Peter Kwong, who played Rain, one of the three martial arts wizards in the classic action film by John Carpenter in 1986 “Big Disorder in Little China”, died. He was 73 years old.
Kwong died in his sleep on Tuesday evening, according to one of his representatives. No other details have been shared.
Kwong, originally from Sacramento, California, began his career as a television director in the late 1970s and 80s with stays in shows like “The A-Team”, “Wonder Woman”, “Little House on the Prairie”, “Miami vice”, “The Greatest American Hero”, “Cagney & Lacey”, “Dynasty” MacGyver “and” 227 “.”
His best known role came with the release in 1986 of “Big Disorder in Little China”, in which he played the rain, one of the three super fueled martial artists known under the name of three storms. He played alongside Kim Cattrall and the frequent collaborator of Carpenter Kurt Russell. Although the film has since emerged as a classic cult, it was a commercial failure at the time of its release, making only $ 11 million against a budget of around $ 20 million.
Still in 1986, Kwong played in “Never Too Young to Die” with John Stamos and Vanity, as well as “The Golden Child” with Eddie Murphy and Charles Dance.
Kwong was just as active in Hollywood behind the camera as in front of him. He was on the National Board of Directors of SAG for more than 10 years and was also a member of the National Board of Directors of AFTRA. He also sat on the Council of Governors of the television academy as well as the executive committee of the branch of actors of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of the Academy of Films.
