Andy Lau, Liang Chaowei, Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei and Tang Zhenye were also called the Five Tiger Generals of the Wireless, as well as David Jiang, Dillon, Chen Guantai, Wang Zhong, Li Xiuxian and the Five Tiger Generals of Zhangjiaban. However, before the Zhangjiaban Five Tiger Generals, there is also a Shao Five Tiger Generals, namely Wang Yu, Luo Lie, Zhang Yi, Zheng Lei and Xie Yuan, let's take a look!
1. One-armed knife hero: Wang Yu
Before Bruce Lee dominated the Hong Kong film industry, Wang Yu was the king, "One-Armed Knife King" and "Dragon and Tiger Fight" won the box office for 2 consecutive years, was Shaw's top movie star, and David Jiang and Dillon were his brothers and sisters. When Zou Wenhuai founded Jiahe, he also pulled Wang Yu away, but unfortunately because of the copyright problem of "One-Armed Knife" and the emergence of Bruce Lee, in the late 70s, Wang Yu opened up the market in Taiwan Province and Japan, and the Hong Kong market was basically difficult to show his fists.
Wang Yu can't play movies in Taiwan Province, but the love history and the identity of the black boss are often talked about, the first wife is Lin Cui, that is, Zeng Jiang's sister, the second wife is a flight attendant who is 19 years old, in addition to Lin Qingxia, Lin Fengjiao, Cui Mojing and other actresses have had scandals. In real life, Wang Yu is also more moralistic, and when his mentor Zhang Che directed "Shanghai Beach Thirteen Taibao", he also played a role. Once also helped Jackie Chan get rid of the contract problem of Luo Wei Film Company, it is estimated that Jackie Chan starred in "Burning Island" to a large extent to repay the favor! The former one-armed knife hero has been in poor physical condition, and not long ago, 83-year-old Xie Xian also visited the 75-year-old, hoping that he would always be healthy. (Below is Xie Xian and Wang Yu's daughter)
2. The big guy who is both good and evil: Luo Lie
Bruce Lee left 4 and a half movies before his death, the most widely disseminated is "Dragon Fight Tiger Fight", which won 230 million yuan at the global box office that year, including 25 million US dollars in North America, and since then many foreigners have known Bruce Lee. In fact, to be precise, Luo Lie became famous abroad earlier than Bruce Lee, and his "The First Fist in the World" was the first film in Hong Kong to be released in the United States, and it was also a big hit at the box office that year. Of course, Luo Lie in the film industry does not rely on kung fu, but on acting skills, Zhang Che's first generation of 4 disciples, his acting skills are the best, but also good and evil, the role is changeable, Zhang Che, Liu Jialiang, Chu Yuan and other directors he has cooperated.
In the 1980s and 1990s, he cooperated with Jackie Chan and Hong Jinbao many times, including "Flying Dragon General", "Police Story 3", "Zhongyi Qunying", "Miracle", and he also spent some time at ATV, Hachier of Taiji Zhang Sanfeng, Yue Chengfeng of "The Legend of Fu Hongxue", Huo Zhaofu of "The King of a Thousand Kings Re-emerging", etc. Luo Lie's acting skills are good, but he is a person with a flower heart, who has been scolded as a "scumbag" for cheating Le Yun's feelings, anyway, Luo Lie is no longer there, and everything will disappear with the wind.
3. Mr. Bodybuilder: Zheng Lei
There are many bodybuilding action actors in the Hong Kong film industry, such as Yang Si, Xi Xie Mei Zhizi, Chen Zhiliang, etc., Zheng Lei is also one of them, who was excavated by his mentor Zhang Che to join Shaw, and Wang Yu, Luo Lie, and Wu Ma are the first generation of Zhang Che's disciples, in Shao's more than ten years, he basically starred in supporting roles and has been conscientious. Although Zhang Che did not praise him, he also appeared in the movie "Righteous Courage and Courage" that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Zhang Che's entry into the industry, and finally Zhang Che's funeral was also attended as a disciple, and he was a man with deep feelings and righteousness. (Below are Zheng Lei, Luo Lie, Wang Yu)
Compared with the movie, everyone should be more familiar with his performance in the TV series, the first Hong Kong drama introduced to the mainland "Huo Yuanjia" starred in the role of Zhao Xingxian, and the Huo Brothers' family was inseparable. There are also the kindness of the 94th edition of "Divine Eagle Hero", the Wu Boss of the 97th edition of "Tianlong Babu", and the Mu Gaofeng of the 96th edition of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu". After acting in "Heaven and Earth" in 1998, he basically disappeared without a trace.
4. Hong Kong's first generation of exhibitions: Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi not only studied Peking Opera, but also has a body of kung fu, coupled with a handsome appearance, so he starred in many heroes in the early days, such as Shen Bingyi in "Book of Swords and Vengeance", Zhan Zhao in "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness", as well as films such as "Excalibur Earthquake", "Soul Hunting Bell", "Five Tigers Slaying Dragons" and so on. Early films may not have been seen, but Zhang Yi also acted in some Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s, such as "The Great Lama of Perak", "Chinese Warrior", "Fighting the Rivers and Lakes Again", "Legend of the God of War" and so on.
Similarly, Zhang Yi has also created many classic roles in the field of TV dramas, such as ATV's "Four Famous Catches" starring in the role of the Iron Hand, TVB has Bei Haishi in "Chivalrous", Gongsun Zhi in Gu Tianle's version of "Divine Eagle Hero", Ren Tianxing in "Full Moon Curved Knife", etc. If you are closer to it, it is the role of Xiangfa Uncle in "The Gangster", a typical foolish and loyal person. After performing He Kunyao in "Ladder of Heaven", Zhang Yi was basically gone.
5. Action actor who died young: Xie Yuan
There are many action actors in the Hong Kong film industry who died young, such as Bruce Lee, Fu Sheng, Jiang Sheng, Li Guohao, etc., of which Xie Yuan was also one of them, and he was only 32 years old when he died. Xie Yuan participated in films such as "One-Armed Knife", "Hypnotic", "Yin-Yang Knife", "Twelve Money Darts" and other films in the early days, generally playing roles such as strong men and muscle men. Many people should have watched the "Egg Pinch God Film" "Eagle Grabs the Iron Cloth Shirt" when they were young, xie yuan played the role of the punishment department waiter in it, and there was a contest with Shen Yue. (The first picture is Xie Yuan and Zheng Lei)
The former Shao Five Tiger Generals, the one-armed sword hero Wang Yu is plagued by diseases, Luo Lie and Xie Yuan are no longer there, and Zheng Lei and Zhang Yi have also faded out of the show business circle, how much memory do you still have for them?