高威廉

简介

Gao Weilian, originally named Zhang Yun, is a Shanghai and Hong Kong film industry professional and actor. His screen debut was in the Shanghai silent film "Son the Hero" (1925), in which he played Zhang Xing. He moved to Hong Kong and participated in his first Hong Kong film "Breaking Waves" (1934) as a set designer. His first acting appearance in Hong Kong was in the film "Sunset" (1934). His career spanned over three decades, participating in approximately 60 Hong Kong films. His final film was "Heroine of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" (1961), in which he played a prefect. He was involved in an extortion case in 1957 when he was charged with sending a threatening letter to a man surnamed Zhou to extort money, and was arrested in a police operation in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.