| Roy Chiao | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | 喬宏 | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 喬宏 (Traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 乔宏 (Simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Qiáo hóng (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | Kiu4 wang4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Ancestry | Linfen, Shanxi | ||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1927 Shanghai, China |
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| Died | 14 April 1999 (aged 72) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||
| Years active | 1960–1990 | ||||||||
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Roy Chiao (16 March 1927 – 14 April 1999) was a Chinese actor most famous in the West for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Other English speaking film appearances of his included roles in the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Bloodsport, the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon and the 1978 version of Lee's Game of Death. He performed in many Hong Kong films bringing his career total to 90 films.
He is the founder of "Artists' Home," a Christian Fellowship for actors in Hong Kong. He suffered three heart attacks before his heart disease related death. He worked as an English language overdubber for Hong Kong produced films.
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| Preceded by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai for Chungking Express |
Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor 1996 for Summer Snow |
Succeeded by Kent Cheng for The Log |
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