Ti Lung

Biography

Ti Lung, born on August 19, 1946, originally named Tommy Tam Fu-wing, is a prominent Hong Kong actor. He enrolled in Shaw Brothers' actor training school in 1968, studying alongside peers like Pai Piao and Chen Kuan-tai. In 1969, director Chang Cheh selected him from among ten newcomers to star in "The Deadly Breaking Sword," launching his film career. Ti Lung collaborated closely with director Chang Cheh, forming a successful on-screen duo with actor David Chiang in martial arts films, with Chang Cheh viewing him as the "long style" counterpart to Chiang's "short style." He starred in notable films such as "The Sword" (1969), "Vengeance" (1970), "The Heroic Ones" (1970), and "The New One-Armed Swordsman" (1971). From 1976 onward, he began a fruitful collaboration with director Chor Yuen, portraying characters in films adapted from Gu Long's wuxia novels, including "Chor Lau-heung," "Legend of the Bat," "The Magic Blade," and "The Sentimental Swordsman." He also demonstrated versatility by portraying Emperor Guangxu in "The Empress Dowager" and "Tragedy of the Poet King" in 1975, earning critical and popular acclaim. In 1973, he received the Special Award for Outstanding Performance at the 11th Golden Horse Awards for his role in "The Blood Brothers," along with the Best Actor award at the 19th Asian Film Festival. He also won the Best Actor award at the 25th Asian Film Festival for "The Cold-Blooded Eagles." In 1986, he won the Best Leading Actor award at the 23rd Golden Horse Awards for "A Better Tomorrow." In 2000, he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for "The Kid." He also took on television roles, portraying Bao Zheng in "Justice Bao" in 1995 and again in "Qin Xianglian" in 2011. In 2015, he won the Best Actor award at the 7th Macau International Movie Festival for "The Kid from Big Apple." He continued his career in 2018 with "The Kid from Big Apple 2: Our Time Together."