Philip Kwok

For the Hong Kong businessman and politician, see Philip Kwok (businessman).

Philip Kwok (Chinese: 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.^[1][2] He played "Mad Dog", the main villain's henchman with high morals in John Woo's Hard Boiled (1992).^[3]

Philip Kwok
Born	陳舉陸 (Chan Kui-Luk) (1951-10-21) 21 October 1951 (age 73) Taipei, Taiwan
Musical career
Also known as	郭振鋒 (Kwok Chun-Fung)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kwok.

Filmography

Acting

• 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^[2]
• 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^[1]
• 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^[1]
• 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

See also

• Venom Mob

References

1. Stokes, L.O.; Braaten, R. (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. Yang, J.; Black, A. (2003). Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese Cinema. Atria Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7434-4817-8. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. Hall, K.E. (2014). John Woo: The Films, 2d ed. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7864-8829-2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

External links

• Philip Kwok at IMDb