Raymond Wong Pak-ming (Chinese: 黃百鳴, born 8 April 1946; sometimes

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as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in

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, having been one of the comedians to establish Cinema City Studios in 1980.

Career

Cinema City

In 1980, Wong formed the renowned Cinema City Co., Ltd. with

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and

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. The production company became an industry phenomenon, producing films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Prison on Fire'' and ''

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''. Actors such as

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and

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along with filmmakers

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, Ringo Lam and

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were some of the people who rose to fame under the Cinema City label. He played the actor in the comedy ghost series ''Happy Ghost'' ( 開心鬼). In 1991, the trio broke up, with both Maka and Shek ending their interests in the film industry.

Mandarin films

Wong eventually formed

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later that year, while continuing to establish himself as a successful film producer. Mandarin went on to produce films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Flash Point'', with Wong often serving as an executive producer for the films produced. To this day, the company has produced over 100 films.

Personal life

Wong is married to Wong Man-kuen ().

Filmography as actor

* '' Fun, Hong Kong Style'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1978) – Liu Man (Journalist) * '' Strike of the Thunderkick Tiger'' (1978) * ''

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'' (滑稽時代) (1981) – Man Eating Bananas * '' Beware of Pickpocket'' (1981) – Dishonest Diner * ''

All the Wrong Clues ''All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution'' () is a 1981 Hong Kong comedy film directed and co-written by Tsui Hark. The film stars George Lam as Yoho, Karl Maka as Ah Capone and Teddy Robin Kwan as Inspector Robin. Yoho is a down on his lu ...

'' (鬼馬智多星) (1981) * '' Till Death Do We Scare'' (1982) – Stewart Pik * ''

'' (最佳拍檔) (1982) – Priest * ''

Aces Go Places 2 ''Aces Go Places 2'' (Chinese: 最佳拍檔大顯神通) is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Eric Tsang and starring Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang. The film has also been dubbed into English and re-edited and was released ove ...

'' (最佳拍檔大顯神通) (1983) – Priest * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

Happy Ghost ''Happy Ghost'' (released in the Philippines as ''Magic to Win 3: The Origin'') () is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. Produced and written by Raymond Wong, the film stars Wong, Boonie Law, Loletta Lee and Sandy Lamb. The fil ...

'' (開心鬼) (1984) – Stewart Pik, the Happy Ghost * ''The Tenant'' (靈氣迫人) (1984) – Hansom Wong * '' Happy Ghost II'' (開心鬼放暑假) (1985) – Hong Sam-Kwai/Happy Ghost * '' Cong & Me in Paradise'' (1985) – Cannon Wong * '' True Colours'' (1986) – Robert * '' Happy Ghost 3'' (開心鬼撞鬼) (1986) – Hong Sam-Kwai/Happy Ghost * '' Seven Years Itch'' (1987) – Willie Ng * ''Goodbye Darling'' (呷醋大丈夫) (1987) – Dai Luk Mao * '' The Eighth Happiness'' (八星報喜) (1988) – Mr. Fong * ''

'' (阿郎的故事) (1989) – Patrick * '' How to be a Billionaire'' (1989) – Huang Shang * '' Mr. Coconut'' (合家歡) (1989) – Wong Ka-Fan * "''

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''" (1989) TV Series – Guest * ''

Happy Ghost IV ''Happy Ghost IV'' (released in the Philippines as ''Magic to Win 4'') (Chinese: 開心鬼救開心鬼) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Raymond Wong and Pauline Yeung. Cast * Raymond Wong as Hong Sum-kwai ...

'' (開心鬼救開心鬼) (1989) – Hong Sam-Kwai/Happy Ghost * ''

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'' (1991) * '' Great Pretenders'' (千王) (1991) * '' The Banquet'' aka. ''Party of a Wealthy Family'' (豪門夜宴) (1991) – Forty * '' Happy Ghost V'' (開心鬼5上錯身) (1991) – The Happy Ghost/Dog named Magic as a Human Being * '' Daddy, Father and Papa'' (1991) * ''

All's Well, Ends Well ''All's Well, Ends Well'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW'' (Chinese: 家有囍事) is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong, Maggie Cheung, Sandra Ng, and Teresa Mo. ''All's We ...

