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Herbert W. "Burt" Kwouk, OBE (Chinese: 郭弼; born 18 July 1930) is an English actor of Chinese ancestry, known for his role as Cato (spelled "Kato" in the 1964 release: A Shot in the Dark) in the Pink Panther films, as well as for his many television appearances including his portrayal of Major Yamauchi in the British drama series Tenko and, later, as Entwistle in Last of the Summer Wine.
Kwouk was born in Warrington, Cheshire (confirmed by Kwouk on Whodunnit Series 3 appearance) but was brought up in Shanghai until he was 17 years old, when his Chinese parents returned to England. He went to the United States to study and in 1953 graduated from Bowdoin College. The Kwouk family fortune had been lost in the 1949 revolution and in 1954 he came back to Britain, where a girlfriend "nagged me into acting".
One of Kwouk's earliest film roles was in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) where he played the leader of a prison revolt who later aids the main character in heroically leading orphans to safety.
The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The series began with the release of The Pink Panther (1963). The role of Clouseau was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers. Most of the films were directed and co-written by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini.
In the films, the Pink Panther is a large and valuable pink diamond which is first shown in the opening film in the series. The diamond is called the "Pink Panther," because the flaw at its center, when viewed closely, is said to resemble a leaping pink panther. The phrase reappears in the title of the fourth film The Return of the Pink Panther, in which the theft of the diamond is again the center of the plot. The phrase was used for all the subsequent films in the series, even when the jewel did not figure in the plot. It ultimately appeared in six of the eleven films.
The first film in the series had an animated opening sequence, created by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and set to the theme music by Mancini, which featured the Pink Panther character. This character, designed by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng, was subsequently the subject of its own series of animated cartoons which gained its highest profile when aired on Saturday mornings as The Pink Panther Show. The character would be featured in the opening of every film in the movie series except A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau.
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau ([ʒak klu.zo]) (formerly Inspector) is a fictional character in Blake Edwards' farcical The Pink Panther series. In most of the films he was played by Peter Sellers, but one film starred Alan Arkin and another featured an uncredited Roger Moore. In the 2006 Pink Panther revival and its 2009 sequel, he is played by Steve Martin.
Clouseau as The Inspector is also the main character in a series of short animated cartoons as part of The Pink Panther Show. More recent animated depictions from the 1970s onward were redesigned to more closely resemble Sellers, and later Martin.
Clouseau is an inept and incompetent police detective in the French Sûreté, whose investigations are marked by disorder. In The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), an attempt to interview witnesses leads to him falling down stairs, getting his hand caught in a medieval knight's gauntlet, then a vase; knocking a witness senseless, destroying a priceless piano, and accidentally shooting another officer. Nevertheless, Clouseau successfully solves his cases and finds the correct culprits, entirely by accident. He is promoted to Chief Inspector over the course of the series, and is regarded by background characters as France’s greatest detective, until they encounter him directly. His incompetence, combined with his luck and his periodically-correct interpretations of the situation, eventually transform his direct superior (former Chief Inspector Dreyfus) into a homicidal psychotic. He appears convinced of his own intelligence, but does show some awareness of his limits, and attempts to appear elegant and refined regardless of what calamity he has just caused. Clouseau also insists upon elaborate costumes and aliases that range from the mundane (a worker for the phone company) to the preposterous (a bucktoothed hunchback with an oversized nose); but these are usually overcome by his characteristic mannerisms.
Pink is a pale red color, which takes its name from the flower of the same name. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with love, beauty, charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity, and the romantic. When combined with violet or black, it is associated with eroticism and seduction.
Pink was first used as a color name in the late 17th century.
The color pink takes its name from the flowers called pinks, members of the genus Dianthus.
In most European languages, pink is called rose or rosa, after the rose flower.
In most European languages, pink is called rose or rosa, after the rose flower.
Cherry blossoms in Senai, Miyagi, Japan. The Japanese language has different words for the pink of cherry blossoms (sakura-iro), and peach blossoms (momo-iro). Recently the word pinku has also become popular.
