We have to say goodbye to Zeng Jiang, the shaper of Huang Yaoshi, who was born in 1934 and died suddenly on April 27, 2022, taking his 87-year-old years with him. In Jin Yong's pen, Huang Yaoshi is depicted as "clear in appearance, cool in style, Xiao Shuxuan, and clear as a god". And Zeng Jiang's interpretation vividly portrays the deviance and unruliness of the owner of Peach Blossom Island, just like "seven points of evil and three points of good", which no one has been able to match so far. We regret that the green shirt has disappeared, and there is no more yellow old evil in the world.
Weng Meiling, she is the eternal Huang Rong in our hearts, born in 1959 and died in 1985. Her passing is heartbreaking. In the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Weng Meiling created a bright-eyed, eccentric, radiant, and witty Huang Rong. She is brutal and willful, innocent, chivalrous and a little clever and cunning, although she is not the most beautiful, but she is definitely full of aura. It's a pity that in the play, she gained the perfect love of Brother Jing, but in reality she was trapped by love and died at the age of 26. It's only been 3 years since his debut, but it's been nostalgic for more than 30 years.
Jiang Yi, he is almost synonymous with Ke Zhenevil. He was born in 1936 and died in 2013. He has starred in Ke Zhenwei 4 times, including the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Andy Lau's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Zhang Zhilin's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and Louis Koo's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". His classic mantra: "Look at my eyes!" If you want to kill or chop, listen to the respect and ......"When I was a child, I didn't like Ke Zhenxi, I felt that he loved to be good but his martial arts were sparse, and he was stubborn and caused a lot of trouble, which caused his brothers to die tragically. But then I realized that isn't it the noblest virtue for a person to "live truly and be worthy of heaven and earth for decades"? No wonder he was able to teach an apprentice like Guo Jing who was a "great man". Unfortunately, Ke Zhen lived to be 108 years old in the book, but Jiang Yi died of illness in 2013 at the age of 77.
Lai Hon Chi, he is the perfect interpreter of the master of the first lamp in the early 90s. He was born in 1951 and died in 2013. Although he has passed away, his image of a lamp master in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will always remain in our hearts. Li Hanzhi, an outstanding actor, has participated in many Jin Yong dramas and has left a deep impression. He played Yang Xiao in Tony Leung's version of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" and Qu Yang in Lu Songxian's version of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" both showed their superb acting skills. However, the most memorable is the master of a lamp he played in the 95 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and the 94 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the "Southern Emperor" in the Five Uniques. He is kind and kind-eyed, gentle and peaceful, profound Buddhism, and enlightened people, although he has not appeared for much time, he is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with the image of a monk. Unfortunately, in 2013, Li Hanzhi died of lung disease at the age of 62.
Shi Jian, another frequent guest of Jin Yong's dramas, first played the traitor Jian in Kwan Tak-hing's "Once Upon a Time" series, and later played Mr. Han in Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon". In the late 70s, he began to get involved in the filming of Jin Yong's dramas, and successively starred in Zhang Zhaozhong in "Book of Swords and Enmity", Xie Xun in the 78th version of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", Xiao Yuanshan in the 82nd version of "Dragon Babu", as well as "Blue Blood Sword" and "Snow Mountain Flying Fox". And his most classic role is none other than Qiu Qianren and Qiu Qianzhang in the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". He successfully played two roles by himself, and his brother Qiu Qianzhang sold his reputation and fishing, which was quite joyful; The younger brother Qiu Qianren has excellent martial arts and deep scheming. Shi Jian portrayed these two characters with superb acting skills, which is breathtaking. Because of his vicious performance in acting, Shi Jian has won the Golden Bauhinia Award Lifetime Achievement Award and the Academy Award Professionalism Award and other highest honors in the film industry. However, in 2009, Shi Jian died of heart failure at the age of 96.
Wu Mengda, another outstanding actor, few people may know that he also participated in the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", playing the insidious role of the beggar Elder Peng. At that time, he was at a low point in his life, and he became addicted to the casino after becoming popular because of his appearance in "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", and once lost his family and even was ** by TVB**. Fortunately, with the help of his friend Chow Yun-fat and others, he was able to come back to filming to support his family. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" should be Wu Mengda's first play after reform, after which he completely quit gambling, studied his acting skills hard, and gradually gained everyone's recognition. After that, his cooperation with Stephen Chow was even more perfect, and the two cooperated tacitly, learned from each other's strengths, and became a myth in the comedy industry step by step.
The above is a reminiscence and tribute to the three actors who have given wonderful performances in Jin Yong's drama. Although their performance careers have had their own ups and downs, they have all left immortal artistic classics. Here are the details about the stars mentioned in the article:
Wu Mengda, a well-known film actor in Hong Kong, died of illness in 2021 at the age of 69.
