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简介

Elliot Ngok Wah was a veteran Hong Kong actor whose original name was梁樂華. He was born on 13 July 1942 in Shanghai into a well-off family where his father worked for the Shanghai Municipal Council. He was the eldest son with six siblings. From childhood he showed artistic talent and was accepted into the Beijing Dance Academy at age 10, though he did not attend due to his father's opposition. He studied flute, composition and conducting, and after graduating from secondary school was admitted to both the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shanghai Theatre Academy. He chose the conservatory, majoring in flute and conducting. In 1962 he moved to Hong Kong and settled in Causeway Bay. In 1963 he joined the Shaw Brothers training programme and began his film career in 1965, acting in martial arts and period films. He rose to fame in 1966 with "Come Drink with Me" alongside Chan Hung-lit and Cheng Pei-pei. He was selected among the top ten stars in the Hua Qiao Wan Pao poll in 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973. In 1980 he moved to television acting with ATV in "The Floating Life" and "The Good Earth". In 1987 he moved to TVB, with "The Final Verdict" as his representative work. In 1989 he emigrated to Vancouver and served as president of the Vancouver Performers Association. He returned to Hong Kong in 2007 and continued acting. In August 2018 the stage play "Unsent Letter" was staged in Toronto, becoming his final work. On 18 October 2018 he was hospitalised due to a stroke and died on 20 October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 76. In 2019 he was honoured at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.