'' (家有囍事) (1992) – Shang Moon * ''Perfect Couples'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993) – John Wong * ''

All's Well, Ends Well Too ''All's Well, Ends Well Too'' (花田喜事) is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko, and released as comedy fare as is the usual custom to entertain movie-goers on the Lunar New Year celebrations. The main setting is in the Song ...

'' (花田喜事) (1993) – Lam Ka-sing * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (大富之家) (1994) – Kow-Foo Yum * ''

I Have a Date with Spring ''I Have a Date with Spring'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong film directed by Clifton Ko and written by Raymond To. It is originally a 1992 play with the same name by Ko Tin Lung. Synopsis The movie takes place in modern times when Butterfly return ...

'' (我和春天有個約會) (1994) – Maitre d' * '' Tristar'' (大三元) (1996) – Supt. Mai * '' A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation'' (小倩) (1997) (voice: Cantonese version) – White Cloud * ''

All's Well, Ends Well 1997 ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' (97家有囍事) is a 1997 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Alfred Cheung, starring Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong and Francis Ng. Plot Kung (Stephen Chow) is the spoiled youngest brother of three: no job, no educati ...

'' (97家有囍事) (1997) – Lo Leung * ''

Troublesome Night 4 ''Troublesome Night 4'' is a 1998 Hong Kong horror comedy film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the fourth of the 20 films in the Troublesome Night (film series), ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot The film contains fo ...

'' (陰陽路4之與鬼同行) (1998) – Mr. Wong * ''

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'' () (1998) * '' The Mirror''() (1999) – The Ghost * ''

Fascination Amour ''Fascination Amour'' is a 1999 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Herman Yau and starring Andy Lau and Hikari Ishida. Plot Albert Lai (Andy Lau) is the only child of Hong Kong's richest tycoon. Albert brings Kathy ( Qu Ying), a waitre ...

'' () (1999) * '' Winner Takes All'' () (2000) * '' Wonder Women'' (2007) * ''

Dancing Lion ''Dancing Lion'' (Chinese: 醒獅) is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy film directed by and starring Francis Ng. It was co-directed by Marco Mak and co-stars Anthony Wong, Teresa Mo, Lam Chi-chung, Lin Yuan and Hins Cheung. Cast External links * *Da ...

'' (醒獅) (2007) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' (家有囍事2009) (2009) – L * ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2010 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2010'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW 2010'' (Chinese: 花田囍事2010) is the fifth instalment of the '' All's Well, Ends Well'' series released during China's lunar holiday seasons. Directed by Raymond Wong and Herman Yau, i ...

'' (花田囍事2010) (2010) * '' All's Well, Ends Well 2011'' (最強囍事) (2011) * '' Magic to Win'' (開心魔法) (2011) * ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2012 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2012'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. It is the seventh instalment in the ''All's Well, Ends Well'' film series. Plot Four men go on a heroic mission to help four wom ...

'' (八星抱喜) (2012) * ''Love Is... Pyjamas'' (2012) * '' Hotel Deluxe'' (百星酒店) (2013) * ''

Hello Babies ''Hello Babies'' () is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong film directed by Vincent Kok. Cast * Raymond Wong *Eric Tsang *Sandra Ng *Ronald Cheng *Fiona Sit *Alex Lam Dak Seon *Karena Ng *Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong ...

'' (六福喜事) (2014) * ''

Golden Chicken 3 ''Golden Chicken 3'' also known as ''Golden Chickensss'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Matt Chow and starring Sandra Ng. Cast * Sandra Ng as Kam, a prostitute * Andy Lau as Himself (billed as "Suddenly Starring") * Donnie Yen ...

'' (金雞SSS) (2014) * ''

Kung Fu Angels ''Kung Fu Angels'' ( zh, 青春鬥) is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Herman Yau. It was released on December 4 in Hong Kong and on December 11 in China. Cast *Karena Ng * Jeremy Tsui *Janelle Sing *Alex Lam * Zhang Chu ...

'' (青春鬥) (2014) * ''

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'' (浮華宴) (2015)

References

External links

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HK cinemagic entry
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