Cliff Lok

Biography

Cliff Lok, also known as Kim Tong and originally named Luo Gui Hu, is a Hong Kong film and television actor and martial arts choreographer. He learned martial arts from a young age under Xia Jia Quan master Wu Ran Ming, and later studied Liu He Ba Fa Quan under Chen Yi Ren. He also studied under Peking Opera master Yu Chan Yuan, learning martial and singing roles, and was one of the "Seven Little Fortunes" Peking Opera martial performers in the 1960s. He began his acting career as a child actor in films in 1961, when producers gave him the stage name Kim Tong. He continued acting in films as an adult, primarily in action films. In 1971, he competed in the Southeast Asian Martial Arts Invitational Tournament in Singapore and won the championship, becoming the first Hong Kong action actor to participate in an international martial arts competition. In 1973, he traveled to the Netherlands to film an action movie in collaboration with a local film company. In the 1980s, he transitioned to directing and choreography, with his major work including the TV series "The Young Empress Dowager Cixi". He retired from acting in the 2000s and opened a martial arts school, training G4 guards and airport security personnel, while occasionally participating in mainland Chinese television productions.