Richard Low (Chinese: 刘谦益; Wade–Giles: Liu2 Chien1 I4; born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's films.[1]
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| Born | (1952-06-19) 19 June 1952 (age 70) Colony of Singapore | ||||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||||
| Years active | 1980s-present | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉謙益 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘谦益 | ||||||
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Low was a theatre actor before joining the SBC's drama training class in the 1980s and switching to television. He used to be typecast as villains or unruly gangster-like characters. He also acted as a “Siao” RSM In Zombiepura.
| Year | Drama | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Bond 天涯同命鸟 | Debt Collector 债主甲 | |
| The Sword and the Song | Emperor of Han 汉帝 | ||
| 1987 | Neighbours 芝麻绿豆 | ||
| Sunshine After Rain 雨过天晴 | Director He 何主任 | ||
| Five Foot Way 五脚基 | Inspector Ou Yang 欧阳探长 | ||
| Paint a Rainbow 调色板 | A-Bao 阿豹 | ||
| Painted Faces 戏班 | Zuo Da Hai 左大海 | ||
| Fury of the Dragon 冷月剑无言 | Gong Sun Ju 公孙巨 | ||
| Moving On 变迁 | A-Guang 阿广 | ||
| Strange Encounters 奇缘 《银河星》 《辗转红尘》 《辛十四娘》 《剑魂》 | General of Heaven 天将 Lackey 鹰犬甲 Liang Guan 梁官 Tong Xu 统须 | ||
| Pickpockets 提防小手 | |||
| 1988 | Heiress 世纪情 | A-Bing 阿炳 | |
| Star Maiden 飞越银河 | Doctor 医生 | Cameo | |
| Airforce | Captain Liu 刘上尉 | ||
| On the Fringe | Zhang Shun 张顺 | ||
| The Last Applause 舞榭歌台 | Shan Zhu 山猪 | ||
| The Golden Quest 金麒麟 | Shen Lao Er 沈老二 | ||
| Mystery 迷离夜 《梦》 《美》 | A-Rong 阿荣 Brother Yi 一哥 | ||
| We are Family 四代同堂 | |||
| Teahouse in Chinatown 牛车水人家 | A-Jun 阿俊 | ||
| Strange Encounters 2 奇缘2 《胭脂魂》 《桃花女斗周公》 《客土秋恨》 《广陵散》 | Commander Li 李师长 Taoist priest 道士 Father-in-law 家翁 Han Gang Brother-in-law 韩刚妻兄长 | ||
| 1989 | When Hearts Touch 似水柔情 | Villagers 乡民 | Cameo |
| A Long Way Home 燃烧岁月 | Ma Lao San 马老三 | ||
| The Fortune Hunters 钻石人生 | Yu Wei Bang 于卫邦 | ||
| Two Different Lives 金兰结 | Boss Zhang 张老板 | ||
| Song of Youth 生活歌手 | Debt Collector 债主 | Cameo | |
| Patrol | A-Yong 阿勇 | ||
| Good Morning, Sir! 早安老师 | Lin A-Pei's Father 林阿培父亲 | Cameo | |
| My Sweet Rival 摩登俏冤家 | Brother Cheng 成哥 | Cameo | |
| The Sword Rules 剑断江湖 | Long Wei 龙威 | ||
| Turn of the Tide 浮沉 | Brother Wei 威哥 | ||
| 1990 | When Dawn Breaks 乱世黎明 | Meng Yuan 孟元 | |
| Wishing Well 幻海奇遇 之《错体夫妻》 | Uncle Huang 黄伯 | ||
