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Burt Kwouk – MovieActors.com

About Burt Kwouk (1930 – 2016)
Burt Kwouk was born on July 18th, 1930 in Manchester, England, but was raised in Shanghai until the age of 17. He graduated from Bowdoin College in the USA, in 1953.
He considered himself Chinese, and not British, but Kwouk was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's 2011 New Years Honours list for his services to drama.
Described by audiences and friends as a funny version of Bruce Lee, Kwouk is best known for playing "Cato" in the many PINK PANTHER comedies.
He died on 24 May 2016, aged 85, surrounded by his family, at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, London of cancer.
Burt Kwouk's notable movie credits include...
WAKE OF DEATH (2004)
THE GREAT CHALLENGE (2004)
STRATOSPHERE GIRL (2004)
GATE TO HEAVEN (2003)
BEYOND BORDERS (2003)
THE WONDERLAND EXPERIENCE (2002)
KISS OF THE DRAGON (2001)
PEGGY SU ! (1997)
EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987)
CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1983)
TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (1982)
THE FIENDISH PLOT OF DR. FU MANCHU (1980)
REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1978)
THE LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE (1977)
THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976)
ROLLERBALL (1975)
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN (1968)
THE SAINT (1965-68) A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)
GOLDFINGER (1964)
THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1958)
Burt Kwouk in THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1958).


Burt Kwouk in REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER with Peter Sellers.
He considered himself Chinese, and not British, but Kwouk was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's 2011 New Years Honours list for his services to drama.
Described by audiences and friends as a funny version of Bruce Lee, Kwouk is best known for playing "Cato" in the many PINK PANTHER comedies.
He died on 24 May 2016, aged 85, surrounded by his family, at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, London of cancer.
Burt Kwouk's notable movie credits include...
WAKE OF DEATH (2004)
THE GREAT CHALLENGE (2004)
STRATOSPHERE GIRL (2004)
GATE TO HEAVEN (2003)
BEYOND BORDERS (2003)
THE WONDERLAND EXPERIENCE (2002)
KISS OF THE DRAGON (2001)
PEGGY SU ! (1997)
EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987)
CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1983)
TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (1982)
THE FIENDISH PLOT OF DR. FU MANCHU (1980)
REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1978)
THE LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE (1977)
THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976)
ROLLERBALL (1975)
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN (1968)
THE SAINT (1965-68) A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)
GOLDFINGER (1964)
THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1958)



Burt Kwouk in THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1958).



Burt Kwouk in REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER with Peter Sellers.