田青 (邵氏)

简介

Ching Tien (real name Tian Chunsheng) was born in 1935 in Shanghai, with ancestral roots in Henan Province. His father came from an official family and fled to Hong Kong due to war. He moved with his father to Hong Kong in 1950 and studied at the Hong Kong Third Seminary while working. After completing secondary school in 1953, he was sent to study theology at the Tao King Ling Bible School for two years at the urging of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to become a preacher, then served as a trainee preacher for nine months in 1955-1956. However, Ching Tien was not interested in church work and turned to the film industry, enrolling in the International Film Company's Mandarin acting training class in 1955. He formally joined the film industry in 1966 and appeared in his first film "Green Valley" directed by Yue Feng, then acted in many films from Dian Mu Company. In 1970, he moved to Shaw Brothers film company, appearing in supporting roles in films like "The Blood Brothers" and "The Deluge". In the 1980s, he participated in numerous television and film works in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He married in 1958 and had one son. He passed away in Hong Kong in 1993.