Philip Kwok
{{For|the Hong Kong businessman and politician|Philip Kwok (businessman)}}
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| birth_name = 陳舉陸 (Chan Kui-Luk)
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| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan
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| alias = 郭振鋒 (Kwok Chun-Fung)
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Philip Kwok ({{zh|c=郭追}}; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong–based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of martial arts actors who starred in several films for Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite book | last1=Stokes | first1=L.O. | last2=Braaten | first2=R. | title=Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | series=Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts | year=2020 | isbn=978-1-5381-2062-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkHCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA149 | access-date=9 September 2024 | page=149}}{{cite book | last1=Yang | first1=J. | last2=Black | first2=A. | title=Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema | publisher=Atria Books | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-7434-4817-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=amqzDMOzaCUC&pg=PA151 | access-date=9 September 2024 | page=151}} He played "Mad Dog", the main villain's henchman with high morals in John Woo's Hard Boiled (1992).{{cite book | last=Hall | first=K.E. | title=John Woo: The Films, 2d ed. | publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-7864-8829-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVONAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA186 | access-date=9 September 2024 | page=186}}
Filmography
= Acting =
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- Dynamite Brothers (1974) – Tuen's henchman (uncredited)
- Na Cha the Great (1974)
- Hong hai er (1975) – Blue stone statue
- The Four Assassins (1975) – Chen Chieh / Chen Jie
- Shen hu (1975)
- Hand of Death (1976)
- Zhong yuan biao ju (1976)
- Bloody Avengers (1976) – Kung Fu demonstrator / Japanese
- Demon Fists of Kung Fu (1976)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
- Savage Killers (1976)
- Cai li fa xiao zi (1976)
- Shaolin Temple (1976) – Lin Kwong-yao
- Yi qi guang gun zou tian ya (1977)
- The Naval Commandos (1977)
- Magnificent Wanderers (1977) – Wrestler
- The Brave Archer (1977) – Zhou Botong
- Chinatown Kid (1977) – White Dragon Boss
- Life Combat (1978) – Qui Zi Yu
- The Brave Archer 2 (1978)
- Five Deadly Venoms (1978) – He Yuan-xin, Gecko / Lizard
- Invincible Shaolin (1978) – Ho Ying Wu (Fishtail Pole)
- Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms (1978) – Chen Shuen
- The Kings of Kung Fu (1978) – Leung
- Avenging Warriors (1979) – Ying Cha-Po
- Za ji wang ming dui (1979) – Liang Kuo-jen
- The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) – Yang Zhui Feng
- Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) – Agent Hai Tou
- Heaven and Hell (1980) – Cheng Tien-Yang
- Flag of Iron (1980) – Iron Panther
- Killer Army (1980) – Wong Shu
- Legend of the Fox (1980)
- Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) – Beggar So
- Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981) – Yuan Cheng-chih
- Masked Avengers (1981) – Kao Yao / former No. 2
- The Brave Archer 3 (1981)
- Ninja Kung Fu (1981) – Mao Tin-Yeung
- House of Traps (1982) – Zhi Hua – the Black Fox
- The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982) – Kuo Tsing
- Ode to Gallantry (1982)
- The Enchantress (1983)
- Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983) – Yama Elder
- Demon of the Lute (1983)
- Crazy Shaolin Disciples (1985) – Master Kuai
- Lady in Black (1987) – Kern
- The Big Heat (1988) – Ah Kam
- Fatal Love (1988) – Pow
- Hero of Tomorrow (1988) – Big B
- Legend of the Phoenix (1988) – Jikaku (Kujaku's Father)
- Seven Warriors (1989) – Au
- In the Line of Duty 6 (1991) – Tam
- In the Line of Duty VII (1991) – Chui
- The Story of Ricky (1991) – Lin Hung
- Hard Boiled (1992) – Mad Dog
- The Cat (1992) – Wang Chieh-Mei
- Zen of Sword (1993) – God of War
- American Shaolin (1994) – Kung Ching, Cab Driver
- Shao Lin huo bao bei (1994)
- The Phantom Lover (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – General Chang
- Color of Pain (2002)
- The Eye 2 (2004) – Monk, Buddhist Master
- 7-Man Army (1976)
= Stunts =
- Treasure Hunt (1994) – action director
- From Zero to Hero (1994) – action coordinator
- The Phantom Lover (1995) – stunt coordinator
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – stunt arranger
- The Sunshine Cops (1999) – action choreographer
- Double Tap (2000) – martial arts choreographer
- Lavender (2000) – stunt coordinator
- Comic King (2001) – stunt coordinator
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) – fight choreographer
- Samourais (2002) – fight choreographer
- The Touch (2002) – stunt coordinator
- Yellow Dragon (2003) – action director
- Son of the Dragon (2006) – action director
- Blood Brothers (2007) – action choreography
- Ballistic (2008) – action choreographer
- Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013) – stunt coordinator
- That Demon Within (2014) – stunt choreographer
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See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name | id = 0477231 | name = Philip Kwok}}
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Category:Hong Kong male film actors
Category:Taiwanese male film actors
Category:Taiwanese stunt performers
Category:Male actors from Taipei
Category:Shaw Brothers Studio films
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