Burt Kwouk - wikipedia Burt Kwouk Burt Kwouk OBE Kwouk in Last of the Summer Wine Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk 郭 弼 ( 1930 - 07 - 18 ) 18 July 1930 Warrington, Lancashire, England 24 May 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 24 ) ( aged 85 ) Hampstead, London, England Cause of death Cancer Years active 1957 -- 2012 Spouse ( s ) Caroline Tebbs ( m. 1961 ; his death 2016 ) Children Christopher Kwouk Burt Kwouk Chinese 郭 弼 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guō Bì Wade -- Giles Ko Pi IPA ( kwó pî ) Yue : Cantonese Jyutping Gwok Bat Herbert Tsangtse `` Burt '' Kwouk, OBE ( / kwɒk / KWOK ; Chinese : 郭 弼 ; 18 July 1930 -- 24 May 2016 ) was a British actor, known for his role as Cato in the Pink Panther films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal of Imperial Japanese Army Major Yamauchi in the British drama series Tenko and as Entwistle in Last of the Summer Wine. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Selected filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Audio theatre 4.4 Video games 4.5 Miscellaneous 5 References 6 External links Early life Kwouk was born in Warrington, but was brought up in Shanghai. Between the ages of 12 and 16 he attended the Jesuit Mission School there, which he described as `` the Far East equivalent of Eton ''. He left China in 1947 when his Chinese parents returned to Britain and was then sent to the United States to complete his education. In 1953 he graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The Kwouk family fortune had been lost in the 1949 revolution and in 1954 he came back to Britain, where a girlfriend `` nagged ( him ) into acting ''. Career Kwouk made his film debut in the 1957 film Windom 's Way. One of his earliest film roles was in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ( 1958 ) where he played the leader of a prison revolt who later aids the main character in heroically leading orphans to safety. He subsequently appeared in numerous films and television programmes. He was best known for playing Cato ( originally spelled `` Kato '' ) Fong, Inspector Clouseau 's manservant, in the Pink Panther film series. The character was first introduced in A Shot in the Dark ( 1964 ), the second film in the series, and was a role that Kwouk would reprise on another six occasions until the 2006 series reboot. The running gag was that Cato was ordered to attack Clouseau when he least expected it to keep him alert, usually resulting in a ruined romantic encounter or Clouseau 's flat being completely destroyed. Amid the chaos, the phone would ring and Cato would calmly answer it with `` Inspector / Chief Inspector Clouseau 's residence '', before dutifully handing the phone to his employer and being thumped by Clouseau. He was a stalwart of several 1960s ITC television series, such as Danger Man, The Saint and Man of the World, when an oriental character was required. Kwouk featured as one of the leads in the short - lived series The Sentimental Agent ( 1963 ) and had minor roles in three James Bond films. In Goldfinger ( 1964 ) he played Mr. Ling, a Chinese expert in nuclear fission ; in the non-Eon spoof Casino Royale ( 1967 ) he played a general and in You Only Live Twice ( 1967 ) Kwouk played the part of a Japanese operative of Blofeld credited as Spectre 3. In 1968, he appeared with Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn in The Shoes of the Fisherman. A reference to Kwouk 's appearances in several films with Peter Sellers is found in the opening scene of The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu ( 1980 ) where Sellers says to him `` your face is familiar. '' His next major role was as the honourable but misguided Major Yamauchi in the World War II television drama Tenko ( 1981 -- 84 ). Kwouk featured in many British television productions that called for a man of oriental appearance. As a result, he became a familiar face in the United Kingdom and appeared as himself in the Harry Hill Show as well as several of Hill 's live tours. In 2000, he appeared in an episode of the syndicated western TV series Queen of Swords as Master Kiyomasa, an aged Japanese warrior - priest. Sung - Hi Lee played his female pupil, Kami. He provided voice - overs on the spoof Japanese betting show Banzai ( 2001 -- 04 ) and subsequently appeared in adverts for the betting company, Bet365. From 2002 to the series 's end in 2010, he had a regular role as one of the three main characters in the long - running series Last of the Summer Wine, as ' Electrical ' Entwistle. His later work also included voice acting for audio theatre, video games, and television commercials. Personal life Kwouk married Caroline Tebbs in Wandsworth, London, in the summer of 1961. Their son Christopher was born in 1974. In the 2011 New Year Honours List, Burt Kwouk was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) for services to drama. In later years he lived in Hampstead, London. He died on 24 May 2016, aged 85, at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, of cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, his