Karl Maka | |||||||||||
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| Chinese:麥嘉 | |||||||||||
 Karl Maka at The Wit and Wisdom of Cinema City event held at theHong Kong Film Archive on 9 April 2016. | |||||||||||
| Born | Mak Kar-sheung (Chinese:麥嘉尚) (1944-02-29)29 February 1944 (age 81) | ||||||||||
| Other names | Carl Mak, Mak Kar, Kar Mak, Kais Mak, Kar S. Mak, Mak Ka | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, actor, presenter | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1975–2016 | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards –Best Actor 1982Aces Go Places | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥嘉 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 麦嘉 | ||||||||||
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Karl Maka (born 29 February 1944) is aHong Kong film producer, director, actor and presenter.
On 29 February 1944, Maka was born as Mak Kar-sheung inTaishan, China. In 1958, at age 14, Maka moved toHong Kong, then under British rule.[1][2][3]
In 1969, Maka earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Maka attended New York Institute of Photography.[1]
Maka started his career as an engineer at a telephone company.[2]
In 1976, Maka started his career in Hong Kong Films. Maka first appeared as an assassin in The Good, the Bad and the Loser, a 1976 film written and directed by him. In 1978, Maka co-founded Gar Bo, a film production company. In 1980, Maka foundedCinema City Enterprises. Maka is credited with over 35 films as an actor, over 30 films as a producer, 7 films as a writer and 10 films as a director.[1][2][4][3]
One of Maka's most popular film roles is in theAces Go Places film series (最佳拍檔), where he starred alongsideSam Hui.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | The Good, the Bad and the Loser | writer / director | |
| 1977 | Mian meng xin jing | actor | |
| He Has Nothing But Kung Fu | Sheriff | actor | |
| Winner Takes All | writer / director | ||
| 1978 | Hello, Late Homecomers | Baldy | actor |
| Dirty Kung Fu | actor | ||
| Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog | writer / director[5] | ||
| 1979 | Iron Fists | actor / director | |
| Knockabout | Police Captain | actor | |
| Odd Couple | Challenger | cameo / producer | |
| His Name Is Nobody | Baldy | actor / director | |
| Xin tie cuo men shen | actor | ||
| 1980 | Crazy Crooks | Kong Koon Chat | actor / director |
| The Victim | Shaolin Abbot | actor / producer | |
| By Hook or by Crook | Sheriff Butcher Wing | actor / director | |
| 1981 | Beware of Pickpockets | Big Nose | actor / producer |
| Bu zhun diao tou | |||
| All the Wrong Clues | Capone | actor / producer | |
| Chasing Girls | cameo / director / producer | ||
| Laughing Times | Master Ting | actor | |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | actor / director | |
| Aces Go Places | Albert Au | actor / producer | |
| Life After Life | producer | ||
| 1983 | Aces Go Places 2 | Albert Au | actor |
| Wo ai Ye Laixiang | Patriot (prologue) | actor | |
| Da zhui ji | actor | ||
| Esprit d'amour | producer | ||
| 1984 | Aces Go Places 3 | Albert Au | actor |
| Lifeline Express | producer | ||
| Merry Christmas | actor | ||
| The Occupant | producer | ||
| 1985 | Gong xi fa cai | Gold Grabber | actor |
| For Your Heart Only | producer | ||
| 1986 | Aces Go Places IV | Albert Au | actor / writer |
| Lucky Stars Go Places | Albert | actor | |
| 1987 | City on Fire | producer | |
| Prison on Fire | producer | ||
| The Thirty Million Dollar Rush | Baldy | actor / writer / director / producer | |
| 1988 | The Eighth Happiness | Audience Member | cameo |
| School on Fire | producer | ||
| Tiger on Beat | producer | ||
| 1989 | Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit | Albert Au 'Baldy' | actor / producer |
| Triads: The Inside Story | producer | ||
| 1990 | Chicken a La Queen | producer | |
| Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon | Skinny | Also as producer.[6] | |
| Tiger on the Beat 2 | producer | ||
| Undeclared War | producer | ||
| 1991 | The Magnificent Scoundrels | Master | actor / producer |
| The Banquet | Mak | cameo | |
| In the Lap of God | producer | ||
| Prison on Fire 2 | producer | ||
| 2000 | Winner Takes All | Inspector Stupid | actor |
| 2003 | Zen Master | actor | |
| 2016 | The Bodyguard | Old Man | cameo, (final film role) |
In 1963, Maka and his family emigrated to the United States and lived in New York City, New York. In 1973, Maka returned to Hong Kong.[1][2]
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor 1982 forAces Go Places | Succeeded by Tony Leung Ka-fai forReign Behind the Curtain |
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