Tony Liu Tian-jue (born 7 February 1952) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is often credited by his Cantonese stage name Lau Wing. Liu is best known for starring in many Hong Kong martial arts films, especially in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also acted in some television series.

Early life

Liu was born in 1952 in

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. His mother was Lai Man (aka Li Wen, )(1916–1983), who was a well-known actress in Hong Kong. Lau studied in St. Paul's College before going on to learn to play the piano at the

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(ABRSM). He practised martial arts such as

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, & also learned Jeet Kune Do from

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until Lee's death.

Career

Liu joined the Hong Kong film production company Golden Harvest in 1970 at the age of 18. He made his debut as the son of the villain in the 1971 film '' The Big Boss'', which starred

in his first major role. He appeared in another three of Bruce Lee's films – as a martial arts student in '' Fist of Fury'' (1972); as a restaurant worker who practises karate in ''

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'' (1972); and as a tournament fighter in '' Enter the Dragon'' (1973). Liu rose to prominence after joining the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1975 and made his first breakthrough role in ''Emperor Chien Lung'' (1976) as the

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, and later in the sequels. He acted in various television series produced by

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, as well as movies and moved his career to China in the 2000s, before returning to Hong Kong from

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in 2017, citing the need to take care and raise his younger son. Lau has been a two time nominee at the Golden Horse Awards, for ''A Man of Immortality'' (1981) and '' Revenge: A Love Story'' (2010).

Personal life

Liu's first wife was Tai Liang Chun (戴良純), a former Taiwanese actress whom he married from 1983 to 1984. Liu abused his Tai and also disfigured her face in Taiwan. Liu fled back to Hong Kong to avoid prison in Taiwan. In 1992, Liu married Eva Lai (黎燕珊), a Hong Kong actress and Miss Asia 1985. They have two children, Wynce (born 1994) and Dicky (born 1998). Lai filed for separation at the

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in 2000 due to domestic violence, and finalized their divorce in 2004 where Lai gained custody of their children. In 2007, Liu married Huang Li Yan, a Chinese girl who was 30 years his junior. The couple lived in Shenzhen, China where they had two sons (born 2007 and 2011 respectively). Huang eventually filed for divorce in 2019 due to the generation gap.

Filmography

In film, Liu is credited as Lau Wing.

As actor

* ''Gui liu xing'' (1971) * '' The Big Boss'' (1971) - Hsiao Chiun * '' Fist of Fury'' (1972) - Chin * ''

'' (1972) - Tony * ''

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'' (1973) * '' Enter the Dragon'' (1973) - Tournament Fighter (Guest star) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Naughty! Naughty!'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Bar Girl'' (1975) * '' Black Alice'' (1975) * '' Emperor Chien Lung'' (1976) * '' The Dragon Missile'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' Tiger of Northland'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1977) * '' Deadly Angels'' (1977) * '' To Kill a Jaguar'' (1977) * '' Death Promise'' (1977) * '' Pursuit of Vengeance'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' Legend of the Bat'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung'' (1978) * '' The Brothers'' (1979) * '' Invincible Enforcer'' (1979) * '' The Convict Killer'' (1980) * '' Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty'' (1980) * '' The Tiger and the Widow'' (1981) * '' The Duel of the Century'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1981) * '' Notorious Eight'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1981) * '' The Bloody Mission'' (1982) * '' Tiger Killer'' (1982) * '' Passing Flickers'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' The Spirit of the Sword'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' The Pure and the Evil'' (1982) * '' The Emperor and the Minister'' (1982) * '' The Enchantress'' (1983) * ''Usurpers of Emperor's Power'' (1983) * '' Bastard Swordsman'' (1983) *'' Lady Assassin'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1984) (TV series) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' Return of Bastard Swordsman'' (1984) * '' Sex Beyond the Grave'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1986) (TV series) * ''

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'' (1987) (TV series) * '' Poor Man's Orange'' (1987) (TV series) * '' Bloodshed Over the Forbidden City'' (1990) (TV series) * '' Dragon Killer'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' My Ma Has Son Fever'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Wu Seng'' (2007) * '' Legend of the Fist: Chen Zhen'' (2008) * '' Taishan Kung Fu'' (2009) * ''

The Wrath of Vajra ''The Wrath of Vajra'' () is a 2013 Chinese action film directed by Law Wing-cheung and starring Xing Yu and Yoo Sung-jun. It was produced by Media Asia Film, China Film Group, Kylin Film and Ningxia China Production. Plot Long ago a death cult ...

'' (2013) * '' Mrs K'' (2016) * ''Little Q'' (2019) * ''Sons of the Neon Night'' (2019) * ''The Lady Improper'' (2019)

As director

*'' Dragon Killer'' (1995) *''

'' (2000) Tony Liu at chinesemov.com
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References

External links

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Hong Kong Cinemagic: Anthony Lau WingLau Wing at hkmdb.com
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