Philip Kwok (; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

–based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and

stuntman A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...

. He rose to fame as a member of the

Venom Mob The Venom Mob is a colloquial title given to a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio who attained international prominence for their lead roles in the 1978 film ''Five Deadly Venoms''. Its members consisted of Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Phili ...

, an ensemble of martial arts actors who starred in several films for

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...

in the 1970s and 1980s. He played "Mad Dog", the main villain's henchman with high morals in

John Woo John Woo Yu-sen ( zh, t= ; born 22 September 1946) is a Hongkongers, Hong Kong film director known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. The recipient of various accolades, including a Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Award ...

's ''

Hard Boiled ''Hard Boiled'' ()Elder, 2005, pg. xxviii is a 1992 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Gordon Chan and Barry Wong based on a story written by Woo. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, an ...

'' (1992).

Filmography

Acting

*''

Dynamite Brothers ''Dynamite Brothers'', also known by its alternate title ''East Meets Watts'', is a 1974 martial arts and blaxploitation film. It was filmed on location in Watts, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. It stars football-hero-turned-actor Timothy Brown ...

'' (1974) – Tuen's henchman (uncredited) *''Na Cha the Great'' (1974) *''Hong hai er'' (1975) – Blue stone statue *''Marco Polo aka The Four Assassins'' (1975) – Chen Chieh / Chen Jie *''Shen hu'' (1975) *'' Hand of Death'' (1976) *''Zhong yuan biao ju'' (1976) *''the Boxer Rebellion'' (1976) – Kung Fu demonstrator / Japanese *''Demon Fists of Kung Fu'' (1976) *''

Master of the Flying Guillotine ''Master of the Flying Guillotine'' is a 1976 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film directed, written by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu. It is a sequel to Wang's 1972 film '' One-Armed Boxer'', and is also known as ''One-Armed Boxer 2'' and ''The One-Armed Box ...

'' (1976) *'' Savage Killers'' (1976) *''Cai li fa xiao zi'' (1976) *''

Shaolin Temple Shaolin Monastery ( zh, labels=no, c=少林寺, p=shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin kung fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak o ...

'' (1976) – Lin Kwong-yao *''Yi qi guang gun zou tian ya'' (1977) *''

The Naval Commandos ''Naval Commandos'' is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh, based upon the Chinese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Plot The Chinese Navy led by its captain (Ti Lung) is attempting to defend its coastline from a Japanese att ...

'' (1977) *''Magnificent Wanderers'' (1977) – Wrestler *''

The Brave Archer ''The Brave Archer'', also known as ''Kungfu Warlord'', is a 1977 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alexande ...

'' (1977) – Zhou Botong *''

Chinatown Kid ''Chinatown Kid'' () is a 1977 kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh. Produced by the Shaw Brothers, it stars Alexander Fu Sheng and the Venom Mob. The film deals with drugs, police corruption and gang warfare in San Francisco's Chinatown dist ...

'' (1977) – White Dragon Boss *''Life Gamble'' (1978) – Qui Zi Yu *''

The Brave Archer 2 ''The Brave Archer 2'', also known as ''Kungfu Warlord 2'', is a 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alex ...

'' (1978) *''

Five Deadly Venoms ''Five Deadly Venoms'' (), also known as ''The Five Venoms'', is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts mystery film directed and co-written by Chang Cheh and produced by Runme Shaw for the Shaw Brothers Studio. It stars Chiang Shieng as Yang Tieh, a ...

'' (1978) – He Yuan-xin, Gecko / Lizard *'' Invincible Shaolin'' (1978) – Ho Ying Wu (Fishtail Pole) *''

Crippled Avengers ''Crippled Avengers'' (; alternately titled ''Avengers Handicapped'') is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. It was released in North America as ''Mortal Combat'' and ''The Return ...

'' (1978) – Chen Shuen *'' The Kings of Kung Fu'' (1978) – Leung *''Shaolin Rescuers'' (1979) – Ying Cha-Po *''Za ji wang ming dui'' (1979) – Liang Kuo-jen *''The Magnificent Ruffians'' (1979) – Yang Zhui Feng *''

Kid with the Golden Arm ''Kid with the Golden Arm'' (original title: 金臂童, pinyin: ''Jīn bì tóng'') is a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Mona Fong. It is one of the few Venom Mob films to include Wei Pai (Snake Venom). ...

'' (1979) – Agent Hai Tou *''Heaven and Hell'' (1980) – Cheng Tien-Yang *'' Flag of Iron'' (1980) – Iron Panther *''Rebel Intruders'' (1980) – Wong Shu *''

Legend of the Fox ''Legend of the Fox'', also known as ''Legend of a Fox'', is a 1980 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel '' The Young Flying Fox''. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Chang Cheh and starred the Venom Mob. The film us ...

'' (1980) *''

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung ''Ten Tigers from Kwangtung'' () is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Mona Fong. It is one of Chang Cheh's tales of Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing dynasty and the Canton Tigers. Along with the ...

