Blackie Ko | |
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Chinese name | 柯受良 |
Pinyin | Kē Shòu Liáng (Mandarin) |
Born |
Yushan Island, Chekiang Province, Republic of China |
February 22, 1953
Died | December 9, 2003 Shanghai, China |
(aged 50)
Other name(s) | Blackie Ko Shou-liang Blacky Ko Sau-leung Ko Shou-liang Ko Kao Sau-leung Ko Sau-leung Ko Shou-liang Blacky Ko Sau-leung |
Years active | 1965–2003 |
Ancestry | Xiangshan County, Chekiang Province, China |
Blackie Ko (Chinese: 柯受良; pinyin: Kē Shòu Liáng) (February 22, 1953 - December 9, 2003) was a Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman, singer and actor. Blackie was considered as the greatest automotive stunt choreographer in Asia.
In 1956, he moved to Taiwan with his family during Battle of Dachen Archipelago. He is the father of actor and singer Alan Ko. In 1997, Ko drove a car over the Hukou Waterfall on the Huang He " Yellow River" to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong in Shanxi Province.
On December 9, 2003, Ko died of blood poisoning in Shanghai, he was 50 years old.