| Navy 壮志豪情 | Police Officer 警官 | ||
| Journey's End 生命街车 | Hou Wan Shan 侯万山 | ||
| Enchanted Eyes 天眼 | Cai Xiao Fei 蔡啸飞 | ||
| Happy World 多多富贵多多情 | Tang Jin Ju 唐金桔 | ||
| 1991 | Against The Wind 启航 | Brother Sheng 盛哥 | |
| Fatal Endearment 谍海危情 | Jia Fu Cai 贾福财 | ||
| Behind Bars 铁狱雷霆 | Ganglord B 堂主B | Cameo | |
| The Darkest Hour 烈血青春 | Jiang De 姜德 | ||
| Golden Shenton Way 金色珊顿道 | Zhu Wan Long 朱万隆 | ||
| Black Phoenix 黑凤凰 | Xiao Han Fu 萧汉夫 | ||
| The Future is Mine 锦绣前程 | Zhu Xiang Qian's Father 朱向前父亲 | Cameo | |
| 1992 | Changing Fortunes 天赐奇财 | Li Biao 李彪 | |
| Ladies in Action 霹雳红唇 | Ni Wan Zhou 倪万洲 | ||
| Breaking Point 暴风边缘 | Lawyer Zhang 张律师 | Cameo | |
| Between Friends 山水喜相逢 | |||
| Crime and Passion 执法先锋 之《危情》 | Kong Sang 孔桑 | ||
| Duel In Shanghai 轰天龙虎 | Prosecutor 主控官 | Cameo | |
| Lady Steel 激情女大亨 | Si Ma Xin 司马信 | ||
| Mystery II 迷离夜II 之《穿梭梦里人》 | Wen Yi Hu 温一虎 | ||
| 1993 | Heavenly Beings 再战封神榜 | Wu Wei 无为 | |
| The Brave One 荡寇英雄 | Zheng A-Hai 郑阿海 | ||
| Reaching for The Stars 银海惊涛 | Boss Xiao 肖老板 | ||
| Hidden Truth 法网情天 | Chen Da Shan 陈大山 | ||
| Sister Dearest 傻妹俏娇娃 | Zeng Yao Quan 曾耀全 | ||
| The Great Conspiracy 莲花争霸 | Tang Zhong Yue 唐中岳 | ||
| Happy Foes 欢喜冤家 | Boss Zhou 周老板 | ||
| The Witty Advisor 金牌师爷 | Master Da Da 达达大师 | ||
| Switch 妙鬼临门 | Brother Hu 胡哥 | ||
| The Unbeatables I | Qiu Ding Tian 仇鼎天 | ||
| Heaven's Will 天机风云 | Chen Li Yuan 陈立源 | Cameo | |
| Happy Reunion 年年有鱼 | Za Pai Lao Da (Lu) 杂牌老大 (陆) | ||
| 1994 | Double Life 潇洒走一回 | Jiu Fu 舅父 | |
| The Blazing Trail 兰桂坊血案 | Telemovie | ||
| Those Were The Days 生命擂台 | Pang Wei 庞威 | ||
| Lethal Duo 天使追缉令 | He Da Fa 何大发 | ||
| Young Justice Bao 侠义包公 | Pang Ji 庞吉 (庞太师) | ||
| Men On The Edge 帮会1889 | Telemovie | ||
| Twin Bliss 龙凤呈祥 | Boss 老板 | ||
| Larceny of Love 雌雄大盗 | Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 | ||
| Veil Of Darkness 历劫浮生 | Telemovie | ||
| Challenger 勇者无惧 | Li Nan Fa 李南发 | ||
| Against All Odds 共闯荆途 | Factory Manager 工厂老板 | Cameo | |
| A Chance of Life 生死一线 | Fang Su Wen's Supervisor 方素文上司 | Telemovie | |
| The Valiant One 昆仑奴 | Zhang Tong Ru 张通儒 | ||
| Truly Yours 聪明糊涂心 | Brother Long 龙哥 | ||
| 1995 | The Rangers 铁血雄心 | Army Officer 军官 | Telemovie |
| Coffee or Tea 是非屋 | Gu Jian 顾坚 | ||
| Fatal Memory 血案迷情 | Procecutor 主控官 | Telemovie | |
| Strange Encounters III 奇缘3 之《青衣魅影》 | Bai Shi Wu 白十五 | ||
| Strange Encounters III 奇缘3 之《门神》 | Dragon King of the East Sea 东海龙王 | ||
