Leonard Ho (1925 – 17 February 1997) was a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

film producer. Ho formed Golden Harvest in 1970, with

Raymond Chow Raymond Chow Man-wai ( zh, t=鄒文懷; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As ...

, after leaving

Shaw Brothers Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...

. The first film he produced was '' A Man Called Tiger'' from 1973. In 1989, he was nominated for a

Hong Kong Film Award The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual List of film awards, film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies typically take place in April, and have mostly been held at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Cent ...

for best picture for the movie ''

Painted Faces ''Painted Faces'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy. For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second ...

'', which was released in 1988. Later productions credits include '' Armour of God'' and ''

Rumble in the Bronx ''Rumble in the Bronx'' () is a 1995 action comedy film directed by Stanley Tong, and starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, and Françoise Yip. The film is set in the Bronx area of New York City, but was filmed in and around Vancouver, Canada. A ...

''. In the end credits of the 2012 movie ''

CZ12 ''CZ12 (Armour Of God 3)'' (), also known as ''Chinese Zodiac'', is a 2012 Hong Kong Action film, action-adventure film, adventure comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred as the main character in the fi ...

'', Jackie Chan cited Leonard Ho as his mentor. Ho was awarded Hong Kong Film Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999.

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* 1925 births 1997 deaths Hong Kong film producers {{HongKong-bio-stub