Moderator Asmo Posted October 21, 2018 Moderator Share Posted October 21, 2018 It has been reported that he passed away in Vancouver, on the 20th of this month. Perhaps this link (in Chinese) offers more details? https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2549729 He was always such a wonderful actor. 'Come Drink With Me' was one of the first Shaws I saw, and he'd left an impression on me ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted October 21, 2018 Member Share Posted October 21, 2018 RIP Yeuh Hua. Saw this on FB moments ago. He was in my tops of all kung fu movie stars. Display [English] [Big5] You are currently displaying English 岳華 Yueh Hua ♂ Aliases: Yo Hua, Ngok Wah, Yue Hua, Elly, Yuen Hua, Yuei Hwa, Elliot , Liang Le-Hua, Ngok Wa, Yao Hua, Yueh Hwa, Elliot Yue, Yues Hua, Hwa Yuen, Elly Leung, Leung Lok-Wah, Yeun Hua Born: July 13th, 1942 Filmography (1964-2016) Actor (138 films) The Warlord and the Actress (1964) ... Rebel The Dancing Millionairess (1964) ... Dancer The Lark (1965) ... Charity concert dancer Princess Iron Fan (1966) ... Sun Wu-Kung, Monkey King Come Drink with Me (1966) ... Fan Dapei / Drunken Knight The Monkey Goes West (1966) ... Monkey King Su Wu Kong Hong Kong Nocturne (1967) ... Mr Pan The Sword and the Lute (1967) ... Shen Shu-Wen Trapeze Girl (1967) ... Lou Tian-Xing Sweet Is Revenge (1967) ... Xiao Pao Blue Skies (1967) ... Member of musical troupe Swan Song (1967) ... Dancer [guest star] Death Valley (1968) ... Chiu Yu-Lung Killer Darts (1968) ... Liu Yu-Long Mist Over Dream Lake (1968) ... Yu Ya Na Black Butterfly (1968) ... Liu Xi Lang Dragon Swamp (1969) ... Roaming Knight Xi Zheng Yuan Vengeance Is a Golden Blade (1969) ... Liu Qing-Song Raw Courage (1969) ... Chou Fei Yun Brothers Five (1970) ... Valet Kao Wei The Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) ... Wavering Sword Miao Lung Lady of Steel (1970) ... Qin Shang Yi The Shadow Whip (1971) ... Wang Jianxin Village of Tigers (1971) ... Luo Hong-Xun The Long Chase (1971) Vengeance of a Snowgirl (1971) ... Kao Tien-Ying The Drinking Knight (1971) ... Drinking Knight The 14 Amazons (1972) ... Lu Chao Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) ... Chief Constable Ji De The Lizard (1972) ... Cheng Long / Brother Dumb Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972) ... 1) Master Kuang The Two Faces of Love (1972) The Water Margin (1972) ... Leopard Man, Lin Chong Pursuit (1972) ... Instructor Lin Chong The Young Avenger (1972) ... Chen Shi Lun The Casino (1972) ... Luo Tianguang The Yellow Muffler (1972) ... Dancer The Iron Bodyguard (1973) ... Tan Si-Tong The House of 72 Tenants (1973) ... Fat Chai Facets of Love (1973) ... Emperor Zheng-De All Men Are Brothers (1973) ... Lin Chong [cameo] Illicit Desire (1973) ... 1) Hsiao I Payment in Blood (1973) ... Fang Chih Kien The Villains (1973) ... Fang Zheng Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend (1973) ... [Himself] Hong Kong 73 (1974) ... Chan Yau Fook Sex, Love and Hate (1974) ... Lu Jun Sorrow of the Gentry (1974) ... Chen Bo Wen Virgins of the Seven Seas (1974) ... Ko Pao That's Adultery! (1975) ... 3) Cui Ming Mutiny on the High Sea (1975) The Big Holdup (1975) ... Li Guochao Lover's Destiny (1975) ... Professor Yu Black Magic (1975) ... Mr Wang Supermen Against the Amazons (1975) My Bewitched Wife (1975) Temperament of Life (1975) ... Policeman Shaolin Temple (1976) ... Li Se Kai Killer Clans (1976) ... Lu Hsiang Chuan Beautiful Vixen (1976) ... William Chang Wei-Lian The Criminals (1976) ... 3) Yue Hua The Last Tempest (1976) ... Tan Si Tong Love Swindler (1976) ... 4) Wang Juan Shung Super Dragon (1976) The Fierce Fist (1976) ... Sher Lee Chan The Web of Death (1976) ... Fei Ying Xiang The Drug Connection (1976) ... Deng Weipin Wedding Nights (1976) Erotic Nights (1976) The Dream of the Red Chamber (1977) ... Official Jia Zheng The Face Behind the Mask (1977) ... Hsiao Meng-Fei The Green Dragon Inn (1977) The Greatest Plot (1977) ... Emperor Yung Zhen Clans of Intrigue (1977) ... Monk Wu Hua/Yi Feng Moods of Love (1977) ... Master Yu-Tong Death Duel (1977) ... 'Tu Lang Chun' Chou Yu Feng The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung (1977) ... Prince Yong 5 Kung Fu Daredevil Heroes (1977) The Chivalry, the Gunman and Killer (1977) ... Young Master Ling The Invincible Swordswoman (1977) The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) ... Long Xiao Yun Jade Tiger (1977) ... Tang Ao Lady Exterminator (1977) ... Geng Weiping The Master and the Kid (1978) ... Nan Kung Sao The 18 Bronze Girls of Shaolin (1978) Filthy Guy (1978) The Red Phoenix (1978) The Vengeful Beauty (1978) ... Wang Jun Clan of Amazons (1978) ... Hua Manlou The Adventure of the ''Heaven Mouse'' (1978) The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (1978) ... Zheng Xie-Qiao Legend of the Bat (1978) ... Lee Yuk Hom The Unique Lama (1978) Eagle's Claw and Butterfly Palm (1978) ... Mao Hsin Ku The Souls of the Sword (1978) Kung Fu Girls (1978) The Murder of Murders (1978) Lung Wei Village (1978) ... Hao Yanbang My Blade, My Life (1978) ... King of Yin Yang The Dream Sword (1979) ... Swordsman Li In the Beginning (1979) The Deadly Confrontation (1979) Return of the Dead (1979) ... Jiang Tao A Pretended Rebel (1979) ... Japanese The Idiot Swordsman (1979) Art of War by Sun Tzu (1979) Full Moon Scimitar (1979) ... 