George Wang

Acting

George Wang

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 12, 1918 (106 years old)
Death date
Mar 27, 2015

George Wang

Known For

The Grandmaster
2h 10m
Movie 2013

The Grandmaster

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian...

Close to You
1h 43m
Movie 2010

Close to You

Chen Jiaxiang is martial Boxing Beijing, he had a car...

Kangxi Upsets Wutai Mountains
Movie 1989

Kangxi Upsets Wutai Mountains

Master Hui Neng
1h 32m
Movie 1987

Master Hui Neng

Taiwanese historical drama about the Buddhist monk Huineng.

The Sunset in Geneva
Movie 1986

The Sunset in Geneva

Taiwanese film

Biography

George Wang (born Wang Yie, 12 November 1918 – 27 March 2015) was a Taiwanese actor and producer who appeared in a multitude of Italian films. Born in Dandong, Liaoning, Wang enrolled the Shanghai drama school China Film Studio in 1938 and the following year he made his film debut in Defending Our Homeland (保家鄉). In 1949, Wang moved to Taiwan, becoming one of the most important stars in the early years of Taiwanese cinema. At the end of the 1950s he moved to Italy, where he was a very active character actor in genre films, mainly spy films, adventure films and Spaghetti Westerns, being mostly cast in roles of villains. Thanks to his good knowledge of English, he was also active in a number of English language productions, notably appearing in Nicholas Ray's 55 Days at Peking. In 1976 Wang moved to Hong Kong, where with his son Don he founded the film production company "Wang Film Company". In 1978 he returned to Taiwan and back to acting, winning in 1981 a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Coldest Winter in Peking (皇天后土). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia