Member Tosh Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 But it seems hk filmmakers are racists because they always shom western people like beasts.If i remember right Jeffrey played only twice as a good guy.They should give them better roles. It cracks me up when Asian(probably more Asian Americans) people complain they get typecast in Hollywood movies, having watched a lot of Asian cinema over the years Americans and Europeans are always the murders, rapists and drug dealers. Not that these people didn't exist, but there was also a lot of doctors and people overseas trying to help. Then again I'd love to go to Hong Kong and play the bad American villain part:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sonnychibaidol Posted April 9, 2009 Member Share Posted April 9, 2009 Of these actors, how many of these non-Chinese, non-Asian actors actually speak Cantonese in the movies? How many of these actors are actually conversant with the Cantonese tongue? Could you please list the names. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bus Posted April 11, 2009 Member Share Posted April 11, 2009 it was also brought up in 07 http://kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dragon Ma Posted April 12, 2009 Member Share Posted April 12, 2009 I always liked Steve Tartaglia, he always seemed to have fun with his villainous roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WalkOn Posted April 12, 2009 Member Share Posted April 12, 2009 Not sure if all fall in this category, but here goes some others who I don't believe were mentioned. Loren Avedon - No Retreat No Surrender II & III, King of Kickboxers Chuck Jeffreys - Bloodmoon, Angel the Kickboxer (Excellent ma practitioner) Bob Wall - Return of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon Bob Baker - Chinese Connection Steve (Muhammad) Sanders - Dynamo Donnie Williams - Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth John Ladalski - Counter Attack, Amour of God, My Rebellious Son Sophia Crawford - Cypress Tigers and many other HK films Billy Blanks - Invincible, King of Kickboxers Bill "Superfoot" Wallace - The Protector My favorite is probably Carl R. Scott (previously mentioned) for his roles in Soul Brothers of Kung Fu, A Hard Way to Die and Kung Fu Executioner. Superb martial arts practitioner and he's currently still involved in martial arts. He was a student of Steve (Muhammad) Sanders and continues to hold seminars for the 5 Level Method ma system which he may still teach in the Los Angeles area. From what I hear, he's very private and doesn't like to discuss(provide interviews) his HK movies days, although I'd wish he would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AbeRudder Posted April 12, 2009 Member Share Posted April 12, 2009 Keith Vitali - Wheels on meals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Joseph_Kuby Posted May 21, 2009 Member Share Posted May 21, 2009 Robert Kerver - geeky looking white guy in '70s movies was a laugh riot but solid when using a nunchaku. Anne Winston from When Taekwondo Strikes is admirable too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gaijin84 Posted May 21, 2009 Member Share Posted May 21, 2009 originally posted by sonnychibaidol: Of these actors, how many of these non-Chinese, non-Asian actors actually speak Cantonese in the movies? How many of these actors are actually conversant with the Cantonese tongue? Could you please list the names. Thank you. Mark Houghton is fluent in Cantonese. I have a friend who is acquaintances with him and I think he said his Cantonese is virtually indecipherable from a native speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AbeRudder Posted May 21, 2009 Member Share Posted May 21, 2009 Of these actors, how many of these non-Chinese, non-Asian actors actually speak Cantonese in the movies? How many of these actors are actually conversant with the Cantonese tongue? Could you please list the names. Thank you. Roy Horan speaks cantonese so does Bey Logan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jingangchan Posted May 28, 2009 Member Share Posted May 28, 2009 Mark Houghton is fluent in Cantonese. I have a friend who is acquaintances with him and I think he said his Cantonese is virtually indecipherable from a native speaker. He runs a school there so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jingangchan Posted May 28, 2009 Member Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hey guys, I thought I'd start up a post about who you thought were good foreign actors in Hong Kong cinema, from any era. As Hong Kong cinema has virtually gone more international, it is quite interesting to pop in a classic kung fu movie or new wave film and see Americans, British, and other non-Asians in these films. Here's a list of my favorite actors. Carl Scott (1970's) - awesome teenage kung fu and karate expert, best known for Last Strike (aka Soul Brothers of Kung Fu) and his famous on-screen teamups with Billy Chong. Last I heard, he ran a camera shop in California, but that was years ago. Could be doing that still or not. Who knows? Louis Neglia (1980) - former kickboxing champion who played main baddie in A Hard Way to Die. Currently a kickboxing promoter in New York City and runs a kickboxing school in Brooklyn. Alexander Grand (1970's) - played the Russian boxer in Crystal Fist and appeared in other classic kung fu films. Robert Kerver (1970's) - played the blond Russian fighter in Snuff Bottle Connection and as one of the villain's top thugs in Fists of Bruce Lee. Ron Van Clief (1970's) - The famous "Black Dragon" who starred in the film of the same name and was the martial arts teacher of Taimak, who played Leroy in the 1985 classic The Last Dragon. Still active in martial arts today. Roy Horan (1970's-1980's) - best known for being a student of Hwang Jang-Lee's and had memorable villain roles in Snuff Bottle Connection and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. Also showed some nice MA in Tower of Death and had a memorable acting scene in No Retreat, No Surrender 2. Currently a teacher in Hong Kong. Anyone have favorites here or perhaps in the New Wave era? OOPS...can someone move this to the General Forum...I didn't realize where it was...sorry Are we forgettimg the obvious? Donnie Yen. Technically he grew up in the Boston area. I forget if he was born overseas but, I think it was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jingangchan Posted May 28, 2009 Member Share Posted May 28, 2009 It cracks me up when Asian(probably more Asian Americans) people complain they get typecast in Hollywood movies, having watched a lot of Asian cinema over the years Americans and Europeans are always the murders, rapists and drug dealers. Not that these people didn't exist, but there was also a lot of doctors and people overseas trying to help. Then again I'd love to go to Hong Kong and play the bad American villain part:p Actually I don't know if "racist" is the best term. Even the Nipponese players get the shaft most of the time. Look at the roles Kurata and Oshima played...and HJL is Korean. I think it's just anyone who's not from HK, Taiwan or such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jingangchan Posted May 28, 2009 Member Share Posted May 28, 2009 If you are regarding him as the non asian.Then lot of stars were raised in Canada and etc. Donnie Yen is 100% asian. The original post in this thread mentioned foreign actors as opposed to nonasian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted June 5, 2009 Author Member Share Posted June 5, 2009 Donnie was born in Canton, China. His family moved to Boston shortly after. I think Donnie's sister Chris was born in Boston, but I am not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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