3rd Master Xie Xiao Feng The Ghost Story (1979) ... Wang Chun A Deadly Secret (1980) ... Magistrate Ling Tui Si Monkey Fist, Floating Snake (1980) Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) ... Hsiao Lei Hsueh Bruce Tuan's 7 Promises (1980) Six Directions of Boxing (1980) The Duel of the Century (1981) ... Shimen Chuei Shiue Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981) ... Guo Songyang The Imp (1981) ... Master Chiu Black Lizard (1981) ... Security Chief Xiao Lik Crippled Kung Fu Boxer (1981) Mahjong Heroes (1981) ... Kwok Chu Coolie Killer (1982) ... Chung The Spirit of the Sword (1982) ... Purple Robe Duke Hell Has No Boundary (1982) ... Inspector Wong The Enchantress (1983) ... Master Purple Robe On the Wrong Track (1983) ... Paul and De's father The Siamese Twins (1984) ... Mr Kei Love Bittersweet (1984) Fascinating Affairs (1985) ... Inspector In the Line of Duty III (1988) ... Yamamoto Just Heroes (1989) Princess Madam (1989) Never Ending Summer (1992) ... Balloon seller Rumble in the Bronx (1995) ... Wah Faithfully Yours (1995) Migratory Bird (2001) Wo Hu (2006) ... Boss Tong Chun Confession of Pain (2006) ... Chow Yuen Sing Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) ... Liu Bei Trivisa (2016) ... Ho Yu-Kei Writer (1 film) Snuff Bottle (1988) Biography Although his family is from Canton, Yueh Hua was born in Shanghai under the name of Liang Le-Hua. After training at the Shanghai Music Institute, he came to Hong Kong in 1962. A year later he entered the Shaw Brothers acting class after a stint with the Nan Guo experimental film group. And in 1966 was contracted with Shaw Brothers at a time when actresses were more popular than actors. Finding work was difficult. Yet Yueh found luck. He was cast opposite the soon to be crowned "Queen of Kung-fu films", Cheng Pei-pei, in first Princess Iron Fan (1966) then in Come Drink With Me (1966), considered by many to be the precursor for all swordswomen films to come and King Hu's most influential directed film done at Shaw Brothers. Yueh's characeter from Come Drink With Me is still considered classic. Before appearing on camera he would get into character by drinking two bottles of Chinese wine. During the 1960's and 1970's he averaged five films per year and with all the Shaw's main leading actresses in mostly classic martial art films such as Chin Ping's Killer Darts (1968), Cheng Pei-pei's Lady of Steel (1969) and The Shadow Whip (1970), and Taiwan's kung-fu queen Shih Szu's The Young Avenger (1972) and The Villains (1973). He topped off his career with a final appearance in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx (1995). A film career that spanned more than 30 years, he was in over 90 films. Yueh and his wife eventually Tanny Tien Ni moved to Canada. His peers and fans have labelled him "Mr. Nice Guy: and lately he became the chairman of the Association of Performing Artists in Canada. - adapted from Celestial Pictures' biography from the Come Drink With Me DVD GD Y-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted October 21, 2018 Member Share Posted October 21, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted October 21, 2018 Member Share Posted October 21, 2018 Such sad news !! He was the first Shaws' actors I saw when I was young, in Twelve gold medallions, and he became one of my favourite actors since then. All our favourite Shaws' actors and actresses are slowly leaving us with only their movies to remember of them...very sad period... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ah_Tao Posted October 21, 2018 Member Share Posted October 21, 2018 Wow rest in power! I was just looking through his stuff the other day, and strange how he passed on so suddenly. My all time favorite from him will always be The Master and The Kid. Thanks for films! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member panku Posted October 21, 2018 Member Share Posted October 21, 2018 Here's a brief obituary in English from Singapore. https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hong-kong-actor-yueh-hua-a-screen-idol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member De Ming Li Posted October 21, 2018 Member Share Posted October 21, 2018 I'm very upset to hear this, was just recently thinking if he had always played a good character throughout his whole career when it turns out he had his fair share of being the villain. A very skilful and charismatic actor who also possessed great flexibility on the set. RIP Yueh Hua! