Lao Che is a fictional character in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, played by Roy Chiao.
Lao Che is a Chinese crime lord who nearly killed Indiana Jones. He poisoned Indy's drink, and one of the two named villain known to have survived interacting with Indiana Jones (the other being his son, Kao Kan). Born in Shanghai, China and one of the city's most notorious gangster, Lao Che is also known as the owner of the corrupt Club Obi-Wan (a ref...
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Lao Che is a fictional character in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, played by Roy Chiao.
Lao Che is a Chinese crime lord who nearly killed Indiana Jones. He poisoned Indy's drink, and one of the two named villain known to have survived interacting with Indiana Jones (the other being his son, Kao Kan). Born in Shanghai, China and one of the city's most notorious gangster, Lao Che is also known as the owner of the corrupt Club Obi-Wan (a reference by Star Wars writer George Lucas to the famous science fiction hero).
In Temple of Doom, Lao Che is portrayed as the father of Kao Kan and Chen, the former of whom had attempted to steal the remains of Nurhaci (historically significant as the first emperor of the Chinese Manchu Dynasty) and suffered a gunshot in the hand from Indy. During Indiana Jones' meeting with Lao, Chen shoots and kills Indy's friend Wu Han with a concealed revolver. Later, Indy kills Chen in revenge by stabbing him with a flaming shishkebab as a gunfight breaks...
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