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Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional character, a villain of Chinese origin, first featured in a series of novels by Sax Rohmer.- "Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan, a close-shaven skull, and long, magnetic eyes of the true cat-green. Invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern race, accumulated in one giant intellect, with all the resources of science past and present... Imagine that awful being, and you have a mental picture of Dr. Fu-Manchu, the yellow peril incarnate in one man."—The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu has appeared as a villainous character in several motion pictures and cliffhanger serials over the years, and even a television series, The Adventures of Fu Manchu ( 1956). There were a number made around 1930 including The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu ( 1929) and The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu ( 1930). The Mask of Fu Manchu ( 1932), featuring Boris Karloff, is considered the best of those produced in the 1930s. The name was revived in a series starring Christopher Lee in the 1960s with The Face of Fu Manchu ( 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N), The Brides of Fu Manchu ( 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu ( 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio), The Blood of Fu Manchu ( 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the), and finally The Castle of Fu Manchu ( 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i). His last major film appearance was The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu, a 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He parodyIn contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. Parody exists in all art media, including literature, music, and cinema. In ancient Greek literature, a parody was a type of poem that imitated an starring Peter SellersRichard Henry Sellers ( September 8, 1925 July 24, 1980), better known as Peter Sellers was a British comedian, talented comic actor, and performer on The Goon Show (a long-running BBC radio show, 1951- 1960). Sellers was born in Southsea, Hampshire, Engl as Fu.
On film, the Fu Manchu character wore a distinctive style of moustache which is sometimes known by that name.
He reappears as a minor character (but still a villain) in the comic book series from Marvel Comics. He is the (unnamed) criminal lord of Victorian Limehouse in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
The character has remained controversial, being charged by some as an example of Western racism and stereotyping of the Chinese.
Fu Manchu is also the name of a stoner rock band from Southern California