Su Xingxuan, she played Guo Jing's mother Li Ping in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in 1983. Although she didn't have the beauty of Bao Xiweak, she understood the righteousness and raised Guo Jing alone, and did not let her son learn badly. Su Xingxuan started her acting career very early, graduated from the first artist training class of TVB, and has been playing various motherly roles since then, and also played Aunt Tao in "The Legend of Deer and Ding". Because she believes in Buddhism, Su Xingxuan opened a vegetarian restaurant with her husband after retiring from photography in the mid-90s, which later developed into a chain store "Yixin Vegetarian", which should be familiar to friends in Guangzhou. However, Su Xingxuan's physical condition has not been good, she was tormented by illness, and died of illness in 2013 at the age of 61.
Wang Wei, a veteran actor in Hong Kong, has played many classic roles. played Wanyan Honglie in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yelu Hongji in "Tianlong Babu", Wu Sangui in "The Legend of Deer and Ding", Emperor Chongzhen in "Blue Blood Sword", and Lord Wubao in "Looking for Qin". Most of these characters are powerful figures and don't have much room to play. However, what really made Wang Wei show his acting skills was Yue Buqun in "Smiling Proud Jianghu". He vividly interpreted the two states before and after Yue Buqun. In 2011, Wang Wei died of illness at the age of 72.
Chen Honglie is also a well-known villain professional. Like Shi Jian, he debuted in the 60s with "The Drunken Man". Chen Honglie also had a relationship with "Golden Swallow" Zheng Peipei, and later married Pan Yingzi, the goddess of immortality, but eventually divorced. He has acted in many martial arts dramas, the most impressive of which is Zuo Lengchan in "Smiling Proud Jianghu". In 2009, Chen Honglie suddenly died of a heart attack while filming at the age of 66.
Guan Jing is also a familiar face in Jin Yong's drama, and has played roles such as Xiao Xiangzi and Yu Canghai. Sadly, he passed away in 2014. Lu Youjiao, Qiu Qianren, Deer Stick and other characters all have their own characteristics, but if you talk about popularity, you still have to count Yu Canghai in "Smiling Proud Jianghu". This character is greedy and cruel, just for the sake of "Sword Spectrum to Waroff Evil Spirits", he cruelly ** Fuwei Dart Game is full of doors. If Yue Buqun is a hypocrite, then Yu Canghai is a real villain. Guan Jing died of a heart attack in 2014 at the age of 63.
Sun Jiqing successfully created the role of Mr. Mo Da with his excellent acting skills. He hides a sword in the piano, and the sword sounds the piano, and the song "Xiaoxiang Night Rain" makes the listeners all moved. In addition, because of his sad appearance, he is often selected to play as a monk, such as Master Yulin in "The Legend of Deer and Ding", Master Xuanku in "Dragon Babu", etc. However, fate was ruthless, and in 2015, Sun Jiqing died of illness at the age of 83.
Another actor worth mentioning is Yu Chenghui, who played an impressive role in "Smiling Proud Jianghu". This master who is proficient in Dugu Nine Swords, his swordsmanship is superb, and his whereabouts are ethereal. In reality, Yu Chenghui is also a master of swordsmanship, who has won the drunken sword championship in East China and served as the coach of the Ningxia martial arts team. However, fate was equally ruthless, and in 2015, Yu Chenghui died of illness at the age of 75.
The villain role of the Blood Knife Ancestor is played by Ji Chunhua in "Liancheng Jue", ** violent and does all kinds of evil. After that, he also played the role of Duan Yanqing, a big villain, which was creepy. After Ji Chunhua debuted with "Shaolin Temple", he almost became a professional villain. He once expressed his desire to play a decent role, but unfortunately this wish was not fulfilled in the end. In 2018, Ji Chunhua died of illness at the age of 57.
The last thing to mention is the sweeping monk played by Bao Fang, this role is unforgettable. Bao Fang played this role vividly through superb acting skills. However, he died of illness in 2006 at the age of 84. Bao Fang is a legendary figure, and he has almost played the top master in Jin Yong's dramas. In Tony Leung's version of "Yitian", he played the role of Zhang Sanfeng; In Lu Songxian's version of "Smiling Pride", he played the role of "swordsmanship" Feng Qingyang; In Huang Rihua's version of "Heavenly Dragon", he played the role of a sweeping monk, and defeated the two masters of the world as soon as he made a move; In Chen Xiaochun's version of "The Legend of Deer and Ding", he played the role of Hong Antong, the leader of the Shenlong Sect. In "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", he played the role of Master Wuzhi, that is, Cheng Lingsu's master "Poison Hand Medicine King". If ranked according to martial arts, Bao Fang is estimated to be able to fight invincible opponents all over the world. It's a pity that in reality, people don't have martial arts, only illness. Bao Fang died of illness in 2006 at the age of 84.
Zhao Shiwen made a deep impression in the role of Ding Chunqiu (1944-2015). His appearance is exactly the same as Ding Chunqiu in the original book, with a childish face and a ruddy complexion, which seems to be fairy-like, but in fact it is despicable and shameless. Although there were many remakes later, the first thing that came to people's minds was Zhao Shiwen. However, fate left a cruel mark on him. In 2015, Zhao Shiwen died of a brain stem injury at the age of 69.
