Born in Tianjin and raised in Guangzhou, he left school at sixteen to work as a machinist before moving to Hong-Kong in 1960, where he entered the Shaw Brothers acting school in 1962 and graduated a year later as a contract player. Launching his screen career in 1963, he amassed more than 240 acting credits and directed 49 films over five decades, becoming a familiar face in Hong-Kong cinema. Earl…
