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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on May 24, 2016, 03:46:04 PM

Title: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 24, 2016, 03:46:04 PM

RIP Cato

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Brownie on May 24, 2016, 03:53:57 PM

Oh dear, he has been around longer than me :-).  I only saw him a couple of weeks ago in an old episode of the Bill, actually two or three episodes as he was part of a story that spread out a bit as they often did.   That was quite a few years ago and he was looking old then but otherwise just the same.

Had a quick google, seems he was 85, a very reasonable age.  A very competent actor who did very well.  Good for him.   My condolences to his wife and I hope I am right in thinking he has precdeceased her, and their son.  Probably grandchildren too.

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 24, 2016, 03:57:56 PM

I will remember his narration of The Water Margin which I loved

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Owlswing on May 24, 2016, 05:43:08 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 24, 2016, 03:57:56 PM

I will remember his narration of The Water Margin which I loved

I totally agree with that!

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Hope on May 24, 2016, 05:50:03 PM

Sad that he has gone, but time comes to us all.

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Harrowby Hall on May 24, 2016, 06:09:22 PM

His death was mentioned on BBC Radio Four news bulletins. They mentioned his roles in Tenko, he Pink Panther, James Bond films ... but not Last of the Summer Wine.

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Shaker on May 24, 2016, 06:09:37 PM

British television's all-purpose Oriental actor (Chinese, Japanese, never mind, nobody'll know the difference) for decades. By all accounts a nice man with it.

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on May 24, 2016, 06:20:12 PM

He was Entwhistle in Last of the SummerWine and a regular on Harry Hill

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Harrowby Hall on May 24, 2016, 06:32:05 PM

Quote from: Harrowby Hall on May 24, 2016, 06:09:22 PM

His death was mentioned on BBC Radio Four news bulletins. They mentioned his roles in Tenko, he Pink Panther, James Bond films ... but not Last of the Summer Wine.

But they did at the end of the R4 6 o'clock main news.

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 25, 2016, 09:56:17 AM

Good article by Harry Hill


https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/24/burt-kwouk-harry-hill-pink-panther

Title: Re: Burt Kwouk dead
Post by: Owlswing on May 25, 2016, 03:15:20 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 25, 2016, 09:56:17 AM

Good article by Harry Hill


https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/24/burt-kwouk-harry-hill-pink-panther

A lovely tribute.