林坤山

简介

Lam Kwan Shan was born in 1891 in Hong Kong. He loved drama from a young age and participated in charity performances, excelling in comedic plays which earned him great praise. He initially worked as an English teacher at Wan Tsai College and Queen's College, and in his spare time joined the Lin Lang Society for modern drama (contemporary Cantonese opera). In 1926, he gave up teaching to devote himself fully to the performing arts, forming the "U Sing" Musical Drama Troupe and achieving great fame through commercial performances. He later joined famous troupes such as "Lo Tin", "New Scene", and "New China", performing alongside the renowned actor Ma Si Tsang. He initially played martial male leads but later switched to comedic roles due to vocal cord problems. His film debut was the silent film "The Crack" in 1934, and he became a leading film actor before the Pacific War, with notable works including "Poison Rose", "The Stingy Seed", "Countryman's Trip", and "Countryman Seeks His Son". After the war he moved to supporting roles, appearing in over 120 films throughout his career, with his final film being "Men and Women" in 1964. From 1950 he hosted Cantonese opera programs on Hong Kong Radio until 1962. He passed away on 21 January 1964 at Kwong Wah Hospital due to lung disease at the age of 73.