- John Chiang (actor)
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John Chiang Chinese name 姜大衛 (Traditional) Chinese name 姜大卫 (Simplified) Birth name 姜偉年 (Chiang Wei-Nien) Born 29 June 1947
Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaSpouse(s) Lam-lam Lee, married on 20 May 1974 (37 years, 161 days) Children Elaine Chiang
Eve Chiang
John Chiang, Jr. (b.1995)Parents Yim Dut 嚴化
Hung Wei 紅薇Awards-
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
Best Actor
1970 Vengeance
1973 Blood Brothers
John Chiang Da-wei (simplified Chinese: 姜大卫; traditional Chinese: 姜大衛; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiāng Dàwèi; Jyutping: Keung1 Dai6 Wai6; born 29 June 1947 in Suzhou, Jiangsu), sometimes credited as David Chiang, is a Hong Kong actor.[1][2]
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Biography
His mother Hung-wei and father Yim-dut were very popular movie stars. Young Chiang began his acting career at a very early age, appearing in black & white films while he was only 4 years old. "John" is Chiang's real English name, while "David" was a stage name given to him by Director Chang Cheh (his Chinese name also sounds like "David"). His brother Paul Chun starred in The Sand Pebbles.
In 1966, while working as a stuntman and fight instructor for the acclaimed Shaw Brothers Studio, he was spotted by director Chang Cheh. The director immediately saw potential & screen presence in the young actor & took David under his wing, slowly grooming him. The pair got along like father & son.
With Wang Yu's sudden departure in 1969, Run Run Shaw and his senior executives were searching for their next leading man to take the reins to satisfy the frenzy left from the departed Wang Yu. The movie impresario made Chiang an offer he could not refuse. With the guidance of director Chang Cheh, Chiang won "The Best Actor" Award at the 16th Asian Film Festival in 1970 for his role in "Vengeance!". In 1972, at the 18th Asian film Festival, Chiang was awarded the Golden Horse Award for "The Best Actor" in "Blood Brothers" & "The Most Contemporary" Award in 1973 at the 19th Asian Film Festival for "The Generation Gap".
Chiang left Hong Kong with his mentor Chang Cheh and set up an independent production company in 1973 known as Chang's Scope Company. With the backing & blessings of Run Run Shaw, their films continued to be distributed through an enormous Shaw circuit. There, Chiang was able to try his hand at directing, producing and script writing. As the 1970s came to an end and the 1980s approached, Chiang continued to work his magic on the Silver Screen working with directors Lee Han Chiang, Hsueh Li Pao, Ho Meng-hua and Chia-Liang Liu . 1980 was also the start of his first T.V Series The Green Dragon Conspiracy, followed by Princess Chang Ping and Dynasty which are all classics. In the mid 1980s, Chiang worked alongside his two brothers, Paul Chun and Derek Yee, directing, producing and acting in the comedy "Legend of the Owl". Chiang`s talents in comedy also was showcased in the movies The Challenger and The Loot Directed by Eric Tseng. In late 1980s into the 1990s Chiang successfully Directed movies: Heaven Can Help, Silent Love, The Wrong Couples, Mr. Handsome, Double Fattiness, My Dear Son, Will of Iron and Mother of a Different Kind. As 2000 approached, Chiang has continued to work in movies and TV series like: Election, Daisy, Revolving Doors Of Vengeance, Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion, Land of Wealth, The Family Link and the most recent 2007 T.V Series The Gem of Life. Chiang was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" in 2006 for his TVB role in Revolving Doors of Vengeance.
In 2004, David Chiang was inducted into The Avenue of Stars, modeled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry.
