Chow Yun-Fat

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Chow Yun-Fat, 2007

Chow Yun-Fat ( Chinese  周潤發  /  周润发 , Pinyin Zhōu Rùnfā , Jyutping Zau 1 Jeon 6 faat 3 ; born May 18, 1955 in Hong Kong ) is a Hong Kong-Chinese actor . He is a well-known actor in Hong Kong cinema who has appeared in over 110 productions since 1976 and is also very popular in the West.

Life and accomplishments

Chow Yun-Fat grew up in poor conditions in the rural Islands District on Lamma Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. At the age of eighteen he became aware of a newspaper advertisement and on the advice of a friend, he enrolled in the trainee selection process at the local television broadcaster Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and was finally accepted as an acting student that same year. As a graduate of TVB's acting training program, he made his debut for the first time in 1976 as a supporting actor for the television station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in the television series Hotel (Chinese title: 狂潮 , Kuángcháo , Jyutping Kwong 4 ciu 4 ). In the 1978 television series Conflict ( 奮鬥  /  奋斗 , Fendou , Jyutping Fan 5 dau 3 ) he received good reviews from the audience. With The Good, The Bad And The Ugly ( 網 中人  /  网 中人 , Wǎngzhōngrén , Jyutping Mong 4 zung 1 jan 4 ) a series in 1979, he achieved the breakthrough with the broad television audience in Hong Kong. The following year 1980 followed a role in the successful television series The Bund (1980) ( 上 海灘  /  上 海滩 , Shànghǎitān , Jyutping Soeng 6 hoi 2 taan 1  - " The Bund "). In 1986 he starred in the film A Better Tomorrow ( 英雄 本色 , Yīngxióng běnsè , Jyutping Jing 1 hung 4 Bun 2 sik 1 ), which was directed by John Woo . The film made the director and Chow Yun-Fat internationally known. The sequel to the film, which also features Chow Yun-Fat, A Better Tomorrow II , is considered to be one of the films with the highest body count . H. with most people killed. In the film Anna and the King , Chow Yun-Fat took on one of the two leading roles as King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Thailand alongside Jodie Foster .

He achieved worldwide fame as the insightful sword master Li Mu Bai in the wuxia film Tiger & Dragon from 2000 by director Ang Lee ( Hulk , Brokeback Mountain ) at the side of Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi . In the third part of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series At World's End , he played the pirate captain Sao-Feng from Singapore, in the film The Curse of the Golden Flower the leading role as Emperor of China.

Yun-Fat has been making films in his home country again since 2008.

Filmography (selection)

Chow Yun-Fats star on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong

Awards as an actor

Hong Kong Film Awards
  • 1985: Nominated: Best Actor "Hong Kong 1941"
  • 1986: Nominated: Best Actor "Women"
  • 1987: Nominated: Best Film "Love Unto Waste"
  • 1987: Winner: Best Actor "A Better Tomorrow"
  • 1988: Nominated: Best Actor "Prison on Fire"
  • 1988: Nominated: Best Actor "An Autumn's Tale"
  • 1988: Winner: Best Film "An Autumn's Tale"
  • 1988: Nominated: Best Film " City on Fire "
  • 1988: Winner: Best Actor " City on Fire "
  • Nominated: Best Film Song "The Diary of a Big Man"
  • Nominated: Best Film Song "Triads: The Inside Story"
  • 1990: Nominated: Best Actor "God of Gamblers"
  • 1990: Winner: Best Actor "All about Ah-Long"
  • 1990: Nominated: Best Film "All about Ah-Long"
  • 1990: Nominated: Best Film " The Killer "
  • 1992: Nominated: Best Actor "Once a Thief"
  • 1992: nominated; Best Film "Once a Thief"
  • 1995: Nominated: Best Actor "Treasure Hunt"
  • 1996: Nominated: Best Actor "Peace Hotel"
  • 2001: Winner: Best Film " Tiger and Dragon "
  • 2007: Nominated: Best Actor "Curse of the Golden Flower"
  • 2007: Nominated: Best Film "Curse of the Golden Flower"
  • 2008: Nominated: Best Supporting Role "The Postmodern Life of My Aunt"
  • 2008: Nominated: Best Film "The Postmodern Life of My Aunt"
  • 2011: Nominated: Best Actor "Confucius"
  • 2012: Nominated: Best Film "Let the Bullets fly"

Video games

Dubbing voices Germany

Chow Yun-Fat was u. a. by Hans-Jürgen Dittberner , Lutz Schnell , Reent Reins , Hans-Rainer Müller , Douglas Welbat , Gerhard Marcel, David Nathan , Wolfgang Müller , Udo Schenk , Hans-Georg Panczak , Tom Vogt , Walter von Hauff , Pierre Franckh , Wolfgang Condrus , Hans-Jürgen Wolf and Leon Boden spoke. In recent years Frank Röth has increasingly dubbed Yun-Fat .

literature

  • Thomas Gaschler & Ralph Umard: "Woo". Verlag Belleville, 2001, ISBN 3-933510-48-1 - A detailed overview of Chow's career from soap opera star to film icon

Web links

Commons : Chow Yun-Fat  - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Chow is the family name here, Yun-Fat is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Chow, Yun-Fat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION hong kong chinese actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Hong Kong