Karl Maka

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Karl Maka, 2016

Karl Maka ( Chinese  麥嘉  /  麦嘉 , Pinyin Mài Jiā , Jyutping Mak 6 Gaa 1 , Cantonese  Karl Mak Ka , born as 麥嘉 尚  /  麦嘉 尚 , Mài Jiāshàng , Jyutping Mak 6 Gaa 1 soeng 6 , Cantonese  Mak Ka- Sheung , born February 29, 1944 in Taishan , Guangdong , China ) is a Hong Kong- born American actor , director , screenwriter and film producer .

Life

Maka is an actor primarily known in Asia, who also acted as a producer in some films. His trademarks are his appearance - bald head and goatee.

His best-known role is that of " Kodijack " in the action comedy series " Mad Mission " with Sam Hui , Sylvia Chang , and Dean Shek, with which he also became popular in Germany. In 1991 he also played alongside Sammo Hung in "Skinny Tiger - The fat man with a quick fist".

Maka has produced a long series of films, including 1987's Prison on Fire directed by Ringo Lam with Chow Yun Fat as the star.

From the year 2000 he largely withdrew from the film business. He made an exception for Sammo Hung in 2016 and played a small supporting role in his film The Bodyguard with Tsui Hark and Dean Shek.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1976: Sathesh (writer / director)
  • 1977: He Has Nothing But Kung Fu (Actor)
  • 1978: Winner Takes All (Writer / Director)
  • 1979: Dirty Kung Fu (Actor)
  • 1979: Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (Actor / Writer / Director)
  • 1979: His Name Is Nobody (Actor / Director)
  • 1979: Iron Fists (Actor / Director)
  • 1979: Knockabout (actor)
  • 1979: Odd Couple (cameo / producer)
  • 1980: By Hook or by Crook (Actor / Director)
  • 1980: Crazy Crooks (Actor / Director)
  • 1980: The Victim (Actor / Producer)
  • 1981: All the Wrong Clues (Actor / Producer)
  • 1981: Beware of Pickpockets (Actor)
  • 1981: Chasing Girls (Actor / Producer / Director)
  • 1981: Laughing Times (actor)
  • 1981: Aces go Places / Mad Mission (Actor / Producer)
  • 1982: It Takes Two (Actor / Director)
  • 1982: Life After Life (producer)
  • 1982: Aces go Places Part II / Mad Mission Part 2 (Actor)
  • 1983: Aces go Places Part III / Mad Mission Part 3 (Actor)
  • 1983; Esprit d'amour (producer)
  • 1984: Lifeline Express (producer)
  • 1984: The Occupant (producer)
  • 1984: Merry Christmas (Actor)
  • 1985: For Your Heart Only (producer)
  • 1985: Aces go Places Part IV / Mad Mission Part 4 (Actor / Screenplay)
  • 1986: Lucky Stars Go Places (Actor)
  • 1987: Prison on Fire (producer)
  • 1987: City on Fire / Cover Hard 2 (producer)
  • 1987: The Thirty Million Dollar Rush (Director / Actor / Writer / Producer)
  • 1987: The Eighth Happiness (cameo)
  • 1988: School on Fire (producer)
  • 1988: Tiger on the Beat / Born Hero Part 2 (Producer)
  • 1989: Triads: The Inside Story (producer)
  • 1989: Chicken a La Queen (producer)
  • 1989: Aces go Places Part V / Mad Mission Part 5 (Actor / Producer)
  • 1990: Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (Actor / Producer)
  • 1990: Undeclared War (producer)
  • 1990: Tiger on the Beat 2 (producer)
  • 1990: The Banquet (cameo)
  • 1990: In the Lap of God (producer)
  • 1991: The Magnificent Scoundrels (Actor / Producer)
  • 1991: Prison on Fire II (producer)
  • 2000: Winner Takes All (Actor)
  • 2003: Zen Master (Actor)
  • 2016: The Bodyguard (cameo)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Karl Maka - Biography. In: hkmdb.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019 (Chinese, English).
  2. ↑ a b Karl Maka - Biography. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019 (English, French).
personal data
SURNAME Maka, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mak, Ka; Mak, Ka-sheung
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 29, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Taishan , Guangdong