Cheng Gwan Min (January 1, 1917 – August 2, 1994) was a
Hong Kong
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TVB
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actor
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. He died in
Bao'an District,
Shenzhen
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at the age of 77.
A native of Bao'an county, Guangdong province, Cheng was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut in ''The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou'' in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese.
A skilful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East".
From the 1970s onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show ''
Enjoy Yourself Tonight
''Enjoy Yourself Tonight'' or ''EYT'' is a popular variety show that was produced in British Hong Kong. It first aired on TVB Jade on 20 November 1967. The show lasted 27 years with its last broadcast on Friday, 7 October 1994. During the 1980s ...
'', with occasional guest appearances in films.
Filmography
* ''
The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou'' (1937)
* ''
A Wealthy Family'' (1947)
* ''
Separated Too Soon'' (1948)
* ''
Night Discovery of the Women's Trap'' (1949)
* ''
A Pitiable Wife'' (1949)
* ''
Strange Bedfellows'' (1949)
* ''
Blood-Stained Azeleas'' (1951)
* ''
The Talking Bird'' (1959)
* ''
The Orphans'' (1960)
* ''
Death to the Killer'' (1960)
* ''
Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers'' (1960)
* ''
Revolutionary Heroine'' (1960)
* ''
Temperamental Amazon'' (1961)
* ''
False Alarm
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'' (1962)
* ''
Naughty! Naughty!'' (1974)
* ''
The Perfect Match'' (1982)
* ''
Rise of the Great Wall'' (1985)
* ''
Project A Part II
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'' (1987)
* ''
Looking Back In Anger'' (1989)
* ''
Man from Guangdong'' (1991)
References
External links
*
Hong Kong Cinemagic entry
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1917 births
1994 deaths
20th-century Hong Kong male actors