Patrick Tse Yin

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Patrick Tse
tradchinesename = 謝賢
simpchinesename = 谢贤
pinyinchinesename = Xiè Xián
jyutpingchinesename = Ze6 Jin4
birthdate = birth date and age|1936|8|9
birthplace = Guangdong, China
spouse = Zhen Zhen (1974-1978)
Deborah Lee (div.1996)
yearsactive = 1952 - present
occupation = actor, producer, director

Patrick Tse Yin (zh-tsp|t=謝賢|s=谢贤|p=Xiè Xián) (born August 9, 1936 in Guangdong) is an actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

Biography

Tse Yin began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versatile and popular actor and usually played leading man roles. He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999. His last film was in 2003 (Colour of the Truth).

Tse was married to a famous and beautiful Beijing born Taiwanese actress Zhen Zhen in 1974, but they divorced in 1978. His second wife was Hong Kong actress Deborah Lee (狄波拉), whom he had two children (popular Hong Kong actor-singer heartthrob Nicholas Tse and Jennifer Tse). Tse and his family lived in Vancouver after his retirement from acting, but his family has since returned to Hong Kong. Tse and Lee divorced in 1996.

Filmography

*Taps off, Downstairs! (1954)
*The Whispering Palms (1957)
*Murder on the Beach (1957)
*The Nightly Cry of the Ghost (1957)
*Brothers in Disguise (1957)
*The Story of Her Life (1958)
*The Love Thief (1958)
*Those in Love (1958)
*Tears of the Flower (1958)
*The Brilliant Boy who Caught the Thief (1958)
*The Heart-Stealer (1958)
*A Chao is Getting Married (1958)
*The Quarrelsome Lovers (1959)
*Grass by the Lake (1959)
*Tragedy of Love (1959)
*Parents' Love Tears (1959)
*Crime of Passion in the Mansion (1959)
*Hollow Tree (1959)
*Mad about Love (1959)
*Orchid in the Storm (1959)
*Moon Under the Palm Grove (1959)

*Kind Mother and Naughty Son (1960)
*Honeymoon Panic (1960)
*Deep in Love (1960)
*Autumn Leaf (1960)
*The Story of the Great Heroes Part 1 (1960)
*My Intimate Partner (1960)
*Story of Great Heroes (Part 2) (1960)
*The Stormy Night (1960)
*Blossom in Rainy May Part 1 (1960)
*Blossom in Rainy May Part 2 (1960)
*Dial 999 for 24-hour Murder Case (1961)
*Forever Beloved (1961)
*Ghost that Was Not (1961)
*Adventures of Genius Boy (1961)
*Plighted Lovers (1961)
*The Story of the Great Heroes Part 3 (1961)
*The Story of the Great Heroes Part 4 (1961)
*Conscience (1961)
*How to Get a Wife (1961)
*Romantic Thief (1962)
*True Love (1962)
*Pearl in a Bitter Sea (1962)
*Love is What I Steal Part 1 (1962)
*Love is What I Steal Part 2 (1962)
*My Friend's Wife (1962)
*A Time for Mourning (1962)
*Love Forever (1963)
*When Spring Comes (1963)
*My Only Love (1963)
*Tear-Laden Rose (1963)
*The Heartbroken Flower (1963)
*The Strange Hero 'Flying Swallow' (1963)
*The Happy Bride (1963)
*The Long-suffering Girl (1963)
*The Heartless Lover (1964)
*Our Dream Finally Comes True (1964)
*Romantic Musketeer (1964)
*The Beau (1964)
*A Deadly Night (1964)
*Track of a Chase (1964)
*The Husband of a Lady (1965)
*Sweetness of Love (1965)
*Black Rose (1965)
*Love has Many Faces (1965)
*Black Holidays (1965)
*Secrets of a Husband (1965)
*Remorse (1965)
*Lost in Love (1965)
*The Lovely Red Begonia (1965)
*Love Never Fades (1965)
*Silent Love (1965)
*The Red Rattlesnake (1965)
*Agent Black Spider (1965)
*Prince of Broadcasters (1966)
*Legacy (1966)
*Spy with My Face (1966)
*The Detective (1966)
*Go-go Teenager, A (1966)
*The Thief with Baby Face (1966)
*Black Peony (1966)
*Duel in Moonlight Bay (1966)
*One Duel Too Many Part 1 (1966)
*One Duel Too Many Part 2 (1966)
*They Fought Shoulder to Shoulder (1967)
*Revenger (1967)
*Man from Interpol (1967)
*The Professionals (1967)
*The Young Ones (1967)
*To Rose with Love (1967)
*Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967)
*Diamond Robbery (1967)
*Beauty's Trap (1967)
*Be My Love (Winter Love) (1968)
*Purple Night (1968)
*Always in Your Heart (1968)
*Right to Love (1968)
*Rhapsody (1968)
*Window (1968)
*Love with a Prodigal (1968)
*Colourful Partners (1968)
*Mad Dragon (1969)
*Twin Guns (1969)
*The Prodigal (1969)
*The Gentleman Sword (1969)
*The Charming Killer (1969)

*The Invincible Eight (1971)
*The Blade Spares None (1971)
*Legends of Cheating (1971)
*The Story of Ti-Ying (1971)
*The Comet Strikes (1971)
*The Hurricane (1972)
*The Admarid Girl (1972)
*Love is a Four Letter Word (1973)
*If Tomorrow Comes (1973) - cameo
*The Suicide Murder (1974)
*The Gigolo (1974)
*Where the Seagull Flies (1974)
*The Silver Band (1974)
*Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain (1975)
*Sup Sap Bup Dup (1975)
*Born Rich (1976) [director]
*The Discharged (1977)

*Challenge of the Gamesters (1981)
*Mahjong Heroes (1981)
*Life After Life (1982)
*Winner Takes All (1982)
*The Legend of The Condor Heroes (1982)
*Hong Kong Playboys (1983)
*Killer's Nocturne (1987)
*Flaming Brothers (1987)
*Fortune Hunters (1987)
*Rouge (1988)

*Kawashima Yoshiko (1990)
*Rebel from China (1990)
*The Accident (1999)

*Shaolin Soccer (2001)
*Colour of the Truth (2003)

Tse moved briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s:

*If Tomorrow Comes (1973) as producer/director
*Madness of Love (1972) as director
*One Year's Fantasy (1974) as writer/director
*Love In Cubicle (1974) as writer/director
*Farewell Dearest (1974) as director
*The Splendid Love in Winter (1974) as writer/director
*Love In Hawaii (1976) as producer/director
*Confused Love (1977) as director

External links

* [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/tse_patrick.htm Cinematography on lovehkfilm.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874868/ Tse yin]
* [http://www.brns.com/hkactors/pages/page30.html Tse Yin]