February and March are the months that make fans of Hong Kong movies sad.
On February 27, Wu Mengda died of illness at the age of 70.
On March 28, Liao Qizhi died of illness at the age of 66.
In just one month, the two golden supporting actors of the Hong Kong film era have left us in this way, which makes people sad.
With their departure, many post-70s, post-80s and post-90s lament that a familiar era of Hong Kong films is coming to an end, and there are fewer and fewer Hong Kong film actors we are familiar with.
Now, with the death of Wu Mengda and Liao Qizhi, how are those golden supporting characters who are still alive?
Let's have a good talk today.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Lin Xue is 57 years old</h1>
Born in Tianjin in 1964, Lin Xue moved to Hong Kong with his family at the age of 15 due to family changes.
To earn a living he worked as a furniture apprentice and as a porter.
He entered the acting world entirely because he met Lin Zhengying. Once he was seen by Lin Zhengying in a fight in the billiard room, Lin Zhengying felt that it was not a way for young people to mix like this, so he advised him to find a serious thing to do, and then he introduced Lin Xue to the crew to do film affairs.
In the project of doing field work, Lin Xue knew many stars and directors, one of whom was Du Qifeng.
Because he has been watching people filming for many years, Lin Xue has also fallen in love with acting, and he found director Du Qifeng, hoping to give him a chance to act. Finally, after passing the test of director Du Qifeng, he was reused by Du Qifeng and starred in films such as "Dark Flower", "Goodbye Ah Lang", "Gunfire", "PTU", "Banishment", "Tracking", "Detective" and other films, becoming one of the golden supporting roles of Hong Kong films.
Lin Xue also knows how to be grateful, and he bluntly said to the media that he can live a decent life now, thanks to two mentors, one is Lin Zhengying and the other is Du Qifeng.
Now Lin Xue is 57 years old, although he is a little fatter, but his health is still quite healthy, and not long ago, the movie he starred in was also broadcast on the online video platform.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Yuan Qiongdan 58 years old</h1>
Yuan Qiongdan was born in 1963, and she officially debuted in the TV series "Yun hai yu bow edge" in 1984.
It's just that her career development is not smooth, debuted for 7 years, and has been unknown.
It wasn't until she met director Chen Jiashang that her career improved.
She played the role of geography teacher and turtle woman in the films directed by Chen Jiashang in "Truant Weilong" and "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er".
These two roles made her famous and allowed her to discover her comedic talent.
Subsequently, she starred in films such as "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang" and "Nine Pin Sesame Officer", becoming one of the golden supporting roles of Hong Kong films.
Emotionally, Yuan Qiongdan has a poignant love, she once fell in love with Lin Zhengying. Unfortunately, Lin Zhengying died of illness, and Yuan Qiongdan was sad.
Later, Yuan Qiongdan married the wealthy merchant Huang Naiyang, who loved her very much.
Today, Yuan Qiongdan is 58 years old and is still active in the acting world, and this year's web drama "Four Monkeys in the Mixed World: The Return of the Monkeys" was also broadcast on the online video platform.
It's just that Yuan Qiongdan's physical condition is a little bad. On March 26, she went to the hospital, and the doctor said that her cholesterol was too high, and her cardiovascular system was covered with lard paste, but fortunately it was found in time and was controlled.
In an interview with the media, Yuan Qiongdan admitted that she would pay attention to a balanced diet and regular exercise in the future, and she also called on friends who are busy at work to pay attention to listening to their own body reactions.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Luo Jiaying 75 years old</h1>
Born in 1946 into a Cantonese opera family, Lo Ka Ying became a wenwu student who could stand alone at the age of 21.
However, with the decline of Cantonese opera, Luo Jiaying's economic situation was very difficult.
In order to make a living, he entered the acting industry in 1991, but after 3 years of hard work, there was no success.
Until 1994, Zhou Xingchi found him in the film "Domestic Lingling Paint" and let him play the role of "Da Vinci".
What Luo Jiaying did not expect was that this movie was on fire, and he also followed the fire. After that, many crews came to him for filming, and his economic conditions improved.
He followed Zhou Xingchi for 2 years to buy two apartments, before which he worked hard to buy a suite, and the mortgage pressure was very high.
Luo Jiaying is very grateful to Zhou Xingchi, and his cooperation with Zhou Xingchi in 1995 is a classic in the classic.
Unfortunately, Luo Jiaying was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2004.
Fortunately, he is optimistic and active in fighting cancer, and he bluntly said to the media that he will not give up his pursuit of Hong Kong opera, Cantonese opera and comedy because of his illness.
Now 75 years old, he is still active in the acting industry, and the movie he starred in, "Chang'an Voldemort", was released in January this year.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Xu Jinjiang 61 years old</h1>
Xu Jinjiang was born in 1961 in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, and when he was young, he studied painting under the Lingnan School master Guan Shanyue. In order to improve himself, he was also admitted to the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
After graduation, he ran to Hong Kong and opened a painting exhibition, but no one cared. Later, his father died, and in order to take on the responsibilities of the family, he had to find a way to make money.