With over 4 decades under his belt, Chiang is indeed an icon and a legend and is well regarded as one of Kung Fu's Top Action Heroes.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Awards All The Profecional 1960 Street Boys 1968 The Golden Swallow 1969 Dead End Have Sword, Will Travel The Invincible Fist 1970 The Heroic Ones The Singing Killer Vengeance! The Wandering Swordsman Winged Tiger 1971 The Anonymous Heroes The Deadly Duo Duel of Fists The Duel New One-Armed Swordsman 1972 Angry Guest Boxer from Shantung Four Riders Trilogy of Swordsmanship The Water Margin Young People 1973 Blood Brothers The Generation Gap The Pirate 1974 Dracula and the 7 Golden Vampires The Drug Addict as actor and director. Five Shaolin Masters Friends The Savage Five The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (UK/HK) 1975 All Men are Brothers The Empress Dowager The Imposter The Taxi Driver The Young Rebel 1976 The Condemned also director One Armed Swordsmen as actor and director. Seven Man Army Shaolin Temple 1977 Death Duel Judgment of an Assassin Magnificent Wanderers The Naval Commandos 1978 Shaolin Hand Lock Shaolin Mantis 1979 Abbot of Shaolin Blooded Treasury Fight The Challenger Heaven and Hell Gate Murder Plot 1980 The Loot The Lost Kung Fu Secrets Six Directions of Boxing 1981 Fight for Glory King of Fists and Dollars The Legend of the Owl as actor and director. Night of the Assassins Red Phoenix Return of the Deadly Blade 1982 Strife for Mastery Till Death Do We Scare The Conqueror (ATV) 1983 Play Catch 1984 Jagged Yang Warriors (鐵血楊家將) Liu Tianchi TTV
(Taiwan)1985 Shanghai 13 Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars cameo. Yes Madam! 1986 From Here to Prosperity Silent Love as director. Soul Where's Officer Tuba? 1987 Angel It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Mr. Handsome as director. 1988 Double Fattiness as director and cameo Tiger on Beat 1989 Just Heroes Mr. Sunshine My Dear Son as director. 1990 When East Meets West as director. 1991 The Banquet cameo. Will of Iron as director. 1992 Mary From Beijing Once Upon a Time in China II Twin Dragons 1993 The Mystery of the Condor Hero Wong Yeuk-see (TVB) 1994 What Price Survival Fate of the Clairvoyant (TVB) The Fist of Law (TVB) 1995 The Adventurers Mother of a Different Kind director. A Good Match from Heaven (TVB) 1996 Lover's Tears as producer. The Snow is Red Luo Xuan (ATV) 1998 A Lawyer Can Be Good (ATV) 1999 The Legend of Speed 2000 State of Divinity Qu Yang Wonder Bar (ATV) 2003 Star Runner 2005 Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu Wong Kei-ying (TVB) 2 Young Election Revolving Doors of Vengeance Cheung Wing-fat (TVB) Nominated - TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor (Top 5) 2006 Daisy (Korea) Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion Long Fan-wun (TVB) Face to Fate Sum Sing-nam (TVB) Land of Wealth Kiu Bun-yip (TVB) Nominated - TVB Award for Best Supporting Actor (Top 20) 2007 The Family Link Ko Wing-kuen (TVB) Nominated - TVB Award for My Favourite Male Character (Top 24) Making Miracles Chen Guanlin (MediaCorp) 2008 The Master of Tai Chi Mo Chik (TVB) The Gem of Life Hong Ching-yeung (TVB) 2009 The Threshold of a Persona Mak Kai-ming (TVB) A Chip Off the Old Block Cho Tsuen (TVB) Nominated - Best Supporting Actor (Top 15) Room to Let I Li Linlin (RTHK) 2010 Room to Let II Li Linlin (RTHK) 2011 Men with No Shadows Tong King-tin (TVB) Grace Under Fire Wong Fei-hung (TVB) Nominated - Mingpao's 43rd Anniversary Award TBA A Love at the Porch Bridge The Great Eunuch Li Hongzhang TVB References
- ^ "David Chiang movies". KungFuMovies.net. http://www.kungfumovies.net/david_chiang.html. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "David Chiang". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156955/. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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