Walter Tso Tat-Wah (15 September 1915 – 10 January 2007) was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous for the roles he played in a number of ''

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'' films in the 1950s and 1960s. The names Cho Tat-wah and

Shih Kien Shek Wing-cheung (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), better known by his stage name Shih Kien, Sek Kin, or Sek Gin or Shek Kin(), was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong ...

were synonymous to "good and evil" in the colloquial language of Hong Kong because of the roles the two actors played in those movies. Yu So-chow co-starred many of Cho's movies. The two names Cho Tat-wah and Yu So-chow symbolized a perfect couple. His well-known roles include Lung Kim-fei (), Leung Foon () and Inspector Wah (). A native of

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, Guangdong, (Spoke Chinese Cantonese, and Chinese Taishenese) Cho began his actor career at the age of 15, and eventually starred in more than 700 movies. He was a

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. Legend has it that he lost the Wah-tat Studio, which produced most of his movies at the time, at the gambling table. However, it is not certain whether the studio was owned by him.

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films. * 1936 ''Tears of the Reed Catkins'' - Wong Tin-Wah * 1936 ''Luhua Lei'' *''Xiangxiapo Congjun'' (1937) *''Xihu nu'' (1937) *''Modeng Wu Dalan'' (1937) *''Kuang Dauyan'' (1937) *''Bian fang xue lei'' (1937) *''Roubo'' (1937) *''Longcheng Feijian'' (1938) *''Gong di'' (1938) *''Xuejian Baoshan Cheng'' (1938) *''Babai Zhuangshi'' (1938) *''Shanghai Huoxian Hou'' (1938) *''Sizi Congjun'' (1938) *''Yan Ruisheng'' (1938) *''Liu lang de fu qin'' (1938) *''Chaimi Fuqi'' (1938) *''Jinye Ju Xuji'' (1939) *''Wuyi Dui'' (1939) *''Sa nian ku ming nu'' (1939) *''Toudu Hulang Guan'' (1940) *'' Little Guangdong'' (1940) *''Xiao Guang Dong'' (1940) *''Shi gui zai chu shi'' (1940) *''Dayu Sha Jia'' (1940) *''Chayi Hu'' (1940) *''Zhao Zilong'' (1940) *''Xiao Laohu'' (1941) *''Zheng qi ge'' (1941) *''

Roar of the People ''Roar of the People'' is a 1941 Hong Kong wartime drama film directed by Tang Xiaodan. The film is set in Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when people fled to Hong Kong from Mainland China. It was released five months before the s ...

'' (1941) *''Molu Qier'' (1941) *''Yongchun Sannian'' (1941) *''Chu qiang hong xing'' (1941) *''Xuegong Chunse'' (1941) *'' Gone Are the Swallows When the Willow Flowers Wilt'' (1946) *''The Lady Escort, Part Two'' (1947) *''Mou furen'' (1947) *''Nu luo bin han'' (1947) *''Qi jian shi san xia Shang ji'' (1949) - Chui Ming-Go *''Qi jian shi san xia xia ji'' (1949) *''Huang Fei-hong zhuan: Bian feng mie zhu'' (1949) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong zhuan: Da po Ba Wang Zhuang'' (1949) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong zhuan di san ji xue zhan Liu Hua Qiao'' (1949) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong zhuan si ji: Liang Kuan gui tian'' (1950) - Leung Foon *''Huo shao Shao Lin si'' (1950) *''Ren hai wan hua tong'' (1950) *'' How Ten Heroes of Guangdong Slew the Dragon'' (1950) - Mak Tai *''Lei dian zhui feng jian'' (1951) *''Wu hu duan hun qiang'' (1951) *''Hu dan ying hun'' (1952) - Fong Tat *''Qi xia hei xuan feng'' (1952) - Black Whirlwind *''Ye du Yuan Yang jiang'' (1953) *''The Killing Spear'' (1953) *''Ren tou qi an'' (1955) - Leung, Tai-yim *''Liang Kuan yu Lin Shi Rong'' (1955) - Leung Foon *''Xu Huang Fei Hong zhuan'' (1955) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong hua di qiang pao'' (1955) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong wen zhen si pai lou'' (1955) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong chang ti jian ba'' (1955) - Leung Foon *''Fang Shi Yu yu Hu Hui Qian'' (1955) - Woo Wai Kin *''Huang Fei Hong da nao Fo Shan'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong du bei dou wu long'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Fang Shi Yu yi jiu Hong Xi Guan'' (1956) - Hung Hei-guan *''Huang Fei Hong san xi nu biao shi'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong yi jiu long mu miao'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong nu tun shi er shi'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong fu er hu'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong xing shi hui qi lin'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong Shamian fu shen quan'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong heng sao Xiao Beijiang'' (1956) - Wan Tat Tat *''Bu xia xiang wei zhui hun biao'' (1956) *''Huang Fei Hong Guan Yin Shan xue hen'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong Guanshan da he shou'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Bai hao ying xiong chuan'' (1956) *''Huang Fei-hong tian hou miao jin xiang'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong shui di san qin Su Shulian'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei-hong qi dou huo qi lin'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong da nao hua deng'' (1956) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei-hong Henan yu xie zhan'' (1957) *''Huang Fei Hong shi wang zheng ba'' (1957) *''Huang Fei Hong die xie ma an shan'' (1957) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong da po fei dao dang'' (1957) - Leung Foon *''Heng ba qi sheng sheng zi qi'' (1957) *''Huang Fei-hong ye tan hei long shan'' (1957) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong wu du dou shuang long'' (1958) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong long zheng hu dou'' (1958) *''Huang Fei Hong da po jin zhong zhao'' (1958) *''Huang Fei Hong da nao Feng Huang Gang'' (1958) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong lei tai dou wu hu'' (1958) - Leung Foon *''She diao ying xiong zhuan'' (1958) *''Huang Fei Hong hu xue jiu Liang Kuan'' (1958) - Leung Foon *'' Sword of Blood and Valour'' (1958–1959) - Yuen Sing-chi *''Liang Kuan's Fight at Fiery Tiger Pit'' (1958) *''Huang Fei-hong Saved the Bride at Xiguan'' (1958) *''