He worked as a model, a nightclub singer, and didn't make any money.
Instead, his sister opened a door to his life. His sister secretly signed up for the 10th TVB Artist Training Class, he ran to the exam, was successfully admitted, and became a classmate with Andy Lau, Leung Ka Fai, Wu Jiali and others.
Only after graduating from the art training class, Andy Lau, Leung Ka Fai, Wu Jiali's acting career flourished, but few people looked for him to shoot.
This lasted for 6 years, until he met the Brothers Ma Dangxiong and McDonald, and at their invitation, he starred in the role of police officer Li Xiangdong in "Provincial Hong Kong Flag Soldier 2".
Since then, Xu Jinjiang's career has improved.
Later, the wave of wind and moon films swept through the Hong Kong film industry, and Xu Jinjiang became a representative actor of Hong Kong film wind and moon films.
When the wave of costume films rose in Hong Kong, Xu Jinjiang threw himself into costume films.
Unfortunately, because of the excessive workload, Xu Jinjiang suffered from depression.
In the end, it was because he picked up the paintbrush again that he overcame depression.
After his recovery, Xu Jinjiang put more energy into painting, and he also invested 6 billion yuan with his friends to open the famous international "Xu Jinjiang Art Center".
Today, Xu Jinjiang is 61 years old and in good health, enjoying artistic creation, occasionally participating in variety shows and occasionally filming.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Chen Baixiang 71 years old</h1>
Born in 1950 to a poor family in Hong Kong, Chan was a sensible child from an early age.
In order to make money, he had a good voice and went to the bar to sing in middle school, and later he also formed a band.
But because the band could not make much money from the performance, he went into business and accumulated a wealth of tens of millions, but for some reasons, he still went bankrupt.
After bankruptcy, in order to save himself, Chen Baixiang sang again, participated in singing competitions, was favored by wireless, and entered the acting world from then on.
He starred in films such as "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", "Hardcover Chasing Girl", "Deer DingJi", "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er" and other movies, becoming one of the golden supporting roles of Hong Kong films.
However, after 2013, Chen Baixiang stopped filming.
He is active in public welfare and he is very patriotic.
In 2020, he received the Bronze Bauhinia Star, and the award speech praised him as "a good example of promoting social harmony and communication" and a "model for a new generation of entertainers".
In response to this, Chen Baixiang modestly said in an interview with the media: "I am not a model, but I have done a little bit of what is within my share." ”
Today's Chen Baixiang is 71 years old, because he has always liked sports, often exercised, and his physical condition is very good.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Jiang Haowen is 55 years old</h1>
Jiang Haowen was born in Hong Kong in 1966, and before he was born, his father abandoned his mother, and he has never seen his father yet.
In order to live, his mother took him and 3 younger siblings to remarry. Unfortunately, not long after, my stepfather died of illness. His mother also died at the age of 14.
He and his younger siblings were sent to live in different orphanages.
In order to support himself, Jiang Haowen went to the hotel to sell snacks, perform acrobatics, and did decoration.
He even went to run a dragon set, earning 59 yuan a day when shooting movies and 35 yuan a day when filming TV series.
In this process, Jiang Haowen found that filming was very interesting and could also make money.
So in 1986, he participated in the "Mr. TV" program held by ATV, and because of his outstanding performance, he successfully signed a contract with ATV and became a TV drama actor.
Since then, he has worked ATV and has been known as the king of supporting roles.
In 2002, he entered the film circle under the promotion of Wang Jing, starring in films such as "Witness", "Death Gold", "Blind Detective", "Storm", "Macau Storm 3", "Manslaughter", "Bomb Disposal Expert" and other films, becoming a recognized golden supporting role.
In 2018, he also won the 37th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for "Bomb Disposal Expert".
Today, Jiang Haowen is 55 years old, has a happy family, and his acting career is also booming.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Lin Jiadong 54 years old</h1>
Born in Hong Kong in 1967, Lam Ka Tung had nothing to do with his life and the word actor before the age of 21, and he went to school and worked normally.
However, at the age of 21, because he saw a poster of TVB art training class recruiting students, he ran to register and was brushed off. But he did not die, and the next year he took the exam again, and finally he was admitted.
It was only after graduating from the art training class that he mixed up very badly, and he ran the dragon set for 7 years. It wasn't until 1995 that he was photographed by TVB gold medal producer Mei Xiaoqing that his career began to improve.
He starred in TV series such as "Green Blood Sword", "Hedong Lion Roar", "New On the Beach", "Big Trouble Guangchanglong", "Four Talents in Gold Suit", "Tea is Hometown Strong" and other TV series, becoming a well-known TV drama actor.
However, Lin Jiadong found that TVB kept repeating himself, coupled with the special workload, the whole person was like an acting machine, and he felt that this was not the actor life he wanted.
He chose to leave TVB, and under the introduction of Wan Ziliang, he met Andy Lau, joined Andy Lau's company, and became a film actor.
He has starred in films such as "Underworld", "Infernal Affairs", "Cold War", "Ip Man", "Anti-Corruption Storm 4" and other movies, which are deeply loved by the audience.
