Bowie Woo Fung (born 18 January 1932) is a Hong Kong veteran actor and director with family roots in

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in the 1950s and 1960s, he began his acting career in long form Cantonese films 1953, becoming an overnight success with his debut film, ''Men's Hearts''. In his long career he has starred opposite many of

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cinema's leading ladies, and of particular note are his many collaborations with

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, with occasional guest appearances in films. Woo Fung remains a very much loved and respected elder in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, and is " godfather" to both

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Filmography

Film

This is a partial list of films. * 1953 ''Men's Hearts'' * 1953 ''

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'' - Officer Lam Tsung * 1992 ''

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, Tress MacNeille, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan)

Television series

(This list is incomplete.)

Asia Television Limited

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References

*This article's content is based on that from the corresponding article on the Chinese Wikipedia.

External links

Wu Fung on HK Cinemagic
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Bowie 1931 births Living people 20th-century Chinese male actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors Film directors from Guangdong Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors Male actors from Guangdong Male actors from Guangzhou TVB veteran actors