Story of the Vulture Conqueror ''Story of the Vulture Conqueror'' is a two-part Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The first part was released in 1958 while the second part was released in the following year. The film was directe ...

'' (1958–1959) - Kwok Ching *''Huo zang Lan Tou He'' (1959) - Tang Lung *''Huang Fei Hong bei kun hei di yu'' (1959) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong hu peng fu hu'' (1959) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong yi guan Cai hong qiao'' (1959) - Lau Cham *''Huang Fei Hong lei tai zheng ba zhan'' (1960) - Leung Foon *''Shisan hao xiong sha an'' (1960) *''Xing xing wang da zhan Huang Fei Hong'' (1960) - Leung Foon *''Huang Fei Hong yuan da po wu hu zhen'' (1961) - Leung Foon *''Bu bu jing hun'' (1961) - Lee Hoi-Ming *''Sha ren wang da zhan niu ji tan'' (1961) *''Yi jian jiu lian huan'' (1961) *''Zhui hun tai ji biao'' (1961) *''Mo quan zhui xiong'' (1961) - Inspector Lui Tat *''Kun lun qi jian dou wu long'' (1961) *''Kun Lun san nu xia'' (1961) - Cha See Hung *''Xiao Gan Luo bai xiang da jie ju'' (1962) *''Ru yan jing hun'' (1962) - Woo Chi-Hung *''Shuang jian meng'' (1962) *''Shuang jian meng xia ji da jie ju'' (1962) *''Nu du shou'' (1962) - Inspector To *''Huang mao guai ren'' (1962) - Inspector To *''Xian he shen zhen xin zhuan shang ji'' (1962) *''Chain Murder'' (1962) - Yeung Sum *''Huo shao gong lian si Shang ji'' (1963) - Gwai Mo *''Huo shao gong lian si Xia ji'' (1963) - Gwai Mo *''The Black Centipede'' (1963) *''Gu rou en chou'' (1963) - Tse Jun-Wan *''Zhui hun bai gu dao'' (1963) *''Ye ban ren lang'' (1963) *''Hong Xian Nu ye dao bao he'' (1963) *''Lei dian tian xian jian'' (1963) - Ma Fei-Wan *''Wan jian zhi wang'' (1963) *''Yin jian jin dao'' (1964) - Ho Man-Kai / Ho Luk-Long *''Ru lai shen zhang shang ji'' (1964) - Lung Kim Fai *''Ru lai shen zhang xia ji da jie ju'' (1964) - Lung Kim Fai *''Ru lai shen zhang san ji da jie ju'' (1964) *''Ru lai shen zhang si ji da jie ju'' (1964) *''Man tang ji qing'' (1964) *''Qian shou shen quan shang ji'' (1965) *''Qian shou shen quan xia ji'' (1965) *''Gui gu shen nu'' (1965) - Lau Tin-Chi *''Ru lai shen zhang nu sui Wan Jian Men'' (1965) *''Te wu yi ling yi'' (1965) *''Mi mi ke'' (1966) *''Qi jian shi san xia'' (1967) - Chui Ming-Go *''Kun Lun san sha shou'' (1967) * 1969 Supreme Sword'' - Fang Tien Hung. Also Producer. * 1970 Secret Agent No. 1 - Inspector. Also as Director. * 1970 ''The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward'' (aka Girl Wanders Around) - Inspector Tao. *''Dai heung lei bak min wai fung'' (1974) *''Hua hua gong zi'' (1974) *''Shen nu dang fu chuo tou wang'' (1975) - Chao Chen-tung *''

The Legend of the Condor Heroes ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It w ...

