Bowie Wu Fung (born 18 January 1932) is a Hong Kong veteran actor and director with family roots in

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, China. A

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in the 1950s and 1960s, he began his acting career in long form Cantonese films 1953, becoming an overnight success with his debut film, ''Men's Hearts''. In his long career he has starred opposite many of

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cinema's leading ladies, and of particular note are his many collaborations with Josephine Siao in 1960s

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. For these roles he earned the nickname the "Dance King" for his dancing skills. In the 1970s Woo Fung began working in television and continues to do so as a contract artist to Hong Kong's

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, with occasional guest appearances in films. Woo Fung was born at Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in Liwan, Guangzhou, He grew up at

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, Guangzhou started in his childhood, He grew up in

, His family was antique business from his grandparents, He graduated at Pui Ying Secondary School in 1952. Woo Fung remains a very much loved and respected elder in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, and is " godfather" to both

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. Woo Fung held a concert on 19 Jun 2021, at the Hong Kong Coliseum. His granddaughters and great-grandchildren also attended live, with his sons and daughters also joining in via web conferencing.

Filmography

Film

This is a partial list of films. * 1953 ''Men's Hearts'' * 1953 '' Tears for an Absent Love'' * 1954 '' The Supernatural Go In-Between'' * 1954 '' Motherly Love'' * 1970 ''The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward'' (aka Girl Wanders Around) - Mr. Ho. * 1987 '' Scared Stiff'' * 1988 '' Operation Pink Squad'' - Inspector Wu. * 1992 '' Cageman'' - Officer Lam Tsung * 1992 '' Fist of Fury 1991 II'' - Ching's trainer * 1993 ''Boys Are Easy'' (Voice actor:

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, Bill Farmer,

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* 1999 '' The Tricky Master'' - Brother Tone. * 2002 '' Marry a Rich Man'' - Uncle D * 2003 ''Love Undercover 2: Love Mission'' (Voice actor:

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, Bill Farmer,

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, Bret Iwan) * 2010 '' 72 Tenants of Prosperity'' - Bookstore owner. (had English voice) * 2011 '' Overheard 2'' - Sze-ma Cheung (Voice actor: Daniel Ross,

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, Tress MacNeille, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan)

Television series

(This list is incomplete.)

Asia Television Limited

*'' Rise of the Great Wall'' (1985)

TVB

Awards and nominations

References

*This article's content is based on that from the corresponding article on the Chinese Wikipedia.

External links

Wu Fung on HK Cinemagic
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Bowie Cantonese people 1932 births Living people 20th-century Chinese male actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Film directors from Guangdong Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors Male actors from Guangdong Male actors from Guangzhou TVB veteran actors