Chiang Nan

Biography

Chiang Nan was a Hong Kong actor born in 1922. His ancestral home was Anqing City in Anhui Province, but he grew up in Beiping. He attended Fu Jen Catholic University in Beiping but did not complete his studies. During the War of Resistance against Japan, he joined the Guilin Art Museum to study drama, where he met and fell in love with Gao Baoshu, marrying her in 1950. After the war, he moved to Hong Kong with a theater troupe. In 1952, he joined Yonghua Company as a basic actor and later joined Shaw Brothers, appearing in supporting roles in many films. He and his first wife had two daughters and one son before divorcing in 1965. He later married someone outside the entertainment industry and had one daughter. He retired from acting in 1983 and passed away on March 9, 1985, at the age of 63. His funeral was held on March 16 at the Hong Kong Funeral Home.