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Yueh Hua
Yo Hua,  Ngok Wah,  Yue Hua,  Elly,  Yuen Hua,  Yuei Hwa,  Elliot ,  Liang Le-Hua,  Ngok Wa,  Yao Hua,  Yueh Hwa,  Elliot Yue,  Yues Hua,  Hwa Yuen,  Elly Leung,  Leung Lok-Wah,  Yeun Hua
Born: July 13th, 1942 (Shanghai, China) - Died: October 20th, 2018





 
Filmography (1964-2016)
 
  Actor (139 films)
    The Dancing Millionairess (1964) ... Dancer
    The Warlord and the Actress (1964) ... Rebel
    The Lark (1965) ... Charity concert dancer
    The Monkey Goes West (1966) ... Monkey King Su Wu Kong
    Come Drink with Me (1966) ... Fan Dapei / Drunken Knight
    Princess Iron Fan (1966) ... Sun Wu-Kung, Monkey King
    Hong Kong Nocturne (1967) ... Mr Pan
    The Sword and the Lute (1967) ... Shen Shu-Wen
    Sweet Is Revenge (1967) ... Xiao Pao
    Blue Skies (1967) ... Member of musical troupe
    Swan Song (1967) ... Dancer [guest star]
    Trapeze Girl (1967) ... Lou Tian-Xing
    Mist Over Dream Lake (1968) ... Yu Ya Na
    Black Butterfly (1968) ... Liu Xi Lang
    Killer Darts (1968) ... Liu Yu-Long
    Death Valley (1968) ... Chiu Yu-Lung
    Dragon Swamp (1969) ... Roaming Knight Xi Zheng Yuan
    Vengeance Is a Golden Blade (1969) ... Liu Qing-Song
    Raw Courage (1969) ... Chou Fei-Yun
    Lady of Steel (1970) ... Qin Shang Yi
    Brothers Five (1970) ... Valet Kao Wei
    The Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) ... Wavering Sword Miao Lung
    The Shadow Whip (1970) ... Wang Jianxin
    The Drinking Knight (1971) ... Drinking Knight
    Vengeance of a Snowgirl (1971) ... Kao Tien-Ying
    The Long Chase (1971)    
    The Yellow Muffler (1971) ... Dancer
    Village of Tigers (1971) ... Luo Hong-Xun
    The Water Margin (1972) ... Leopard Man, Lin Chong
    The Casino (1972) ... Luo Tianguang
    The Young Avenger (1972) ... Chen Shi Lun
    Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972) ... 1) Master Kuang
    Pursuit (1972) ... Instructor Lin Chong
    The 14 Amazons (1972) ... Lu Chao
    Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) ... Chief Constable Chi Te
    The Lizard (1972) ... Cheng Long / Brother Dumb
    The Two Faces of Love (1972)    
    The Villains (1973) ... Fang Zheng
    Facets of Love (1973) ... Emperor Zheng-De
    Payment in Blood (1973) ... Fang Chih Kien
    Illicit Desire (1973) ... 1) Hsiao I
    The House of 72 Tenants (1973) ... Fat Chai
    Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend (1973) ... Himself
    Iron Bodyguard (1973) ... Tan Si-Tong
    All Men Are Brothers (1973) ... Lin Chong
    Sex, Love and Hate (1974) ... Lu Jun
    Hong Kong 73 (1974) ... Chan Yau Fook
    Virgins of the Seven Seas (1974) ... Ko Pao
    Sorrow of the Gentry (1974) ... Chen Bo Wen
    Temperament of Life (1975) ... Policeman
    Lover's Destiny (1975) ... Professor Yu
    My Bewitched Wife (1975)    
    Supermen Against the Amazons (1975)    
    Mutiny on the High Sea (1975)    
    The Big Holdup (1975) ... Li Guochao
    Black Magic (1975) ... Mr Wang
    That's Adultery! (1975) ... 3) Cui Ming
    The Criminals (1976) ... 3) Yue Hua
    The Drug Connection (1976) ... Deng Weipin
    The Last Tempest (1976) ... Tan Si-Tong
    Super Dragon (1976)    
    Killer Clans (1976) ... Lu Hsiang Chuan
    Wedding Nights (1976)    
    Erotic Nights (1976)    
    Beautiful Vixen (1976) ... William Chang Wei-Lian
    Love Swindler (1976) ... 4) Wang Juan Shung
    The Web of Death (1976) ... Fei Ying Xiang
    Shaolin Temple (1976) ... Li Se Kai
    The Fierce Fist (1976) ... Sher Lee Chan
    The Green Dragon Inn (1977) ... Ouyang Qing-Yun
    The Greatest Plot (1977) ... Emperor Yung Zhen
    The Invincible Swordswoman (1977)    
    Five Kung Fu Daredevil Heroes (1977)    
    Moods of Love (1977) ... Master Yu-Tong
    Lady Exterminator (1977) ... Geng Weiping
    Clans of Intrigue (1977) ... Monk Wu Hua/Yi Feng
    Jade Tiger (1977) ... Tang Ao
    The Face Behind the Mask (1977) ... Hsiao Meng-Fei
    The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung (1977) ... Prince Yong
    The Chivalry, the Gunman and Killer (1977) ... Lin Hsueh-Yi
    Death Duel (1977) ... 'Tu Lang Chun' Chou Yu Feng
    The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) ... Long Xiao Yun
    The Dream of the Red Chamber (1977) ... Official Jia Zheng
    Eagle's Claws & the Butterfly Palm (1978) ... Mao Hsin Ku
    The Souls of the Sword (1978)    
    The Three & Half Dumb Kung-Fu Girls (1978)    
    Lung Wei Village (1978) ... Hao Yanbang
    The Idiot Swordsman (1978)    
    The 18 Bronze Girls of Shaolin (1978)    
    The Unique Lama (1978)    
    The Adventure of the "Heaven Mouse" (1978) ... Monk disciple
    Clan of Amazons (1978) ... Hua Manlou
    The Master and the Kid (1978) ... Nan Kung Sao
    The Vengeful Beauty (1978) ... Wang Jun
    Legend of the Bat (1978) ... Lee Yuk Hom
    The Murder of Murders (1978)    
    My Blade, My Life (1978) ... King of Yin Yang
    The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (1978) ... Zheng Xie-Qiao
    Filthy Guy (1978)    
    The Red Phoenix (1978) ... Master Feng Kuang
    The Dream Sword (1979) ... Swordsman Li
    The Deadly Confrontation (1979)    
    In the Beginning (1979)    
    A Pretended Rebel (1979) ... Japanese
    Full Moon Scimitar (1979) ... 3rd Master Xie Xiao Feng
    The Ghost Story (1979) ... Wang Chun
    Art of War by Sun Tzu (1979) ... Sun Tzu
    Return of the Dead (1979) ... Jiang Tao
    Bruce Tuan's 7 Promises (1980) ... Hsiao San
    Six Directions of Boxing (1980)    
    Monkey Kung Fu (1980)    
    Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) ... Hsiao Lei Hsueh
    A Deadly Secret (1980) ... Magistrate Ling Tui Si
    Crippled Kung Fu Boxer (1981)    
    Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981) ... Guo Songyang
    The Duel of the Century (1981) ... Shimen Chuei Shiue
    The Imp (1981) ... Master Chiu
    Black Lizard (1981) ... Security Chief Xiao Lik
    Mahjong Heroes (1981) ... Kwok Chu
    Coolie Killer (1982) ... Chung
    Hell Has No Boundary (1982) ... Inspector Wong
    The Spirit of the Sword (1982) ... Purple Robe Duke
    The Enchantress (1983) ... Master Purple Robe
    On the Wrong Track (1983) ... Paul and De's father
    The Siamese Twins (1984) ... Mr Kei
    Love Bittersweet (1984)    
    Fascinating Affairs (1985) ... Inspector
    Snuff Bottle (1988) ... [Himself in Prolouge]
    In the Line of Duty III (1988) ... Yamamoto
    Just Heroes (1989)    
    Princess Madam (1989)    
    Never Ending Summer (1992) ... Balloon seller
    Rumble in the Bronx (1995) ... Realtor Wah
    Faithfully Yours (1995)    
    Migratory Bird (2001)    
    Wo Hu (2006) ... Boss Tong Chun
    Confession of Pain (2006) ... Chow Yuen Sing
    Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) ... Liu Bei
    Trivisa (2016) ... Ho Yu-Kei
  Writer (1 film)
    Snuff Bottle (1988)    
 
