Elton Chong (real name Jeong Jin Hwa) was born in 1955 and is a Korean martial artist, action director, and actor. Elton Chong has mostly worked in South Korea with actors such as Eagle Han-ying, Casanova Wong, Michael Wong and Dragon Lee. While most of his work is with the director Kim Jeong Yong, Elton Chong often appeared in Godfrey Ho's movies, especially Hong Kong movies that were imported into Korea. He is perhaps best known for the movie Shaolin Drunken Monkey (known in Korea as The Shaolin Chief Cook.).
Elton Chong was first discovered by the director Lee Doo Young. He debuted as an extra in Charles Han's 1974 Korean action movie Korean Connection. During the late 1970s Elton Chong worked mostly as a stunt man or playing just minor roles. He also appeared in Sammo Hung's The Shaolin Plot as an extra and also made a brief appearance in Jackie Chan's Dragon Fist as an extra.
Career in 1980s
Elton gradually accelerated his career during the late 1980s when he started to worked with the director Kim Jeong Yong. By this period after the Hong Kong martial art actor Jackie Chan hit the scene with the movies such as Drunken Master, The Fearless Hyena and The Young Master, in Korea some of the directors desperately looked for the Korean star for the next hit. Like the Korean actor Dragon Lee (who was Bruce Lee imitator in Korea.) the directors looked for the imitators of Jackie Chan since by this period the comedy kung fu was major hit in Korea. Elton Chong finally made his first starring role in the movie Shaolin Drunken Monkey where he acts in similar ways to Jackie Chan's comedic kung fu template. Although his first starring role movie didn't amazed the whole world but Elton Chong quickly became famous in Korea. Some of his movies are often copied the Jackie Chan style of kung fu. For instance Elton Chong's 1982 movie Invincible Obsessed Fighter some how copied the idea from The Fearless Hyena. Even though Elton Chong's work did not amazed the world, his film legacy made Elton Chong's career continued during the 1980s period and he became famous in South Korea and often fans recall him as a "the king of comedy kung fu in Korea".
End of the career and present
After he took a last film Double Bed Trouble in South Korea, he retired from the acting. Although he continued on working on the action director since he had experience with the stunt experience. He directed the action sequences in Dragon Lee`s early 90s gangster movies such as Blues of Chong Ro and Nationwide Constituency series in Korea. After that, Elton Chong started to work as a businessman, and he is now working on his own business company until these days. He also made a cameo appearance in 2003's TV Drama The Age of Fighting.
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has mostly worked in South Korea with actors such as Eagle Han ying Casanova Wong Michael Wong and Dragon Lee While most of his work is with the director Kim Jeong Yong Elton Chong often appeared in Godfrey Ho s movies especially Hong Kong movies that were imported into Korea He is perhaps best known for the movie Shaolin Drunken Monkey known in Korea as The Shaolin Chief Cook Elton ChongBornJeong Jin Hwa 1955 02 19 February 19 1955South KoreaOccupationactorYears active1974 Present Contents 1 Beginning of the career 2 Career in 1980s 3 End of the career and present 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksBeginning of the career EditElton Chong was first discovered by the director Lee Doo Young He debuted as an extra in Charles Han s 1974 Korean action movie Korean Connection During the late 1970s Elton Chong worked mostly as a stunt man or playing just minor roles He also appeared in Sammo Hung s The Shaolin Plot as an extra and also made a brief appearance in Jackie Chan s Dragon Fist as an extra Career in 1980s EditElton gradually accelerated his career during the late 1980s when he started to worked with the director Kim Jeong Yong By this period after the Hong Kong martial art actor Jackie Chan hit the scene with the movies such as Drunken Master The Fearless Hyena and The Young Master in Korea some of the directors desperately looked for the Korean star for the next hit Like the Korean actor Dragon Lee who was Bruce Lee imitator in Korea the directors looked for the imitators of Jackie Chan since by this period the comedy kung fu was major hit in Korea Elton Chong finally made his first starring role in the movie Shaolin Drunken Monkey where he acts in similar ways to Jackie Chan s comedic kung fu template Although his first starring role movie didn t amazed the whole world but Elton Chong quickly became famous in Korea Some of his movies are often copied the Jackie Chan style of kung fu For instance Elton Chong s 1982 movie Invincible Obsessed Fighter some how copied the idea from The Fearless Hyena Even though Elton Chong s work did not amazed the world his film legacy made Elton Chong s career continued during the 1980s period and he became famous in South Korea and often fans recall him as a the king of comedy kung fu in Korea End of the career and present EditAfter he took a last film Double Bed Trouble in South Korea he retired from the acting Although he continued on working on the action director since he had experience with the stunt experience He directed the action sequences in Dragon Lee s early 90s gangster movies such as Blues of Chong Ro and Nationwide Constituency series in Korea After that Elton Chong started to work as a businessman and he is now working on his own business company until these days He also made a cameo appearance in 2003 s TV Drama The Age of Fighting Filmography EditKorean Connection 1974 extra Gate of Destiny 1974 extra The Successor 1974 extra Black Leopard 1974 extra Tiger of Northland 1975 extra Tomb for a Strongman 1975 extra Secret Rivals 1975 Black Fox Silver Fox s Student Special Mission 1976 The Best Disciple 1976 Secret Agent 1976 Black Dragon River 1976 head of the gym Deadly Roulette 1976 extra Deadly Kick 1976 extra Death Fist 1976 thug The 18 Amazones 1977 intro Lone Shaolin Avenger 1977 one of 3 bodyguards Return of the Red Tiger 1977 villain Shaolin Plot 1977 Monk extra Wonderman from Shaolin 1977 villain Dragon Fist 1979 extra The Magnificent 1979 attacks General Shaolin Drunken Monkey 1981 as Mo Magnificent Natural Fist 1981 as Mo 10 Shaolin Disciples 1981 Invincible Obsessed Fighter 1982 The Snake Strikes Back 1982 The Undertaker in Sohwa Province 1983 as Eltang Chan Fist of Golden Monkey 1983 Dragon Against Vampire 1985 Fighter of Death 1986 Ninja of the Magnificent 1987 Hamburger Johnny 1988 The Super Ninja Master 1989 Double Bed Trouble 1989 Back to Even 1992 The Age of Fighting 2003 References EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2015 External links EditElton Chong at IMDb www rarekungfumovies com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elton Chong amp oldid 1125604289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
