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Hong Kong actor
Bowie Wu Fung
(born 18 January 1932) is a Hong Kong veteran actor and director with family roots in
Guangdong
, China. A
matinee idol
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
Hong Kong
cinema's leading ladies, and of particular note are his many collaborations with
Josephine Siao
in 1960s
musicals
. 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
TVB
, with occasional guest appearances in films.
Woo Fung remains a very much loved and respected elder in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, and is "
godfather
" to both
Jacky Cheung
and
Nick Cheung
.
Woo Fung held a concert on Jun 19, 2021 at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
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His granddaughters and great-grandchildren also attended live, with his sons and daughters also joining in via web conferencing.
Filmography
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Film
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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.
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- 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:
Corey Burton
,
Frank Welker
,
April Winchell
,
Bill Farmer
,
Wayne Allwine
- 1999
The Tricky Master
- Brother Tone.
- 2002
Marry a Rich Man
- Uncle D
- 2003
Love Undercover 2: Love Mission
(Voice actor:
Tony Anselmo
,
Bill Farmer
,
Tress MacNeille
,
Russi Taylor
,
Bret Iwan
)
- 2010
72 Tenants of Prosperity
- Bookstore owner. (had English voice)
- Overheard 2
(2011) - Sze-ma Cheung (Voice actor:
Daniel Ross
,
Gael Garcia Bernal
,
Jim Cummings
,
Rob Paulsen
, Tress MacNeille, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan)
Television series
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(This list is incomplete.)
Asia Television Limited
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Awards and nominations
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References
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- This article's content is based on that from the corresponding article on the Chinese Wikipedia.
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Note 1: Kevin Lo and
Liza Wang
accepted the award on behalf of all TVB staff at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.
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