Tseng Chang
Tseng Chang | |||||||
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張錚 | |||||||
Born | (1930-05-18)18 May 1930 Beijing, China | ||||||
Died | 25 January 2021(2021-01-25) (aged 90) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||
Citizenship | British subject Canada (after 1997) | ||||||
Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | ||||||
Occupation | Actor | ||||||
Years active | 1953–2017 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張錚 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张铮 | ||||||
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Chang Ku-foo | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張喬夫 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张乔夫 | ||||||
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Tseng Chang (Chinese: 張錚; born Chang Ku-foo (Chinese: 張喬夫); 18 May 1930 – 25 January 2021) was a Hong Kong actor and film director. He had an extensive career in Hong Kong cinema beginning in the 1950s until the mid-'90s, when he moved to Canada.[1]
Early life
Tseng Chang (Chinese: 張錚) was born Chang Ku-foo (Chinese: 張喬夫) in Beijing, China in 1930, to a family originally from the city of Tongzhou (now a district of Beijing proper).[1] He was raised mainly in Shanghai, and studied mechanical engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University to study mechanical engineering, but left school to take care of his ailing father. After a stint working for an airline, he moved to Hong Kong in 1948.[1]
Career
In 1951, Chang joined the Great Wall Movie Enterprises studio as an actor.[2] He initially played supporting roles, and later leading parts, in Mandarin-language films.
In 1996, Chang moved to British Columbia, and began working in the Vancouver film industry. He became a staple in “Hollywood North” productions. He was a two-time Leo Award winner, out of four nominations.
Chang was also President of the Vancouver Film and Television Artists Society.[3]
Death
Chang died at Richmond Hospital, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, aged 90.[2]
Partial filmography
- Agent Cody Banks
- 8 Minutes Ahead
- Final Recipe
- Arrow
- Gunlow
- 2012
- The Unseen
- 8 Minutes Ahead
- Romaine par moins 30
- Christmas Cottage
- Sobrenatural
- Dim Sum Funeral
- Whistler
- They Wait
- Novio por una noche
- Sai Gon nhat thuc
- Dragon Boys
- Intelligence
- Everything's Gone Green
- The Game of Strangers
- Regenesis
- Reefer Madness: The Musical Movie
- Adolescent's Diaries
- The Murdoch Mysteries
- Zi yu zi le
- Kingdom Hospital
- Betraying Reason
- Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity
- Da Vinci's Inquest
- The Miracle of the Cards
- L'or
- Walking Shadow
- Lunch with Charles
- Turn It Up
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 7 Days
- These Arms of Mine
- Night Man
- Breaker High
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
- Nu ren si shi
- Xiang xi shi Wang
- Yu ya gong wu
- Qi an shi lu bai se tong dao
- Bullet to the Heat
- As Tears Go By
- Ba shi qi yu jie liang yuan
- Qu Yuan
- Yi bang rou
- Hsi nou ai le
- Wo di yi jia
- Shuang nu qing qe
- Zhen zhu feng yun
- Ying chun hua
- Xi Shi
- Yan yu
- Fen hong se de meng
- Jin ying
- Na na nu nu
- Wu hu hiang
- Xue di qing chou
- Lei yu
- Wang lao wu zhi lian
- Ji ling gui yu xiao lai mao
- Mi ren de jia qi
- Xiao mi qu shi
- Lan hua hua
- You nu huai chun
- Xiang xiang pen xiao jie
- Ming Feng
- Hong deng long
- Lian feng he ming
- Mei gui yan
- Nu zi gong yu
- Shao nu de fan nao
- Bu yao li kai wo
- Du hui jiao xiang qu
- Jue dai jia ren
- Cun cao xin
- Nie hai hua
- Hua hua shi jie
References
- ^ a b c https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/English/CHANG-Tseng_e.pdf
- ^ a b "資深藝人張錚溫哥華逝世 享年90歲" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Society, VFTAS-Vancouver Film and Television Artists'. "VFTAS - Vancouver Film and Television Artists' Society". VFTAS - Vancouver Film and Television Artists' Society. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
- Tseng Chang at IMDb