'' (1976, TV Series) - Luk Sing-fung *''

The Return of the Condor Heroes ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and followe ...

'' (1976, TV Series) - Luk Sing-fung *''Avenging Warriors of Shaolin'' (1979) - Chun's Teacher *''Hui feng hao huang jin da feng bao'' (1979) *''Za ji wang ming dui'' (1979) - Leung's Father *''Qi sha'' (1979) - Yang Chun Yu *''Cha chi nan fei'' (1980) - Chou Yi Shan *''Wan ren zan'' (1980) - Liu Jing-Tian *''Shao Lin yu Wu Dang'' (1980) - Feng Te *''Long li ji'' (1980) *''

A Deadly Secret ''A Deadly Secret'', also translated as ''Requiem of Ling Sing'' and ''Secret of the Linked Cities'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first published in the magazine ''Southeast Asia Weekly'' () and the Hong Kong newspaper ''Mi ...

'' (1980) - Wan Zhenshan *'' Tai Chi Master'' (1980, TV Series) - Buddhist Monk Hong-ming *''Si yiu'' (1981) - Chief inspector Liu *''Gui ma zhi duo xing'' (1981) - Gang Boss *''

The Duel of the Century ''The Duel of the Century'' is a 1981 Hong Kong film adapted from ''Juezhan Qianhou'' of Gu Long's ''Lu Xiaofeng'' novel series. The film was directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starred Tony Liu as the lead character ...

'' (1981) - Monk Kugua *''Da qiao ying xiong zhuan'' (1981) *''My Young Auntie'' (1981) - Ching Fu, Iron Man of Canton *''

Aces Go Places ''Aces Go Places'', (), also known in the United States as ''Diamondfinger'' or ''Mad Mission'', is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Samuel Hui and Karl Maka. It is the first installment in the ''Ac ...

'' (1982) - Uncle Hua *''

Carry On Pickpocket ''Carry On Pickpocket'' (Chinese: 提防小手, released in the Philippines as ''Mad Fighter'') is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, whom also stars in it alongside Frankie Chan, Deanie Ip and Richard Ng. Hung, along w ...

'' (1982) *''Jut zai yau che'' (1982) - Farmer *''San shi nian xi shuo cong tou'' (1982) - Gangster extra *''Nan xiong nan di'' (1982) *''Nan xiong nan di'' (1982) *''Bat sap yee ga fong hak'' (1982) - Jealous husband *''Ru lai shen zhang'' (1982) - Tathagata *''2.5 CM'' (1982) *''Xiao sheng pa pa'' (1982) *''Bo jin'' (1982) *''Xiao zi you zhong'' (1982) *''

Aces Go Places 2 ''Aces Go Places 2'' (Chinese: 最佳拍檔大顯神通) is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Eric Tsang and starring Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang. The film has also been dubbed into English and re-edited and was released ove ...

'' (1983) - Hua *''Jui gwai chat hung'' (1983) - Drunken Husband *''Tian ji guo he'' (1983) *''Shao ye Wei Wei'' (1983) *''Feng sheng shui qi'' (1983) *''Wu Song'' (1983) *''

Winners and Sinners ''Winners and Sinners'' (, also known as ''5 Lucky Stars'') is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the latter serving as one of th ...

'' (1983) - Medicine Man *''Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street'' (1984) - Hua *''Huang huo'' (1984) *''Zi jin xiong di'' (1984) *''

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'' (1984) *''Fan dau mui'' (1984) - Principal *''Ai nu xin zhuan'' (1984) - Old Man in House *''Duo qing zhong'' (1984) *''

My Lucky Stars ''My Lucky Stars'' () is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, written by Barry Wong, and starring Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It was released as ''5 Lucky Stars'' in Japan and as ''Ninja Encounter'' in the Philippines ...

'' (1985) - Supt. Walter Tsao *''Gong xi fa cai'' (1985) - Police Supt. *''Ge wu sheng ping'' (1985) *''Juk nei ho wan'' (1985) *''

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars'' (, released in the Philippines as ''Dragon Mission'') is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It is the third installment in the ...

