Chow Yun-Fat
Acting
Biography
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發, born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in the five Hong Kong action heroic bloodshed films: A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled, and in the West for his roles as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. He mainly plays in drama films and has won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor in Taiwan. Chow started his career in movies in 1976 with Goldig Films, the third largest film company at the time.
Born: May 18, 1955
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, China
Known For
Bed for Day, Bed for Night
The Legend of Master So
SO TSAN, better known as Beggar So, is one of the ten best Kung-Fu maters known in Canton, the ‘Canton Ten Tigers‘, in the 1920's. His legendary life unfolds when he is falsely accused to have killed his father, also a renowned Kung-Fu master, who actually died of stimulant overdose. Ling, his lover, sacrifices her own virtue to the Commander in order to save him from prosecution. But TSAN, being unaware of her true intention, mistake her as flirting around. With a broken-heart, he goes downtown to start a new life. He, working in concert with his good friends, manages to set up a Kung-Fu school in Canton. The series mounts to a new climax when TSAN, just about to marry another girl YING, gets to know that LING sacrificed all for his sake. On the other hand, LING, deeply hurt from being misunderstood, is requested by QUAN, TSAN’s best friend, for marriage. The story continues with the intricate relationship among the four...
The Good The Bad The Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979. Theme song "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Tang Wai Hung, sung by Teresa Cheung.
The Bund
The Bund is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. It is praised as the Godfather of the east and spawned several sequels, remakes and film adaptations. The theme song of the series, performed by Frances Yip, also became a memorable Cantopop hit.
Golden Horse Awards
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times
Celebrity Talk Show
Why Me?
The tragic story of Fat Cat, a mentally retarded man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers, and Koko, the idealistic social worker who tries to give him a better life. Koko's battle against ignorance and apathy on Fat Cat's behalf takes its toll on them both.
Code of Honor
In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from his son, Hui, who lives in Australia. Tung has become a sort of father to Han, a Vietnamese refugee who also lives by an ethical code. At the same time that Hui reaches out to his father, the Hong Kong CID conclude their years'-long effort to get the goods on Tung and his associates. Tung expects the younger gangsters to live by the code he loves, but at his trial, he has a surprise coming to him. It may be up to Han to restore the balance.
The Yang's Saga
The Yang's Saga is a 1985 Hong Kong miniseries based on a series of novels and plays titled Generals of the Yang Clan. The series is a grand production by the television station TVB. The original broadcast period on TVB Jade was from 23 to 28 September 1985, within the night time slot for Enjoy Yourself Tonight. Starring the Five Tiger Generals of TVB, the drama also featured the largest star-studded cast in Hong Kong television history, including many of the industry's current top award-winning global and cinematic stars.
Let the Bullets Fly
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.
Filmography
as Bai Xuanling
as Water Ng
as Jade Emperor
as Painter
as Self (archive footage)
as Oswald S.C. Kan
as Ken Shek / Ko Chun
as Ho Chung Ping
as Ken / Ko Chun
as Ken
as Jade Emperor
as Cheng Daqi
as Chancellor Cao Cao
as Yuan Shikai
as Huang Silang
as Anthony Lan-Ting
as Confucius
as Master Roshi
as Chen Hansheng
as Zhichang Pan / 潘知常
as Captain Sao Feng
as Emperor Ping
as Fa Ge (cameo)
as The Nameless Monk
as (archive footage)
as Li Mu Bai
as King Mongkut
as Nick Chen
as John Lee
as Wong Ah Ping
as Ko Chun
as Jeffrey Chang Ching
as Jeff / Gou Fei
as Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
as Ng San Shui
as Chung Tin Ching
as Red Bean Puddin / Joe
as Ko Chun
as Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
as Ko Chun
as Lee Man Ho
as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
as Jong
as Ah Long
as 周润发
as Dick Lee
as Hung
as Qian Jin / Nelson Chow
as Chow Ting Fat
as Joe Leung
as Sergeant Francis Li
as Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim Long
as Big Mouth Fat [cameo]
as Ken Lee
as Chung Tin Ching
as Pu Yung Tsai
as Tin
as Samuel Pang
as Wong Yat Fat
as Lee Ah Chai
as Fai
as Inspector Chow
as Lee Ah Chai
as Ko Chow
as Wesley
as Detective
as Ho Ting-Bon
as Detective Lam Chun-Keung
as Mark Lee
as Chung
as Soccer Fat
as Peter
as Song Yu
as Joe
as Charles / Ga Ming
as Mr. Chow
as Lui Dong-bun
as Derek Sun
as Yip Kim-Fay
as 張竟成 Cheung Ging Sing
as Insp Valentino Chow
as Fan Liu-Yuan
as Kwong Ping
as Bullet
as 许文强
as Hui Man Keung
as Fu Jun
as Yuen Lik / Nguen Dich
as 欧阳汉
as Woo Viet
as 阿龙
as Ng Tao
as Sgt Chu Hwa Tai
as Killer
as Yam Chung-Lung
as 许文强
as Git
as Ben
as 主持
as Koon
as Ko Ming Chung
as Ah Cheng
as 何严明
as Ah Gin
as 蒋玉涵
as Self