Biography
A super-kicker, who I can remember playing in a number of kung-fu films, but mostly in background roles. He really shined in the Shaw Bros' classic The 5 Super Fighters, as one of Hau Sau Seng's hard-headed but very talented students. He is also the real-life brother of another Super-kicker and Choreographer Bruce Liang. With his moves and agility, you'd think he'd have been featured in a slew of films, [and he was] but mostly, in the background. He came from a family of actor/stuntmen/choreographers and though we didn't often see him, his talents weren't wasted.
In The Tiger Of Northland, he had a pretty nice showing, though it made you want to see more of what he could really do. His cameo role in Duel Of The 7 Tigers, didn't do much for his resume, as he got thrashed by the very capable Yang Pan-Pan. In the film The Tattoo Connection, he played an informat who's gang did quite trust him. These were roles, where his stuntman training seemed to excell. When he began working at Shaw Brothers, his career took an even bigger turn.
In The Tiger Of Northland, he had a pretty nice showing, though it made you want to see more of what he could really do. His cameo role in Duel Of The 7 Tigers, didn't do much for his resume, as he got thrashed by the very capable Yang Pan-Pan. In the film The Tattoo Connection, he played an informat who's gang did quite trust him. These were roles, where his stuntman training seemed to excell. When he began working at Shaw Brothers, his career took an even bigger turn.
His started working more as a Choreographer, adding his own style, to the films he'd (also) appear in. The film Monkey Kung Fu [aka Stroke Of Death], was one of the best Monkey-styled films ever made. He also appeared as a villain, showing off some incredible moves. The intensity he showed in The 5 Super Fighters, should have gotten him more solid roles, as he seemed as he could have been an asset to just about any film.
Paired with friend Jimmy Liu (in the kung-fu comedy The 36 Crazy Fists), he showed us that he could command the screen and had the goods to be a star, himself. This is where he really began to move out of his brother' shadow and started to seriously, get noticed. Jackie Chan and Feng Ko-An helped out with the choreography and this is where he probably formed a friendship with Jackie. He eventually worked his way up the ladder to choreographer himself. In 1987, an actor's accident on the set of a film he was choreographing caused him to help establish the "Hong Kong Stuntman Association" - which includes Tung Wei and Yang Ching-Ching as active members.
Paired with friend Jimmy Liu (in the kung-fu comedy The 36 Crazy Fists), he showed us that he could command the screen and had the goods to be a star, himself. This is where he really began to move out of his brother' shadow and started to seriously, get noticed. Jackie Chan and Feng Ko-An helped out with the choreography and this is where he probably formed a friendship with Jackie. He eventually worked his way up the ladder to choreographer himself. In 1987, an actor's accident on the set of a film he was choreographing caused him to help establish the "Hong Kong Stuntman Association" - which includes Tung Wei and Yang Ching-Ching as active members.