- Ti Lung
Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Ti Lung
tradchinesename = 狄龍
simpchinesename = 狄龙
birthdate = birth date and age|1946|8|3
birthplace =Guangdong ,China
hongkongfilmwards = Best Supporting Actor
1999 "The Kid"Ti Lung (zh-t|t=狄龍), or Dik Lung, is a
Hong Kong actor .Background
He was born on
August 3 ,1946 inXinhui ,Guangdong ,China , and studiedWing Chun under the martial arts masterChu Wan . In1969 , Ti was found by the Shaw Brothers and cast in "Return of the One Armed Swordsman " oppositeDavid Chiang , a role which would launch his career as one of the best known faces in classicWuxia film . He became a common face associated withDavid Chiang ,Alexander Fu Sheng ,Ku Feng ,Gordon Liu , and other Shaw Bros. stars at the time, often cast as a dashing, noble hero as well as a capable martial artist.Career
Although he left Shaw Brothers Studios in the 1980s, Ti Lung's career took a turn for the worse until 1986, when
John Woo 's "A Better Tomorrow " cast him oppositeChow Yun-Fat in the role of a Triad member. The movie was a box office success and placed Ti Lung back in the public consciousness, although it changed his image from the handsome martial youth to the tortured, would-be hero gangster. After that role, Ti Lung's next most recognisable appearance would be withJackie Chan in "Drunken Master II ", in which he co-starred asWong Kei-Ying , father of Chinesefolk hero Wong Fei Hung . From there, he has continued to work in television in a variety of roles. He is the uncle ofJerry Lamb andJan Lamb .Filmography
* "Return of the One-Armed Swordsman" (1968)
* "Dead End" (1969)
* "Have Sword, Will Travel" (1969)
* "The Heroic Ones" (1970)
* "King Eagle " (1970)
* "Vengeance!" (1970)
* "The Duel" (1971)
* "The Anonymous Heroes" (1971)
* "Deadly Duo" (1971)
* "Duel of Fists " (1971)
* "Duel of the Iron Fist" (1971)
* "The New One-Armed Swordsman" (1971)
* "The Angry Guest" (1972)
* "Trilogy Of Swordsmanship" (1972)
* "The Delightful Forest" (1972)
* "The Water Margin" (1972)
* "Young People" (1972)
* "Four Riders" (1972)
* "All Men are Brothers" (1973)
* "The Blood Brothers" (1973)
* "The Drug Addicts" (1973)
* "The Generation Gap" (1973)
* "The Young Rebel" (1973)
* "Shatter " (1974)
* "Five Shaolin Masters" (1974)
* "The Little Boy and the Dog" (1974)
* "The Savage Five" (1974)
* "Young Lovers on Flying Wheels" (1974)
* "Black Magic" (1975)
* "The Empress Dowager (1975)
* "The Last Tempest" (1976)
* "Seven Man Army" (1976)
* "Shaolin Temple" (1976)
* "The Snake Prince" (1976)
* "Black Magic Part 2" (1976)
* "The Magic Blade" (1976)
* "Clans of Intrigue" (1977)
* "Pursuit Of Vengeance" (1977)
* "Death Duel" (1977)
* "The Flying Guillotine 2" (1977)
* "Inheritor of Kung Fu" (1977)
* "The Jade Tiger" (1977)
* "The Naval Commandos" (1977)
* "The Sentimental Swordsman" (1977)
* "Avenging Eagle" (1978)
* "Legend of the Bat" (1978)
* "Soul of the Sword" (1978)
* "Swordsman and Enchantress" (1978)
* "The Deadly Breaking Sword" (1979)
* "The Kung Fu Instructor" (1979)
* "Ten Tigers from Kwangtung " (1979)
* "The Convict Killer" (1980)
* "Return of the Sentimental Swordsman" (1980)
* "Roving Swordsman" (1980)
* "The Brave Archer Part 3" (1981)
* "The Emperor and His Brother" (1981)
* "Clan Feuds" (1982)
* "Shaolin Prince" (1982)
* "Tiger Killer" (1982)
* "The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre" (1983)
* "Mercenaries from Hong Kong" (1983)
* "A Friend from Inner Space" (1984)
* "The Master Strikes Back" (1984)
* "Ninja in the Deadly Trap" (1984)
* "Death Ring" (1984)
* "Shanghai 13" (1985)
* "A Better Tomorrow " (1986)
* "A Better Tomorrow 2 " (1987)
* "Legend of the Golden Pearl " (1987)
* "City War" (1988)
* "Tiger on Beat " (1988)
* "Just Heroes" {1989)
* "The Banquet" (1991)
* "Blade Of Fury" (1993)
* "First Shot" (1993)
* "Drunken Master II " (1994)
* "The Kid" (1999)
* "Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner!" (2000)
* "High K" (2000)
* "Paramount Motel" (2000)
* "Mist in Judge" (2001)
* "Frugal Game" (2002)
* "Star Runner" (2003)
* "New Born" (2005)
* "One Last Dance" (Singapore 2005)
* "Heavenly Mission" (2006)
* "" (2008)External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862479/ IMDb entry]
* [http://wuxiasociety.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=267 Ti Lung Appreciation thread at Wuxia Society.org]
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=141 HK cinemagic entry]
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