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Chao Li Chi
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Chao-Li Chi (ๅๆ็; 5 April 1927, Shanxi Province, China โ 16 October 2010, Granada Hills, California) was a Chinese-American actor and dancer, one of the first native Chinese actors to break into Hollywood. He fled China at age 12 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, became an accomplished dancer who toured with Maya Deren, and studied acting through Pearl S. Buck's East-and-West Association. He was best known for his 227-episode run as Chao-Li on Falcon Crest (1981โ1990). His film credits include Big Trouble in Little China (1986), The Joy Luck Club (1993), Blood Work (2002), and The Prestige (2006, his final film). On television he also appeared in M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, NYPD Blue, and Pusโฆ
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Chao-Li Chi (ๅๆ็; 5 April 1927, Shanxi Province, China โ 16 October 2010, Granada Hills, California) was a Chinese-American actor and dancer, one of the first native Chinese actors to break into Hollywood. He fled China at age 12 during the Second Sino-Japanese War, became an accomplished dancer who toured with Maya Deren, and studied acting through Pearl S. Buck's East-and-West Association. He was best known for his 227-episode run as Chao-Li on Falcon Crest (1981โ1990). His film credits include Big Trouble in Little China (1986), The Joy Luck Club (1993), Blood Work (2002), and The Prestige (2006, his final film). On television he also appeared in M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, NYPD Blue, and Pushing Daisies. He was also a philosopher and teacher who promoted Taoist philosophy and Tai Chi in the U.S. He died peacefully in his sleep at age 83. No major awards are on record.
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Chao Li Chi's Filmography
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The Prestige
as Chung Ling Soo
American Dreamz
as Chinese Premiere
Wedding Crashers
as Old Chinese Man
Blood Work
as Mr. Kang
The Master of Disguise
as Mongolian
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
as Himself
Extreme Days
as Grandpa G
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
as Chinese Man
Now Chinatown
as Mr. Quong
What's Cooking?
as Grandpa Nguyen
Still Breathing
as Formosa Bartender
Warriors of Virtue
as Master Chung
The Nutty Professor
as Asian Man
The Joy Luck Club
as Canning Woo
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
as Elder
Eye of the Stranger
as Mr. Lee
Seeds of Tragedy
as Dishwasher
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
Big Trouble in Little China
as Uncle Chu
The Nightingale
as Gardener
Inspector Perez
as Master Fong
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
as Astrologer
Eyewitness
as Mr. Long
First Family
as Chinese Ambassador
No Poster
Damien: The Leper Priest
The Big Brawl
as Kwan
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
as Waiter
Open the Door and See all the People
as Wei 3
Meditation on Violence
as Himself