Who was Fu Manchu?

Answer 1

Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional character, an evil genius of Chinese origin, first featured in a series of novels by Birmingham author Sax Rohmer (real name Arthur Sarsfield Ward) during the first half of the 20th century.

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

A master criminal, Fu Manchu's murderous plots are marked by the extensive use of arcane methods; he disdains guns or explosives, preferring dacoits, Thuggee, and members of other secret societies as his agents armed with knives, or using "pythons and hamadryads... fungi and my tiny allies, the bacilli... my black spiders" and other peculiar animals or natural chemical weapons.
According to Cay Van Ash (a friend and biographer of Sax Rohmer, who wrote his own authorized pastiches Ten Years Beyond Baker Street and The Fires of Fu Manchu) "Fu Manchu" was a title of honor, which meant "the Warlike Manchu." It was thought that the character had been a member of the Imperial family who backed the losing side in the Boxer Rebellion. In the earliest books, Fu Manchu is an assassin sent on missions by the Si-Fan, but he quickly rises to become head of that dreaded secret society. At first, the Si-Fan's goal is to throw the Europeans out of Asia; later, the group attempts to intervene more generally in world politics, while funding itself by more ordinary crime.

Fu Manchu moustache takes its name from the fictional character of Fu Manchu, who was often depicted with such a style of moustache on film. A fu manchu extends downward past the mouth and on either side of the chin. Often the ends of the moustache would hang past the jaw line with pointed tips. It is not to be confused with the horseshoe style moustache worn by the likes of wrestler Hulk Hogan.
Fu Manchu moustaches are stereotypically represented as being popular among ancient Chinese wise men, kung-fu teachers and Mongol warriors, and were popular in the United States during the 1970s.

Answer 2

In the 30s and 40s Fu Manchu was the top villian on radio, in serial movies, and even full length movies--I believe one starred Borst Karloff.

Answer 3

Fu Manchu is a fictional TV character. He was an evil Chinese character who was the enemy of Charlie Chan. His sidekick included his daughter, the Dragon Lady, who seduced men with her beauty and manipulated them.

Answer 4

Here's a wikipedia link about him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_manchu

He's a fictional character created by Sax Rohmer.

Answer 5

Confucious