Leung Sing Poh
Actor
- Born
- January 1, 1908 · Singapore
- Died
- February 14, 1981 (age 73)
Leung Sing Po made his debut in Cantonese Opera at the age of 17. In the beginning he took civil and martial roles, but later because of his round and comic appearance, he specialised in clownish roles. Such was his success that he was often called "The King of Clowns". In 1950, Leung started to appear in films and he made near 400 movies in his career. Films in which Leung appeared as the lead actor include the Silly Wong and The Dunce and so on. From 1967 onwards, he became the host and one of the main anchors of the TV variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight. Leung was also twice the president of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong, and its chairman for four years. In 1976, he was made an MBE, the first local artist ever to receive that honour. Died 2.14.1981
Known for
Princess Chang-Ping
January 30, 1976
Beauty of Beauties
October 22, 1965
The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian
July 18, 1964
Naughty! Naughty!
July 18, 1974
The Dunce Bumps into a Ghost
November 28, 1957
Tragedy of the Poet King
January 30, 1968
Double Bliss
February 4, 1970
The Haunted Pot
August 17, 1956
Laugh in the Sleeve
February 8, 1975
Butterfly and Red Pear
September 16, 1959
The Legend of Purple Hairpin
February 18, 1959
The Spirits
July 16, 1969
Acting64
- 1977The Chase
- 1977The Legend of the Purple Hairpin
- 1976Princess Chang-Ping as Chou Chung
- 1975Money Is Everything
- 1975Laugh in the Sleeve
- 1974The Paradise
- 1974Naughty! Naughty! as Mr Wang
- 1973Cheat to Cheat
- 1970Double Bliss as Li Yaozu (Li Yao-Tsu)
- 1969Four Darling Daughters
- 1969The Spirits as (segment "A Lesson of Supernatural Art")