Cheng Gwan-min
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A native of Bao'an county, Guangdong province, Cheng was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut in The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese.
A skilful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East".
From the 1970s onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight, with occasional guest appearances in films.
Filmography
- The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou (1937)
- A Wealthy Family (1947)
- Separated Too Soon (1948)
- Night Discovery of the Women's Trap (1949)
- A Pitiable Wife (1949)
- Strange Bedfellows (1949)
- Blood-Stained Azeleas (1951)
- The Talking Bird (1959)
- The Orphans (1960)
- Death to the Killer (1960)
- Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers (1960)
- Revolutionary Heroine (1960)
- Temperamental Amazon (1961)
- False Alarm (1962)
- Naughty! Naughty! (1974)
- The Perfect Match (1982)
- Rise of the Great Wall (1985)
- Project A Part II (1987)
- Looking Back In Anger (1989)
- Man from Guangdong (1991)
References
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External links
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- Hong Kong Cinemagic entry