Chao-Li Chi
Chao-Li Chi ( Chinese 季 超 李 , Pinyin Jì Chāolǐ ; born April 5, 1927 in Shanxi Province , Republic of China ; † October 16, 2010 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor of Chinese origin.
Life
Chi was from the 1948 avant-garde - director Maya Deren discovered. In Meditation on Violence , a musical collage , he played himself and showed a self-developed Tai Chi - choreography . It was not until the mid-1970s that he began his acting career. He first worked as a guest star on television series such as The Bad Five , Quincy and Fantasy Island . In the early 1980s he starred in Jackie Chan's first English-language feature film The Great Brawl and inThe eyewitness with Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt in the lead roles, followed in 1986 by John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China .
From 1981 to 1990 Chi played the role of the butler in the series Falcon Crest in 216 episodes ; It is worth mentioning that his role name was also Chao-Li Chi. Since the end of the series, Chi has appeared in comedies such as The Crazy Professor with Eddie Murphy and The Wedding Crashers , and in 2008 he had a guest appearance on the series Pushing Daisies .
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: The Bad Five ( SWAT , TV series, an episode)
- 1977: Quincy ( Quincy, ME , TV series, an episode)
- 1978: Fantasy Island (TV series, episode)
- 1980: The Big Brawl (The Big Brawl)
- 1981: The Eyewitness
- 1981: Der Zauberbogen ( The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire , TV movie)
- 1981–1990: Falcon Crest (TV series, 216 episodes)
- 1986: Big Trouble in Little China
- 1996: The Nutty Professor (The Nutty Professor)
- 1998: Martial Law - The Karate Cop ( Martial Law , TV series, an episode)
- 2005: Wedding Crashers (Wedding Crashers)
- 2006: Prestige - Masters of Magic (The Prestige)
- 2008: Pushing Daisies (TV series, an episode)
Web links
- Chao-Li Chi in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chi, Chao-Li |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chi, Chao Li |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor of Chinese origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanxi , Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 2010 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |