Peter Kwong dead at 73: Big Trouble in Little China movie star, martial arts expert & acting veteran dies in his sleep
Peter Kwong, the movie star, martial arts expert and acting veteran has died, aged 73.
Kwong died in his sleep on Tuesday night, according to one of his representatives.
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Kwong died in his sleep aged 73
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The actor starred as Rain in Big Trouble in Little China
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The actor played Rain in John Carpenter's 1986 action classic Big Trouble in Little China.
He began his career as a TV actor in the late 1970s and 1980s in shows such as The A-Team, Wonder Woman, Little House on the Prairie and Miami Vice.
His most well known role came in Big Trouble in Little China in which he played Rain, one of the three super-powered martial artists.
He starred alongside Kim Cattrall and Kurt Russell.
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The film has emerged as a cult classic over time despite failing at the box office at the time of release.
Kwong also starred in Never Too Young to Die in 1986 alongside John Stamos and Vanity.
He also appeared alongside Eddie Murphy and Charles dance in The Golden Child.
Outside of Hollywood, he was on the SAG National Board of Directors for more than a decade and was also a member of the AFTRA National Board of Directors.
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He also served on the Television Academy Board of Governors and the Actors Branch Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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