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Walter Tso
Birth Date:1915 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Taishan, Guangdong, China
Death Place:London, England
Native Name:曹達華
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Other Names:Cho Tat-wah, Tso Tat-wah
Years Active:1936–1997, 2001 (62 years)
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Walter Tso Tat-Wah (15 September 1915 – 10 January 2007) was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous for the roles he played in a number of Wuxia films in the 1950s and 1960s.

The names Cho Tat-wah and Shih Kien were synonymous to "good and evil" in the colloquial language of Hong Kong because of the roles the two actors played in those movies. Yu So-chow co-starred many of Cho's movies. The two names Cho Tat-wah and Yu So-chow symbolized a perfect couple. His well-known roles include Lung Kim-fei (Chinese: 龍劍飛), Leung Foon (Chinese: 梁寛) and Inspector Wah (Chinese: 華探長).

A native of Taishan, Guangdong, (Spoke Chinese Cantonese, and Chinese Taishenese) Cho began his actor career at the age of 15, and eventually starred in more than 700 movies. He was a compulsive gambler. Legend has it that he lost the Wah-tat Studio, which produced most of his movies at the time, at the gambling table. However, it is not certain whether the studio was owned by him.

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of 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.[5]

One of his goddaughters is Connie Chan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Supreme Sword . hkmdb.com . September 24, 1969 . August 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Secret Agent No. 1 (1970) . senscritique.com . 1970 . April 20, 2021.
  3. Web site: Secret Agent No. 1 . hkmdb.com . June 3, 1970 . April 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward . hkmdb.com . April 25, 1970 . April 21, 2021.
  5. Web site: Walter Tso, legendary action man of the screen, dies at 91 . scmp.com . Danny . Mok . January 16, 2007 . April 20, 2021. (Required paid subscription)

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