You Guangzhao

Biography

You Guangzhao was a Chinese Hong Kong film actor, born on March 30, 1908, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. At the age of eighteen, he enrolled at the "Shanghai Qiankun Film Training Institute" to study acting, and upon graduation he began his film career. His screen debut was in the 1925 Shanghai silent film "Nan Hua Meng" (Dream of Nan Hua), in which he played the role of Jiang Pinglin. After that, he worked with several Shanghai film production companies, including Tianyi, Mingxing, Lianhua, Guohua, and Guotai. During his time at Guohua, he also participated in the Zhengfeng Drama Troupe and performed in stage plays. In 1949, he moved south to Hong Kong, where he acted in Mandarin and Cantonese films. He was known as a comedic star distinguished by his notably large physique and humorous acting style. Over the course of his career, he appeared in more than 200 films. On August 16, 1967, You Guangzhao passed away at the age of 59 due to a heart attack, leaving behind his wife and daughter.