周吉 (演员)

简介

Chow Gat was born in 1921 in Hong Kong. He began his career as a teacher of arts and Chinese at the Wu Yi Zhang Zhu Shan School in Lok Fu Estate. He later joined the film industry and became a famous supporting actor in Hong Kong Cantonese films during the 1950s and 1960s. He was known for portraying cunning advisor roles in the Wong Fei-hung film series, such as "Wong Fei-hung Rescues the Fishmonger" (1956) and "Wong Fei-hung Sweeps the Little North River" (1956). He appeared in the 1957 film "Tixiao Yinyuan" as a jianghu performer. In the 1970s, he moved to television and joined TVB, appearing in series like "Tixiao Yinyuan" (1974) as Shen Fengxi's uncle. He later moved to ATV. He participated in 332 films throughout his career. He passed away on May 21, 1983.