Michael Chow
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Chow (simplified Chinese: 周英华; traditional Chinese: 周英華; pinyin: Zhōu Yīnghuá; born 7 March 1939) is a Chinese-born British-American restaurateur, interior designer and former actor. He is the co-founder and owner of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain.
Born: February 6, 1939
Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
Known For
Daughter of Shanghai
A documentary about the life of Tsai Chin, one of the first Chinese actresses to break into the West.
The Prisoner
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
My Sister's Keeper
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Rush Hour
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New York, and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.
Violent Playground
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Bad Painter
Albert Oehlen steps behind the camera to present a portrait of himself, in life and at work, albeit substituted by actor and similarly brazen iconoclast Udo Kier, with musician Kim Gordon as his inner self, interviewer and judge.
aka Mr. Chow
With his signature circular glasses and mustache, Michael Chow is an exuberant force at the crossroads between eccentricity and sophistication. The famed restaurateur defined “The Moment” with the openings of Mr. Chow, the bustling upscale Chinese eateries that attracted the glitterati of Swingin’ London, 70s Hollywood, and post Studio 54 New York.
55 Days at Peking
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.
Filmography
as M - Michael Chow
as Mr. Chow
as Self
as Self
as Self
as PSU Teacher
as Dr. Chow
as Chinese Foreign Minister
as Gambler
as One-Eyed-Skeptic
as Diner Guest
as Benny's Assistant
as Mr. Chow
as Mr. Mura
as Mental Patient
as Fong Wei Tau
as Denzil
as Member of Social Group
as Spectre 4
as Guard
as Weng
as Chiang (uncredited)
as Rawach
as Ciu-Lin
as Undik
as Alexander