Panther may refer to:
Actors: Harry Hill (actor), Burt Kwouk (actor), Harry Hill (producer), Harry Hill (writer), Harry Hill (director), Matt Curtis (miscellaneous crew), Al Murray (actor), Adrian Sturges (producer), Steve Brown (composer), Billy Sneddon (editor), Barrie Martin (actor), Andrew Hewitt (composer), Kevin Hudson (actor), Urszula Jarocki (miscellaneous crew), Chloe Sibthorp (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In 1999 Channel 4's Harry Hill Show, loved by thousands, was cancelled amid public outcry and rancour. Star and writer of the show harry Hill has not spoken to the Badgers, his Big Brother Alan, Son Alan, Burt Kwouk or any of the original cast since. As C4 celebrates its thirtieth birthday the gang look back at the series, work out where it all went wrong and see if they can put their differences behind them and reunite for one last Reunion Special. An especially commissioned documentary which investigates the rise and fall of The Harry Hill Show, which originally ran for three series on Channel 4 (1997,98,99). We talk to the surviving members of the cast and the reclusive floppy collared genius who created it. We learn of Harry Hill's addiction to oily fish and how he used to beat the cast with a stick to get them to do things (a bit like the Orangutan on Every Which Way But Loose). We uncover details of Brother Alan's secret affair with Tasmin Archer Badger and Burt Kwouk's dislike of Harry's singing voice. The show features frank and sometimes shocking exclusive interviews with Harry Hill (TV Burp), Al Murray (A.K.A. The Pub Landlord), Burt Kwouk (The Pink Panther films, Tenko) and Gary, former Controller of Channel 4. Packed full of clips of the original three series, the show is a fast moving and hilarious look back at one of Channel 4's best loved - and almost forgotten - shows.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Miriam Margolyes (actress), Alison Steadman (actress), Heidi Klum (actress), Geoffrey Rush (actor), Emilia Fox (actress), Peter Vaughan (actor), Steve Pemberton (actor), Ray Donn (actor), John Lithgow (actor), Nigel Havers (actor), Stephen Fry (actor), Stanley Tucci (actor), Mackenzie Crook (actor), Emily Watson (actress), Charlize Theron (actress),
Plot: The professional and personal life of actor and comedian 'Peter Sellers (I)' (qv) was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his movie fame rose, he began to lose his own personal identity to his movie characters, leading to self-doubt of himself as a person and a constant need for reassurance and acceptance of his work. This self-doubt manifested itself in fits of anger and what was deemed as arrogance by many. In turn, his personal relationships began to deteriorate as his characterizations were continually used to mask his problems. His first wife, Anne Howe, left/divorced him and his relationships with his parents and children became increasingly distant. His relationship with his second wife, Swedish actress 'Britt Ekland' (qv), was based on this mask. In his later life, he tried to rediscover himself and his career with what would become his penultimate film role, that of Chance in _Being There (1979)_ (qv).
Keywords: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, acting, actor, actress, adultery, airplane-trip, animated-credits, animated-sequenceBurt Kwouk, who was best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films, has died aged 85. Nick Serpell looks back at his life. Read more Burt Kwouk, Pink Panther star, dies aged 85
Here's one of my favorite scenes from the movie "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", starring Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau, Herbert Lom, and Burt Kwouk. In this scene Cato (Burt Kwouk), who is under orders from Clouseau, is trying to keep Clouseau alert by randomly attacking him whenever possible. "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" is the fifth film in the Pink Panther series, directed by Blake Edwards and stars Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau and Herbert Lom. The Movie picks up where "The Return of the Pink Panther" leaves off. Released in 1976, "Strikes Again" is the third entry to include the words "Pink Panther" in its title, despite the fact the story does not involve the Pink Panther diamond. Unused footage from the film was later included i...
For info on upcoming events see our website at http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/ Actor Burt Kwouk (the Pink Panther series, Goldfinger) talks to film historian Barry Littlechild about his long career in movies and television.
