Qiao Zhuang

Biography

Qiao Zhuang was born in 1934 in Shanghai under the name Qiao Mu and graduated from the Shanghai Art Academy majoring in oil painting. He moved to Hong Kong in 1954 and became a contract actor at Great Wall Film Production Company. He possessed a distinctive cultural and artistic aura among his fellow actors thanks to his painting background. He appeared in nine films including Three Loves, Sunrise, and The Wealthy Family in 1956. In 1959 he moved to Tao Yuan Film Company and also worked as an advertising designer at Shaw Brothers. He signed with Shaw Brothers in January 1960 and his debut was Gunshot in the Night directed by Yan Jun. He went to Taiwan in 1964 and appeared in Lover's Stone and Mountain Song Marriage, achieving widespread fame. After his Shaw Brothers contract ended in 1969, he continued as a freelance actor and began working behind the camera as well. He wrote, directed, and starred in wuxia films such as Sword of Courage and Eight Soul-Chasing Steps. After filming Thirty-Six Killers in 1971, he retired from cinema and rarely appeared in public. He married Ms. Xu in late 1970 after meeting her during the filming of Misty Jade.