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Philip Kwok Chung Fung

 
 
 
 
Other names : 郭追
Guo1 Zhen4 Feng1
Gwok Jan Fung
Jun Kwok
Kuo Chue
Philip Kuo Choi
Philip Kuo Chui
Philip Kwok Tsui
Venom
 
Birthdate : 21/10/1951
Nationality : Taiwan
Workplace : France, Hong Kong
Activities : Director (1), Action Director (62), Actor (53), Brief appearance (4), Stuntman (2)

Biography

Born in Taiwan on October 21, 1945, Kuo is also known as Philip Kwok. Originally an agile circus acrobat, he entered the film business by chance.

His performance in Boxer Rebellion caught the attention of director Chang Cheh, who invited him to play the lead in Marco Polo. He came to Hong Kong in 1976 and joined Shaw Brothers as a basic actor. After The Five Venoms in 1978, Kuo had been the male lead and martial arts choreographer in various films, including The Rebel Intruders, The Flag Of Iron, The Sword Stained With Royal Blood and Ode To Gallantry.

Despite his lack of handsome leading man looks, Kuo Chui’s skills and his undeniable Charles Bronson tough guy charisma had him regularly playing the lead "heroic" Venom. Besides being an actor he also served as action choreographer for many of the Venom films as well as other Shaw Brothers productions after the Venom gang disbanded in 1982.

With the support of Chang, Kuo went back to Taiwan in 1981 and founded a film company with his Taiwanese colleagues Chiang Sheng and Lu Feng. One of their productions was Ruthless Tactics, which Kuo starred and directed himself. Like so many kung fu actors his career slowed down considerably with the demise of that genre in the 1980s and for a while his career was pretty much restricted to TV as both actor and action choreographer.

Some of his signature works are Peacock King, Hard Boiled, A Chinese Ghost Story and The Touch.

Source : Celestial Pictures
 
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Filmography
 [ Director - Action Director - Actor - Brief appearance - Stuntman ] 
 Alternate lists by alpha / genre / year
 
Title    (  HK - All ) Year  Activity (  Year - Title )
 
Action Director
 Blood Brothers 2007 Action Director
 Touch, The 2002 Action Director
 Comic King 2001 Action Director
 Double Tap 2000 Action Director
 Love Guns And Glass 1995 Action Director
 Phantom Lover, The 1995 Action Director
 From Zero To Hero 1994 Action Director
 One Arm Hero 1994 Action Director
 Shaolin Kids In Hong Kong, The 1994 Action Director
 Treasure Hunt 1994 Action Director
 Bride With White Hair 2, The 1993 Action Director
 Bride With White Hair, The 1993 Action Director
 Sam The Iron Bridge : Champion Of Martial Arts 1993 Action Director
 White Lotus Cult 1993 Action Director
 Cat, The 1992 Action Director
 Chinese Legend, A 1992 Action Director
 Erotic Ghost Story 3 1992 Action Director
 Handsome Siblings 1992 Action Director
 Hard Boiled 1992 Action Director
 Once A Black Sheep 1992 Action Director
 Zen Of Sword 1992 Action Director
 Blue Jean Monster, The 1991 Action Director
 Forbidden Arsenal 1991 Action Director
 Once A Thief 1991 Action Director
 Sea Wolves 1991 Action Director
 Story Of Ricky, The 1991 Action Director
 To Catch A Thief 1991 Action Director
 Bite Of Love, A 1990 Action Director
 Erotic Ghost Story 1990 Action Director
 Jail House Eros 1990 Action Director
 Tiger Cage 2 1990 Action Director
 Close Escape 1989 Action Director
 Peacock King 1989 Action Director
 They Came To Rob Hong Kong 1989 Action Director
 Big Heat, The 1988 Action Director
 Criminal Hunter, The 1988 Action Director
 Fatal Love 1988 Action Director
 Chinese Ghost Story, A 1987 Action Director
 Golden Swallow 1987 Action Director
 Lady In Black 1987 Action Director
 Witch From Nepal 1986 Action Director
 Holy Flame Of The Martial World 1983 Action Director
 Brave Archer And His Mate 1982 Action Director
 House Of Traps 1982 Action Director
 Ode To Gallantry 1982 Action Director
 Brave Archer 3, The 1981 Action Director
 Masked Avengers, The 1981 Action Director
 Sword Stained With Royal Blood, The 1981 Action Director
 Flag Of Iron, The 1980 Action Director
 Legend Of The Fox 1980 Action Director
 Rebel Intruders, The 1980 Action Director
 Magnificent Ruffians, The 1979 Action Director
 Ten Tigers Of Kwangtung 1979 Action Director
 Two Champions Of Shaolin 1979 Action Director
 
Actor
 Eye 2, The 2004 Actor
 Color Of Pain 2002 Actor
 Sunshine Cops 1999 Actor
 Phantom Lover, The 1995 Actor
 Shaolin Kids In Hong Kong, The 1994 Actor
 Treasure Hunt 1994 Actor
 Cat, The 1992 Actor
 Hard Boiled 1992 Actor
 Forbidden Arsenal 1991 Actor
 Story Of Ricky, The 1991 Actor
 Peacock King 1989 Actor
 Seven Warriors 1989 Actor
 Big Heat, The 1988 Actor
 Fatal Love 1988 Actor
 Lady In Black 1987 Actor
 Crazy Shaolin Disciples 1985 Actor
 Demon Of The Lute 1983 Actor
 Enchantress, The 1983 Actor
 Holy Flame Of The Martial World 1983 Actor
 Brave Archer And His Mate 1982 Actor
 House Of Traps 1982 Actor
 Ode To Gallantry 1982 Actor
 Brave Archer 3, The 1981 Actor
 Masked Avengers, The 1981 Actor
 Sword Stained With Royal Blood, The 1981 Actor
 Flag Of Iron, The 1980 Actor
 Legend Of The Fox 1980 Actor
 Rebel Intruders, The 1980 Actor
 Daredevils, The 1979 Actor
 Heaven And Hell 1979 Actor
 Kid With The Golden Arm, The 1979 Actor
 Life Gamble 1979 Actor
 Magnificent Ruffians, The 1979 Actor
 Shaolin Rescuers 1979 Actor
 Ten Tigers Of Kwangtung 1979 Actor
 Brave Archer 2, The 1978 Actor
 Crippled Avengers 1978 Actor
 Five Venoms, The 1978 Actor
 Invincible Shaolin 1978 Actor
 Brave Archer, The 1977 Actor
 Chinatown Kid 1977 Actor
 Naval Commandos, The 1977 Actor
 Master Of The Flying Guillotine 1976 Actor
 Ming Patriots, The 1976 Actor
 New Shaolin Boxers 1976 Actor
 Tiger And Crane Fist 1976 Actor
 Marco Polo 1975 Actor
 
Brief appearance
 Sea Wolves 1991 Brief appearance
 Hero Of Tomorrow 1988 Brief appearance
 
Stuntman
 Once A Thief 1991 Stuntman
 Chinese Ghost Story, A 1987 Stuntman
 

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