Bowie Wu
Hong Kong actor
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| Born | Wu Gai Sau (1932-01-18) 18 January 1932 (age 92) Guangzhou, China | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1953–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Lui Wing Ho (married 1957-2016 (her death)) | ||||||||||
| Awards | Golden Bauhinia Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 TVB Anniversary Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 胡楓 胡繼修 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 胡枫 胡继修 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | 修哥 (Sau Gor) | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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Bowie Wu Fung (born 18 January 1932) is a Hong Kong veteran actor and director with family roots in Guangdong, China. A matinée idol in the 1950s and 1960s, he began his acting career in long form Cantonese films 1953, becoming an overnight success with his debut film, Men's Hearts. In his long career he has starred opposite many of Hong Kong cinema's leading ladies, and of particular note are his many collaborations with Josephine Siao in 1960s musicals. For these roles he earned the nickname the "Dance King" for his dancing skills. In the 1970s Woo Fung began working in television and continues to do so as a contract artist to Hong Kong's TVB, with occasional guest appearances in films.
Woo Fung remains a very much loved and respected elder in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, and is "godfather" to both Jacky Cheung and Nick Cheung.
Woo Fung held a concert on Jun 19, 2021 at the Hong Kong Coliseum.[1] His granddaughters and great-grandchildren also attended live, with his sons and daughters also joining in via web conferencing.
Filmography
Film
This is a partial list of films.
- 1953 Men's Hearts
- 1953 Tears for an Absent Love
- 1954 The Supernatural Go In-Between
- 1954 Motherly Love
- 1970 The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward (aka Girl Wanders Around) - Mr. Ho. [2]
- 1987 Scared Stiff
- 1988 Operation Pink Squad - Inspector Wu.
- 1992 Cageman - Officer Lam Tsung
- 1992 Fist of Fury 1991 II - Ching's trainer
- 1993 Boys Are Easy (Voice actor: Corey Burton, Frank Welker, April Winchell, Bill Farmer, Wayne Allwine
- 1999 The Tricky Master - Brother Tone.
- 2002 Marry a Rich Man - Uncle D
- 2003 Love Undercover 2: Love Mission (Voice actor: Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor, Bret Iwan)
- 2010 72 Tenants of Prosperity - Bookstore owner. (had English voice)
- Overheard 2 (2011) - Sze-ma Cheung (Voice actor: Daniel Ross, Gael García Bernal, Jim Cummings, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan)
Television series
(This list is incomplete.)
Asia Television Limited
- Rise of the Great Wall (1985)
TVB
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2023 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | - | Won[3] |
References
- This article's content is based on that from the corresponding article on the Chinese Wikipedia.
External links
- Wu Fung on HK Cinemagic
- Bowie Wu at IMDb
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TVB Anniversary Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Kwan Hoi-san (2001)
- Helena Law (2002)
- Wu Fung (2003)
- Lily Leung (2004)
- Teresa Ha (2005)
- Chung King-fai (2006)
- Lydia Shum (2007)
- Louise Lee (2010)
- Lee Heung-kam (2011)
- Liza Wang (2012)
- Lau Siu-ming (2013)
- Tam Ping-man (2014)
- Natalis Chan (2015)
- Chow Chung (2016)
- All TVB Staff[Note 1] (2017)
- Nancy Sit (2018)
- Lau Dan (2019)
- Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (2020)
- David Chiang (2021)
- Catherina Tsang (2022)
- Keith Yuen (2023)
Note 1: Kevin Lo and Liza Wang accepted the award on behalf of all TVB staff at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.
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