Friday, November 28, 2025

Teddy Chiu

 

TEDDY CHIU
Filmography (under construction)

- real name Tedmund Chiu

- Chinese-Filipino, worked mostly as a director or assistant director and sometimes writer for companies such as Kim Y. Lim's Kinavesa/Silver Star and Regal Films under a variety of aliases - Teddy Page, Irvin Johnson, John Lloyd, etc etc - but occasionally made brief appearances in his movies

- Passed away late 2007

*films are already in digital form in the Bamboo Gods Archive

Teddy on the set of Deadringer (1985)

*1975 – Bruka Queen Of Evil (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Emperor Films International; Interpretor as "Tedmund Chiu")

*1977 - Bruce And The Shaolin Bronzemen/Bruce's Ninja Secret (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Asso Asia Films; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu", and a brief uncredited appearance as a victim of Miss Oki's goons)

*1978 - Ex-Convict (Filipino export for Kinavesa Films International; assistant director and a credited onscreen appearance, both as "Teddy Chiu")

*1979 - Tom Cat (Philippines-only release for Mirick Films International; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1980 - Kosa (Philippines-only release for CG Films International; production manager as "Teddy Chiu")

*1980 - Estibador (Philippines-only release for SQ Film Productions; production manager as "Teddy Chiu")

*1981 - Laya (Philippines-only release for CG Films International; production manager as "Teddy Chiu")

*1982 - Raiders Of Paradise (Filipino export for Kinavesa Films International; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1982 - Task Force Alamid/Wild Cats Attack! (Filipino export for Kinavesa Films International; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1983 - Sanggang Dikit (Philippines-only release for Sinagtala Films; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1983 - Intrusion Cambodia (Filipino export for Kinavesa Films International; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1983 - Mad Dog (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; assistant director as "Teddy Page")

*1983 - Fireback (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Teddy Page")

*1983 - Hunter's Crossing (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Teddy Page")

*1984 - Blood Debts (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Teddy Page")

*1984 - Ninja's Force (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; co-director as "Teddy Page" with Romano Kristoff)

*1985 - Black Fire (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Teddy Page")

*1985 - Ninja Warriors (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "John Lloyd")

*1985 - Heroes For Hire (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "John Lloyd")

*1985 - Deadringer (Filipino export for Silver Star; director as "Teddy Page", and a brief onscreen appearance as the bartender)

*1986 - War Without End (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Teddy Page")

*1986 - Double Edge (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director and co-writer as "John Lloyd")

*1987 - Movie In Action (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Ted Johnson")

*1987 - Jungle Rats (Filipino export for Pacific Media Film Group; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1987 - Phantom Soldiers (Filipino export for Regal Films; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1988 - Final Reprisal (Filipino export for Solar Films International; director as “Tedd Hemingway”)

*1988 - Blazing Guns (Filipino export for Pacific Media Film Group; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1989 - Blood Chase (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director as "Ted Johnson")

*1989 - Trigon Fire (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Company; director and co-writer as "John Lloyd", and makes a brief appearance credited as "Tedd Hemingway")

*1989 - Impaktita (Philippines-only release for Regal Films; director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1990 – Escape To Nowhere (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Davian International Ltd; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1990 - Blood Hands (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Corporation/Tower Bridge Investments Co Ltd; director as “Ted Johnson”)

*1990 - Crime Stopper (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Corporation/Tower Bridge Investments Co Ltd; director as “Ted Johnson”)

*1991 - Blood Ring (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Davian International Ltd; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1991 - Angel In The Dark (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Davian International Ltd; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1991 – Eternal Fist/Fist Of Steel (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Davian International Ltd; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1992 - Fighting Spirit/King Of The Kickboxers 2 (Filipino export for Silver Star Film Corporation/Tower Bridge Investments Co Ltd; director as “John Lloyd”)

*1992 - Big Boy Bato: Kilabot Ng Kankaloo (Philippines-only release for Regal Films; director as "Tedmund")

*1993 – Il Labirinto Dei Sensi/Labyrinth Of Love (Italian production for Variety Film Communications; assistant director as "Teddy Chu”)

*1993 – La Casa del Piacera/The House Of Pleasure (Italian production for Variety Film Communication/Produzioni Cinematografiche Massaccesi [PCM] International; first assistant director as "Teddy Chu” [according to actor Nick Nicholson Teddy directed the whole film], and a brief uncredited onscreen appearance)

*1994 – Double Blast (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Davian International Ltd; first assistant director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1995 – Blood Ring 2 (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for Davian International Ltd; director as “Irvin Johnson”)

*1995 - Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for New Treasurer Films Co. Ltd; listed in the Filipino Crew as "Teddy Tsiu", and makes an uncredited onscreen appearance)

*1995 - Angel On Fire/Matira Ang Matibay (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for My Way Film Company/Omni Films International; listed in the Filipino credits as co-director "Teddy Chua" along with Philip Ko and Artemio Marquez)

*1996 - Balawis (Philippines-only release for Regal Films; actor as "Teddy Chiu")

1996 - Bad Blood (Hong Kong/Malaysian/Filipino co-production for HVD Entertainment; rumoured to be the uncredited co-writer and co-assistant director with Mike Cassey)

1997 - Desperate Hours (Hong Kong/Malaysian/Filipino co-production for HVD Entertainment; rumoured to be the uncredited co-writer and co-assistant director with Mike Cassey)

1997 - Nightmare Honeymoon (Hong Kong/Malaysian/Filipino co-production for HVD Entertainment; rumoured to be the uncredited co-writer and co-assistant director with Mike Cassey)

1997 - Kasangga Mo Ako Sa Huling Laban (Philippines-only release for Regal Films; actor as "Teddy Chiu")

*1997 - NBI: The Mariano Mison Story (Philippines-only release for Star Cinema; actor as "Teddy Chiu")

1998 - Tukso Ng Panahon/Dangerous Passions (Philippines-only release for Silver Screen International; director as "Teddy Chiu")

1998 - The Resort Murders (Hong Kong/Malaysian/Filipino co-production for HVD Entertainment; credited director, and rumoured to be the uncredited co-writer with Mike Cassey, as "Teddy Chiu") 

1998 - Murder On The Menu (Hong Kong/Malaysian/Filipino co-production for HVD Entertainment; credited director, and rumoured to be the uncredited co-writer with Mike Cassey, as "Teddy Chiu") 

*1998 - Buhawi Jack (Philippines-only release for Regal Films; actor as "Teddy Chiu")

*1998 - Code Name: Bomba (Philippines-only release for Regal Films; actor as "Teddy Chiu")

1999 - Anino (Philippines-only release for Silver Screen International; director as "Teddy Chiu")

*1999 - A Sympathetic Killer (Hong Kong production; actor as "Teddy Gomez")

*2001 - Xtreme Warriors/Digital Man (Hong Kong/Filipino co-production for My Way Film Company/Solar Films; assistant director as "Teddy Chiu")



2 comments:

  1. I saw Teddy in a 1999 film called A Sympathetic Killer. SOV and shot in the Philippines. Starring and directed by Beardy Bryan Leung Kar Yan. Philip Ko Fei is also in the film and the Filipina lead is Isabella Cruz who doesn't have many credits online.

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    1. Thank you Majin, I had never heard of the film! I see it's on Youtube and Teddy is indeed in the movie...

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