Mak Bing-wing

Mak Bing-wing (Chinese: 麥炳榮; 1915–1984) was a Chinese actor active in Cantonese opera.

Born in 1915 in Guangdong, he attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and began his acting career in the 1930s. He left Hong Kong in 1941 for a tour of the United States, returning in 1947. after the Pacific War had ended. While in the United States, Mak appeared in many Grandview Film Company productions. His third marriage, to Yu So-chow in 1966, produced three children.[1][2] Mak was also close to actress Wong-Nui Fung, whom he met while both were active in the Great Dragon Phoenix Theatre Troupe. The two later played lead characters in the Film A Ten-Year Dream.[3] Mak died in the United States in 1984, where he and Yu had retired.[1]

Repertoire
  • A Ten-Year Dream
  • A Lady Prime Minister of Two Countries
  • Return from Battle for His Love
  • Romance of the Phoenix Chamber
  • The Unruly Commander-in-chief and the Blunt General

(all have film version)

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

  • 1950 A Chivalrous Bandit [4]

References
  1. Law, Kar; Bren, Frank; Ho, Sam (2004). Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View. Scarecrow Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 9780810849860.
  2. Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 545. ISBN 9780810864580.
  3. Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9780810864580.
  4. "A Chivalrous Bandit". hkmdb.com. March 10, 1950. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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