Ko Chun-hsiung

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ko.

Ko Chun-hsiung (Chinese: 柯俊雄; pinyin: Kē Jùnxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Chùn-hiông; 15 January 1945 – 6 December 2015) was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician.^[1][2][3] He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films.

Ko Chun-hsiung
柯俊雄
Ko Chun-hsiung in Taipei in 2007.
Born	Ko Chun-liang (柯俊良) (1945-01-15)15 January 1945 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Died	6 December 2015(2015-12-06) (aged 70) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Alma mater	National Taiwan University of Arts
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, politician
Years active	1965—2015
Political party	Kuomintang Taiwan Farmers' Party (2007—2008)
Spouses	Chang Mei-yao ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 2004)​ Tsai Qinghua ​ (m. 2005⁠–⁠2015)​
Children	Ko Yishan, with Chang Mei-yao Ko Pinyin, with Chang Mei-yao Ko Jianyu, with Tsai Qinghua Ko Zier, with Tsai Qinghua

His career accolades included three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. In 2005, Chinese Film Association of Performance Art named Ko on the list of 100 Outstanding Artists in Chinese Film (1905 - 2004).

Life

Early life

Ko was born in Kaohsiung. During Taiwan under Japanese rule, he attended Kaohsiung No.2 School and graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts, he also studied at Tokyo University and Saint John's College.

Acting career

Ko began his career by appearing in small roles before 1965. He appeared in The Silent Wife later that year. In 1967, Ko starred as Feng Ze in Ching-Zue Bai's Lonely Seventeen, for which he won his first Best Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. In 1974, Ko starred as Zhang Zizhong in the historical film The Everlasting Glory, which earned Ko his second Best Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. In 1976, Ko acted in the historical film Eight Hundred Heroes directed by Ting Shan-hsi, playing the role of Xie Jinyuan, he won a Golden Horse Award.^[4]

Ko won the Best Actor Award at the 1979 Golden Horse Awards for his performance in A Teacher of Great Soldiers.^[5][6]

In 1981, Ko self-directed and performed in My Grandfather, which earned him a Best Actor Award at the Panama International Film Festival. In 1989, Ko starred as Duan Yihu, reuniting him with co-star Jackie Chan, who played Guo Zhenhua, in the romantic comedy film Miracles, which were highly praised by audience. In 1999, Ko filmed in Cao Cao, he received the Best Actor Award at the 36th Golden Horse Awards. In 2012, Ko participated in the Taiwanese-language television drama Feng Shui Family.^[4]

Political career

Ko became involved in politics in 1990.

In 1996, Ko stood unsuccessfully in the Provisional Legislative Council Election in British Hong Kong.^[7]

Ko defeated incumbent legislator Chang Tsai Mei in a July 2004 Kuomintang party primary,^[8] and represented Hsinchu City Constituency in the Legislative Yuan from 1 February 2005 to 31 January 2008.

In 2007, Ko joined the Taiwan Farmers' Party, but was not reelected in the 2008 legislative elections.^[9]

Personal life

Ko was twice married. Originally wed to actress Chang Mei-yao in 1970, he became the father of two children, Ko Yishan (柯懿珊) and Ko Pinyin (柯品吟). They divorced in 2004, as Ko was involved in an affair with Tsai Qinghua (蔡清樺), who Ko married the next year. Ko's second marriage also produced two children, Ko Jianyu (柯鑒育) and Ko Zier (柯姿而). Chang, Ko's first wife, died in 2012.^[10]

Death

Ko died on 6 December 2015 at Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei, a year after being diagnosed with lung cancer.^[11] He was 70.