And in 2002, Andy Lau and Mai Shaotang fought a lawsuit, the rest of the company left, he chose not to give up, and it was after this that he and Andy Lau became very good friends.
Today, Lin Jiadong is 54 years old, his career is red, and his body is very healthy. The only thing that worries viewers who love him is that his marriage has not yet been resolved.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Qin Pei 76 years old</h1>
Qin Pei was born in Beijing in 1945, because his mother Hongwei is a well-known actress, he began filming at the age of 3.
At the age of 20 he went to Taiwan to develop, and at the age of 31 he ran to Hong Kong to develop.
He has starred in classic film and television works such as "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", "The Legend of the Crazy Guy", "New Love", "Genesis", "Beijing Meets Seattle's Love Letter" and so on.
From the age of 3 to the present, he has starred in more than 300 movies and more than 200 TV series, which is a real old drama bone and a golden supporting role recognized by the public.
And he actively helped his younger brothers Jiang David and Er Dongsheng, which also made the three brothers a legendary presence in the Hong Kong performing arts industry.
Today's Qin Pei is 76 years old, with a happy family and a tough body, still active in the acting industry, and last year's "Blind Man Barrister 2020" he starred in was also broadcast on the online video platform.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" zengjiang > 87 years old</h1>
Zeng Jiang was born in 1934 into an acting family, and before his debut, his sister Lin Cui (formerly known as Zeng Yi) was a well-known movie star in Hong Kong, and Zeng Jiang went to the crew to visit his sister when he was fine.
The crew went a lot, and he was favored by a director at the age of 18, and since then he has embarked on the path of an actor.
After becoming an actor, he filmed seriously, and in 1983, he became famous for his role as "Huang Yaoshi" in "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter". Later, he starred in film and television dramas such as "The True Colors of Heroes", "Eavesdropping 2", "Blood Double Males", "Across the Sea", "Mengfu on the Sea" and other film and television dramas, becoming a golden supporting role.
Unlike many actors who choose to stay in the film as they get older, Zeng Jiang has always been active in the acting industry. Last year, the 86-year-old filmed and personally hoisted Weah to complete the action.
Now Zeng Jiang is 87 years old and still loves filming. At the end of March, he was exposed to birth disease and hospitalized, it is interesting that Xie Xian went to visit him, and also bowed to him for beating him in 2015.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Liu Xun 82 years old</h1>
Born in Beijing in 1939, Liu Xun began studying Peking Opera at the age of 6 and taught at the Peking Opera House in China at the age of 19. At the age of 41, he went to Hong Kong to develop his art as a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and he had a very recognized student named Lo Ka Ying.
In 1986, When Xu Ke was preparing to make the film "Dao Ma Dan", he found Liu Xun as an opera director and let him have a small cameo role.
Since then, Liu Xun has been associated with the film and television industry, and this year he was 47 years old.
After that, Liu Xun starred in films such as "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", "Huang Feihong's One Of the Heroes", "Qiannu Ghost 2: The Way of the World", "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Nine Pin Sesame Officer", "Generation Grandmaster" and other movies, shaping many classic roles.
And because his acting skills are too good, what is the acting like, he is known as the "thousand faces" of the show business. Even netizens joked that he "bearded is loyal, no beard is adulterous." ”
It's just that after filming "Firefighting Hero" in 2014, Liu Xun faded out of the acting world.
Now 82 years old, he lives a low-key, simple life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > Yuanhua is 69 years old</h1>
Born in Hong Kong in 1952, Yuan Hua first studied Peking Opera with Zhan Yuan, and was known as the "Seven Little Blessings" along with Yuan Long (Hong Jinbao), Yuan Lou (Jackie Chan), Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan De, Yuan Wu and others.
In 1971, with the decline of Peking Opera in Hong Kong, Yuan Hua and his brothers went their separate ways to make a living.
He first went to Jiahe as a dragon and tiger martial artist, and became a stand-in for Bruce Lee, who recognized him very much and said that he would take him to Hollywood.
Unfortunately, bruce Lee died young in 1973, and Yuanhua had no choice but to find another way to make a living, and he joined the Hongjia class formed by his brother Hong Jinbao.
He began to play supporting roles in movies, starring in films such as "Oriental Condor", "Frozen Man", "Descendants of the Dragon", "Dragon Walking the World" and so on.
Later, with the decline of Hong Kong movies, he joined TVB and began to shoot TV dramas, starring in dramas such as "Zombie Lucky Star", "Forty Dozen Kung Fu Men", "Fengshen List" and so on.
But what really brought his career to the peak was the "Kung Fu" with Stephen Chow in 2005, in which he played the role of "chartered public", which was deeply loved by the audience.
After that, he also starred in movies such as "City Alert", "Taoist Down the Mountain", and "Detective Chinatown 2" in the mainland.
Today, Yuanhua is 69 years old, still filming, and his family is happy and his body is also very healthy.
I have to say that the above 11 golden supporting roles have left too many good memories for the audience, wishing them good health and looking forward to their new works.