Recently, American director Robert Samuels posted the news of the death of Hong Kong actor Chen Long on his personal social platform, he wrote: "We have lost a legend in the Hong Kong film industry - Chen Long. We worked together in the 90s, and he also worked with Bruce Lee on Dragon Fight and Jingwumen. He has a good and innocent heart. Pray for his family during this difficult time. ”
In the comments section, the director said that Chen Long is a member of their team of Hong Kong stunt performers, he has co-starred with Chen Long, he also knows Chen Long's family, and knows that it is a difficult time for his family.
When mentioning the name "Chen Long", many people must first think of the mainland actor Chen Long, who is the one who has acted in "Langya List" and "New Water Margin". The deceased Chen Long, 79 years old, is a veteran actor in Hong Kong. He was active in the era of hong Kong martial arts films, was an all-round golden supporting role, but unfortunately starred in supporting roles, some even "running dragon sets", so although the kung fu is good, but has been unknown.
In fact, at the beginning, Chen Long and Hong Jinbao were considered to be the same period, and in the early days, he was born in the drama class, starring in Shao's "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness", "Jade Face Flying Fox" and other films. Hong Jinbao once studied with the famous master Yu Zhanyuan, and later followed Yu Zhanyuan's son-in-law Han Yingjie as a martial artist. Han Yingjie gave Bruce Lee martial arts instruction in the 1970s, and introduced all his martial artists to Bruce Lee, including Hong Jinbao, Chen Long and others.
Later, Bruce Lee died suddenly, jiahe li praised Hong Jinbao, and Hong Jinbao established the "Hongjia Class", which would later be famous, and Chen Long was also a member of the Hongjia class. Because he also looks fat, he and Hong Jinbao are called "Hong Jia Ban Double Fat". Chen Long also had a younger brother named Chen Huiyi, who later became a famous martial arts instructor, but the brothers were fat and thin, and their body shape was poor.
In Chen Long's acting career, his partners are all celebrities, but his roles are basically "cannon fodder". Played the villain thug in "Big Brother Tangshan" and was killed by Bruce Lee in a second; played the killer who assassinated Andy Lau in "The Father-Son Feud of Inspector Leiluo II", and was quickly killed; played "Thunder Tiger" in "Gambler II on the Beach Gambling Saint", and was inadvertently punched by Stephen Chow and "died".
In "Six-Fingered Piano Demon" starring Lin Qingxia, the scene of the "late master" played by Chen Long is late every time, holding two pot lids in his hand and shouting "How come I am late again" has become a classic picture.
In "Fang Shiyu", Chen Long is jet Li's "follower".
Chen Long has cooperated with Lin Zhengying and Hong Jinbao more than 10 times, and is an indispensable golden supporting role.
Chen Long's face has its own sense of joy, which may also lead to his good kung fu but can not become the protagonist, so after 2004, he faded out of the entertainment industry, it has been almost 17 years, and gradually forgotten by the audience, everyone does not even know his recent situation.
However, Chen Long's contribution to Hong Kong cinema will not be erased. It is precisely because of his dedicated "green leaves" that he has achieved so many dazzling kung fu superstars and the glory of Hong Kong martial arts films.