Carter Wong (born Wong Chia-ta on March 22, 1947) is a Chinese actor and martial artist, who is mainly known for roles in

Kung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

action movies. The biggest movies he was featured in are ''

Big Trouble in Little China ''Big Trouble in Little China'' (also in known as ''John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China'') is a 1986 American fantasy action comedy film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun and James Hong. ...

'' (1986), and ''Yong zheng ming zhang Shao Lin men'' (1977). As an actor, he contributed to more than seventy

martial arts films Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expres ...

. He also worked as a

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in films, and was the fighting instructor for the movie ''

Rambo III ''Rambo III'' is a 1988 American action film directed by Peter MacDonald and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also reprises his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. A sequel to '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985), it is the third in ...

''. Wong is still active in martial arts.

Acting

Wong’s first substantial movie role was in 1972, for the movie ''He qi dao'', in which he played Kao Chang. Using several pseudonyms, Wong appeared in multiple martial arts movies for many years. The majority of his movies are shot in Hong Kong and

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and spoken in his mother tongue Mandarin. With the growing popularity of Chinese kung fu films in the rest of the world, a great number of movies Wong played in were overdubbed in English, among which is the 1978 kung fu Hall Of Fame Classic ''Tai ji yuan gong'' (translated as ''Born Invincible''), in which he plays a shaolin fighter that is trained so heavily from childhood on, that he is now impervious to weapons. With the film ''Yong zheng ming zhang Shao Lin men'' (1982. translated and released ''Shaolin Invincibles'') he drew attention from Hollywood and he was invited to make movies there too.

Director

Besides roles in front of the camera, Wong has directed fighting scenes for a number of movies.

Other

Wong was a martial arts instructor for the Royal Hong Kong Police Department.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1972) ... Kao Chung * ''

Deadly China Doll ''Deadly China Doll'' also known as ''The Opium Trail'' is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film written and directed by Huang Feng, produced by Raymond Chow, and starring Angela Mao use both this parameter and , birth_date to display ...

'' (1973) ... Pai Chien * ''

When Taekwondo Strikes ''When Taekwondo Strikes'' (Chinese: 跆拳震九州, also known as ''Sting of the Dragon Masters'' and ''Taekwondo Heroes'') is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts film directed and written by Feng Huang, and produced by Raymond Chow. The film is kn ...

'' (1973) ... Jin Zhengzhi * Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend (1973) ... imself * Back Alley Princess (1973) ... Chiang's eldest student * The Tournament (1974) ... Lau Siu-fung's brother * The Skyhawk (1974) ... Leo * Naughty! Naughty! (1974) ... Boss Feng's thug * Kung Fu on the Bosporus (1974) ... Captain Wong (new edit) * 18 Shaolin Disciples (1975) * The Seven Coffins (1975) * The Association (1975) ... policeman * Hong Kong Superman (1975) * The Dragon Tamers (1975) ... Fang * Dragon Gate (1975) ... Chang Mao * All in the Family (1975) ... Policeman * Marco Polo (1975) ... Zu Jianmin * Mutiny on the High Sea (1975) * Heroes in the Late Ming Dynasty (1975) ... Emperor * Eight Hundred Heroes (1975) ... Mr Wang * ''

18 Bronzemen ''18 Bronzemen'' is a Hong Kong films of 1976, 1976 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo. It is one of the Shaolin Kung Fu, Shaolin themed films, concerning their battles against the Qing Dynasty. A sequel, called ''Return of the 18 B ...

'' (1976) ... Brother Wan * Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue (1976) ... Fang Shao-ching * The Good, the Bad and the Loser (1976) ... The Bad * The Ming Patriots (1976) * The Story of the Dragon (1976) ... Mr Liu *

Shaolin Traitorous ''The Traitorous'' aka. ''Shaolin Traitorous'' () is a 1976 Hong Kong film directed by Sung Ting-mei (). It is a wuxia film starring Sammo Hung, Polly Kuan and Chang Yi. Plot The film portrays a conflict between a eunuch and two descendants of ...

(1976) ... Shang Yung * Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976) ... Yong Zhen * The Blazing Temple (1976) * The Best of Shaolin Kung Fu (1976) * The Last Battle of Yang Chao (1976) ... Chu Chin-yeung * The Invisible Terrorist (1976) * The Shaolin Invincibles (1977) ... Kan Feng-chih * Princess and the Toxicant (1977) * The Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977) ... Shen Ping * Shaolin Death Squads (1977) * The Shaolin Kids (1977) ... Shang Kuan-tung * The Eight Masters (1977) ... Chu Shiao-chieh * Chivalrous Inn (1977) * Killer from Above (1977) ... Hsueh Ko-shu *

Heroes of the Eastern Skies ''Heroes of the Eastern Skies'' (; pinyin: ''jianqiao yinglie zhuan''), is a Chinese war drama filmed in Taiwan, Taiwan, R.O.C. and based on the true story of a small group of Chinese flying aces in 1937 at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese ...

(1977) ... Japanese pilot * The Shaolin Brothers (1977) ... General Ko Lung-ta * The Mysterious Heroes (1977) ... Chu Tien-lung * Shaolin Iron Finger (1977) * The Rebel of Shao-Lin (1977) ... Lei Pang-fei * Super Kung Fu Fighter (1978) * Snaky Knight Fight Against Mantis (1978) ... Chan Sing-kwan * Raging Tiger Vs. Monkey King (1978) * Funny Kung Fu (1978) ... Hsu Shi-chun * Filthy Guy (1978) *

Born Invincible ''Born Invincible'' () is a 1978 Taiwanese kung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo, with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Carter Wong, Jack Long and Lo Lieh. Currently, only the English language dubbed version is widely availabl ...

(1978) ... Tieh Wu-ching * Way of the Black Dragon (1978) * Killer of Snake, Fox of Shaolin (1978) ... wandering hero * Magnificent Fist (1978) * The Legendary Strike (1978) ... Lord Yun * The Magnificent (1979) * Rage of the Dragon (1980) ... Master Kwan * Mr. Kwong Tung and the Robber (1980) * The Luckiest Trio (1980) ... Superintendent Wong * The Furious Killer (1981) * Gold Constables (1981) * The Cold Blooded Murder (1981) * Emperor of Shaolin Kung Fu (1981) ... Tu, the butcher * Interpol (1982) * Blow Up (1982) ... Red Skivvy *

(1986) ... Thunder * Hardcase And Fist (1988) ... Eddy Lee * Kickboxer the Champion (1990) ... HE MAGNIFICENT footage * The Transmigration Romance (1991) ... Mo Tsai * The Way of the Lady Boxers (1992) ... Captain Chiu Chie * Sex For Sale (1993) ... Huang * Hope (1995) ... office clerk in Canada * Asian Cop: High Voltage (1995) ... Police Officer * Naked Angel (1996) * Tiger Claws III: The Final Conflict (2000) ... Master Jin * One Arm Hero (2005) ... Wong Ho * Hero the Great (2005) * The Stop Hit (2016) ... Chief Chan Sing * Monk Into the City (2017) ... Shaolin Dashi * Gung Fu, JKD & MMA (2019)

As fight director

* Raging Tiger Vs. Monkey King (1978) * Magnificent Fist (1978) * Sex For Sale (1993)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Carter 1947 births Living people Chinese male film actors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors Hong Kong kung fu practitioners