Leung Tin

Biography

Leung Tin, born in Hong Kong in 1932 under his original name Leung Nai-fai, began his career at Macau's Green Village Radio as a broadcaster and stage actor before moving to Hong Kong. He met Chung Jing-wai at the YMCA drama society, and in 1968 was hired by Chung to join TVB as a core actor, excelling in villainous roles. In the 1970s, he moved behind the camera as a director for works like "The Great River Flows East" and "Children of the Chaotic Era." He also proposed establishing the actor training program that became a cradle for numerous stars. In 1975, he moved to RTV, continuing as both actor and producer, and supervised the 1981 series "IQ Maturity." After RTV became ATV, Leung Tin became the drama production director. He left ATV in 1984 and went to Singapore, returning in the mid-1990s to work on productions like "97 Colorful Dragon" and "Bao Qing Tian." He was dismissed after ATV's restructuring in the late 1990s. In the 2000s, he gradually retired from the entertainment industry. He suffered from severe dementia in his later years and passed away at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in March 2020 at the age of 87.