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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.
George Wang | |
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 Wang in Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1967) | |
| Born | 王玨 November 12, 1918 Dandong, Liaoning |
| Died | March 27, 2015 (aged 96) Taipei |
| Occupation | Actor |
Biography
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).[1] In 1949, Wang moved to Taiwan, becoming one of the most important stars in the early years of Taiwanese cinema.[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[2] After portraying Machete, a Mexican antagonist in the 1967 film Taste of Killing, Wang claimed that he was the first Asian actor to play a non-Asian role in a non-Asian country.[4]
In 1976 Wang moved to Hong Kong, where with his son Don he founded the film production company "Wang Film Company".[1][3] 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).[1][5]
Death
Wang died on 27 March 2015 of heart attack at 96 years old, and he was buried thirteen days after.[6] He received a posthumous presidential citation in recognition of his contributions to Taiwanese cinema.[5]
Filmography
- E meng chu xing (1951) as Luo Ping
- The Dam on the Yellow River (1960) as Wang (as Wang Jie)
- Mi yue feng bo (1960) as Chin CHun-Hsiung
- The Mongols (1961) as Subodai
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) as Boxer Chief (uncredited)
- The Pirates of Malaysia (1964) as Sho Pa
- 008: Operation Exterminate (1965) as Tanaka
- Spy in Your Eye (1965) as Ming
- The 10th Victim (1965) as Chinese hunter
- James Tont operazione U.N.O. (1965) as Kayo
- The Almost Perfect Crime (1966) as Chinese Driver
- Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) as Fong (uncredited)
- Taste for Killing (1966) as Ming
- Black Box Affair (1966) as Chinese agent
- Mi vedrai tornare (1966) as Prince Hiro Toyo
- El Cisco (1966) as Capobanda
- Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1967) as El Condor / Capataz
- Scorpions and Miniskirts (1967) as Dr. Kung
- Your Turn to Die (1967) as Chang
- Tepepa (1969) as Mr. Chu
- 36 Hours to Hell (1969) as Major Koshiro
- Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay (1970) as Lee Tse Tung / Peng
- Kill Django... Kill First (1971) as Martinez
- Desert of Fire (1971) as El Marish
- Roma Bene (1971) as Che Fang (uncredited)
- Two Brothers in Trinity (1971) as Chinaman
- La tecnica e il rito (1972, TV Movie) as Hun
- La lunga cavalcata della vendetta (1972) as Ling Fu
- Sotto a chi tocca! (1972) as Koyo the Balls Thrower
- Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1973) as Warner
- Even Angels Eat Beans (1973) as Naka Kata (uncredited)
- The Big Game (1973) as Wong
- The Executioner of God (1973) as Ramon Orea
- Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) as Poker Player #1
- Studio legale per una rapina (1973) as Lino
- They Were Called Three Musketeers ... But They Were Four (1973) as Kungfu Master
- Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973) as Ming
- Seven Hours of Violence (1973) as a Chinese Thug
- The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (1973) as Master Yang
- Man with the Golden Winchester (1973) as Pedro Garincha
- Six Bounty Hunters for a Massacre (1973) as Ming / Messinas
- Milarepa (1974)
- This Time I'll Make You Rich (1974) as Wang
- Il Sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale (1975) as Chang
- Nan quan bei tui zhan yan wang (1977) as Mayor Yuen
- Yuan (1980)
- The Battle for the Republic of China (1981)
- The Coldest Winter in Peking (1981)
- Jing hun feng yu ye (1982)
- I Shall Return (1982)
- Yan wang de xi yan (1982)
- Zui chang de yi ye (1983)
- Hei bai zhu (1983)
- Da Niu Yue hua bu feng yun (1985)
- Ri nei wa de huang hun (1986)
- Jin zai zhi chi (2010) as Ta-Chieh's Grandfather
- The Grandmaster (2013) as Third Elder (final film role)
References
- Ma, Kevin (7 April 2015). "George Wang (1918–2015)". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese. p. 206. ISBN 978-88-8440-425-1.
- Betts, Tom (4 April 2015). "RIP George Wang". Western Boot Hill. Blogspot. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Han Cheung (21 March 2021). "Taiwan in Time: A Taiwanese actor playing a Mexican villain in Italy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Chen, Christie (16 April 2015). "Presidential citation to honor late actor Wang Chueh". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Yage, Xin (8 April 2015). "Taipei: Catholics remember George Wang, an actor "who knew how to listen"". Asia News. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
External links
- George Wang at IMDb
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