 
Biography
 
  Although his family is from Canton, Yueh Hua was born in Shanghai under the name of Liang Le-Hua. After training at the Shanghai Music Institute, he came to Hong Kong in 1962. A year later he entered the Shaw Brothers acting class after a stint with the Nan Guo experimental film group. And in 1966 was contracted with Shaw Brothers at a time when actresses were more popular than actors. Finding work was difficult. Yet Yueh found luck. He was cast opposite the soon to be crowned "Queen of Kung-fu films", Cheng Pei-pei, in first Princess Iron Fan (1966) then in Come Drink With Me (1966), considered by many to be the precursor for all swordswomen films to come and King Hu's most influential directed film done at Shaw Brothers. Yueh's characeter from Come Drink With Me is still considered classic. Before appearing on camera he would get into character by drinking two bottles of Chinese wine.

During the 1960's and 1970's he averaged five films per year and with all the Shaw's main leading actresses in mostly classic martial art films such as Chin Ping's Killer Darts (1968), Cheng Pei-pei's Lady of Steel (1969) and The Shadow Whip (1970), and Taiwan's kung-fu queen Shih Szu's The Young Avenger (1972) and The Villains (1973). He topped off his career with a final appearance in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx (1995).

A film career that spanned more than 30 years, he was in over 90 films. Yueh and his wife eventually Tanny Tien Ni moved to Canada. His peers and fans have labelled him "Mr. Nice Guy: and lately he became the chairman of the Association of Performing Artists in Canada.

- adapted from Celestial Pictures' biography from the Come Drink With Me DVD