Biography
Best remembered for his portrayal of the teacher who Fu Sheng had to recite scriptures to in the excellently crafted Kung Fu Warlords (Brave Archer). He like many others started out as Shaw studios playing bit parts, until they saw enough skill level in him to give him better roles. He's played in numerous kung-fu films, only sometimes choosing to fight (Shaolin Abbot) and others washing vegetables (Chinatown Kid), where he played a cook.
More of a dramatic actor than a kung-fu fighter, he does possess enough skills to warrant a good fight scene. You will also find him in countless "Swordplay" films, sometimes playing a Traitor and other times aiding the hero. But you'll never find him in a starring role where he had to carry the bulk of the film himself, as his talents seemed to work best in an ensemble cast, than on his own. A favorite of director Chu Yuan, he's worked on a number of films with him and frequent co-star, Ti Lung.
More of a dramatic actor than a kung-fu fighter, he does possess enough skills to warrant a good fight scene. You will also find him in countless "Swordplay" films, sometimes playing a Traitor and other times aiding the hero. But you'll never find him in a starring role where he had to carry the bulk of the film himself, as his talents seemed to work best in an ensemble cast, than on his own. A favorite of director Chu Yuan, he's worked on a number of films with him and frequent co-star, Ti Lung.
He, like Wilson Tong and Lam Ching-Ying, would easily double for women in certain roles (because of a thin body-structure). He did some interesting work in the fantasy epic Bastard Swordsman, where (again) he was featured with a sword. He really got to shine in the Shaw classic Iron Chain Assassin, where his movement was quite good and added to an already excellent story. He was a fixture at the studio, since completing their Drama class in the early '70s, appearing in virtually, all genres of film.