Karl Maka | |||||||||||
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Chinese :麥嘉 | |||||||||||
Born | 29 February 1944 | ||||||||||
Other names | Carl Mak, Mak Kar, Kar Mak, Kais Mak, Kar S. Mak, Mak Ka | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, actor, presenter | ||||||||||
Years active | 1975–2016 | ||||||||||
Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Actor 1982 Aces Go Places | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 麥嘉 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 麦嘉 | ||||||||||
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Karl Maka (born 29 February 1944) is a Hong Kong film producer, director, actor and presenter.
On 29 February 1944, Maka was born as Mak Kar-sheung in Taishan, China. In 1958, at age 14, Maka moved to Hong Kong, then under British rule. [1] [2] [3]
In 1969, Maka earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Maka attended New York Institute of Photography. [1]
Maka started his career as an engineer at a telephone company. [2]
In 1976, Maka started his career in Hong Kong Films. Maka first appeared as an assassin in The Good, the Bad and the Loser, a 1976 film written and directed by him. In 1978, Maka co-founded Gar Bo, a film production company. In 1980, Maka founded Cinema City Enterprises. Maka is credited with over 35 films as an actor, over 30 films as a producer, 7 films as a writer and 10 films as a director. [1] [2] [4] [3]
One of Maka's most popular film roles is in the Aces Go Places film series (最佳拍檔), where he starred alongside Sam Hui.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Good, the Bad and the Loser | writer / director | |
1977 | Mian meng xin jing | actor | |
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu | Sheriff | actor | |
Winner Takes All | writer / director | ||
1978 | Hello, Late Homecomers | Baldy | actor |
Dirty Kung Fu | actor | ||
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog | writer / director [5] | ||
1979 | Iron Fists | actor / director | |
Knockabout | Police Captain | actor | |
Odd Couple | Challenger | cameo / producer | |
His Name Is Nobody | Baldy | actor / director | |
Xin tie cuo men shen | actor | ||
1980 | Crazy Crooks | Kong Koon Chat | actor / director |
The Victim | Shaolin Abbot | actor / producer | |
By Hook or by Crook | Sheriff Butcher Wing | actor / director | |
1981 | Beware of Pickpockets | Big Nose | actor / producer |
Bu zhun diao tou | |||
All the Wrong Clues | Capone | actor / producer | |
Chasing Girls | cameo / director / producer | ||
Laughing Times | Master Ting | actor | |
1982 | It Takes Two | actor / director | |
Aces Go Places | Albert Au | actor / producer | |
Life After Life | producer | ||
1983 | Aces Go Places 2 | Albert Au | actor |
Wo ai Ye Laixiang | Patriot (prologue) | actor | |
Da zhui ji | actor | ||
Esprit d'amour | producer | ||
1984 | Aces Go Places 3 | Albert Au | actor |
Lifeline Express | producer | ||
Merry Christmas | actor | ||
The Occupant | producer | ||
1985 | Gong xi fa cai | Gold Grabber | actor |
For Your Heart Only | producer | ||
1986 | Aces Go Places IV | Albert Au | actor / writer |
Lucky Stars Go Places | Albert | actor | |
1987 | City on Fire | producer | |
Prison on Fire | producer | ||
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush | Baldy | actor / writer / director / producer | |
1988 | The Eighth Happiness | Audience Member | cameo |
School on Fire | producer | ||
Tiger on Beat | producer | ||
1989 | Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit | Albert Au 'Baldy' | actor / producer |
Triads: The Inside Story | producer | ||
1990 | Chicken a La Queen | producer | |
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon | Skinny | Also as producer. [6] | |
Tiger on the Beat 2 | producer | ||
Undeclared War | producer | ||
1991 | The Magnificent Scoundrels | Master | actor / producer |
The Banquet | Mak | cameo | |
In the Lap of God | producer | ||
Prison on Fire 2 | producer | ||
2000 | Winner Takes All | Inspector Stupid | actor |
2003 | Zen Master | actor | |
2016 | The Bodyguard | Old Man | cameo, (final film role) |
In 1963, Maka and his family emigrated to the United States and lived in New York City, New York. In 1973, Maka returned to Hong Kong. [1] [2]
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