Bak Man Biu（1921–2007) was a veteran Hong Kong actor best known for his role as the Patriatch Lok Fai in the TVB drama A House Is Not A Home (1977).
Bak Man Biu | |||
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| Born | Chew Hong Fook (招鴻福) 1921 | ||
| Died | August 2, 2007 (aged 86) | ||
| Occupation | Actor | ||
| Years active | 1940s–1990s | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 白文彪 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 白文彪 | ||
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Career
editBorn as Chew Hong Fook in 1921, during the 1940s, Bak was involved in Cantonese Opera until the 1950s. During the 1950s, he joined the world of Chinese cinema, directing films and collaborating with the legendary director Li Han Hsiang. Bak has acted in many films ever since the 1950s till his retirement in 1996. Bak is considerably one of the best veteran actors in the industry, and is versatile in any roles he plays. He is perhaps best known as the Patriatch Lok Fai in A House Is Not a Home which became a TVB classic.
Bak has also cooperated with many leading TVB actors and actresses then including Chow Yun-fat, Liza Wang and Dodo Cheng.
Bak Man Biu died in 2007 at Manhattan, New York, aged 86.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1956 | The Precious Lotus Lamp | |
| 1958 | Sweet Girl in Terror | |
| The Butterfly Spirit | ||
| The Fairy Shepherdess | ||
| 1959 | How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies | |
| On the Road to Success (Part 2) | ||
| On the Road to Success (Part 1) | ||
| Till Death Us Do Part (Part 1) | ||
| Judge Bao's Night Trial of the Living Dead | ||
| 1961 | Fan to Remember | |
| Riot in the Palace | ||
| Witness for the Prosecution | ||
| The Warrior in Red Butterfly (Part 2) | ||
| Lucky Child Granted by Heaven | ||
| 1962 | The Road to the West | |
| All Because of a Smile | ||
| The Birth of Yue Fei | ||
| Three Petitions | ||
| The Heroes and the Beauty | ||
| The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan | ||
| The Birth of the Monkey King | ||
| 1963 | The Swordsman and the Swordswoman | |
| Women's World | ||
| Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 1) | ||
| The Magnificent Ones (Part 1) | ||
| 1964 | The Conquering Sword | |
| Romantic Musketeer | ||
| Childless Wife | ||
| 1965 | Beautiful Queen of Hell | |
| A Drop of Chivarous Blood (Part 1) | ||
| The Invincible Book from Heaven (Part 1) | ||
| The Powerful Fist of a Thousand Hands (Part 2) | ||
| The Powerful Fist of a Thousand Hands (Part 1) | ||
| The Three Sisters (Part 2) | ||
| The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part 2) | ||
| 1966 | ;;Fire Dragon and the Mythical Pearl | |
| Sacred Fire, Heroic Wind (Part 2) | ||
| Sacred Fire, Heroic Wind (Part 1) | ||
| The Golden Bat | ||
| 1967 | How the Sacred Fire Heroic Winds Defeat the Fire Lotus Array | |
| Terrors Over Nothing | ||
| The Legend of Gods and Goddesses | ||
| The Butterfly Legend | Advisor | |
| Waste Not Our Youth | Doctor | |
| I Love A-Go-Go | ||
| 1968 | Dangerous Seventeen | |
| Decree of the Fire Dragon | ||
| The Flower and the Sword | ||
| Huang Feihong: Duel for the Championship | ||
| Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer | ||
| A Great Lover | ||
| Huang Feihong: The Eight Bandits | ||
| Flag of Pearls | ||
| Nu Zha's Adventure in the Eastern Sea | ||
| The Avenging Sword | ||
| How Huang Feihong Vanquished the Monster and Conquered the 9 Fractions | ||
| The Deadly Dragon Sword | ||
| Duel at the Supreme Gate | ||
| 1969 | Huang Feihong's Combat with the Five Wolves | |
| The Invincible | ||
| The Gentleman Sword | ||
| Silver Knife, Scarlet Blade | ||
| Huang Feihong: The Duel for the Sha-Yu-Qing | ||
| Mad Dragon | ||
| The Fragrant Sword | ||
| 1970 | Quick Swordsman | |
| Xiu Niang | ||
| Modern School Life | ||
| 1971 | Bloody Claw | |
| The Blade Spares None | Ho Chen | |
| 1976 | Luk Siu Fung | |
| 1977 | Love In Hawaii | Mr Loo |
| The Discharged | ||
| Mantis Fists and Tiger Claws of Shaolin | ||
| Sword Stained with Royal Blood | Wan Fong-san | |
| 1978 | Edge of Fury | Sam, old retainer |
| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | ||
| 1979 | Crazy Boy and Pop-Eye | |
| Chor Lau-heung | ||
| 1980 | The Wonderful Hong Kong | |
| 1981 | Crazy Nuts | |
| Don't Kill Me, Brother! | Uncle Lung | |
| Mahjong Heroes | Uncle Jin | |
| Avengers from Hell | ||
| 1982 | Interpol | |
| Brothers from Walled City | Ninth Uncle | |
| Outlaw Genes | ||
| The Legend of the Condor Heroes | ||
| 1983 | The Bund | |
| Seeding of a Ghost | Taoist | |
| Red Panther | Kiang's dad | |
| Top Fit | Black Bow Tie | |
| 1984 | The Duke of Mount Deer | |
| The Return of Wong Fei Hung | ||
| 1986 | Fury of the Heaven | |
| Missed Date | Mei's dad | |
| 1987 | The Legend of the Book and the Sword | Muk Cheuk-lun |
| 1988 | The Dragon Family | Ho San |
| Twilight of a Nation | Mung Tak-Yan | |
| 1989 | Seven Warriors | |
| 1990 | Her Fatal Ways | Tzu's Taiwanese friend |
| Mortuary Blues | Uncle Piao | |
| 1991 | Mainland Dundee | |
| Her Fatal Ways II | Min's friend on tour bus | |
| Today's Hero | Uncle Chung | |
| Fist of Fury 1991 | Bill | |
| 1992 | 92 Legendary La Rose Noire | Uncle #2 at Fan's wedding |
| Fist of Fury 1991 II | ||
| Battle Field in Hell | ||
| 1993 | My Hero II | Sau's buddy |
| Boys Are Easy | ||
| Last Hero in China | Uncle Cheung | |
| 1994 | The Third Full Moon |