Eddy Ko
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Eddy Ko Hung (Chinese: 高雄; pinyin: Gāo Xióng; born 1947) is a Hong Kong television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations RTV (now defunct), TVB and ATV. His birthname is Ho Yiu-sum (何耀深 ). He adopted 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 (林琛)[1]
Ko was born in Zhongshan.[2][3] He started his career in 1980[citation needed] by acting in the TV series Tai Chi Master produced by the now-defunct TV station RTV. Ko joined TVB later and has since acted in many TV drama series. In 1990, Ko joined TVB's rival ATV and worked there until 1995. In 2000, Ko rejoined TVB and continued acting in many TVB-produced drama series.
Within the Chinese community, his most-remembered performance was in the 1995 version of Fist of Fury drama as Donnie Yen's Chen Zhen character's mentor; Huo Yuan Jia. This is the key role that rocketed Eddy Ko to take many martial arts mentors' roles in his later works.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Blade Spares None | ||
| The Invincible Iron Palm | |||
| The Comet Strikes | |||
| Thirty Six Killers | a.k.a. Story of the Thirty Six Killers | ||
| 1972 | The Roaring Lion | ||
| The Invasion | a.k.a. The Bold Brothers | ||
| The Notorious Ones | |||
| Life and Death | a.k.a. Bloody Duel: Life and Death, The Bloody Fight | ||
| The Peeper, the Model and the Hypnotist | |||
| 1973 | Thunderbolt | ||
| A Gathering of Heroes | |||
| Knight Errant | |||
| The Smugglers | |||
| 1974 | Chinese Kung Fu Against Godfather | a.k.a. Fist of Fury in China | |
| The Virgin Mart | |||
| 1975 | The Young Rebel | ||
| The Monk | |||
| Female Fugitive | |||
| 1976 | The Private Eyes | Nine Uncle's underling | |
| End of the Wicked Tigers | |||
| The Big Family | |||
| 1977 | Battle Wizard | ||
| 1979 | The Butterfly Murders | Guo, The Magic Fire | |
| The Deadly Breaking Sword | |||
| The Avenging Eagle | Wan Da | 13-minute interview with Eddy Ko on French version DVD | |
| Sleeping Fist | |||
| Law Don | |||
| 1980 | The Sword | Ching Ti-yi | |
| The Chief | The Chief | ||
| The Jade Fox | |||
| The Thundering Mantis | a.k.a. Mantis Fist Fighter | ||
| The Master | Pupil of Shi (Ko Han) | a.k.a. 3 Evil Masters | |
| San Mao Liu Lang Ji | Mr. Chu | ||
| 1981 | The Postman Strikes Back | Hu | |
| Hitman in the Hand of Buddha | Uncle 33 | ||
| The Phantom Killer | Captain Chao | ||
| Art of War by Sun Tzu | |||
| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Kau Mo-chit | |
| Health Warning | The Master | a.k.a. Digital Master, Flash Future Kung Fu | |
| Duel to the Death | Kenji | ||
| The Postman Strikes Back | Hu | ||
| The Miracle Fighters | Royal Guardsman Kao | ||
| 1983 | The Champions | Tong's Uncle | |
| Little Dragon Maiden | Da'erba | ||
| Mad Mad 83 | |||
| Shaolin Drunkard | Master Lee | ||
| Lone Ninja Warrior | a.k.a. Faster Blade, Poisonous Darts, The Demon Fighter | ||
| 1985 | It's a Drink, It's a Bomb | Bearded Killer | |
| Hong Yun Dang Tou | Professor | ||
| 1986 | Heroes Shed No Tears | Chan Chung | |
| 1987 | Flaming Brothers | ||
| 1988 | Peacock King | Jigume | |
| Ruthless Law | |||
| 1989 | Iron Butterfly, Part 2: See No Daylight | Kurada | |
| Ghost Fever | Johnny Fan | ||
| Burning Ambition | Kau Chen | ||
| Casino Raiders | Gold Teeth | ||
| Live Hard | Ironman | ||
| A Punch to Revenge | |||
| Life Goes On | |||
| Dark Side of Chinatown | Hung | ||
| 1990 | Vampire Settle on the Police Camp | Chan | |
| 1991 | Spiritually a Cop | ||
| Lee Rock | Police Instructor | ||
| Mission Kill | Ngon | aka Angel Force & Mission of Condor | |
| Dreaming the Reality | Fok | ||
| 1992 | Evil Black Magic | La Pin | |
| Justice, My Foot! | Yang Ching | ||
| Cheetah on Fire | Fok Chi-Kien | ||
| Mountain Warriors | |||
| 1993 | The East is Red | Chin | aka Swordsman III |
| The Bride with White Hair 2 | Wu San-kuei | ||
| Executioners | The President's Deputy | ||
| 1994 | The Bride with White Hair | Wu San-kuei | |
| Master of Zen | Bodhidharma's father | ||
| 1995 | Rumble in the Bronx | Prospective Market Buyer | |
| 1996 | Evening Liaison | Edward Ko | |
