Acting

Yang Chi-Ching

Born February 11, 1919 · Longping, Hebei Province, China · Died April 30, 1984

Biography

Yang Chi-Ching (杨志卿) was a Chinese actor native of Hebei Province. He made his movie debut in 1941 and starred in several productions of Shanghai's Hwa Ying and Chung Luen film companies. In 1947, he joined the Cathay Film Company (國泰影業公司). Yeung settled in Hong Kong in 1951 and joined Shaw Brothers (邵氏兄弟) where he worked for over 30 years and appeared in more than 100 movies. Yeung was as brilliant as he was versatile, with the ability to handle all types of roles with ease. Yeung's wife Chan Wan Wa (Chen Yun Hua) was also a famous movie actress.