Peter Chen Ho

Born: 1929-07-01

Born as Chen Shang-Ho in Shanghai, Chen was widely regarded as the "King of Comedy" in the Mandarin film circle. His screen debut was "Qiu Jin, the Revolutionary Heroine" and later became a household name with "Songs of the Peach Blossom River". Comedy and musical were Chen's specialities. His acclaimed works include "Les Belles", "Love Parade", "The Dancing Millionairies", "Hong Kong Nocturne" and "Hong Kong Rhapsody". It was a sensation when Chen and fellow actress Betty Loh Ti were married in 1962, yet the relationship only lasted for five years. Chen died of bowel cancer in New York, on april 17, 1970. He was 40.


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Sons of the Good Earth

as Yu Jui
Released: 1965-03-19

The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San...

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The Lark

as Liu Shi Tai
Released: 1965-07-28

A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a...

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The Husband's Secret

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-15

A romantic comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio. This is a sequel to Husband's Lover (1959).

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Rendezvous in the South Sea

as uncredited
Released: 1960-03-17

A Shaw Brothers drama starring Peter Chen Ho and Ding Ling. It was filmed on location in Malaysia.

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Hong Kong Nocturne

as Chen Tze Ching
Released: 1967-02-07

A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in...

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Love & Obligation

as uncredited
Released: 1955-01-01

Yang Naifan's family has agreed to an arranged marriage. Yang Naifan is not happy with the...

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Appointment with Death

as uncredited
Released: 1959-12-03

HK crime drama thriller film.

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Love Parade

as Michael Shi
Released: 1963-01-21

The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw...

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Hong Kong Rhapsody

as Chen Tzu-Hsin
Released: 1968-01-29

There's nothing like a good, opulent, gaudy musical to lift the spirits, but when it's a 1960's...

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Kiss for Sale

as Tien Hu
Released: 1961-05-18

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Fanny Fan Lai.

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Mambo Girl

as Danian / Wong Ta-Nien
Released: 1957-03-06

A young woman in search of a lost identity, her long lost mother who abandoned her soon after...

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Camille

as uncredited
Released: 1955-06-03

A Mandarin adaption of Camille directed by Chang Shan-Kun and Evan Yang.

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Les Belles

as Ma Ying
Released: 1961-02-25

Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter...

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Till the End of Time

as Chang Cho-Ming
Released: 1966-03-15

Jenny Wu is a singer who charms the well-to-do Peter Chen, but his parents object to a union...

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Bitter Sweet

as Luo Zhong-Heng
Released: 1963-07-10

A widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years...

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Bride For Rent

as Li Wen-Qing
Released: 1961-09-22

A film by the Shaw Brothers studio starring Betty Loh Tih and Peter Chen Ho.

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Husband's Lover

as Mr Zhou
Released: 1959-08-28

A romantic comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio starring Peter Chen Ho, in his first starring role...

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The Millionaire Chase

as Peter
Released: 1969-05-20

Shaw Brothers musical about three Showgirls chasing millionaires.

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Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi

as Chen Ta Nien
Released: 1957-05-10

Hong Kong horror.

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Calendar Girl

as Liu Bucheng
Released: 1959-03-04

Musician Sun Ping is estranged from his wife. Second daughter Yinzheng lives with Sun while...

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All the Best

as Peter
Released: 1961-02-14

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Ding Ling.

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Divorce, Hong Kong Style

as Mai Hsien-Hou
Released: 1968-12-28

A philandering business tycoon accuses his angelic wife of cheating. He learns the hard way he...

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Blue Skies

as Li Yan Nan
Released: 1967-09-13

Hsiao Yun's rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she's forced to substitute for...

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The Pistol

as Little Zhang/Chang
Released: 1961-11-01

Long unemployed and stone-broke, Shen Jiaguang is dealt a further blow when his wife Lu Xiaoyin...

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Forever Diamonds

as Chang Zhi-Xian
Released: 1968-07-07

Shaw production

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The Dancing Millionairess

as Chen Hun-Mai
Released: 1964-02-12

Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to...

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The Battle of Love

as Tao Wen-ping
Released: 1957-05-29

Yeh Wei-fang, a rich young lady, flirts with her suitors and hopes it would make Shi Rongsheng,...

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Four Sisters

as Ma Da Wei (David Ma)
Released: 1967-05-05

Mandarin-era Hong Kong film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.

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The Mating Season

as Cao Zhong-nian
Released: 1966-09-14

The Weiss Advertising Co under manageress Lo Yu Chun (Pat Ting Hung) and the Jen An Advertising...

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Dear Murderer

as Tu Chang
Released: 1969-04-17

Tu Chang (Peter Chen Ho)’s boss Yeh Kuang Lung (Liu Kei) thinks highly of him and is prepared to...

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The Brain-Stealers

as Xiao Jia-Wen
Released: 1968-12-21

A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong...

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Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?

as Chen Zi Feng
Released: 1970-02-18

This movie stars Peter Chen Ho as a male teacher in an all girls school. The girls are teens...

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The Fair Sex

as Chao
Released: 1961-07-21

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho, Pat Ting Hung, Ding Ling, Fanny Fan Lai and...

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The Joy of Spring

as Teacher Yang
Released: 1966-12-21

Hong Kong musical directed by Lo Chen.

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Our Sister Hedy

as Sun Ruhao
Released: 1957-11-14

The Kong family has four daughters. Hilda, the eldest sister, assumes the role of a mother and...

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The Tryst

as Peng Shi-Da
Released: 1962-11-08

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Pat Ting Hung.

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When the Poles Meet

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-29

A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Patricia Lam Fung.

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Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore

as Peter Chen
Released: 1965-09-15

Shaw Brothers comedy.

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Desire

as Peter Lu
Released: 1959-12-22

A Shaw Brothers drama starring Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Ho.

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Stranger Than Fiction

as uncredited
Released: 1963-02-14

A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.

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How to Marry a Millionaire

as uncredited
Released: 1960-08-05

A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.

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