Andy Ho (born Andrew Chin Guan Ho; 2 July 1913 – 16 January 1992) was a Singapore-born (then part of
British Malaya
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) film and television actor who worked in London and Hollywood from the 1950s through to the 1980s.
Biography
Andy Ho was born in Singapore in 1913. Later on, he moved to England, where he pursued a career as an actor. He made his theatrical debut in a production of ''
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'' in London in 1937. During the 1950s and 1960s, while working as an actor, he also owned a restaurant in London.
In 1970 Ho was cast as Fu Peng in the ''
Doctor Who'' serial ''
The Mind of Evil'', but his performance so dissatisfied the director,
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, that he was replaced in the role by his own agent, Kristopher Kum. Several scenes featuring Ho had to be discarded.
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He and his wife had four children.
Partial filmography
* ''
Outpost in Malaya'' (1952) - Wan Li
* ''
Laughing Anne'' (1953) - Chinese Merchant
* ''
Up to His Neck'' (1954) - Salamander Manager (uncredited)
* ''
The Beachcomber'' (1954) - Dispenser (uncredited)
* ''
Out of the Clouds'' (1955) - Chinese Man (uncredited)
* ''
A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) - Hu (uncredited)
* ''
Zarak'' (1956) - Lee Feng (uncredited)
* ''
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst'' (1957) - Chinese Nationalist Medical Officer
* ''
Manuela'' (1957) - Cook
* ''
Miracle in Soho'' (1957) - Chinaman (uncredited)
* ''
Lady of Vengeance
''Lady of Vengeance'' is a 1957 British film noir crime film directed by Burt Balaban and starring Dennis O'Keefe.
Plot
When 21-year-old Melissa Collins (Eileen Elton) commits suicide, her guardian, the domineering American newspaper publishe ...
'' (1957) - Houseman
* ''
The Naked Truth'' (1957) - Chinese Man in Pub (uncredited)
* ''
The Mark of the Hawk'' (1957) - Chinese Officer
* ''
The Savage Innocents'' (1960) - Anarvik
* ''
The World of Suzie Wong'' (1960) - Ah Tong
* ''
Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960) - Auban - Pirate
* ''
The Long and the Short and the Tall'' (1961) - Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
The Terror of the Tongs'' (1961) - Lee Chung (uncredited)
* ''
Satan Never Sleeps
''Satan Never Sleeps '' (also known as ''The Devil Never Sleeps'') is a 1962 American drama romance war film directed by Leo McCarey, his final film, in which he returns to the religious themes of his classics ''Going My Way'' (1944) and ''The Bel ...
'' (1962) - Ho San's Father
* ''
55 Days at Peking'' (1963) - (uncredited)
* ''
Ferry Cross the Mersey'' (1964) - Chinese Restaurant Manager
* ''
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die'' (1966) - Ling
* ''
You Only Live Twice'' (1967) - Gunman in Car (uncredited)
* ''
Matchless'' (1967) - O-Chin
* ''
The Last Grenade'' (1970) - Walter (uncredited)
* ''
S*P*Y*S'' (1974) - Toy Ling (uncredited)
* ''
Rollerball'' (1975) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
An Almost Perfect Affair'' (1979) - Chinese tycoon
References
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Malaysian emigrants to the United Kingdom
British male actors
British expatriate male actors in the United States
1913 births
1992 deaths