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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Tue May 24, 2016, 09:27 PM May 2016

Oh no, Cato has died...

Burt Kwouk, who was best known for playing Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink Panther films, has died aged 85.

He appeared in seven Pink Panther films opposite Peter Sellers as Clouseau's servant who regularly attacked his employer to keep him alert.

He also starred in BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine from 2002 to 2010.

The actor, who was born in Warrington but raised in Shanghai, was awarded an OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours List.

A statement issued by his agent said: "Beloved actor Burt Kwouk has sadly passed peacefully away. The family will be having a private funeral but there will be a memorial at a later date."

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36370997

RIP

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Oh no, Cato has died... (Original Post) joeybee12 May 2016 OP

I had a cat named Kato. OrwellwasRight May 2016 #1

The best melman May 2016 #2

+1 nt Javaman May 2016 #4

A real icon of UK television PSPS May 2016 #3

I was ryan_cats May 2016 #5

OrwellwasRight

(5,170 posts)

1. I had a cat named Kato.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 09:37 PM

May 2016

Named after the Cato the Butler character but spelled with a K so as not to be confused with the Cato Institute.

I love, love, love the Inspector Clouseau movies! The fights between Peter Sellers and Bert Kwouk were epic!