Chan Lau
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Biography
He originally, was an actor with the Yang-Tze Film Company (which was run by the late Yeo Ban-Yee). He appeared in a number of Yeo's films , including The Black Dragon and it's sequels. He was a stablemate of Pia Piao and believe it or not, he didn't start out, as silly as most fans have come to know him. Yet, whether he's being silly or trying to be serious, he's almost, always entertaining. He's either making you laugh, or making you laugh harder. His brand of Comedy, always seemed to match those weird facial expressions he made.
He got his Penis bitten off by a dog, in the high-action hit Dragon On Fire with John Liu and Dragon Lee. Comedy is his mainstay. Oh, he'll fight, about every 100 movies or so and he's probably be in as many as Lo Lieh. He was at his best in The Fists, The Kicks, & The Evils, The Master Killers, and Tiger Over Wall as far as Comedy was concerned. But in films like Dragon's Claws and Blood On The Sun, he tried his hand at fighting, and though he wasn't very bad, you saw why he was a better comedian, than a fighter.
He got his Penis bitten off by a dog, in the high-action hit Dragon On Fire with John Liu and Dragon Lee. Comedy is his mainstay. Oh, he'll fight, about every 100 movies or so and he's probably be in as many as Lo Lieh. He was at his best in The Fists, The Kicks, & The Evils, The Master Killers, and Tiger Over Wall as far as Comedy was concerned. But in films like Dragon's Claws and Blood On The Sun, he tried his hand at fighting, and though he wasn't very bad, you saw why he was a better comedian, than a fighter.
He couldn't hang with the heavy-hitter of the kung-fu world, but he could sure hang, around them. It's not uncommon to see him delivering messages to Kao Fei, Wang Jang-Li, or assisting Chu Te-Hu, Chen Sing, or Cheng Kay-Ying in setting up someone to be killed. His silliness seems to triple when he's in classic (go figure), but his track-record shows, that he has had a very versitile career (regardless of his skill-level). He worked at Shaw Brothers, in his early years as an Extra (King Eagle, Lady Of The Law) and again, in later years (Secret Service Of The Imperial Court), in a minor role. After the genre began to dwindle down, his appearance became few and his work sporadic (like many actors from kung-fu's golden era.