) - Chinese Officer
- Doppelgänger (1969) - Mongolian Rescue Crew Member (uncredited)
- The Gamblers (1970) - Nono
- The Kremlin Letter (1970) - Kitai
- Craze (1974) - Customer (uncredited)
- Rollerball (1975) - Reporter (uncredited)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - Chinese Assassin
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) - Chinese Doorman
- Mihail, câine de circ (1979)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Mohan
- High Road to China (1983)[5] - General Wong
- A View to a Kill (1985) - Taiwanese Tycoon
- The Fifth Element (1997) - Mactilburgh's Technician
References
- ^ a b c Brennan, Sandra: Anthony Chinn, at AllRovi (via nytimes.com), retrieved 3 January 2009
- ^ Anthony Chinn at asianstarz.com, retrieved 3 January 2009
- ^ a b c d e IMDb.com, Anthony Chinn, retrieved 3 January 2009
- ^ IMDb.com, Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst, retrieved 3 January 2009
- ^ a b c "Frozen Looks for an Eskimo". Evening Times. Glasgow. 22 November 1983. p. 2.
External links
- Anthony Chinn at IMDb
- Anthony Chinn at asianstarz.com
- Anthony Chinn at avelyman.com