Ling Lai-man

Biography

Ling Lai-man was born on 16 September 1941 in Hong Kong, with ancestral roots in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong. He was a veteran Hong Kong character actor and model. In the 1970s, he joined Commercial Television, RTV (later ATV), and TVB, appearing in numerous television dramas. He also performed roles in educational television programmes for RTHK Television. In film, he appeared in many works including "I Love Yola Yola," "Merry Christmas," "Working Class," "For Your Heart Only," "Thirty Million Dollar Fortune," "Scoundrel's True Colors," "The Truth Final Chapter," "Tiger on the Beat 2," "The Best Time of Our Lives," and "Nine Deaths One Life." He was a member of the Far Eastern Drama Troupe from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He also appeared in commercials, such as the 1979 Agriculture and Fisheries Department government publicity film and the 1982 Tsubuya Kiuwan advertisement, as well as music videos for Pixel Toy's "Summer, Autumn & Spring" and Joey Yung's "Sobbing." He attended the Far Eastern Drama Troupe 42nd anniversary dinner on 1 January 2010. On 19 February 2010, Ling Lai-man passed away peacefully due to lung cancer at Kowloon Hospital at the age of 68.