Burt Kwouk - Bio, Net Worth, Height

ORIGIN
Burt Kwouk was a British actor best known for his role as “Cato” in The Pink Panther comedy film series. He was born Herbert W. Kwouk on July 18, 1930, in Warrington, Lancashire. Kwouk spent his early childhood in Shanghai, China before moving to the United States in the late 1940s. He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Main, graduating in 1953. He eventually returned to England in 1954.

CAREER
Kwouk’s feature film debut was the 1957 thriller, Windom’s Way. Other early films include The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Expresso Bongo (1959), and Satan Never Sleeps (1962). Kwouk was cast as “Cato Fong” in the Pink Panther film series starting with A Shot in the Dark in 1964. His seventh and last Pink Panther movie was ‘Son of the Pink Panther (1993)’ with Roberto Benigni and Claudia Cardinale. He also appeared in the James Bond films, Goldfinger (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and You Only Live Twice (1967).

Aside from films, Kwouk had a successful television career. He held small roles in the 1960s series, Danger Man, Man of the World, and The Champions. He played the role of “Major Yamauchi” in the drama series, Tenko (1981), and “Entwistle” in the sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine (2002-2010). He also appeared in The Harry Hill Show (1997-2000), and he did voice-over for Banzai (2001-2004).

PERSONAL
Burt Kwouk died on May 24, 2016, at the age of 85. His cause of death was cancer. He passed away at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead. Kwouk was 5ft 5in and of Chinese descent. He was married to ‘Caroline Tebbs’ from 1961 until his death in 2016. They had one child, Christopher.

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