Cheng Kwun-Min

Cheng Kwun-Min

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1917
Died
August 2, 1995 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Guangdong, China

Biography

Cheng Gwan-Min was born in 1917 in Guangdong, China. He was once a theatre actor and broadcaster. In 1936, he made his debut "The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou" in Guangzhou. During his long career of more than half a century, he made more than 200 films, mostly Cantonese. A skillful imitator of singers from the East and the West, Cheng had numerous albums and performed Cantonese opera and musicals. He earned himself a nickname "Elvis Presley of the East". From 1970's onwards, he became a host of the classic variety show "Enjoy Yourself Tonight", with occasional guest appearances in films. He passed away in 1995.

Known For

Filmography

1994
Oh! Yes Sir!!! poster

Oh! Yes Sir!!!

Movie · as News team director

1992
Justice, My Foot! poster

Justice, My Foot!

Movie · as Guangzhou Magistrate Hu

1992
Rose poster

Rose

Movie

1991
Man from Guangdong poster

Man from Guangdong

TV · 20 eps

1989
The Nobles poster

The Nobles

Movie · as Cheng Kwan Min

1989
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive poster

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

Movie · as Uncle Cheng

1989
Looking Back in Anger poster

Looking Back in Anger

TV · 50 eps

1988
Three Against the World poster

Three Against the World

Movie · as Mr Ng

1988
Mistaken Identity poster

Mistaken Identity

Movie

1988
The Greatest Lover poster

The Greatest Lover

Movie

1987
Killer's Nocturne poster

Killer's Nocturne

Movie

1987
Project A - Part II poster

Project A - Part II

Movie · as Boss of Goldsmith Shop

1987
Seven Years Itch poster

Seven Years Itch

Movie · as Sylvia's father

1987
Goodbye Darling poster

Goodbye Darling

Movie · as Mr. Chiu

1986
Happy Ghost III poster

Happy Ghost III

Movie · as Man Eating at Hawker Stall

1986
Sweet Surrender poster

Sweet Surrender

Movie · as Old Taxi Driver

1986
The Invincible Snowy Hair Maiden poster

The Invincible Snowy Hair Maiden

TV · as 贞乾道长 · 20 eps

1984
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty poster

An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty

Movie · as Musician / Servant

1982
The Perfect Match poster

The Perfect Match

Movie · as Paul's father

1982
Food For The Sharks poster

Food For The Sharks

Movie

1978
Crocodile Tears poster

Crocodile Tears

TV · 89 eps

1975
The Running Mob poster

The Running Mob

Movie

1975
Laugh in the Sleeve poster

Laugh in the Sleeve

Movie

1975
All in the Family poster

All in the Family

Movie

1974
Naughty! Naughty! poster

Naughty! Naughty!