| The Hero of Swallow | |||
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Hong (Chinese refugee) | |
| A Killer's Expiry Date | |||
| 1999 | The Mission | Lung | |
| 2003 | PTU | Eye Ball | |
| Night Corridor | Father Chan | ||
| 2004 | Explosive City | ||
| Cop Unbowed | Mr. Dick | ||
| To My Dearest Father | Uncle Gun | ||
| 2006 | Lethal Ninja | Ba-jiu | |
| 2007 | Mad Detective | Retired officer | Cameo |
| Wonder Woman | Chairman Chan | ||
| The Counting House | Andrew | ||
| Masters of Science Fiction: The Awakening | Chinese leader | American TV anthology series | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Dunk | Fang's Master | |
| Son of the Dragon | Lord Shing | for Hallmark Movie Channel | |
| 2009 | Largo Winch | Tattooer | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Guo Ming | |
| 2016 | Window Horses | Stephen | Voice role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tai Chi Master | Jai-sum Monk | RTV | |
| 1981 | The Big Boss | Chien Bat | TVB | |
| 1982 | The Magic Crane | RTV | ||
| Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Kung-ye Kon | TVB | ||
| The Legend of the Condor Heroes | Chuen Kam-fat | TVB | ||
| 1983 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Fung Mut-fung | TVB | |
| 1984 | The Legend Continues | Tam Wing-git | TVB | |
| 1985 | Chor Lau-heung | Hu Tiehua | CTV | |
| 1986 | New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | Monk Kok-yuen | TVB | |
| The Unyielding Master Lim | Master Lim | TVB | ||
| 1987 | When Silken Hands Get Rough | Goo Jat-yun | TVB | |
| Foundling's Progress | Nip Dong-shing | TVB | ||
| The Dragon Sword | Yong Siu-tin | TVB | ||
| Police Cadet '88 | Bin Shing | TVB | ||
| 1988 | The Saga of the Lost Kingdom | Dan Fu | TVB | |
| Military Power | TVB | |||
| Flame of Fury | TVB | |||
| 1989 | Deadly Secret | Mui Nim-sang | TVB | |
| The Final Combat | Ngai Ding-san | TVB | ||
| Greed | Yung Tung-shing | TVB | ||
| 1990 | No Way Out | TVB | ||
| Road to Eternity | Tam Mei's partner | TVB | ||
| The Blood Sword | General Shan Dan | ATV | ||
| 1991 | Rebuilding Prosperity | Lam | ATV | |
| Who's the Winner | ATV | |||
| Shanghai 1949 | ATV | |||
| 1992 | Spirit of the Dragon | ATV | ||
| Who's the Winner II | Hung Ying | ATV | ||
| Who's the Winner III | ATV | |||
| Police Story | ATV | |||
| Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Yim Sing-nam | ATV | ||
| Mythical Crane, Magic Needle '92 | Nam Hoi-ping | ATV | ||
| 1993 | Reincarnated II | Tong Bak-chuen | ATV | |
| Police Story II | ATV | |||
| 1994 | Secret Battle Of The Majesty | Miu Lo-sam | ATV | |
| Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family | Yeung Yin-chiu | ATV | ||
| 1995 | Fist of Fury | Fok Yuen-gap | ATV | |
| Outlaw Hero | Cho Hin-lung | ATV | ||
| 1996 | King of Gamblers | Dr. Koo Ting-foon | ATV | |
| 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 | TVB | |
| 2002 | A Herbalist Affair | Cheung Wai-on | TVB | |
| Network Love Story | Yeung Shing-hay | TVB | ||
| Lofty Waters Verdant Bow | Mang San-tung | TVB | ||
| The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra | Emperor Tong | |||
| 2003 | The 'W' Files | Boss Pak | TVB | |
| Vigilante Force | Luk Kin-mou | TVB | ||
| Riches and Stitches | Sun Pak-chuen | TVB | ||
| Fate Twisters | Choi Wing-chi | TVB | ||
| 2004 | Split Second | Wong Chun-yeung | TVB | |
| Heroes of Sui and Tang | Lo Ngai | CTV | ||
| 2005 | The Gentle Crackdown | Man Chun-fong | TVB | |
| The Dragon Heroes | Emperor | Chinese TV series | ||
| 2006 | Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion | Chu Yuen-cheung | TVB | |
| Au Revoir Shanghai | Ku Cheung-shing | TVB | ||
| Hong Kong Special Cases: The Daughter Murderer | Chan Keung | ATV | ||
| The Patriotic Knights | Jiang Haitian | Chinese TV series | ||
| 2007 | Devil's Disciples | Pak Tong-ngo | TVB | |
| 2008 | Legacy Of Time | Lau Kai-ming | Astro | Malaysian TV series |
| 2009 | Lion and Heart | Man Tin-cheung | ntv7 | Malaysian TV series |
| In the Chamber of Bliss | Suen Man | TVB | cameo | |
| 2013 | The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Sweeper Monk | Chinese TV series |