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Peter Chen Ho

Peter Chen Ho

Born: 1929-07-01 • Shanghai, China

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.

Filmography
Whose Baby Is in the Classroom? poster
Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?
1970 • Chen Zi Feng
The Millionaire Chase poster
The Millionaire Chase
1969 • Peter
Dear Murderer poster
Dear Murderer
1969 • Tu Chang
裸尸痕 poster
裸尸痕
1969 • Tu Chang
Divorce, Hong Kong Style poster
Divorce, Hong Kong Style
1968 • Mai Hsien-Hou
The Brain-Stealers poster
The Brain-Stealers
1968 • Xiao Jia-Wen
Forever Diamonds poster
Forever Diamonds
1968 • Chang Zhi-Xian
The Boat Girl poster
The Boat Girl
1968 • Qiao Jian-Hua
Hong Kong Rhapsody poster
Hong Kong Rhapsody
1968 • Chen Tzu-Hsin
Blue Skies poster
Blue Skies
1967 • Li Yan Nan
Sing High, Sing Low poster
Sing High, Sing Low
1967 • Li Hao-Ran
Four Sisters poster
Four Sisters
1967 • Ma Da Wei (David Ma)
Hong Kong Nocturne poster
Hong Kong Nocturne
1967 • Chen Tze Ching
The Joy of Spring poster
The Joy of Spring
1966 • Teacher Yang
The Mating Season poster
The Mating Season
1966 • Cao Zhong-nian
Till the End of Time poster
Till the End of Time
1966 • Chang Cho-Ming
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore poster
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
1965 • Peter Chen
The Lark poster
The Lark
1965 • Liu Shi Tai
Sons of the Good Earth poster
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 • Yu Jui
The Dancing Millionairess poster
The Dancing Millionairess
1964 • Chen Hun-Mai
The Lady and the Thief poster
The Lady and the Thief
1963 • Li Yi-Ming
Bitter Sweet poster
Bitter Sweet
1963 • Luo Zhong-Heng
Stranger Than Fiction poster
Stranger Than Fiction
1963
Love Parade poster
Love Parade
1963 • Michael Shi
The Tryst poster
The Tryst
1962 • Peng Shi-Da
When the Poles Meet poster
When the Poles Meet
1961
The Pistol poster
The Pistol
1961 • Little Zhang/Chang
Bride For Rent poster
Bride For Rent
1961 • Li Wen-Qing
The Husband's Secret poster
The Husband's Secret
1961
The Fair Sex poster
The Fair Sex
1961 • Chao
Kiss for Sale poster
Kiss for Sale
1961 • Tien Hu
Les Belles poster
Les Belles
1961 • Ma Ying
All the Best poster
All the Best
1961 • Peter
How to Marry a Millionaire poster
How to Marry a Millionaire
1960
Rendezvous in the South Sea poster
Rendezvous in the South Sea
1960
Desire poster
Desire
1959 • Peter Lu
Appointment with Death poster
Appointment with Death
1959
Husband's Lover poster
Husband's Lover
1959 • Mr Zhou
Calendar Girl poster
Calendar Girl
1959 • Liu Bucheng
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Spring Song
1959 • Monkey
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Cinderella and her little Angels
1959 • Lin Fu
Our Sister Hedy poster
Our Sister Hedy
1957 • Sun Ruhao
The Battle of Love poster
The Battle of Love
1957 • Tao Wen-ping
Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi poster
Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi
1957 • Chen Ta Nien
Mambo Girl poster
Mambo Girl
1957 • Danian / Wong Ta-Nien
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Black Tulip
1956
Camille poster
Camille
1955
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Lady Balsam's Conquest
1955
Love & Obligation poster
Love & Obligation
1955
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Blood Will Tell
1955
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Qiu Jin, the Revolutionary Heroine
1953