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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-01-01 (108 years old)

Place of Birth

Guangdong, China

Cheng Kwun-Min

Biography:

Cheng Gwan-Min was born in 1917 in Guangdong, China. He was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut "The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou" in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese.

A skillful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East".

From 1970's onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show "Enjoy Yourself Tonight", with occasional guest appearances in films.

He passed away in 1995.

Known For

Acting

1994

Oh! Yes Sir!!! as News team director

1992

Justice, My Foot! as Guangzhou Magistrate Hu

1991

1989

The Nobles as Cheng Kwan Min

1988

1987

Project A: Part II as Boss of Goldsmith Shop
Seven Years Itch as Sylvia's father
Goodbye Darling as Mr. Chiu

1986

Happy Ghost III as Man Eating at Hawker Stall

1984

An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty as Musician / Servant

1982

1978

1975

1974

Naughty! Naughty! as Cheng Kwan Chi
Gossip Street as Chang Kwun Jik

1973

1972

Intrigue in Nylons as Boss of Princess Brand

1970

Lucky Seven as Ah Min
A Time for Love as Old Lau

1968

A Romantic Thief as Manager Fong
The Blossoming Rose as Wong Shu Fan

1967

The Lady Killer as James Bond
Shaky Steps as Lo Lin
The Sweetest Moment as Ma Tak Hong

1966

Landlady and Tenant as Chiu Chik
Twin Sisters as Chow Wai-Pak

1965

Love in Disguise as Tang Chan-sin
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1 as Elderly Spirit from Hades
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2 as Elderly Spirit from Hades

1964

The Diary of a Husband as Chow Kei-Luen
As Time Goes By as Fong Yan
Madame Rose as Yik Ding-on

1962

The Wife's Husband as Li Shi-Jie
The Happy Reunion as Yu Kwok-kei

1961

The Golden Cat as Tsui Tai-fei
Woman’s Affairs as Poon Chi-On
刁蛮女侠 as 秦满天

1960

Much Ado About Nothing as George Cheung
The Random Harvest as Dismissed servant at Lee's household
Death to the Killer as Ma Pei-jing

1959

1958

1955

1954

1951

Blood-Stained Azaleas as Kwong Kwum

1937

The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou as Zhou Zhong-Hua 周忠華

Production

1974

Writing

1954