Ko Chun-hsiung

Ko Chun-hsiung (Chinese: 柯俊雄; pinyin: Kē Jùnxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Chùn-hiông; 15 January 1945 – 6 December 2015) was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films.

Ko Chun-hsiung
柯俊雄
Ko Chun-hsiung in Taipei in 2007.
Born
Ko Chun-liang (柯俊良)

(1945-01-15)15 January 1945
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Died6 December 2015(2015-12-06) (aged 70)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materNational Taiwan University of Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, director, politician
Years active1965—2015
Political partyKuomintang
Taiwan Farmers' Party (2007—2008)
Spouses
(m. 1970; div. 2004)
    Tsai Qinghua
    (m. 20052015)
    Children
    • Ko Yishan, with Chang Mei-yao
    • Ko Pinyin, with Chang Mei-yao
    • Ko Jianyu, with Tsai Qinghua
    • Ko Zier, with Tsai Qinghua

    His career accolades included three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. In 2005, Chinese Film Association of Performance Art named Ko on the list of 100 Outstanding Artists in Chinese Film (1905 - 2004).

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