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(half-brother)
Raymond Cho (son-in-law) , family = Paul Chun (brother)
Yim Wai (sister) , awards =

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Best Actor
1970 '' Vengeance''
1973 '' Blood Brothers'' , module = David Chiang Tai-wai (born Chiang Wei-nien; 29 June 1947) is a

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actor, director and producer. A well-known martial arts actor formerly from

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in the 1970s, he has appeared in over 130 films and 30 television series.

Early life

Chiang was born in

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on 29 June 1947. Chiang's mother Hung Wei (紅薇) (real name: Lo Chen 羅珍), and father Yan Fa (嚴化) (real name: Chiang Ko-chi) were popular Chinese movie stars who later arrived in Hong Kong in the late 1940s while he was still young during the

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. Chiang has an older brother Paul Chun and a half-brother

Career

Chiang began his acting career at a very young age, appearing in black and white films when he was only four years old. In 1966, while working as a stuntman and fight instructor for the

, Chiang was spotted by director

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, who immediately saw his potential and screen presence, and became his mentor. Chang gave him the

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David Chiang, even though his real English name was John. With Wang Yu's sudden departure in 1969,

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and his senior executives were looking for a new leading man and made Chiang an offer. In 1970, under Chang Cheh's guidance, Chiang won the Best Actor award at the 16th Asian Film Festival for his role in '' Vengeance''. In 1972, at the 18th Asian Film Festival, he won the Best Actor

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for his role in '' Blood Brothers''. In 1973, at the 19th Asian Film Festival, he won the Most Contemporary award for his role in '' The Generation Gap''. In 1973 Chiang left Hong Kong with his mentor Chang Cheh and set up an independent production company called Chang's Scope Company. With the help and encouragement of Run Run Shaw, their films continued to be distributed through Shaw's channels. At Chang's Scope Company, Chiang was able to try his hand at directing, producing and script writing. As the 1970s came to an end and the 1980s approached, Chiang continued acting, working with directors Lee Han Chiang, Hsueh Li Pao,

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and

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. In 1980 he debuted in his first television series, ''

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'' and ''Dynasty''. In the mid-1980s, Chiang got the opportunity to work with his brothers, Paul Chun and

, directing, producing and acting in the comedy ''

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''. Chiang also acted in several other comedy movies ''The Challenger'' and ''

The Loot ''The Loot'', also known as ''The Bloody Tattoo'', (Chinese: 賊贓) is 1980 martial art comedy movie directed by Eric Tsang and starring David Chiang and Philip Ko Plot The rival bounty hunter, Yang Wai (David Chiang) who has been working fo ...

'', directed by Eric Tseng. In late 1980s into early 1990s Chiang directed the movies ''

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'', '' Silent Love'', ''

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'', '' Mr. Handsome'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Will of Iron'' and '' Mother of a Different Kind''. Since 2000 he has continued to work in movies and TV series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion'', ''

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'', '' The Family Link'' and the 2007 television series ''

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''. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2006 for his role in the

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series ''Revolving Doors of Vengeance''. In 2004, Chiang was inducted into The Avenue of Stars, which honours celebrities of the

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. It is located along the

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waterfront in

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, Hong Kong and modeled on the

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Personal life

On 20 January 1974, Chiang married Maggie Lee Lam Lam (李琳琳), an actress. Chiang and his wife have three children, Elaine Chiang (b. 1974), who is married to actor Raymond Cho, Eve Chiang (b. 1983), and John Chiang, Jr. (b. 1995). He currently lives in

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with his family, but returns to

to film movies and television dramas.

Filmography

Films

Film (as director)

*''The Drug Addict'' (1974) *''A Mad World of Fools'' (1974) *''The One-Armed Swordsmen'' (1976) *''The Condemned'' (1976) *''Whirlwind Kick'' (1977) *''The Legend of the Owl'' (1981) *''Heaven Can Help'' (1984) *''Silent Love'' (1986) *''Mr. Handsome'' (1987) *''The Wrong Couples'' (1987) *''

'' (1988) *''

'' (1989) *''When East Meets West'' (1990) *''Will of Iron'' (1991) *''Mother of a Different Kind'' (1995)

Television dramas

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Gallery

References

External links

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David Chiang Fan Site - DCFSJohn Chiang Vietnam Fan Club
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