Chiang Tao
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Biography
Besides Lo Lieh, Yang Sze, and Chen Sing, I think that he is one of the most recognizable villains in the kung-fu genre. He's in just about everything, appearing with just about everyone from Fu Sheng to Billy Chong. Once he started work at Shaw Bros' in the early 70's, he began to increase his villainous portrayals, appearing in such classics as Invincible One, 5 Masters Of Death, Shaolin Martial Arts and countless other classics.
If they made a lot of money from these movies back then, he'd definitely be a rich man. He's been appearing in movies since the late 60's and had a run of about (3) decades as a film star. Of Malaysian descent, his work in films always added a fire to most mediocre productions. His skills (almost) always came into play and if you looked at him the wrong way, that was grounds for a good fight.
I don't think there are too many films, where he didn't shine as a (low-life) villain. He was constantly trying to stab Chen Kuan-Tai, in Warrior Of Steel and was at his best, when he was trying to do you in. I always crack up when I see him whack that guy in the face with that whip, in the The Savage 5. Throughout his career, he has been a villain that you could always count on to get the job done, when it came to murder and mayhem. What he may lack in the way of devastating kicks, he easily makes up for, with his intensity and tenacity.
If they made a lot of money from these movies back then, he'd definitely be a rich man. He's been appearing in movies since the late 60's and had a run of about (3) decades as a film star. Of Malaysian descent, his work in films always added a fire to most mediocre productions. His skills (almost) always came into play and if you looked at him the wrong way, that was grounds for a good fight.
I don't think there are too many films, where he didn't shine as a (low-life) villain. He was constantly trying to stab Chen Kuan-Tai, in Warrior Of Steel and was at his best, when he was trying to do you in. I always crack up when I see him whack that guy in the face with that whip, in the The Savage 5. Throughout his career, he has been a villain that you could always count on to get the job done, when it came to murder and mayhem. What he may lack in the way of devastating kicks, he easily makes up for, with his intensity and tenacity.
Though most don't know, he was in the Jade Claw (Crystal Fist), but somehow the scene was almost always cut out of each print that I've seen. It was shown uncut on Blackbelt Theater in the mid-80's. He got the chance to play a good guy in Kung Fu Zombie, only have a heart attack and die (so much for good guy roles). He's fought with and along side, the best that kung-fu films had to offer and he's never skip a beat (or a beating).