Yip, David
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 4 June 1951 at 18:30 (= 6:30 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Liverpool, England, 53n25, 2w55 | ||||
| Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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| Astrology data | 13°17' 13°40 Asc. 12°21'
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Biography
Chinese-British actor who broke cultural barriers to become the first ethnic lead in a major TV series, "The Chinese Detective," 1981-82. He filmed four documentaries about the Chinese community in Liverpool where he was raised. In U.S. films, he appeared in a Bond movie, "A View to a Kill," 1985 and in Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Empire of the Sun," 1987.
Events
- Work : Begin Major Project 1981 (Began TV detective series, two years)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1985 (Appeared in "A View to a Kill")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1987 (Starred in "Empire of the Sun")
Source Notes
Frank C. Clifford quotes him, given in British Entertainers, Flare Pub.1997
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (TV and film)
- Traits : Body : Race (Chinese)

13°17'
12°21'