Tsang Choh-Lam

Biography

Tsang Choh-Lam was born in Hong Kong in 1921 and grew up in the Kowloon City area. He attended La Salle College for his secondary education. He later traveled to Guangzhou to study drama at Sun Yat-sen University and then pursued further studies at the Shanghai Theatre Academy under Cao Yu. He graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai. During World War II, he served as an intelligence officer for the Nationalist government, which made him fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he worked as a teacher and part-time actor, and also took on behind-the-scenes roles in many films, including assistant director and screenwriter. He joined TVB in 1976, where he excelled in portraying ordinary citizens and grassroots characters. He received the "Long Service Special Award" at the TVB anniversary in 1982. He passed away in September 1988 from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 67.