Andy Ho (born Andrew Chin Guan Ho; 2 July 1913 – 16 January 1992) was a Singapore-born (then part of

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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 ''

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'' serial ''

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'', but his performance so dissatisfied the director, Timothy Combe, that he was replaced in the role by his own agent, Kristopher Kum. Several scenes featuring Ho had to be discarded.Sullivan, Shannon (4 August 2020)
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''shannonsullivan.com/drwho''. Retrieved 14 February 2022. He and his wife had four children.

Partial filmography

* '' Outpost in Malaya'' (1952) - Wan Li * ''

Laughing Anne ''Laughing Anne'' is a 1953 British adventure film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker, and Ronald Shiner. It was adapted from Joseph Conrad's short story, " Because of the Dollars" and fro ...

'' (1953) - Chinese Merchant * ''

Up to His Neck ''Up to His Neck'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by ...

'' (1954) - Salamander Manager (uncredited) * '' The Beachcomber'' (1954) - Dispenser (uncredited) * ''

Out of the Clouds ''Out of the Clouds'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty and James Robertson Justice. An Ealing Studios production, the film is composed of small stories dealing with the passenger ...

'' (1955) - Chinese Man (uncredited) * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) - Hu (uncredited) * ''

Zarak ''Zarak'' is a 1957 CinemaScope adventure film based on the 1949 book ''The Story of Zarak Khan'' by A.J. Bevan. It was directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt. Set in the Northwest Frontier (though film ...

'' (1956) - Lee Feng (uncredited) * '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst'' (1957) - Chinese Nationalist Medical Officer * '' Manuela'' (1957) - Cook * ''

Miracle in Soho ''Miracle in Soho'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Julian Amyes and starring John Gregson, Belinda Lee and Cyril Cusack. The film depicts the lives of the inhabitants of a small street in Soho and the romance between a local road-b ...

'' (1957) - Chinaman (uncredited) * '' Lady of Vengeance'' (1957) - Houseman * ''

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'' (1957) - Chinese Man in Pub (uncredited) * ''

The Mark of the Hawk ''The Mark of the Hawk'' (also called ''Accused'') is a 1957 drama film, directed by Michael Audley with a screenplay by Lloyd Young (better known for his sound work on other films) and H. Kenn Carmichael. The film stars Eartha Kitt and Sidney ...

'' (1957) - Chinese Officer * ''

The Savage Innocents ''The Savage Innocents'' is a 1960 adventure film directed and co-written by Nicholas Ray. Anthony Quinn and Yoko Tani star, with Lee Montague, Marco Guglielmi, Carlo Giustini, Anthony Chinn, and Michael Chow in supporting roles, alongside ...

'' (1960) - Anarvik * ''

The World of Suzie Wong ''The World of Suzie Wong'' is a 1957 novel by British writer Richard Mason. The main characters are Robert Lomax, a young British artist living in Hong Kong, and Suzie Wong, the title character, a Chinese woman who works as a prostitute. ...

'' (1960) - Ah Tong * ''

Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwreck ...

'' (1960) - Auban - Pirate * '' The Long and the Short and the Tall'' (1961) - Japanese Soldier (uncredited) * ''

The Terror of the Tongs ''The Terror of the Tongs'' is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur. Plot In the year of 1910, Hong Kong members of the secret Red Dragon Tong crime family pr ...

'' (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 Be ...

'' (1962) - Ho San's Father * ''

55 Days at Peking ''55 Days at Peking'' is a 1963 American epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations' compounds in Peking (now known as Beijing) during the Boxer Rebellion, which took place in China from 1899 to 1901. It was produc ...

'' (1963) - (uncredited) * ''

Ferry Cross the Mersey "Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reachin ...

'' (1964) - Chinese Restaurant Manager * ''

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die ''Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die'' (Italian: ''Se tutte le donne del mondo... (Operazione Paradiso)'') is a James Bond spoof film released in 1966 as an Italian-American co-production between Dino De Laurentiis' Cinematografica and Columbia Pic ...

'' (1966) - Ling * '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967) - Gunman in Car (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1967) - O-Chin * ''

The Last Grenade ''The Last Grenade'' is a 1970 British war film directed by Gordon Flemyng and starring Stanley Baker and Alex Cord as two soldiers of fortune, formerly comrades, who now find themselves on opposite sides. The cast also includes Richard Attenbo ...

'' (1970) - Walter (uncredited) * ''

S*P*Y*S ''S*P*Y*S'' is a 1974 American spy comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland and Zouzou. The film was screened at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, but it was not entered into the main competition. Plo ...

'' (1974) - Toy Ling (uncredited) * '' Rollerball'' (1975) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

An Almost Perfect Affair ''An Almost Perfect Affair'' is a 1979 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Keith Carradine and Monica Vitti. The plot is about an affair between a filmmaker and a film producer's wife, set during the Cannes Film Festiv ...

'' (1979) - Chinese tycoon

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Andy Malaysian emigrants to the United Kingdom British male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States 1913 births 1992 deaths