Biography

​He was first seen in the first kung-fu movie to hit the United States; he played "Da Ming", the friend and former classmate to Jow Ge-Hou (Lo Lieh) in the smash hit 5 Fingers Of Death. Not a great performance, but he has had his share of fine performances Broken Oath was a good example of his acting ability. He seemed to be another actor, whose performances ran hot and cold, throughout his career. The popularity he must have received after the success of 5 Fingers of Death, gave him the courage to leave the studio for "greener" pastures.

He also had a good showing in Thunderbolt Fist, giving him a chance to strut his stuff as a villain. Not a "tour-de-force" in the Kung-fu department, he couldn't handle most of the top villains of the genre, but that hasn't stopped him from enjoying an on-screen success that few can attest to. Of Korean descent, he, like many of his Shaw Bros' stablemate (who weren't top stars), had to endure the types of film roles that came along. He had no say in what he would star in, which directors he wanted to work with, or salary negotiations of any types. ​

This is why, when Raymond Chow left Shaw Bros' to form Golden Harvest, many went with him. On the onset, he offered them better deals than what they were getting at Shaw Bros' (at the time) and he secured a lot of stars this way. Films like Lady With A Sword, Finger Of Doom, and 7 Soldiers Of Kung Fu, while they didn't offer him much in the way of becoming a superstar, it did supply him with work and a steady check, this is why many stayed with Shaw Bros' during this time. I enjoyed his role in Shaw's The Deadly Knives. Here he was a conniving little weasel, who lusted after Lily Li so badly, that his actions almost destroyed a whole family.