Cheung Ying () (January 25, 1919 – December 14, 1984) was a
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...
actor, writer and director from
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. He was born to a Fujian family. His father brought him to Hong Kong when he was young. His father was a founder of Fok Hing Chu Choi Hang (福興築材行) in Nam Pak Hong. Some of his siblings studied abroad in Italy and Japan. Cheung Ying could not go to Japan for his further study as his mom became sick after he graduated from Wah Yan College.
Career
In the 1930s, Cheung joined different theater troupes like Times Theater Company (Shi Dai ju tuan) and China Travel Theater Company(Zhong Lv ju tuan). Su Yi appreciated his acting and introduced him to Chuk Ching Yin and Sit Kok Sin. He then joined Nan Yue Movie Company in the late 1930s. Cheung appeared in the movie ''
Roar of the People'', which starred
Walter Cho Tat-Wah
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
. He also appeared in ''Back to the Motherland!'' (1937), which starred director and father of Fung Hak-on, Fung Bo Bo and Feng Feng.
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
* 1937 The Glowing Pearl
* 1941
Roar of the People - workers' leader.
* 1952 Red Rose, the Songstress (aka Songstress Red Rose)
* 1953 The Guiding Light
* 1953
In the Face of Demolition
''In the Face of Demolition'' (危樓春曉) is a 1953 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lee Tit and starring Bruce Lee, Cheung Ying, Ng Cho-fan and Tsi Law-lin. The film was ranked number 18 of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures presented at ...
* 1953 Family (aka The Family - The "Torrents" Trilogy 《激流三部曲》 by
Ba Jin)
* 1955 Honeymoon
* 1957
The Thunderstorm
* 1957 Romance of Jade Hall (Part 1)
* 1958 Romance of Jade Hall (Part 2)
* 1959 Money
* 1959
Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1)
* 1959
Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 2)
* 1960
The Book and the Sword (Part 1)
* 1960
The Book and the Sword (Part 2)
* 1961 House of Kam Topples (Part 1)
* 1961 House of Kam Topples (Part 2)
* 1961 Many Aspects of Love
* 1963
Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 1)
* 1963
Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 2)
* 1975
The Empress Dowager
''The Empress Dowager'' is a 1975 Hong Kong historical film directed by Li Han-hsiang and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring Lisa Lu as Empress Dowager Cixi.
Plot
Although the Empress Dowager Tzu-hsi of the Ching Dynasty had pr ...
Awards
* Star.
Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong.
Personal life
Cheung had five wives, among whom was actress
Kong Duen-yee
Kong Duen-yee (; 1923–17 August 1966), known then as the actress Mui Yee (), was a Chinese movie star in Hong Kong.
Career Entertainment
In 1937, Mui became an actress in Hong Kong films. Mui appeared in The Sentimental Woman (aka The Hea ...
. They produced one daughter. A son, Sammy Cheung, also known as (aka) Cheung Wai, was born in 1962 to Cheung and his fourth wife, also a former film actress.
Cheung died on December 14, 1984 in Canada
at age 65.
References
External links
Cheung Ying at hkcinemamagic.comCheung Ying at hkmdb.com
20th-century Hong Kong male actors
1919 births
1984 deaths
Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong
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