Movie · as Cheng Kwan Chi

1974
Seductive Ghost poster

Seductive Ghost

Movie

1974
Gossip Street poster

Gossip Street

Movie · as Chang Kwun Jik

1974
Cheeky Little Angels poster

Cheeky Little Angels

Movie · as Dr Wang

1974
The Two Faces of Love

The Two Faces of Love

Movie

1974
Every Day is Sunday poster

Every Day is Sunday

Movie

1974
Games Gamblers Play poster

Games Gamblers Play

Movie

1974
The Fatal Irony poster

The Fatal Irony

TV · 25 eps

1973
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend poster

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

Movie · as Self

1972
Intrigue in Nylons poster

Intrigue in Nylons

Movie · as Boss of Princess Brand

1970
Lucky Seven poster

Lucky Seven

Movie · as Ah Min

1970
A Time for Love poster

A Time for Love

Movie · as Old Lau

1970
Happy Times poster

Happy Times

Movie

1970
Secret Agent No. 1 poster

Secret Agent No. 1

Movie

1970
Lucky Seven Strikes Again poster

Lucky Seven Strikes Again

Movie

1968
A Romantic Thief poster

A Romantic Thief

Movie · as Manager Fong

1968
The Blossoming Rose poster

The Blossoming Rose

Movie · as Wong Shu Fan

1968
Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned poster

Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned

Movie · as 趙紫陽

1967
The Lady Killer poster

The Lady Killer

Movie · as James Bond

1967
Shaky Steps poster

Shaky Steps

Movie · as Lo Lin

1967
The Sweetest Moment poster

The Sweetest Moment

Movie · as Ma Tak Hong

1967
Adventure of a Blind Kid

Adventure of a Blind Kid

Movie · as Ah Sam

1967
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell poster

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

Movie · as Do Gwai Lim

1967
Lightning Killer poster

Lightning Killer

Movie · as Ching Wai-Sang

1966
Girls are Flowers

Girls are Flowers

Movie · as Chan

1966
Landlady and Tenant

Landlady and Tenant

Movie · as Chiu Chik

1966
How Master Cute Thrice Saved The Idiot Ming poster

How Master Cute Thrice Saved The Idiot Ming

Movie · as Mental patient

1966
Colorful Youth poster

Colorful Youth

Movie

1966
Twin Sisters poster

Twin Sisters

Movie · as Chow Wai-Pak

1966
To Marry a Ghost poster

To Marry a Ghost

Movie

1966
Strange Romance on a Bus poster

Strange Romance on a Bus

Movie · as Zhou Weixin

1965
Love in Disguise poster

Love in Disguise

Movie · as Tang Chan-sin

1965
The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode

The Bloody Devil, Concluding Episode

Movie · as Lee Kei

1965
The Bloody Devil, Part One

The Bloody Devil, Part One

Movie · as Lee Kei

1965
Master Cute poster

Master Cute

Movie

1965
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1 poster

Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 1

Movie · as Elderly Spirit from Hades

1965
Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2 poster

Moslem Sacred Fire Decree, Part 2

Movie · as Elderly Spirit from Hades

1965
Standard Husband

Standard Husband

Movie · as 阮敬人

1964
The Diary of a Husband poster

The Diary of a Husband

Movie · as Chow Kei-Luen

1964
As Time Goes By poster

As Time Goes By

Movie · as Fong Yan

1964
The Lucky Dragon

The Lucky Dragon

Movie

1964
Madame Rose

Madame Rose

Movie · as Yik Ding-on

1964
Queen of the Marketplace

Queen of the Marketplace

Movie · as 何松年

1962
The Haunting Shadow poster

The Haunting Shadow

Movie

1962
Trauma Under the Car poster

Trauma Under the Car

Movie

1962
Marry in Haste poster

Marry in Haste

Movie

1962
The Wife's Husband

The Wife's Husband

Movie · as Li Shi-Jie

1962
The Happy Reunion

The Happy Reunion

Movie · as Yu Kwok-kei

1962
The New Magic Cup poster

The New Magic Cup

Movie · as 瘦財

1961
Shadow of a Doubt poster

Shadow of a Doubt

Movie · as But Kei

1961
The Golden Cat poster

The Golden Cat

Movie · as Tsui Tai-fei

1961
Woman’s Affairs

Woman’s Affairs

Movie · as Poon Chi-On

1961
刁蛮女侠 poster

刁蛮女侠

Movie · as 秦满天

1961
Larceny

Larceny

Movie · as 賈德

1960
The Stubborn Generations

The Stubborn Generations

Movie · as Shou shi

1960
Much Ado About Nothing poster

Much Ado About Nothing

Movie · as George Cheung

1960
A Night of Thrills poster

A Night of Thrills

Movie

1960
The Random Harvest

The Random Harvest

Movie · as Dismissed servant at Lee's household

1960
Orphan in Distress poster

Orphan in Distress

Movie

1960
The Stormy Night poster

The Stormy Night

Movie

1960
Death to the Killer poster

Death to the Killer

Movie · as Ma Pei-jing

1960
Secret Agent: The Swallow poster

Secret Agent: The Swallow

Movie

1960
The Tragedy of Nine Lives poster

The Tragedy of Nine Lives

Movie

1960
娘子軍封王

娘子軍封王

Movie · as 威遠侯鄭鈞

1959
The Talking Bird poster

The Talking Bird

Movie

1959
A Stroke of Romance for Mr. Wang

A Stroke of Romance for Mr. Wang

Movie

1959
Glass Slippers poster

Glass Slippers

Movie

1959
Two Fools Catch the Murderer

Two Fools Catch the Murderer

Movie

1959
Two Fools Catch the Murderer

Two Fools Catch the Murderer

Movie

1958
A Vampire Pays Offerings to the Moon

A Vampire Pays Offerings to the Moon

Movie · as Chung Yung

1958
Two Fools in Paradise

Two Fools in Paradise

Movie

1955
Silk Factory Girl

Silk Factory Girl

Movie

1954
Save Your Water Supply poster

Save Your Water Supply

Movie · as Sa Can-Ciu

1952
笑星降地球

笑星降地球

Movie · as 畢成仁

1951
The Wrongly Accused Lover poster

The Wrongly Accused Lover

Movie

1951
Blood-Stained Azaleas poster

Blood-Stained Azaleas

Movie · as Kwong Kwum

1937
The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou poster

The Three-Day Massacre in Guangzhou

Movie · as Zhou Zhong-Hua 周忠華