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AgriWuxia Posted October 22, 2018 Member Share Posted October 22, 2018 13 hours ago, ShawAngela said: Such sad news !! He was the first Shaws' actors I saw when I was young, in Twelve gold medallions, and he became one of my favourite actors since then. All our favourite Shaws' actors and actresses are slowly leaving us with only their movies to remember of them...very sad period... I can't believe he is gone, and what an impressive filmography! RIP Yueh Hua. A name that will forever be central to the Shaw catalogue. Thank you for the legacy you have left to us all. Talk about co-incidence, Twelve Gold Medallions (1970) was the first film I saw in which he starred too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted October 22, 2018 Member Share Posted October 22, 2018 RIP Yueh Hua as The Drinking Knight. A drunken master before Drunken Master: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted October 22, 2018 Member Share Posted October 22, 2018 It seems that Yuehh Hua also sang the songs of the movie Come drink with me, since I found the front and back cover of a LP in which he sings. Another complet artist, since he began with dancing in some of his earlier Shaws' movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted October 22, 2018 Member Share Posted October 22, 2018 I'm so sad to hear about Yueh Hua's death, my condolences to his wife, family and friends. His acting always convinced me, he was dashing as young heroic swordsman, very likeable in "contemporary" roles, devious yet charismatic as villain; he had a way to upvalue every secondary role he played. CLANS OF INTRIGUE was the first movie I saw him in, a very memorable role. He quickly became one of my favorites, I saw most of his for-me-relevant Shaw movies but there are still a lot non Shaws to discover. Rest in Peace, Sir. Thank you for many wonderful movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member reason108 Posted October 23, 2018 Member Share Posted October 23, 2018 R.I.P. There was a nice interview with him on the recent 88 Films blu-ray release of The Vengeful Beauty. I couldn't believe how he didn't look like he had aged a day since the Shaws era. I hope there is some more of that interview footage that 88 would consider releasing someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted October 23, 2018 Member Share Posted October 23, 2018 Thanks to a member on fulfix, I found a picture that I had never seen before, and i hope that they won't be angry with me if I post it here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin Patriot Posted October 24, 2018 Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 RIP to one of the more versatile actors of SB cinema! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member nectarsis Posted October 24, 2018 Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted October 24, 2018 Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/come-kick-with-me/article1336737/ Come Kick With Me - quite informative interview published in 2002 by Alexandra Gill, The Globe and Mail Inc., Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted October 24, 2018 Member Share Posted October 24, 2018 Long article and lots of pictures http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2018/10/20181022-veteran-artist-elliot-ngok-wah.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted October 30, 2018 Member Share Posted October 30, 2018 Photos from his funeral can be found here: http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2018/10/20181029-farewell-ngok-wah.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted October 30, 2018 Member Share Posted October 30, 2018 I just found this : Chang Yi and David Chiang are also in the clip, helping Yueh Hua and Tian Ni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 20, 2018 Member Share Posted November 20, 2018 I GOT THE LP !! He was a good singer too !! And here's a clip of him singing one of the songs from the movie Come drink with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted November 20, 2018 Member Share Posted November 20, 2018 And a clip showing his funeral. Chang Yi, Yuen Wah (if I'm not mistaken, with a beard), Ko Hung are here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted November 21, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted November 21, 2018 10 hours ago, ShawAngela said: And a clip showing his funeral. Chang Yi, Yuen Wah (if I'm not mistaken, with a beard), Ko Hung are here. Yep, that's Yuen Wah. Ko Hung looks like he's barely aged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member teako170 Posted November 23, 2018 Member Share Posted November 23, 2018 Our screen idols continue to slip away. How soon before we are all gone. Rest in Peace 岳華 and thanks for the movie memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Iron_Leopard Posted June 7, 2020 Member Share Posted June 7, 2020 I recently became his fan after my recent Chor Yuen marathon. Very sad to learn about this just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted June 9, 2020 Member Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 10/24/2018 at 7:21 AM, Chu Liu Hsiang said: If that girl in the red cap is his daughter, she reminds me of how her mother Tanny Tien Ni looked like in the 70s. I hope his family is healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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