Person

Cheng Kwun-Min

Acting · 1917–1995 · Guangdong, China

Biography

Cheng Gwan-Min was born in 1917 in Guangdong, China. He was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut "The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou" in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese. A skillful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East". From 1970's onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show "Enjoy Yourself Tonight", with occasional guest appearances in films. He passed away in 1995.

Known for

Filmography

1994Oh! Yes Sir!!!News team director
1992Rose
1992Justice, My Foot!Guangzhou Magistrate Hu
1991Man from Guangdong
1989Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is ExpensiveUncle Cheng
1989The NoblesCheng Kwan Min
1989Looking Back in Anger
1988Mistaken Identity
1988Three Against the WorldMr Ng
1988The Greatest Lover
1987Goodbye DarlingMr. Chiu
1987Project A Part IIBoss of Goldsmith Shop
1987Killer's Nocturne
1987Seven Years ItchSylvia's father
1986Happy Ghost IIIMan Eating at Hawker Stall
1986The Invincible Snowy Hair Maiden贞乾道长
1986Sweet SurrenderOld Taxi Driver
1984An Amorous Woman of Tang DynastyMusician / Servant
1982The Perfect MatchPaul's father
1982Food For The Sharks
1978Crocodile Tears
1975The Running Mob
1975Laugh in the Sleeve
1975All in the Family
1974The Two Faces of Love
1974Every Day is Sunday
1974Games Gamblers Play
1974Seductive Ghost
1974Naughty! Naughty!Cheng Kwan Chi
1974Cheeky Little AngelsDr Wang
1974Gossip StreetChang Kwun Jik
1974The Fatal Irony
1973Bruce Lee: The Man and the LegendSelf
1972Intrigue in NylonsBoss of Princess Brand
1970A Time for LoveOld Lau
1970Lucky Seven Strikes Again
1970Lucky SevenAh Min
1970Secret agent no. 1
1970Happy Times
1968A Romantic ThiefManager Fong
1968Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned趙紫陽
1968The Blossoming RoseWong Shu Fan
1967Adventure of a Blind KidAh Sam
1967Lightning KillerChing Wai-Sang
1967Shaky StepsLo Lin
1967The Sweetest MomentMa Tak Hong
1967The Lady KillerJames Bond
1967Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of HellDo Gwai Lim
1966Strange Romance on a BusZhou Weixin
1966Twin SistersChow Wai-Pak
1966Girls are FlowersChan
1966To Marry a Ghost
1966Colorful Youth
1966How Master Cute Thrice Saved The Idiot MingMental patient
1966Landlady and TenantChiu Chik
1965The Bloody Devil, Concluding EpisodeLee Kei
1965Master Cute
1965The Bloody Devil, Part OneLee Kei
1965Standard Husband阮敬人
1965Love in DisguiseTang Chan-sin
1965Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2Elderly Spirit from Hades
1965Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1Elderly Spirit from Hades
1964The Lucky Dragon
1964The Diary of a HusbandChow Kei-Luen
1964Madame RoseYik Ding-on
1964As Time Goes ByFong Yan
1964Queen of the Marketplace何松年
1962The Haunting Shadow
1962The Happy ReunionYu Kwok-kei
1962Trauma Under the Car
1962The New Magic Cup瘦財
1962The Wife's HusbandLi Shi-Jie
1962Marry in Haste
1961Larceny賈德
1961The Golden CatTsui Tai-fei
1961刁蛮女侠秦满天
1961Woman’s AffairsPoon Chi-On
1961Shadow of a DoubtBut Kei
1960A Night of Thrills
1960娘子軍封王威遠侯鄭鈞
1960The Random HarvestDismissed servant at Lee's household
1960Secret Agent: The Swallow
1960Much Ado About NothingGeorge Cheung
1960Death to the KillerMa Pei-jing
1960The Stormy Night
1960Orphan in Distress
1960The Stubborn GenerationsShou shi
1960The Tragedy of Nine Lives
1959The Talking Bird
1959Glass Slippers
1959A Stroke of Romance for Mr. Wang
1959Two Fools Catch the Murderer
1958Two Fools in Paradise
1958A Vampire Pays Offerings to the MoonChung Yung
1955Silk Factory Girl
1954Save Your Water SupplySa Can-Ciu
1952笑星降地球畢成仁
1951The Wrongly Accused Lover
1951Blood-Stained AzaleasKwong Kwum
1937The Three-Day Massacre in GuangzhouZhou Zhong-Hua 周忠華

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