Htun Wai ( my, ထွန်းဝေ, also spelt also Tun Wai; 23 October 1920–8 August 2005) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actor.
Htun won his first Myanmar Academy Award in 1957 with the film ''Bo Mya Din'', achieved his second award in 1959 with the film ''Kagyi yae Ka'' and third award in 1983 with the film ''Tatiya arwale ei dutiya Waydanar'' .
Early life and education
He was born on 23 October 1920 in
Nattalin,
Pegu Division, British Burma (now Bago Region, Myanmar), the eldest of his siblings. His father is Kyaw Sein and mother is Shwe Yin.
Filmography
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Son Bo Aung Din
''Son Bo Aung Din'' ( my, သားဗိုလ်အောင်ဒင်) is a 1955 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Shwe Done Bi Aung starring Kyaw Swe, Myint Myint Khin, Khin Ohn Myint, Htun Wai, Ba Chit and May May Win. The ...
(1955)
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Dr. Aung Kyaw Oo (1957)
*Bo Mya Din (1957)
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Ei Lu Baung Twin
''Ei Lu Baung Twin'' ( my, ဤလူ့ဘောင်တွင်) is a 1958 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Shwe Done Bi Aung starring Htun Wai, Maung Maung Ta, Myint Myint Khin and Shwe Man Aung Gyi.
Cast
*Htun Wai as Thant ...
(1958)
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Ka Gyi Yay Ka
''Ka Gyi Yay Ka'' ( my, ကကြီးရေက) is a 1959 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Tha Du starring Htun Wai, Myat Mon and Khin Nyunt.
Cast
*Htun Wai
*Myat Mon
Myat Mon ( my, မြတ်မွန်, ; born 1942) is ...
(1959)
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Maung Mu Paing Shin (1964)
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First Class (1966)
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Hsaung
''Hsaung'' ( my, ဆောင်း; lit. Winter) is a 1966 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Maung Hla Myo starring Htun Wai, Nyunt Win, San Shar Tin, Hnin Si and San San Win.
Cast
*Htun Wai as Kyaw Swar, Maung Maung Latt
*Nyunt ...
(1966)
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Mahuyar
''Mahuyar'' ( my, မဟူရာ) is a 1976 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Win Pe starring Htun Wai, Kawleikgyin Ne Win, Kyaw Hein, Myint Myint Khin and San Shar Tin, Nwet Nwet Mu.
Cast
*Htun Wai as U Ba Nyo
*Kawleikgyin Ne W ...
(1976)
*Tatiya A Ywal Ei Dutiya Waydanar (1983)
Awards and nominations
Personal life
Htun first married Daw Saw. After the death of his wife, Daw Saw, he remarried his wife's niece, Daw Htwe Htwe. They have two sons.
Death
At
Yankin Township, Yangon, Thiri Zeyar Road, he died at his home on August 8, 2005 at 1:25 am. He is survived by his wife, Daw Htwe Htwe, and children and his grandchildren.
References
2005 deaths
1920 births
Burmese male film actors
People from Bago Region
20th-century Burmese male actors
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