Ti Lung
| Ti Lung | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | 狄龍 (traditional) | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | 狄龙 (simplified) | ||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Dí Lóng (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Dik6 Lung4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||
| Birth name |
譚富榮 Taam4 Fu3-wing4 (Cantonese) Tán Fùróng (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||
| Born |
19 August 1946 Xinhui, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Tao Man-Ming | ||||||||||||
| Children | Tam Chun-yin, born on 30 July 1980 | ||||||||||||
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Tommy Tam Fu-Wing (born 19 August 1946), better known by his stage name Ti Lung, is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly The Sentimental Swordsman and its sequel, and in the classic A Better Tomorrow.
Background
He studied Wing Chun under the martial arts master Jiu Wan. In 1968 Ti Lung responded to an advertisement placed by the Shaw Brothers after college, and applied at Shaw Acting Course, and upon completion was awarded a minor role in Chang Cheh's Return of the One-Armed Swordsman starring Jimmy Wang Yu. Chang Cheh immediately recognized his potential and offered him the lead in his next production Dead End opposite Golden Chan Hung-lit, a role which would launch his career as one of the best known faces in classic Wuxia film. He became a common face associated with David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng, Ku Feng, Chen Kuan-Tai, the Venom Mob, and other Shaw Bros. stars at the time, often cast as a dashing, noble hero as well as a capable martial artist.
Career
After he left Shaw Brothers Studios in the 1980s, Ti Lung's career took a turn for the worse until 1986, when John Woo's A Better Tomorrow cast him opposite Chow Yun-fat in the role of a Triad member. The movie was a box office success and placed Ti Lung back in the public consciousness, although it changed his image from the handsome martial youth to the tortured, would-be hero gangster. After that role, Ti Lung's next most recognisable appearance would be with Jackie Chan in Drunken Master II, in which he co-starred as Wong Kei-Ying, father of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung. In 1994-95, Ti Lung lead-starred as Bao Zheng in a Hong Kong version of Justice Pao TV series for TVB. At the time this series was viewing on Hong Kong television, many fans in Mainland China and Hong Kong has compared Ti Lung/TVB's Bao Zheng with Jin Chao-chun/Mainland China's Bao Zheng. Ti Lung also worked with Andy Lau in Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon as the legendary Guan Yu. From there, he has continued to work in television in a variety of roles. He is the uncle of Jerry Lamb and Jan Lamb.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (獨臂刀王) | Lu Hong | |
| Dead End (死角) | Zhang Chun | ||
| Have Sword, Will Travel (保鏢) | Siang | ||
| 1970 | Vengeance! (報仇) | Guan Yulou | |
| The Heroic Ones (十三太保) | Shi Jingsi | ||
| The Singing Killer (小煞星) | musician | cameo | |
| 1971 | King Eagle (鷹王) | Jin Fei | |
| The New One-Armed Swordsman (新獨臂刀) | Feng Junjie | ||
| The Duel (大決鬥) | Tang Renjie | ||
| The Anonymous Heroes (無名英雄) | Tie Hu | ||
| Duel of Fists (拳擊) | Wen Lie | ||
| Deadly Duo (雙俠) | Bao Tingtian | ||
| 1972 | Angry Guest (惡客) | Wen Lieh | |
| The Water Margin (水滸傳) | Wu Song | ||
| Trilogy of Swordsmanship (群英會) | Xu Shiying | Segment 3: "White Water Strand" (白水灘) | |
| Young People (年輕人) | Lam Tat | ||
| The Delightful Forest (快活林) | Wu Song | ||
| Four Riders (四騎士) | Feng Xia | ||
| 1973 | The Blood Brothers (刺馬) | Ma Xinyi | |
| The Generation Gap (叛逆) | Ling Zhao | ||
| The Pirate (大海盜) | Cheung Po Tsai | ||
| 1974 | The Drug Addict (吸毒者) | Kuan Cheng-chun | |
| Shatter | Tai Pah | ||
| Five Shaolin Masters (少林五祖) | Tsai Te-chung | ||
| The Two Faces of Love (小孩與狗) | |||
| The Savage Five (五虎將) | Fang Yi-fei | ||
| Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (電單車) | Song Da | Also director | |
| 1975 | The Young Rebel | Gen Lai | Also writer and director |