'' (1985) - Supt. Walter Tsao *''Mo cuo gu'' (1985) *''

Aces Go Places 4 ''Aces Go Places IV'', also known in the United States as ''Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice'', is a 1986 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang and Sally Yeh. It is the fourth fil ...

'' (1986) - Hua *''

The Millionaire's Express Millionaires Express (, also known as ''Shanghai Express''; released in the Philippines as ''China Warriors'') is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts western comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung. The film stars Hung, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwa ...

'' (1986) - Shanghai Chief Inspector *''Huan le ding dong'' (1986) - Captain Chan * 1986 ''

The Family Strikes Back ''The Family Strikes Back'' is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film produced, directed by and starring Dean Shek. Plot Professor Kiu (Roy Chiao) is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son. Kiu orders ...

'' * 1986 ''

Lucky Stars Go Places ''Lucky Stars Go Places'' (), also known as ''The Luckiest Stars'', is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang. It is the fourth film in the '' Lucky Stars'' series. It was an attempt to combine the original Lucky Stars troup ...

'' - Supt. Walter Tsao * 1986 '' Mr. Vampire 2''- Police Chief * 1988 ''

Three Against the World ''Three Against the World'' is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Brandy Yuen and starring Andy Lau as a bounty hunter entrusted by his godfather to protect the priceless Koran and outwit a master thief (Teddy Robin) and friendly rival ( ...

'' - Detective *''Fat lut mo ching'' (1988) *''Wu long zei ti shen'' (1988) - Supt. Walter Tso *'' Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit'' (1989) - Uncle Wah *''Fa da xian sheng'' (1989) *''Mang gwai dai ha'' (1989) - Buddhist God *''Huo bao xing dong'' (1989) *''

Return of the Lucky Stars ''Return of the Lucky Stars'' (Alternative: "Lucky Stars Triad Society") is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Stanley Fung. It is the fifth film out of the ''Lucky Stars'' series. Plot Hong Kong Police Supt. Walter Tso arrests ...

'' (1989) - Supt. Walter Tso *''Meng gui zhuang gui'' (1989) *''Do si lip yan'' (1989) - Ma Sir *''Huang jia fei feng'' (1989) - Joe Tso *''

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'' (1989) *''

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'' (1989) - Zheng's uncle instructor *''Zhi ming de you huo'' (1990) *''Hu dan nu er hong'' (1990) - Yong's Father *''Meng gui ba wang hua'' (1990) - Officer Chan *''Biao jie, ni hao ye!'' (1990) - Tzu's ex-comrade *''Ma deng ru lai shen zhang'' (1990) - Master Koo *''

Demoness from Thousand Years ''Demoness from Thousand Years'' (), also known as ''Chase from Beyond'', is a 1990 Hong Kong action fantasy horror film directed by Jeng Wing-Chiu. Synopsis When the Demoness from a Thousand Years threatens to break into the real world, a T ...

'' (1990) - The Retard's Father *''Wu ye tian shi'' (1990) - Inspector Chao * 1994 ''

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'' - Dai-Foon Yum * 1996 ''

How to Meet the Lucky Stars ''How to Meet the Lucky Stars'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film and the final film in the ''Lucky Stars'' film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in his original role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Richard Ng, St ...

'' - Supt. Walter Tso * 2001 ''

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Television series

* 1985 ''

The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang ''The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang'' is a Hong Kong television series based on the life of Zhuge Liang (Cantonese: Chu-kot Leung), a chancellor (or prime minister) of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period. Starring Adam Che ...

'' (TV Series) - Pong Tak-gung * 1986 ''

Rise of the Great Wall ''Rise of the Great Wall'' is a 1986 Hong Kong television series based on the life of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China and founder of the Qin dynasty. The series is one of the biggest productions by ATV. Plot The series follows the li ...

'' (TV Series) - King Chiu-seung * 1986 '' The Romance of the White Hair Maiden'' (TV Series) - Taoist Pak-shek

Personal life

In 1990, Tso emigrated to London, England, with his son. In 1993, Tso returned to Hong Kong to join

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. In 1997, Tso returned to England as his wife was then suffering kidney disease. In 2000, Tso's wife died, he returned alone to Hong Kong. In August 2006, Tso was hospitalised for a month after falling down stairs at his home. In November 2006, Tso returned to England. Tso's son lives in England and his daughter lives in the United States. In January 2007 Tso died of

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of stomach in a hospital in London, England.(Required paid subscription) One of his goddaughters is

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References

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External links

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Walter Tso Tat-Wah at hkcinemamagic.com

Walter Tso Tat-Wah at hkmdb.com

Walter Tso at senscritique.com

Walter Tso at notrecinema.com

Walter Tso at industrialhistoryhk.org
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