Ko Hsiang-Ting
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Biography
As an actor, he has always held his own, with just about anyone he's starred with. It was very rare to see him in anything, where his acting looked shoddy. He was the father of Ko ?. Where his son ventured off into more <i>Comedic</i> roles, his forte, has always been for the Dramatic. Played Angela Mao's dad in Golden Harvest's under-rated film, <i>The Tournament</i>.
Ke Hsiang-ting passes away
Award-winning movie actor and founding member of a local trade union for actors, Ke Hsiang-ting (葛香亭), died on Sunday at his Taipei home at the age of 92. His family said his health had deteriorated in recent days and his children were at his bedside when he passed away. Born in China’s Jiangsu Province, Ke joined the military, where he began his acting career serving in the entertainment corps after arriving in Taiwan with the army. His involvement in the entertainment industry spanned six decades. He won a Golden Horse award in 1965 for best leading actor for his role in Beautiful Duckling and again in 1970 for The Evergreen Mountains. In 2005, he received a Golden Horse lifetime achievement award. Besides his work in front of the camera, he also worked to improve the welfare of those in the industry and in 1978 founded the Actor’s Union of the Republic of China.
Award-winning movie actor and founding member of a local trade union for actors, Ke Hsiang-ting (葛香亭), died on Sunday at his Taipei home at the age of 92. His family said his health had deteriorated in recent days and his children were at his bedside when he passed away. Born in China’s Jiangsu Province, Ke joined the military, where he began his acting career serving in the entertainment corps after arriving in Taiwan with the army. His involvement in the entertainment industry spanned six decades. He won a Golden Horse award in 1965 for best leading actor for his role in Beautiful Duckling and again in 1970 for The Evergreen Mountains. In 2005, he received a Golden Horse lifetime achievement award. Besides his work in front of the camera, he also worked to improve the welfare of those in the industry and in 1978 founded the Actor’s Union of the Republic of China.
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Ko Hsiang-ting (Chinese: 葛香亭; 8 August 1916 – 16 May 2010) was a Taiwanese actor.
Born in Suzhou, China on 8 August 1916, Ko became a member of the National Revolutionary Army corp of entertainers. He moved to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War, and started an acting career that spanned over one hundred credits.[1] He was awarded the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in 1965 and again in 1970. Eight years later, Ko founded the Actor’s Union of the Republic of China. In 2005, he was honored with the Golden Horse Award Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]
He died in Taipei on 16 May 2010, aged 93.[1][2]
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Ko Hsiang-ting (Chinese: 葛香亭; 8 August 1916 – 16 May 2010) was a Taiwanese actor.
Born in Suzhou, China on 8 August 1916, Ko became a member of the National Revolutionary Army corp of entertainers. He moved to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War, and started an acting career that spanned over one hundred credits.[1] He was awarded the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in 1965 and again in 1970. Eight years later, Ko founded the Actor’s Union of the Republic of China. In 2005, he was honored with the Golden Horse Award Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]
He died in Taipei on 16 May 2010, aged 93.[1][2]
- Beautiful Duckling (1965)
- Orchids and My Love (1966)
- Tiao Chan (1967)
- The Ammunition Hunters (1971)
- Execution in Autumn (1972)
- The Story of a Small Town (1979)
- If I Were for Real (1981)
- Temptress Moon (1996)
- The Opium War (1997)