Chow Chung | |
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Chinese :周驄 | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1955–present |
Chow Chung (born 16 September 1932) is a Hong Kong film and television actor, and a member of the South China Film Industry Workers Union (33rd Federation). He was chair for three consecutive years, resigning in 2005. [1]
In 1955, Chow started his acting career with Lan Kwong Film Co, a film production company. Chow Nam debuted in Broken Zither Bower, a 1955 Historical Drama film directed by Yeung Kung-Leung. Chow is credited with over 85 films. [2] [3] Chow acted in movies until the early 1980s. When his movie career faded, he worked at the 觀塘銀都戲院 (Chinese Theater) as a manager. Later he joined TVB.
This is a partial list of films.
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