Roy Chiao
Acting
Biography
Roy Chiao was a Chinese actor most famous in the Western world for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Senzo Tanaka in Bloodsport.
Born: March 16, 1927
Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
Known For
Follow the Star
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on the other side of the track is rich, young recording artist Gayle (Rowena Cortes), idol of the young with her songs and dances, but an orphan. Harry is her manager. They should not meet, least to say forming some kind of partnership, but they do. Gayle goes to Ah Sing's garage for repairs. When Harry and she drive off, the car's undercarriage Ah Sing and drags him along. Fate steps in the form of five toughles who stop the car and kidnap Gayle to a farmhouse. It so happens that Gayle's father and the five were robbers but the father took off with all the money while the five were caught. They want the money back now they have served the time...
Righting Wrongs
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.
A Touch of Zen
Gu Sheng-zhai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Gu into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
Enter the Dragon
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Summer Snow
Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
The Arch
A widow upholds feudal virtue by suppressing her love for a cavalry captain in favor of her daughter.
Dragons Forever
A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
Itchy Fingers
Biggie and Tiny grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants Tiny's help to steal the world famous diamond.
Bloodsport
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
Filmography
as Mr. Lo
as Messenger of Death in White Suit
as Tung's Grandfather
as Ford's Great Uncle
as Lin Sun
as Uncle Bill
as Fatso
as Lawyer Robinson
as Boss Ho
as Lee Hok Chow
as Prosecutor Yu
as Hwa's Father
as Boss Cha
as Senzo Tanaka
as Judge Lo Chun Wai
as Astrologer
as Captain K.W. Kiu
as Judge
as Professor
as Professor
as Mr. Ko
as Lao Che
as Concert Guest
as (segment "Please, Please Me")
as The Abbot
as Ghost Eye Chu Tung Shen
as Himself as a pilot
as Inspector
as Uncle Chiu
as Henry Lo
as Drunken Sheng
as Doctor Vod
as The Loser
as Mr. Chiang Wo
as Yu Da You
as Man at Milk Bar Getting Parking Ticket
as Lin Tao
as Tsao Yu-kun
as Shaolin Abbott
as Inspector Chan
as Abbot Hui-yuan
as Captain Yang
as Cockeyed Tiger
as Lung King-tin
as Ling Chi-Chiu 凌志超
as Inspector Chiao
as 林伯器
as Ma Jen-shan
as Bureau Chief Fong
as Hong Chengchou
as Wang Shu
as Xu Zhaofeng
as Luo Shou-Li
as Zheng Dajiang
as Mai Qin
as Yuan Chi Tang
as Hsiao Chin
as Johnny Sing-Up
as Lei Tai-Ying