Portrait of Karl Maka

Acting

Karl Maka

Career

Active from 1976 to 2001, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Knockabout
Knockabout
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karl Maka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hong Kong Action Comedy 7
  • Fast-Paced 7
  • 80s Nostalgia 5
  • Buddy Cop 4
  • Hong Kong Cinema 4
  • Physical Humor 4
  • Slapstick 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Over-the-Top 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Crime Fighting 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
第一桶金
第一桶金

TV show

2010s

1 title · average score 36
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard (2016)
GoodWatch score 36

as Old Man B

2000s

3 titles
Zen Master
Zen Master (2001)

TV show · Creator

Super Celebrity Talk Show
Super Celebrity Talk Show (2001)

TV show

Winner Takes All
Winner Takes All (2000)

as 笨蛋警察

1990s

9 titles · average score 63
Big Little Man
Big Little Man (1992)

TV show

Prison on Fire II
Prison on Fire II (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

The Magnificent Scoundrels
The Magnificent Scoundrels (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Master

The Banquet
The Banquet (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mr. Mak

In the Lap of God
In the Lap of God (1991)

Executive Producer

Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

as Baldy Mak Sui Fu

Undeclared War
Undeclared War (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Presenter

Tiger on the Beat 2
Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

Chicken a La Queen
Chicken a La Queen (1990)

Executive Producer

1980s

58 titles · average score 64
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Baldy

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush (1987)

as Baldy

Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986)
GoodWatch score 51

as Albert Au

Lucky Stars Go Places
Lucky Stars Go Places (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chief Inspector Albert / Baldy

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Albert Au

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Baldy Mak

Aces Go Places II
Aces Go Places II (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Albert Au

Aces Go Places
Aces Go Places (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Albert Au

All the Wrong Clues
All the Wrong Clues (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ah Capone

Chasing Girls
Chasing Girls (1981)

as Man at airport

By Hook or By Crook
By Hook or By Crook (1980)

as Butcher Wing

Laughing Times
Laughing Times (1980)

as Master Ting

1970s

9 titles · average score 69
Knockabout
Knockabout (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

as Captain

His Name is Nobody
His Name is Nobody (1979)

as Baldy

Iron Fists
Iron Fists (1979)

Director

Odd Couple
Odd Couple (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

as Challenges Cloud Sabre

Crazy Partner
Crazy Partner (1979)

Producer

Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Winner Takes All!
Winner Takes All! (1977)

Director, Writer

He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu (1977)

as Sheriff

The Good, the Bad and the Loser
The Good, the Bad and the Loser (1976)

as Assassin