Burt Kwouk (18 July 1930 - 24 May 2016) Rest in Peace ● Pay Your Tribute ● Share Your Thoughts Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIP3ooo Facebook: https://facebook.com/RIP3ooo Google+: https://plus.google.com/+RIP3ooo Soundtrack: "At Rest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under CC BY 3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Tribute to Burt Kwouk. Noddy and Kim stop at a Chinese Takeaway. The Vampire Motorcycle doesn't like the sound of Garlic Prawns. Starring Neil Morrissey, Amanda Noar, Michael Elphick as Inspector Cleaver and Anthony Daniels as The Priest. Music by Dean Friedman.
&Pink Panther's Burt Kwouk dies aged 85 Kwouk, who is best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato Fong in the original Pink Panther films, passed away on Tuesday (24May16). His cause of death was not disclosed. "Beloved actor Burt Kwouk has sadly passed peacefully away 24th May," his agent announced in a statement. "The family will be having a private funeral but there will be a memorial at a later date." Kwouk was born in Cheshire, England but was raised in Shanghai in China until he returned to England with his Chinese parents at the age of 17. He began his acting career after attending university in the U.S. The actor played Cato in six Pink Panther films between 1975 and 1993, mostly opposite Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. They had a running gag where Cato was ...
Son of the Pink Panther movie clips: http://j.mp/152j2rD BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/152hAFS Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Inspector Clouseau's longtime friend Cato (Burt Kwouk) offers his services to Clouseau's son (Roberto Benigni). FILM DESCRIPTION: After the death of Peter Sellers in 1980, writer/director Blake Edwards assembled a new "Pink Panther" film from outtakes of Sellers as Inspector Clouseau from previous movies in the series (the result was called The Trail of the Pink Panther) and later made two attempts to revive the series with another actor. In this case, Edwards cast Roberto Benigni as Jacques Gambrelli, a hopelessly inept French policeman who turns out the be the illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau. Gambrelli becomes in...
The Pink Panther funny clip's Peter Sellers,Herbert Lom,Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk, who was best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films, has died aged 85. Nick Serpell looks back at his life. Read more Burt Kwouk, Pink Panther star, dies aged 85
For info on upcoming events see our website at http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/ Actor Burt Kwouk (the Pink Panther series, Goldfinger) talks to film historian Barry Littlechild about his long career in movies and television.
The Big Breakfast, 03/10/1995 - Alexei Sayle on the bed with Lily Savage. Plus, a little of Burt Kwouk as the Pink Panther's Kato! Wow! Not my copyright - just sharing found ephemera.
Russ Abbot is an English musician, comedian and actor. Abbot first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, later forging a prominent solo career as a television comedian with his own weekly show on British television. Continuing his musical career as a solo artist Abbot released several charting singles and albums. Latterly his career has continued with a shift into more mainstream serious acting in television shows, series and stage productions. As a drummer/backing singer, Abbot founded the Black Abbots in Chester during the mid-1960s and released several singles to modest chart success on minor labels in the early 1970s.[1] The band only signed their first major recording contract in 1977, putting out a series of ...
Burt Kwouk, who was best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films, has died aged 85. Nick Serpell looks back at his life.
I distinctly remember the first time I saw Burt Kwouk. It was the early 1990s and Al Murray and I were at a BBC light entertainment Christmas party, piling into the cheap wine, when we spotted him across the room. Who knows why he was there, but we were completely starstruck because for our generation, who had grown up on the genius of the Pink Panther films, he was a star.
Recognised today as one of the greatest rock albums ever produced, the first film in this two disc set looks back at the development, production, reception and aftermath of Achtung Baby and features interviews with the band and those closest to them, plus rare archive, live and studio footage of both the album's production and the subsequent Zoo TV tour, plus a host of other features making this program the finest document yet to chart the album that saved U2 from extinction. Available on double DVD from http://www.amazon.com/U2-Achtung-Classic-Special-Edition/dp/B0064NTZ8K/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/U2-Achtung-Classic-Special-Edition/dp/B0064NTZ8K/ http://www.chromedreams.co.uk/u2---achtung-baby---a-classic-album-868-p.asp