Cause of death Cancer Name Anthony Chinn Children 4 sons | Years active 1957–2000 Citizenship British Role Actor | |
 | ||
Occupation Film, television and stage actor Died October 22, 2000, Georgetown, Guyana Movies and TV shows Raiders of the Lost Ark, A View to a Kill, The Protectors, The Abominable Snowman, The Fifth Element Similar People Richard Maibaum, Albert R Broccoli, Ian Fleming, Val Guest, John Glen | ||
Anthony Chinn (1930, Georgetown, Guyana – 22 October 2000, Georgetown, Guyana), the child of Chinese and Brazilian parents, was a supporting actor who appeared in over 50 films and television series throughout a career which spanned more than four decades.
Contents
Career
Chinn made his film début in the United Kingdom in 1957. He moved to London in 1961 and for the next several years appeared in British TV series such as The Avengers, Danger Man, The Protectors and Steptoe and Son. He also had early uncredited roles in the James Bond films Dr. No (1962), Goldfinger (1964) and You Only Live Twice (1967), later playing a Taiwanese businessman in A View to a Kill (1985). Chinn played the Kitai in John Huston's The Kremlin Letter (1969), Benson in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). He appeared as Mohan in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and as Mactilburgh's technician in The Fifth Element (1997).
Chinn also worked in theatre and appeared in TV advertisements for brands such as McEwan's beer.