Chiu Chi Ling

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Chiu Chi Ling as Tailor in Kung Fu Hustle

Chiu Chi Ling (趙志淩 born 1943) is an actor that appears mostly in Kung Fu style movies produced in Hong Kong. He also teaches Hung Ga Kung Fu at a San Francisco-based martial arts school he founded, and occasionally at the old Chiu Family Kwoon in Hong Kong. Every year he visits his students and grandstudents around the world.

He has appeared in over 70 movies, both as an actor and stunt man. His abilities as an actor and martial arts practitioner has allowed him to work with most of the top Hong Kong film makers including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Stephen Chow.

He started practising Hung Ga Kung Fu when he was six years old under the tutelage of his father Chiu Kau and mother Shiu Ying, who were renowned for their solid Hung Ga.

In the early 1970s, he opened a school which attracted many celebrities, athletes and performers. This exposure to the entertainment industry gave him his start in acting. He has appeared in such well-known Kung Fu style movies as Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Duel of the Seven Tigers and most recently in the Kung Fu smash hit Kung Fu Hustle.