7.3
Movie
Acting
Chua Kah Joo
- Birthplace
- Singapour - Singapour
- Credits
- 10 titles
Biography
Chua Kah Joo is a Singaporean actor who is a trained professional Ballet dancer and Kung Fu Master (Grand Sifu of Wing Chun). He worked with with Germany's Wuppertal Ballet, the Scottish Ballet and London City Ballet in the 1970s and also collaborated with famed ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev for several years. He taught Wing Chun Kung Fu in London (starting in 1980), and it was there that he was cast as "Chen", an evil henchman, in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In 1990 he returned to Singapore to teach Kung Fu at his studios there.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 10
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Soursweet Film | Lo |
| 1987 | Elphida Film | Chinese Man |
| 1987 | Scoop Film | Lascar Steward |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners Film | Dancer |
| 1985 | EastEnders TV | Chinese Man (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Film | Chen |
| 1983 | High Road to China Film | Wong's Aide |
| 1981 | Tenko TV | Jo (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horses TV | Takeaway owner (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Professionals TV | Choy (1 ep) |