Works

Film

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1963		《義犬救主》
		《流浪賣花姑娘》
1964		《天字第一號》
1965		《一江春水向東流》
	The Silent Wife	《啞女情深》
1966		《橋》
		《貞節牌坊》
1967		《壯志淩雲》
		《第六個夢》
		《春歸何處》
		《梨山春曉》
	Lonely Seventeen	《寂寞的十七歲》	Feng Ze
	I Hate You Deeply	《恨你入骨》
1968	Fallen Petals	《落花時節》
1969	Storm over the Yang-tse River	《揚子江風雲》
1970	Bye, My Lover	《再見阿郎》
	Home Sweet Home	《家在台北》
	I Want You	《我要你》
1971		《愛你一萬倍》
	Life and Mother	《母與女》
		《說謊的丈夫》
	Happiness and Joy	《歡天喜地》
		《真假太太》
	Five Plus Five	《五對佳偶》
	Splendid Love Affairs	《難忘負心人》
1972		《東南西北風》
	Pei Shih	《佩詩》
	Love is Smoke	《輕煙》
	The Perfect Match	《門當戶對》
	Crimes Are To Be Paid	《五虎摧花》
1973		《天使之吻》
		《大三元》
	My Father, my husband and my son	《我父、我夫、我子》
		《大阿哥》
		《心蘭的故事》
	The Devils Treasure	《黑夜怪客》
	Haze in the Sunset	《煙雨斜陽》
	The Jilte	《負心的人續集》
1974		《彩雲片片》
	The Everlasting Glory	《英烈千秋》
	Spring Comes Not Again	《不再有春天》
	The Looks of Hong Kong	《香港屋簷下》
1975	The Bedeviled	《心魔》
	Devil Crows	《邪魔》
	Victory	《梅花》
1976	Painted Waves of Love	《浪花》
	The Star	《星語》
		《台北66》
	Rhythm of the Wave	《海韻》
	The Trap	《陷阱》
	Eight Hundred Heroes	《八百壯士》
1977		《愛有明天》
		《綠色山莊》
		《秋詩篇篇》
		《人在天涯》
		《風雨朝陽》
1978	A Teacher of Great Soldiers	《黃埔軍魂》
1979	Gone With Honor	《香火》
	The Brave Ones	《強渡關山》
	Qi Jiguang	《戚繼光》
	Qiu Lian	《秋蓮》
1980	The Coldest Winter in Peking	《皇天後土》
	Mission over the Eagle Castle	《血濺冷鷹堡》
1981	The Frogman	《大地勇士》
	The Battle for the Republic of China	《辛亥雙十》
		《上海大亨》
		《大爺》
		《黑色大亨》
	The Professional Killer	《職業兇手》
	Offend the Law of God	《怒犯天條》
1982		《黑色婚禮》
	Steamrolling	《人肉戰車》
	Days In the Army	《動員令》
		《血濺歸鄉路》
	The Head Hunter	《獵頭》
		《慧眼識英雄》
	Attack Force Z	《Z字特工隊》
	My Grandfather	《我的爺爺》
	1983		《甲子玄機》
		《破網補情天》
		《亡命黑名單》
My Mother		《我的媽媽》
		《風水二十年》
1984		《不歸路》
		《圣戰千秋》
		《天天天亮》
1985		《孤戀花》
1986		《愛是做鬼也愛》
	From Here to Prosperity	《奪寶計上計》
	I am a Chinese	《我是中國人》
	The Heroic Pioneers	《唐山過台灣》
	The Kinmen Bombs	《金門炮戰》
1987		《起床號》
		《魔鬼戰士》
		《旗正飄飄》
	Tragic Hero	《英雄好漢》
	Somewhere My Love	《不歸路》
	Brotherhood	《義本無言》
	Rich and Famous	《江湖情》
	The Kinmen Bombs	《八二三炮戰》
	Yes, Sir	《報告班長》
	Strawman	《稻草人》
1988		《殺出銅鑼灣》
		《笑聲淚影大陸行》
	Yes, Sir 2	《報告班長2》
	The Story of Haybo	《喜寶》
	The Dragon Family	《龍之家族》
1989	Fight to Survive	《我在江湖》
	Miracles	《奇跡》	Duan Yihu
	Burning Ambition	《龍之爭霸》
1990	Triad Story	《江湖最後一個大佬》
	A Home Too Far	《異域》
1991	Island of Fire	《火燒島》	Prison Chief
	Retreat of the Godfather	《大哥讓位》
1992	Requital	《五湖四海》
1993	End of The Road	《異域之末路英雄》
1994	Amassing Stories	《野店》
1995	Remember M Remember E	《哪有一天不想你》
1998	Cao Cao	《一代梟雄曹操》
		《闖將》
1998	Unexpected Challenges	《靈與慾》
2001	The Last Salute	《報告總司令》

Television

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
1983	Days in Xiang River	《香江歲月》
1998		《舉頭三尺有神明》
2003	Crystal Boys	《孽子》	A Qing's father
2004	My Boyfriend Is A Superstar	《我的明星男友》	Guan Zixiong
2011	Independent Heroes	《廉政英雄》	Biao Su/ Zhang Guohao
	Father and Son	《父與子》	Wang Dazhu
2012	Feng Shui Family	《風水世家》	Gao Shenhuang

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result	Notes
1968	Lonely Seventeen	Asia Pacific Film Festival for Best Actor Award	Won
1975	The Everlasting Glory	Asia Pacific Film Festival for Best Actor Award	Won
1976	800 Heroes	Golden Horse Award	Won
1979	A Teacher of Great Soldiers	Golden Horse Award for Best Actor	Won
1981	My Grandfather	Panama International Film Festival for Best Actor	Won
1999	Cao Cao	Golden Horse Award for Best Actor	Won
2005		100 Outstanding Artists in Chinese Film (1905 - 2004)	Won

References

1. 舒淇柯俊雄拍三级片假戏真做 王力宏作何感想(组图). ZYnews (in Chinese). 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23.
2. 舒淇曾被迫和有"黑社会"背景的柯俊雄拍激情戏. Sina (in Chinese). 2010.
3. 影帝柯俊雄客串《最佳嫌疑人》 自曝偶像是英若诚. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013.
4. "Ko Chun-hsiung, a leading man of the 1970s". Straits Times. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
5. 《黄埔军魂》风靡小金门 影帝柯俊雄演技精湛. 163.COM (in Chinese). 2013.
6. 金马影帝柯俊雄演技精湛观众飙泪 《黄埔军魂》风靡小金门. chinayes.com (in Chinese). 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
7. 在港參選　中共要求退KMT　柯俊雄拒絕 Archived 2020-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. tvbs.com.tw. (in Chinese)
8. Huang, Tai-lin (25 July 2004). "'War hero' takes aim at politics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
9. 藝人從政 成績比一比 Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today. worldjournal.com (in Chinese)
10. Tsao, Yu-fan; Wang, Ching-yi; Chen, Christie (7 December 2015). "Film industry, lawmakers mourn death of actor Ko Chun-hsiung". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
11. "Golden Horse Best Actor Ko Chun-hsiung dies". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

• Chun Hsiung Ko at IMDb
• O Chun-Hung at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Ko Chun Hsiung at AllMovie