| All Men Are Brothers | Wu Song | ||
| Black Magic | Xu Nuo | ||
| The Empress Dowager | |||
| 1976 | The Last Tempest | Emperor Guangxu | |
| 7 Man Army | Battalion Commander Wu Chan-zheng | ||
| Shaolin Temple | Cai De-zhong | ||
| The Snake Prince | Snake Prince | ||
| Black Magic Part 2 | Qi Zhong-ping | ||
| The Magic Blade | Fu Hung-hsueh | ||
| 1977 | Clans of Intrigue | Chu Liuxiang | |
| Pursuit Of Vengeance | Fu Hung-Hsueh | ||
| Death Duel | Fu Hung-Hsueh | ||
| The Flying Guillotine 2 | Ma Tang | ||
| Inheritor of Kung Fu | |||
| The Jade Tiger | Zhao Wuji | ||
| The Naval Commandos | Captain Liang Guan-qin | ||
| The Sentimental Swordsman | Li Xunhuan | ||
| The Brave Archer | Duan Zhixing | ||
| 1978 | The Avenging Eagle | Black Eagle Chik Ming-sing | |
| Legend of the Bat | Chu Liuxiang | ||
| Soul of the Sword | Nameless | ||
| Swordsman and Enchantress | Mr. Xiao | ||
| 1979 | The Deadly Breaking Sword | Tuan Changqing | |
| The Kung Fu Instructor | Wang Yang | ||
| Ten Tigers from Kwangtung | Lai Yan-chiu | ||
| 1980 | The Convict Killer | Teng Piao/Iron Chain | |
| The Heroes | Ko Fei / Wong Fei | ||
| Return of the Sentimental Swordsman | Li Xunhuan | ||
| 1981 | The Brave Archer 3 | Duan Zhixing | |
| Emperor and His Brother | Chen Chia-lo | ||
| 1982 | Clan Feuds | Tie Zhong-tang | |
| Shaolin Prince | Dao Xing | ||
| Tiger Killer | Wu Song | ||
| Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman | Chu Liuxiang | ||
| Mercenaries from Hong Kong | Luo Yi | ||
| 1983 | The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre | General Tieh Zhen | |
| Roving Swordsman | Shen Sheng-yi | ||
| 1984 | A Friend from Inner Space | Joe Weng | |
| Destiny's Champion | Benson Zhang | ||
| Ninja in the Deadly Trap | |||
| Death Ring | |||
| Shanghai 13 | Dock boss | ||
| Opium and the Kung-Fu Master | Tie Qiao San | ||
| 1985 | The Master Strikes Back | Instructor Tong Tie-zheng | |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow | Sung Chi-ho | |
| True Colours | Ho Lung | ||
| The Kinemn Bombs | |||
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow 2 | Sung Chi-ho | |
| The Legend of Wisley | Pak Kei-wai | ||
| May Jane | Commander | ||
| People's Hero | Sunny Koo | ||
| 1988 | City War | Ken Chow | |
| Tiger on Beat | Lung | ||
| Law or Justice? | Long Fei | ||
| Love Me Dad | Ken Chang | ||
| 1989 | Just Heroes | Lung | Cameo |
| Run, Don't Walk | Luk Pui | ||
| 1990 | The Killer's Blues | Wai Yi-ming | |
| 1991 | The Banquet | Chef | Cameo |
| 1993 | Blade Of Fury | Tan Si-tung / Chong Fei | |
| First Shot | Wong Yat Chung | ||
| A Warrior's Tragedy | Fu Hung-suet | ||
| The Bare-Footed Kid | Tuen Ching-wan | ||
| 1994 | Drunken Master II | Wong Kei-ying | |
| 1999 | The Kid | Sir Lung | |
| 2000 | Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner! | Officer CK Lau | |
| High K | Zeng | ||
| Paramount Motel | Master Sun | ||
| 2001 | Mist in Judge | Fung Ka-wai | |
| 2002 | Frugal Game | Delon | |
| 2003 | Star Runner | Brother Lung | |
| Gray | |||
| 2005 | New Born | ||
| One Last Dance | Captain | Singaporean film | |
| 2006 | Heavenly Mission | Cho Hung | |
| My Wife Is a Gangster 3 | Boss Lam | ||
| 2008 | Run Papa Run | Mabel's dad | |
| Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | Guan Yu | ||
| The Butterfly Lovers | Zhu Gongyuan | ||
| 2010 | The Jade and the Pearl | King | |
| The Warrior's Way | |||
| Frozen | San | ||
| 2013 | 7 Assassins | Prefect Cheuk | |
| 2015 | All You Need Is Love | Old Captain | |
| 2015 | The Kid from the Big Apple | Master Lin |
Television
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | TVB | Justice Pao (包青天) | Baau Cing | |
| 1996 | TVB | ICAC Investigators 1996 (廉政行動1996) | Cheung Tin-yam | |
| 1998 | TVB | ICAC Investigators 1998 (廉政行動1998) | Cheung Tin-yam | |
| 2003 | Hunan TV | My Fair Princess III (還珠格格3之天上人間) | Qianlong Emperor | |
| 2004 | Trail of the Everlasting Hero (俠影仙蹤) | Wang Xizhi | ||
| Warriors of the Yang Clan (楊門虎將) | Yang Ye | |||
| 2010 | Qin Xianglian (秦香蓮) | Bao Zheng | ||
| KBS | The Fugitive: Plan B (도망자 플랜 B) | General Wei | ||
| 2013 | Team of Sword (刀子队) |