Ma Jingyi perfectly interprets the role of Ruan Xingzhu (1953-2017). Among the many Duan Zhengchun's **, only Ruan Xingzhu is portrayed as gentle and kind. She has no heart, no opinions, a quick temperament, and a soft personality. Ma Jingyi's appearance is just right, she looks soft and charming, and her eyes are tender and charming. However, the claws of fate also inadvertently stretched out to her. In 2017, Ma Jingyi died of illness at the age of 64.
Luo Junzuo played the role of Bao Wei (1959-2010) into a brilliant one. Bao is different from the famous "joker" and "strong mouth king", who likes to raise the bar and sing the opposite, and fights with words without distinguishing between right and wrong, just to win or lose. Luo Junzuo's appearance is very vivid, with two whiskers at the corners of his mouth, and his appearance looks obscene but heroic. Although it seems absurd and uninhibited, he understands the righteousness and finally dies tragically at the hands of Murong Fu. In addition, he also played the role of Lu Qingdu in "Condor", and beat and scolded Yang Guo played by Louis Koo, which was very annoying. However, Luo Junzuo in reality is actually very pitiful. His health deteriorated due to the effects of diabetes. He died of illness in 2010 at the age of 51. He couldn't ** because of a toe sore, so he had to cut off the soles of his feet and calves successively. However, shortly after recovering from his illness, he died of a heart attack at the age of 51.
Liao Lili is a TVB licorice actor who is good at playing the role of three aunts and six mothers-in-law. In Louis Koo's version of "The Condor Heroes", she broke through herself and played Sun Buji in "The Seven Sons of Quanzhen". Later, in "Dragon Babu", she played the old servant of Tianshan Tong's grandmother. Although these two characters don't appear much and don't have a few lines, her acting skills have left a deep impression on the audience. However, in 2017, Liao Lili died of tongue cancer at the age of 70.
Jiang Han is a superb actor, and he often plays the role of a gentle father or a generous elder. In the 97 version of "Dragon Babu", he played the role of "Emperor Baoding" Duan Zhengming, who ran everywhere to save Duan Yu, and later became a monk. In addition, he also played Rong Liangdong in "Ninety-Five Supreme" and Uncle Twelve in "Heart Storm", and the performances were very exciting.
Liao Qizhi is a talented actor who has played Yu Daiyan and Zhou Botong, but the most classic role is Ping Ah Si in "Snow Mountain Flying Fox". In addition to acting in TVB TV dramas, he has also participated in many Hong Kong films, and has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards eight times and won twice. Sadly, he passed away of stomach cancer in March 2021 at the age of 67.
The last is Guan Haishan, who may be the actor who has played the most Jin Yong dramas, except for a few unpopular short stories, he has basically acted in them. played Murong Bo in the 82 version of "Dragon Babu", Lu Chengfeng in the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Ao Bai in the 84 version of "The Legend of the Deer and Ding", and Lin Zhennan in "Smiling Proud Jianghu". However, he died of illness in 2006.
In the late 80s and early 90s, several Hong Kong performing arts talents gradually came into our sight. They participated in a series of martial arts TV series performances, but they were loved by the audience because of a fictional character, leaving an indelible impression.
In the 98 version of "The Legend of Deer and Ding", Guan Haishan played Chen Wenliang and Chen Gonggong, which left a deep impression on the audience. He sneaked out of the palace and lived in seclusion in Yangzhou, gagging with Wei Xiaobao, and he was happy. However, in the end, he was forced to death by Hai Dafu, which made the audience regret. In 2006, Guan Haishan died of illness at the age of 81.
Huang Xin, a professional housekeeper in Hong Kong dramas, often plays the role of an old servant. However, in Jin Yong's drama, he played a lot of upper-class people. In "Dragon Babu", the elder Xu played by him is extremely high-level, and even the former gang leader has to respectfully call his uncle. In the 98 version of "The Legend of Deer and Ding", he played the old lady of the Zhuang family, who was framed by Wu Zhirong and his family was ruined. Huang Xin announced his retirement in 1999, but regrettably, he died of illness only a month later at the age of 73.
Hui Tianci, Hui Yinghong's brother, once played Lu Guanying in the 83 version of "Shooting the Condor". Although he has very few appearances, not many people know about it. However, in the 90 version of "Dragon Babu", Qiao Feng played by him left a deep impression on the audience. However, this version of the plot demon has been changed too much, resulting in a poor reputation, and his performance has been buried. After 2000, Hui Tianci came to the mainland to develop, trying to do business and film at the same time. However, in 2012, he died suddenly at the age of 55. It is said that his death was related to the excessive **.
Tsang Wai Kuen is a talented actor who has played many classic roles. For example, Guo Xiaotian played in the 95 version of "Shooting the Condor", Shi Zhixuan, the "evil king" in "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and Huang Feihu in "Fengshen Bang". His acting skills are impeccable. However, his love life was not smooth with his successful career. He never married and had no children. He poured all his emotions into the little animals. When he died of illness in 2020, he entrusted his adopted animal to Louis Koo. It is rumored that his legacy was also left to Louis Koo, and it is hoped that he can continue to help more people. Their departure also means the end of a glorious era. We would like to thank them for their glorious performances, they have left us with so many unforgettable memories.