Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, OBE (Kwouk; /kwɒk/; Chinese: 郭弼; 18 July 1930 – 24 May 2016) was a British actor. He is perhaps best 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. More about Burt Kwouk
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Kwouk was born on 18 July 1930 in Warrington, Lancashire, to Chinese parents; his parents were on a business trip touring Europe. He was brought up in Shanghai; his father was a textile tycoon descended from a Tang dynasty general. Between the ages of 12 and 16, he attended the Shanghai Jesuit Mission School, which he described as "the Far East equivalent" of Eton College. He left China in 1947 when his parents returned to Britain, and was sent to the United States to complete his education. In 1953, he graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The Kwouk family fortune was lost in the Chinese communist revolution in the 1940s. In 1954, he returned to Britain, where a girlfriend "nagged into acting".In total, we tracked 159 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Burt Kwouk (BURT KWOUK signed 8 x 10 B x W photograph - James Bond 1964 Film Goldfinger) was sold in May 2022 for £118.00 while the cheapest item (BURT KWOUK AUTOGRAPH -PLAYED CATO IN THE PINK PANTHER FILMS- SIGNED CARD- FAB!) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2023. The month with the most items sold (9) was February 2014 with an average selling price of £2.69 for an autographed item of Burt Kwouk. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with £29.66 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Burt Kwouk is worth £3.29.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Burt Kwouk were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Burt Kwouk (Entwistle in Last of the Summer Wine) HAND SIGNED BBC POSTCARD | £9.99 | ||
BURT KWOUK - LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE ACTOR - SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | £10.00 | ||
Burt Kwouk as Entwistle in Last of The Summer Wine Signed Promo Autographed | £5.00 | ||
BURT KWOUK AUTOGRAPH -PLAYED CATO IN THE PINK PANTHER FILMS- SIGNED CARD- FAB! | £0.99 | ||
Burt Kwouk British Actor, The Pink Panther, Original Autograph on 6 x 4 Card | £5.75 | ||
Burt Kwouk hand signed photo | £12.00 | ||
Burt Kwouk OBE (Pink Panther) Signed Photo | £2.00 | ||
BURT KWOUK ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH. DOCTOR WHO | £19.44 | ||
Burt Kwouk Pink Panther Last Of The Summer Wine Signed Album Page AFTAL #216 | £14.99 | ||
DOCTOR WHO SIGNED 6X4 PHOTO OF BURT KWOUK AS LIN FITU IN FOUR TO DOOMSDAY 1982 | £1.99 |