Walter Tso

Walter Tso
曹達華
Walter Tso Tat-wah
Tso (right) from the film The Furious Buddha's Palm
Born(1915-09-15)15 September 1915
Taishan, Guangdong, China
Died10 January 2007(2007-01-10) (aged 91)
London, England
Other namesCho Tat-wah, Tso Tat-wah, Cao Dahua
Years active1936–1997, 2001 (62 years)
AwardsHong Kong Film Awards – Professional Spirit Award, 2003 Lifetime Achievement

Golden Bauhinia Awards – Life Achievement Award, 2001 Lifetime Achievement

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese曹達華
Simplified Chinese曹达华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Dáhuá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCou4 Daat6wah4

Walter Tso Tat-Wah (15 September 1915 – 10 January 2007) was a Hong Kong film actor most famous for the roles he played in a number of Wuxia films in the 1950s and 1960s.

Tso and actor Shih Kien starred in a number of films together.[citation needed] The actress Yu So-chow co-starred in many of Tso's films.

Tso's well-known roles include Lung Kim-fei (龍劍飛), Leung Foon (梁寛) and Inspector Wah (華探長).

A native of Taishan, Guangdong, (he spoke Cantonese and Taishanese) Tso began his acting career at the age of 15, and eventually starred in more than 700 film. He was a compulsive gambler. Legend has it that he lost the Wah-tat Studio, which produced most of his films at the time, while gambling, though it is not certain whether the studio was owned by him.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

Films

Television series

Personal life

In 1990, Tso emigrated to London, England, with his son. In 1993, Tso returned to Hong Kong to join TVB. In 1997, Tso returned to England as his wife was then suffering kidney disease. In 2000, Tso's wife died, he returned alone to Hong Kong. In August 2006, Tso was hospitalised for a month after falling down stairs at his home. In November 2006, Tso returned to England. Tso's son lives in England and his daughter lives in the United States.

In January 2007 Tso died of haemorrhage of stomach in a hospital in London, England.

One of his goddaughters is Connie Chan.

References

  1. ↑ "Silver hero Cao Dahua passed away due to illness", Apple Daily (in Chinese), 16 January 2007, archived from the original on 18 November 2007
  2. ↑ "Supreme Sword". hkmdb.com. 24 September 1969. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Secret Agent No. 1 (1970)". senscritique.com. 1970. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Secret Agent No. 1". hkmdb.com. 3 June 1970. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward". hkmdb.com. 25 April 1970. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Mok, Danny (16 January 2007). "Walter Tso, legendary action man of the screen, dies at 91". scmp.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.(Required paid subscription)