Ma Chien-Tang
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Biography
He got his start ay Cathay Film Company, where he could usually be found playing Servants. More of a Comic than a fighter, he could usually be found playing characters who were often taken advantage of. i first recall seeing him in Kung Fu Massacre (1974), here he was more of a man-servant to Liang Shao-Hua. He had eyes for Tina Chin-Fei, who didn't want to give him the time of day, but used him to get out of her present situation. Alcohol gave him the courage tottery and fight his boss (which didn't end well). He also played the bumbling Captain Li in the film, Monkey Fist (1974), where he tried to capture the elusive Chan Sau-Chung.
I remember him as the devious gambler, who was trying to teach other conman how to cheat the people out of their money in The Casino (1972).
In Story Of The Drunken Master (1979 ?), he played a Bum, who came into the inn to spread news to the people about what was going on in the town. It was a comical scene, where he used those Click-Clack Sticks and appeared like he was "Rapping" as he talked to the people.