'' (1980) – Beggar So *''

Sword Stained with Royal Blood ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in the Hong Kong newspaper '' Hong Kong Commercial Daily'' between 1 January 1956 and 31 December 1956.The date conforms to the data published ...

'' (1981) – Yuan Cheng-chih *'' Masked Avengers'' (1981) – Kao Yao / former No. 2 *''

The Brave Archer 3 ''The Brave Archer 3'', also known as ''Blast of the Iron Palm'', is a 1981 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starrin ...

'' (1981) *''Ninja in the Deadly Trap'' (1981) – Mao Tin-Yeung *'' House of Traps'' (1982) – Zhi Hua – the Black Fox *''

The Brave Archer and His Mate ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' (1982) – Kuo Tsing *''

Ode to Gallantry ''Ode to Gallantry'' () is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in Hong Kong from 11 June 1966 to 19 April 1967 in the newspaper ''Ming Pao''. The novel shares the same Chinese title as a poem by the Tang dynasty poet ...

'' (1982) *'' The Enchantress'' (1983) *''Holy Flame of the Martial World'' (1983) – Yama Elder *''Demon of the Lute'' (1983) *''Crazy Shaolin Disciples'' (1985) – Master Kuai *''Lady in Black'' (1987) – Kern *''

The Big Heat ''The Big Heat'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. William P. McGivern's serial in ' ...

'' (1988) – Ah Kam *''Fatal Love'' (1988) – Pow *''

Hero of Tomorrow ''Hero of Tomorrow'' (released in the Philippines as ''Blood of the Protector'') is a 1988 Hong Kong crime film directed by Poon Man-kit and starring Max Mok and Michael Miu. Miu's nickname, "Third Brother" (三哥), was originated from his c ...

'' (1988) – Big B *''

Legend of the Phoenix ''Legend of the Phoenix'' () is a 2019 Chinese historical romantic comedy television series starring He Hongshan, Jeremy Tsui, Cao Xiwen and Wayne Lai. Produced by Shanghai Tencent Penguin Film Culture Communication Co., Ltd and Shanghai Drama Ap ...

'' (1988) – Jikaku (Kujaku's Father) *'' Seven Warriors'' (1989) – Au *''In the Line of Duty 6'' (1991) – Tam *''In the Line of Duty VII'' (1991) – Chui *'' The Story of Ricky'' (1991) – Lin Hung *''

'' (1992) – Mad Dog *''

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'' (1992) – Wang Chieh-Mei *''Zen of Sword'' (1993) – God of War *''

American Shaolin ''American Shaolin'' is a 1991 American martial arts film directed by Lucas Lowe and starring (among others) Reese Madigan, Kim Chan and Daniel Dae Kim. Plot While training for the Jersey Shore Karate Championship, ruthless and sadistic kick ...

'' (1994) – Kung Ching, Cab Driver *''Shao Lin huo bao bei'' (1994) *'' The Phantom Lover'' (1995) *''

Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...

'' (1997) – General Chang *''Color of Pain'' (2002) *'' The Eye 2'' (2004) – Monk, Buddhist Master *''7-Man Army'' (1976)

Stunts

*'' Treasure Hunt'' (1994) – action director *''From Zero to Hero'' (1994) – action coordinator *'' The Phantom Lover'' (1995) – stunt coordinator *''

'' (1997) – stunt arranger *''The Sunshine Cops'' (1999) – action choreographer *''

Double Tap A double tap is a shooting technique where two shots are fired in rapid succession at the same target with the same sight picture (as opposed to the controlled pair, whereby a second sighting is acquired for the second shot). Instruction and prac ...

'' (2000) – martial arts choreographer *''

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'' (2000) – stunt coordinator *'' Comic King'' (2001) – stunt coordinator *''

Brotherhood of the Wolf ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' () is a 2001 French period action horror film directed by Christophe Gans, co-written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel, and starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel. ...

'' (2001) – fight choreographer *'' Samourais'' (2002) – fight choreographer *'' The Touch'' (2002) – stunt coordinator *''Yellow Dragon'' (2003) – action director *'' Son of the Dragon'' (2006) – action director *'' Blood Brothers'' (2007) – action choreography *''Ballistic'' (2008) – action choreographer *''

Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters ''Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters'' () is a 2013 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Wong Jing. Cast *Sammo Hung *Sandra Ng *Ronald Cheng *Eric Tsang *Wong Cho Lam *Xie Na *Philip Ng *Kimmy Tong *Yuen Wah *Rose Chan *Natalie M ...

'' (2013) – stunt coordinator *''

That Demon Within ''That Demon Within'' (Mo Ging, traditional Chinese character: 魔警) is a 2014 Hong Kong action psychological thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Daniel Wu and Nick Cheung. It premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festi ...

'' (2014) – stunt choreographer

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