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'''Kristopher Kum''' ([[23 June (people)|23 June]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]-[[15 March (people)|15 March]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2335895 Deceased Estates]</ref>) played [[Fu Peng]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''. | |||
He was not the original actor cast for Fu Peng, but stepped in after a disastrous [[location filming|location shoot]]. Just prior to the studio recording, [[Director (crew)|director]] [[Timothy Combe]] came to Kum — then the head of Oriental Casting, a talent agency for actors of Southeast Asian descent — and Kum put himself forward. However, in a way not detectable to Combe — or most audience members — he was partially inappropriate for the role, since the part required a [[Hokkien]] speaker and he natively spoke [[Cantonese]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''The Mind of Evil'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 26 October 2023
Kristopher Kum (23 June 1929-15 March 2013[1]) played Fu Peng in the Doctor Who television story The Mind of Evil.
He was not the original actor cast for Fu Peng, but stepped in after a disastrous location shoot. Just prior to the studio recording, director Timothy Combe came to Kum — then the head of Oriental Casting, a talent agency for actors of Southeast Asian descent — and Kum put himself forward. However, in a way not detectable to Combe — or most audience members — he was partially inappropriate for the role, since the part required a Hokkien speaker and he natively spoke Cantonese. (DCOM: The Mind of Evil)
