Chan Yau-Hau
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Funeral services were held July 10 for veteran film, TVB actor and teacher Chan Yau-Hau who passed away June 12 at the age of 93 (95 or 96 in other reports). A mentor to many younger actors, Anthony Wong said if not for Chan there would be no me. He taught me the history of Chinese drama, Wong said. After the war, he taught drama while holding a single light bulb in one hand according to Wong. Former students Chow Yun-Fat, Liza Wong, Andy Lau, Lau Ching-Wan sent wreaths to the funeral hall while Alex Man, Kam Kwok-Leung, Maggie Chan Mei-Kei attended in person. Other students of the drama teacher included Johnnie To, Ringo Lam and Ng Man-Tat. (21.cn), (sohu) (singtao.ca), 2
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I went to HKMDB to see if Chan Yau-hau appeared in any oldies that I'd seen and was surprised to see his filmography starting at 1976. Did he work on the stage?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember seeing him in any of the old films that I've watched.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to see what the HKFA db has. I see him a lot in the '80s TVB series but I gather he taught a lot, too, so he might be more well known behind the scenes and/or in TV. Maybe radio too? That's my first impression from reading a few Chinese articles.
I noticed there's a 1947 credit under Chan Yau-Hau (2) that might be his also. Haven't had much time to look anything up, spreading myself too thin these days. ;D
Sounds like you need to get yourself some interns! ;P
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