Roy Chiao

Roy Chiao
Chinese name	喬宏
Chinese name	喬宏 (traditional)
Chinese name	乔宏 (simplified)
Pinyin	Qiáo hóng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Kiu4 wang4 (Cantonese)
Born	16 March 1927 Shanghai, China
Died	14 April 1999 (aged 72) Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–1990
Ancestry	Linfen, Shanxi
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor 1996 Summer Snow Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Actor 1996 Summer Snow

Roy Chiao (16 March 1927 – 14 April 1999) was a Hong Kong actor most famous in the Western world for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Biography

Other English speaking film appearances included roles in the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Bloodsport, the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon and the 1978 version of Lee's Game of Death. He performed in many Hong Kong films with a career total of 90 films.

He is the founder of "Artists' Home," a Christian Fellowship for actors in Hong Kong. He suffered three heart attacks before his heart disease-related death. He worked as an English language overdubber for Hong Kong produced films.

Outside of acting Chiao was a United States Army interpreter during the Korean War.

Selected filmography

• Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
• Five Golden Dragons (1967)
• The Arch (1968)
• A Touch of Zen (1971)
• Cheating Panorama (1972)
• The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
• Enter the Dragon (1973) – Shaolin Abbott (uncredited)
• Golden Needles (1974)
• Games Gamblers Play (1974)
• Once Upon a Mirage (1974)
• The Last Message (1975)
• Game of Death (1978) – Henry Lo
• Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)
• Game of Death 2 (1981) – Abbot
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – Lao Che
• The Protector (1985)– Harold Ko
• Righting Wrongs (1986)
• Aces Go Places IV (1986)
• Bloodsport (1988) – Senzo Tanaka
• Dragons Forever (1988) – Judge Lo Chung-Wai
• A Kid from Tibet (1992)
• Cageman (1992)
• Treasure Hunt (1994)
• Summer Snow (1995)
• All's Well, Ends Well 1997 (1997)

External links

• Roy Chiao at the Internet Movie Database