張活游

简介

Cheung Wood Yau (1910–1985) was a famous Hong Kong Cantonese film actor of the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Guangzhou in 1910 and graduated from the second cohort of the Guangzhou Baewui Guan Cantonese opera training institute. In 1936 he joined a Cantonese opera troupe, performing lead young male and martial roles. He began his film career in Hong Kong in 1939, with his first film being *Da Po Tong Mong Zan*. The period from 1949 to 1952 marked the peak of his career, during which he made over 20 films per year, including the hugely popular *Siu Yuet Baak* (upper and lower parts). In 1952 he co-founded the Chung Luen Motion Picture Company with fellow filmmakers Ng Cho-fan, Bak Yin, and others dedicated to raising the quality of Cantonese cinema, producing classics such as *Ga*, *Chun*, and *Qiu*. He also formed the Shan Luen Motion Picture Company with Bak Yin and Wu Wui. In 1976 he joined TVB and retired from acting in 1980 due to heart disease. He passed away on 10 December 1985 in Hong Kong after suffering a heart attack in his sleep at home. His eldest son is director and actor Chor Yuen (Cheung Po-kin), and his goddaughter is actress Lee Heung-kam. He owned two properties in Guangzhou, one on Enning Road, which was registered as a district-level cultural heritage conservation unit in 2013.