Gregory Charles Rivers filmography explained

Gregory Charles Rivers (; 19652024) was an Australian-born Hong Kong actor known for his roles in TVB shows. He was dubbed "TVB's token gweilo" (white person) for appearing in over 300 TVB shows as stereotypical Caucasian characters.^{[1] [2]}

Television

TVB

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988			Television debut^[3] ^[4]
	Twilight of a Nation
	The Legend of Master Chan
1989		Senior police officer	^[5]
	The Justice of Life		^[6]
	Song Bird
1990	Cherished Moments
	Blood of Good and Evil	Police Superintendent
		Inspector Chan
	It Runs in the Family	Australian buyer	^[7]
	The Challenge of Life
1991	On The Edge
	Man from Guangdong
1992	The Greed of Man	Police constable
1993	The Hero from Shanghai		Cameo
	The Spirit of Love		Cameo
1994	Instinct		^[8]
1995	Detective Investigation Files	Police constable
	The Criminal Investigator		^[9]
	Corruption Doesn't Pay	Lu Tsu (陸徐)	episode 10
	Fist of Power	William Robinson (羅便臣)	episode 11
1996	The Criminal Investigator II
1997	Old Time Buddy
1998	Healing Hands
	The Duke of Mount Deer		^[10]
1999	Face to Face
2000	Armed Reaction II
2001	Virtues of Harmony
2002	Golden Faith		Cameo
	Family Man	Pierre
		Policeman
2003	Aqua Heroes		^[11]
	Point of No Return	Chung Sir / William	^[12]
	Triumph in The Skies	Eddie
	Vigilante Force
	The 'W' Files
	Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love
2004	To Get Unstuck in Time
	Armed Reaction IV
	A Handful of Love
	To Catch The Uncatchable
	Angels of Mission
2005	The Gâteau Affairs	Chef	^[13]
	Always Ready	Paul Stevens
	Into Thin Air	William Hunter	^[14]
	War of In-Laws
	Healing Hands III
	The Prince's Shadow
	Life Made Simple		^[15]
2006	La Femme Desperado
	Under the Canopy of Love
	C.I.B. Files	Police officer
	Bar Bender
	Dicey Business
	Steps		^[16]
2007	Life Art
	War and Destiny
	Phoenix Rising
	The Brink of Law
	The Ultimate Crime Fighter
	Word Twisters' Adventures
2008	A Journey Called Life
	Forensic Heroes II	Ben Au	^[17]
2023		Brandon^[18]	Final television role

Other productions

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Margaret and David – Green Bean
2017	Psycho Detective
2018	VR Exorcist
	If Love Was Not Timeless
2019	Reboot
2022	Flying Tiger 3
		Tony

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Casino Raiders	Bellboy
1990		Thief
	Shanghai, Shanghai	British guard
		Policeman
		Senior police officer
1995	Legendary Couple	Officer John	^[19]
1996	Banana Club	Mr. Richards
2012	Floating City	Greg McCordie	^[20]
2015			^[21]
	Little Big Master	Tony
2017	OCTB
2019	My People, My Country
2021	All U Need Is Love
2022	Man on the Edge	CS Richard Harrison
2023		Wong Sir	Final film role

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leung . Daren . Gregory Rivers / Ho Kwok-wing : The Unforgettable White Face . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423182929/https://ethnicityhk.com/2014/08/11/gregory-rivers-ho-kwok-wing-the-unforgettable-white-face-by-daren-leung/ . 23 April 2016 . 2 April 2016 . Ethnicityhk.
2. Web site: 外灘 . 5 February 2024 . 河國榮離世｜回顧TVB御用鬼佬星途高山低谷 中文藝名背後有段故 . 6 February 2024 . .
3. Web site: 2 February 2024 . 河國榮逝世丨做周潤發英文老師跟去墨西哥拍戲 獲發哥鼓勵追夢演戲唱歌 . 6 February 2024 . . zh-TW.
4. Web site: 37年前隻身來港追夢 簽約無綫成首名外籍藝員 河國榮離世前10小時 賀年廣告面世 – 20240204 – 娛樂 . 6 February 2024 . . zh-hant.
5. Web site: Gregory Charles Rivers . 2024-02-09 . Hong Kong Movie Database.
6. Web site: Gregory Charles Rivers . 2024-02-09 . Hong Kong Cinemagic.
7. itrunsinthefamily_103279. 孖仔孖心肝. It Runs in the Family. 5 February 2024.
8. Web site: 相識30載 林家棟痛失好友 河國榮憶亡妻 燒炭自殺 終年58歲 . 6 February 2024 . . zh-hk.
9. Web site: 15 February 1998 . The gweilo living under a Cantonese guise . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126210436/https://www.scmp.com/article/229878/gweilo-living-under-cantonese-guise . 26 November 2020 . 4 February 2024 . South China Morning Post . en.
10. Web site: TVB's 'Go-To Caucasian Actor' Gregory Charles Rivers Dies At 58 From Apparent Suicide . 6 February 2024 . .
11. aquaheroes_102457. 戀愛自由式. Aqua Heroes. 5 February 2024.
12. pointofnoreturn_102366. 西關大少. Point of No Return. 5 February 2024.
13. Web site: Lanuque . Arnaud . 2007-11-15 . Interview Gregory Rivers . 2024-02-09 . Hong Kong Cinemagic.
14. Web site: 人間蒸發 . Into Thin Air . 6 February 2024 . programme.tvb.com.
15. Web site: 3 February 2024 . 河國榮離世｜熱愛80年代香港文化棄醫來港 河國榮月前喪妻突寓所 . 6 February 2024 . Scoop+ . TVB.
16. steps_103120. 舞動全城. Steps. 5 February 2024.
17. 【懷念河國榮】外籍阿sir教你拆手榴彈｜法證先鋒II . February 2, 2024 . Television production . zh . TVB.
18. Web site: ETtoday新聞雲 . 5 February 2024 . 河國榮、鄭啟泰相繼離世！首次合作就在「太平間」 網驚：猶如死亡預告 ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲 . 6 February 2024 . star.ettoday.net . zh-Hant.
19. gregory_charles_rivers. celebrity. 4 February 2024.
20. Web site: Floating City (浮城) (2012) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530143648/https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/floating_city.html . 30 May 2023 . 5 February 2024 . www.lovehkfilm.com.
21. Web site: 4 February 2024 . 河國榮燒炭亡 契女雷深如傷心無言 . 6 February 2024 . . zh-Hant-HK.