鮑方

简介

Bow Fong (鮑方) was a Chinese Hong Kong actor and director, born on November 13, 1922, in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. He came from a distinguished cultural background; his great-grandfather founded the famous Bao Gan Yuan ink shop, and both his grandfather and father married daughters of zhuangyuan (top imperial examination scholars). His mother was Hong Huanmin, and her father was the late Qing diplomat Hong Jun. During the Japanese invasion, his family moved to Guilin in 1937. He studied law at Guangxi University and participated in patriotic anti-war theatrical performances during the war. After graduating in 1947, he moved to Hong Kong in 1948 and began his film career. His first film was Guohun (國魂). He later joined leftist film studios and became a director, gaining acclaim for his self-written and directed film Qu Yuan (屈原). He appeared in over 100 films and directed more than 30. In 1980, he appeared in a popular TV series and officially joined TVB in 1982. He suffered a stroke in 1999 while filming in Guangxi and retired after three months in a coma. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Hong Kong Bauhinia Film Awards. He passed away on September 22, 2006, at Ruttonjee Hospital in Hong Kong due to lung failure at the age of 83. He is the father of actress鲍起静 and Oscar-winning cinematographer鲍德熹.