Chow Yun-Fat

When asked what if it never comes true, he replied "I would just have to laugh about it...". Crothers died at Van Nuys, California, USA. He once admitted to a Hong Kong reporter that his ultimate goal is to win an Oscar as an actor. He is buried next to his wife Helen (1918-1997) in the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, the same cemetery as his Chico co-star, Freddie Prinze. Chow is still waiting for the type of success he once enjoyed in Asia. He died on November 22, 1986. Ironically, he receded to a supporting role in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and it became a winner at both the box office and the Oscars. He tried to work through the illness, but the inoperable tumor spread to his esophagus in 1986.

His next film Anna and the King (1999) did better, but the success was mostly credited to actress Jodie Foster. In 1985 Crothers developed a malignant tumor behind his left lung. His first two films Replacement Killers (1998) and The Corruptor (1999) were box-office sleepers. Scatman Crothers married Helen Sullivan in 1937 and had one daughter, Donna, in 1949. Being the hottest screen commodity in Asia, Chow was called upon by Hollywood in an attempt to duplicate his success on an international scale. He also performed the voice of Jazz on Transformers (1984-1986). He is best known for playing honorable tough guys, whether cops or criminals. He starred in three short-lived 1980s television series: One of the Boys (1982), Casablanca (1983), and Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986).

His later films include The Killer (1989), An Autumn's Tale (秋天的童話, 1988) and Hard Boiled (1992). He appeared as a guest on many of the shows popular in the 1970s, but was most noted for his supporting role on the sitcom Chico and the Man. Taking the opportunity, Chow quit TV entirely and dedicated himself to making more 'gun fu' movies. Even though Crothers worked in television since the beginning, he really came into his own in the medium doing the voices of cartoon characters such as Hong Kong Phooey in the 1970s after his talent for voice-over work was noticed in The Aristocats. Success finally came when he teamed up with an then-relatively-unknown director John Woo in the 1986 low-budget action movie A Better Tomorrow, which swept the box offices throughout Asia and established both Chow and Woo as mega stars. (Not a definitive list). However, his occasional ventures onto the big screens with low-budget movies were disastrous. His films include:.

Although Chow continued his TV success, his ultimate goal was to become a big screen actor. He also made musical shorts. It didn't take long for Chow to become a household name in Hong Kong following his role in the hit series The Bund (上海灘) in 1980. He decided to try acting and made his debut in the movie Meet Me At The Fair (1953) He worked in both the movies and television, often taking bit parts. His life started to change as his application was accepted as an actor-trainee by the local television station, TVB. They briefly have words, he pushes her down and exits with his new girlfriend before her song. Raised on the tiny offshore island of Lamma, Chow spent his childhood in poverty. He encounters his jilted lover, played by the also uncredited 20-year-old Billie Holliday.

Chow Yun-Fat (周潤發, Jau1 Yeun6 Faat3, Pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā) (born May 18, 1955 on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is among a handful of internationally recognized screen actors that Hong Kong has ever produced, along with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. He did an uncredited turn as a dancer in the Jealousy segment of the Duke Ellington short, Symphony in Black (1935), dancing with a woman in his apartment before taking her out. Bulletproof Monk (2003). He formed his own band in the 1930s and finally traveled to California with the band in 1948. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). He played a variety of instruments including drums and guitar on jazz club band circuits in his early days as an entertainer. Anna and the King (1999). Scatman Crothers started his musical career as a 15 year old drummer in a speakeasy band in his home town of Terre Haute.

The Corruptor (1999).
Scatman Crothers.. Replacement Killers (1998). He continued to enjoy this talent throughout his career, even teaching scat singing to college students. Hard Boiled (1992). Crothers got the name Scatman when he auditioned for a radio show in 1932 in Dayton, Ohio The director didn't think his given name was catchy enough, so Crothers told the director to call him "Scatman" because of his talent at scat singing. An Autumn's Tale (1988). Scatman Crothers - original name: Benjamin Crothers - (May 23, 1910 - November 22, 1986) He was an actor, singer, dancer and musician. Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana and was best known for his work as a musician/singer and on the TV show Chico and the Man as Louie the Garbage Man.

All About Ah-Long (1989). Transformers: The Movie (1986). The Killer (1989). Twilight Zone--The Movie (1983). A Better Tomorrow (1986). The Shining (1980). Bronco Billy (1980).

The Cheap Detective (1978). Mean Dog Blues (1978). The Shootist (1976). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).

The Fortune (1975). Truck Turner (1974). King of Marvin Gardens (1972). Lady Sings the Blues (1972).

The Aristocats (1970). The Great White Hope (1970). Hello Dolly (1969). The Patsy (1964).

Lady in an Cage (1964). The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961).