Biography
He toiled in background roles throughout the early 70's, just waiting for the chance to show what he could do. He can be seen as far back as the film - The Chinese Mack (with Chan Wei-Man) to Bruce, D-Day At Macau (with Bruce Liang), as a stuntman. Even visible in Liu Chia-Liang's classic film Executioners From Shaolin, he would go on to appear in additional films under him, including The 36 Chambers Of Shaolin and The Deadly Mantis. With the lead role in the obscure film Mantis Fists & Tiger Claws Of Shaolin, he gave fans a chance to see what a hungry stuntman could do, when given a shot at stardom.
Like a great number of stuntmen -- he was just waiting for an opportunity, to be launch as a star. When he appeared in Snake In The Monkey's Shadow, I thought he did an excellent job, handling the acting and the action. The story was a fun mix of Comedy and action, without overdoing either. Though, this film was a clear rip-off of Snake In The Eagle's Shadow, it was one of the best and one of few classics remade, from a classic. Wilson Tong brought out the best in him and made him look like a star. He helped him to utilize skills he [probably] never knew he had.
Like a great number of stuntmen -- he was just waiting for an opportunity, to be launch as a star. When he appeared in Snake In The Monkey's Shadow, I thought he did an excellent job, handling the acting and the action. The story was a fun mix of Comedy and action, without overdoing either. Though, this film was a clear rip-off of Snake In The Eagle's Shadow, it was one of the best and one of few classics remade, from a classic. Wilson Tong brought out the best in him and made him look like a star. He helped him to utilize skills he [probably] never knew he had.
In Writing Kung Fu, he took a backseat to Yang Sze, where the action was concerned. He comes from the Jackie Chan school of "Peek-a-Boo" boxing, which (as we all know) can be quite irritating at times. Thankfully, he never graduated into a full-fledged clown -- overlooking the fighting, for the laughter's sake. His movements always looked crisp and clean in films made at Shaw Brothers, but when he switched studios, his skill-level varied completely.
Look at him in Shaolin Mantis, where he got to fight and display his weaponry skills. Then, look at him in the film Police Story-2, where his talents were totally wasted. He barely got to scratch his butt, before he was out the window and out of the picture. It always seemed that actors who had flourishing careers during Jackie's time, always ended up working as Stuntmen -- when they worked for him. Why, the film Duel Of The Brave Ones was ever made, is a question for the ages. They should have been ashamed to show their faces after that fiasco. But, it's funny; had they'd been in a "Kung Fu" setting, that movie may have been totally different and worth a look.