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Tseng Chang (; born Chang Ku-foo (); 18 May 1930 – 25 January 2021) 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 ...
actor and film director. He had an extensive career in
Hong Kong cinema The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former Crown colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of ar ...
beginning in the 1950s until the mid-'90s, when he moved to Canada.https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/English/CHANG-Tseng_e.pdf


Early life

Tseng Chang () was born Chang Ku-foo () in
Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
, China in 1930, to a family originally from the city of Tongzhou (now a district of Beijing proper). He was raised mainly in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
, and studied mechanical engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 98 ...
to study mechanical engineering, but left school to take care of his ailing father. After a stint working for an airline, he moved to
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 ...
in 1948.


Career

In 1951, Chang joined the Great Wall Movie Enterprises studio as an actor. He initially played supporting roles, and later leading parts, in
Mandarin-language Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l= officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretches from Yunnan in the ...
films. In 1996, Chang moved to
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, and began working in the
Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
film industry. He became a staple in “
Hollywood North Hollywood North is a colloquialism used to describe film production industries and/or film locations north of its namesake, Hollywood, California. The term has been applied principally to the film industry in Canada, specifically to the cities T ...
” productions. He was a two-time
Leo Award The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...
winner, out of four nominations. Chang was also President of the Vancouver Film and Television Artists Society.


Death

Chang died at
Richmond Hospital Richmond Hospital (RH) is a general hospital in Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH) is responsible for Richmond Health Services and Richmond Hospital. History Richmond Hospi ...
,
Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a city in the coastal Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly a suburban city, it occupies almost the entirety of Lulu Island (excluding Queensborough, New Westminster, Queensborough), between the two estuarine dis ...
,
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, aged 90.


Partial filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Tseng 1930 births 2021 deaths Hong Kong film actors Hong Kong television actors Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Male actors from Beijing Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Shanghai Male actors from Vancouver Canadian people of Chinese descent Naturalized citizens of Canada