Ng Kui Chuen (Chinese: 吳鉅泉), better known by his stage name Ko Lo Chuen (Chinese: 高魯泉, 1909 – May 13, 1988), was a Hong Kong actor. Ko and his brother began acting in the 1930s.
Biography
Ko was born in 1909 as Ng Kui Chuen. He got his stage name based on his nickname describing his tall appearance. His brother was Ng Cho-fan [zh], who was also an actor. They both acted movies with martial arts star Bruce Lee in 1950 and 1960. In 1950, Ko acted as a secretary in Bruce Lee's film, The Kid. In 1960, his brother acted as a headmaster in Bruce Lee' film, The Orphan, Ko was also in the film. Before acting films, he was a teacher of a primary school. He died on May 13, 1988, at the age of 79.
Filmography
- 1937 Youth of China (film)
- 1950 The Kid - Secretary Ko
- 1960 The Orphan
- 1990 Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic - Man in intro (From Buddah's Palm 1964)
References
- Restless breed : Cantonese stars of the sixties: – Page 103 Hong Kong. Urban Council – 1996– Apart from the occasional vulgarian and philistine, Ko Lo-chuen had moved up the social ladder to play middle-class fathers. However, his characters were marked by shrewd proclivities: they were scheming, stubborn, lascivious, who were often blundering idiots as well. In Young, Pregnant, and Unmarried, he was a blundering father; in Diary of a Chauvinistic Husband, Part Two, he was a lascivious old man searching for a concubine; in The Student Prince, he was a snob of a parent.