son, Christopher, and four grandchildren. Selected filmography Film Windom 's Way ( 1957 ) as Father Amyam 's aide ( uncredited ) The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ( 1958 ) as Li Yesterday 's Enemy ( 1959 ) as Japanese Soldier Upstairs and Downstairs ( 1959 ) as Chinese Restaurant Proprietor ( uncredited ) Expresso Bongo ( 1959 ) as Soho youth ( uncredited ) Passport to China ( 1960 ) as Jimmy The Terror of the Tongs ( 1961 ) as Mr. Ming The Sinister Man ( 1961 ) as Capt. Feng Satan Never Sleeps ( 1962 ) as Ah Wang The War Lover ( 1962 ) as Chung -- Radio Operator on B - 17 ( uncredited ) The Cool Mikado ( 1963 ) as Art Teacher / Man on Aeroplane ( uncredited ) 55 Days at Peking ( 1963 ) as Old Man ( voice ) A Shot in the Dark ( 1964 ) as Kato -- Clouseau 's man - servant Goldfinger ( 1964 ) as Mr Ling Curse of the Fly ( 1965 ) as Tai Our Man in Marrakesh ( 1966 ) as Export manager Lost Command ( 1966 ) as Officer The Sandwich Man ( 1966 ) as Ice Cream Man The Brides of Fu Manchu ( 1966 ) as Feng Casino Royale ( 1967 ) as Chinese general ( uncredited ) You Only Live Twice ( 1967 ) as Spectre 3 Nobody Runs Forever ( 1968 ) as Pham Chimh The Shoes of the Fisherman ( 1968 ) as Chairman Peng The Chairman ( 1969 ) as Chang Shou Deep End ( 1970 ) as Hot Dog salesman Madame Sin ( 1972 ) as Scarred Operator The Return of the Pink Panther ( 1975 ) as Cato Fong Rollerball ( 1975 ) as Japanese doctor Girls Come First ( 1975 ) as Sashimi The Pink Panther Strikes Again ( 1976 ) as Cato The Last Remake of Beau Geste ( 1977 ) as Father Shapiro The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It ( 1977 ) as Chinese Delegate Revenge of the Pink Panther ( 1978 ) as Cato Fong The London Connection ( 1979 ) as Man at Meeting ( uncredited ) The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu ( 1980 ) as Fu Manchu 's Servant Trail of the Pink Panther ( 1982 ) as Cato Fong Curse of the Pink Panther ( 1983 ) as Cato Fong Plenty ( 1985 ) as Mr. Aung Empire of the Sun ( 1987 ) as Mr Chen Race for Glory ( 1989 ) as Yoshiro Tanaka I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle ( 1990 ) as Fu King owner Air America ( 1990 ) as General Lu Soong Police Story 3 : Super Cop ( 1992 ) as General ( voice, uncredited ) Leon the Pig Farmer ( 1992 ) as Art collector Carry On Columbus ( 1992 ) as Wang Shooting Elizabeth ( 1992 ) as Father Chu Son of the Pink Panther ( 1993 ) as Cato Fong She Good Fighter ( 1995 ) as Liang Peggy Su ! ( 1997 ) as Dad Liebe im Schatten des Drachen ( 1998 ) as Min Ju Kiss of the Dragon ( 2001 ) as Uncle Tai The Wonderland Experience ( 2002 ) as Yo Yo Beyond Borders ( 2003 ) as Colonel Gao Gate to Heaven ( 2003 ) as Muki Stratosphere Girl ( 2004 ) as Papa - San Les fils du vent ( 2004 ) as Wong Fat Slags ( 2004 ) as Dalai Lama Wake of Death ( 2004 ) as Tommy Li Television Hancock 's Half Hour : `` How to Win Money and Influence People '' ( 1957 ) as 1st Japanese ( credited as Burd Kwok ) Danger Man ( 1961 ) as Chen Tung / Tai Man of the World ( 1962 ) as Liu The Sentimental Agent ( 1963 ) as Chin The Avengers ( 1961 - 1965 ) as Tusamo / Mason / King Tenuphon The Saint ( 1965 - 1968 ) as Mr. Ching / Col. Wing / Tawau The Champions : `` The Beginning '' ( 1967 ) as Chinese Major Shirley 's World : `` A Hell of an Engineer '' ( 1972 ) as Shunji Lucky Feller ( 1976 ) as Chinese waiter Warship ( 1977 ) as Foreign Minister Zee Khay Lim The Water Margin : ( 1976 -- 1978 ) as Narrator ( English dub ) It Ai n't Half Hot Mum ( 1977 -- 1978 ) as Me Thant The Tomorrow People : `` The Lost Gods '' ( 1978 ) as Matsu Tan Monkey Magic ( 1978 -- 1979 ) as Narrator ( English dub ) Shoestring ( 1980 ) as Mr Wing Minder ( 1980 ) as Sojo Tenko ( 1981 ) as Major Yamauchi Doctor Who : `` Four to Doomsday '' ( 1982 ) as Lin Futu Tickle on the Tum ( 1984 ) as Willie Wok Howards ' Way ( 1987 ) as Mr Lee T - Bag Bounces Back ( 1987 ) as Hi Hatt Noble House ( 1988 ) as Phillip Chen The House of Eliott ( 1991 ) as Peter Lo Ching Lovejoy ( 1992, `` Eric of Arabia '' ) as Banker Lovejoy ( 1993, `` The Peking Gun '' ) as Mr Ying Space Precinct ( 1994, `` Protect and Survive '' ) as Slik Ostrasky Bullet to Beijing ( 1996 ) as Kim Soo The Harry Hill Show ( 1997 -- 2000 ) Queen of Swords : `` The Dragon '' ( 2001 ) as Master Kiyomassa Banzai ( 2001 ) as Narrator Last of the Summer Wine ( 2002 -- 2010 ), Entwistle Judge John Deed ( 2005, `` Separation of Powers '' ) as Professor Vang Pao Silent Witness ( 2006, `` Cargo '' ) as Jimmy Han Honest ( 2008 ) as Mr Hong Spirit Warriors ( 2009 ) as Shen Whatever Happened to Harry Hill ( 2012 ) Audio theatre Doctor Who : Loups - Garoux ( 2001 ) as Doctor Hayashi Video games Fire Warrior ( 2003 ) as El'Lusha EyeToy : Play ( 2003 ) as Announcer Miscellaneous Film trailer -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail ( 1974 ) as Asian Voiceover Announcer A 17 - minute interview with Burt Kwouk from 2010 about his appearances in ITC shows is featured on the Network DVD The Sentimental Agent. 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Question: who played cato in the pink panther movies
Answer: Herbert Tsangtse "Burt" Kwouk