| Secret Files 机密档案 | Guo Yuan Tang's Master 郭远堂师父 | Cameo | |
| Sea Eagle 海岸猎鹰 | Superior Chen 陈上司 | Telemovie | |
| Heavenly Ghost Catcher 天师钟馗 之《一棒雪》 | Yan Song 严嵩 | ||
| The Morning Express 阳光列车 | Brother Hei 黑哥 | ||
| The Dragons Five 飞龙五将 | Zhao Zi Jian 赵子健 | ||
| Lady Investigators 女探三人组 | Lu Wang 卢旺 | ||
| Sparks of Life 生命火花 | Lawyer Ye 叶律师 | ||
| The Shadow Mission 地下猎人 | Tang Fu Ming 汤福明 | ||
| The Morning Express II 阳光列车2 | |||
| 1996 | Kung Fu Master 1996 掌门人1996 | Mr. Jiang 江先生 | |
| Royal Battle of Wit 妙师爷三斗毒太监 | He Shu Li 何书礼 | ||
| Life on the Line 魂断四面佛 | Mr. Qi 齐先生 | Telemovie | |
| A Different Live 妈姐情缘 | Liu Ding Xia 刘定虾 | ||
| Of Cops and Men 城市双雄 | Zhou Guo Tai 周国泰 | ||
| Wild Orchids 再见莹光兰 | Liu Qing Zong 柳庆宗 | ||
| The Unbeatables II | Huang Wu 黄五 | ||
| 1997 | The Silver Lining 骤雨骄阳 | Huang Qing He 黄清河 | |
| Playing to Win Uncle当自强 | Guo Pei Hua 郭培华 | ||
| The Accidental Hero 流氓英雄 | Chen Qian 陈谦 | Telemovie | |
| Hidden Scars 心结 | Zhang Fan 张凡 | Telemovie | |
| Rising Expectations 长河 | Shi Cai 石财 | ||
| 1998 | Right Frequency | ||
| Don't Worry Be Happy 3 敢敢做个开心人3 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 | ||
| The Return Of The Condor Heroes | Ouyang Feng 欧阳锋 | ||
| The New Adventures of Wisely | Lao Cai 老蔡 | ||
| Myths & Legends of Singapore 石叻坡传说 之《一代狮王》 | Master Huang 黄师傅 | ||
| Living in Geylang 芽笼。芽笼 | Wang A-Pao 王阿炮 | ||
| On the Edge 边缘档案 之《爆发卢》 | Huang He Feng 黄和丰 | ||
| 1999 | From the Medical Files 2 医生档案II 之《边缘回望》 | Liao Bing Kun 廖炳坤 | |
| The Fortune God 财神爷 | God of Wealth 横财神 | ||
| Wok of Life 福满人间 | Huang Da Di 黄大地 | ||
| Mr OK OK先生 | Zhang A-Tu 张阿突 | ||
| PI Blues 乌龙档案 | Zhang Biao 张标 | ||
| Don't Worry Be Happy 4 敢敢做个开心人4 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 | ||
| 2000 | The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 | Ren Wo Xing 任我行 | |
| Don't Worry Be Happy 5 敢敢做个开心人5 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 | ||
| 2001 | Don't Worry Be Happy 6 敢敢做个开心人6 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 | |
| In Pursuit of Peace | Lin Song De 林颂德 | ||
| Heroes In Black 我来也 | Lu Da 鲁大 | ||
| Beyond the Axis of Truth | Song Tian Li 宋天立 | ||
| The Challenge 谁与争锋 | Luo Jin Quan 罗金权 | ||
| The Hotel 大酒店 | Liu Tian Yi 刘添益 | ||
| 2002 | Vive La Famille 好儿好女 | Sun Yong Fa 孙永发 | |
| Brotherhood 有情有义 | Zhong Ji 钟鸡 | ||
| No Problem 考试家族 | Bao Zhong Nan 包中南 | ||
| Kopi-O II | Chen Ming Cai 陈明财 | ||
| I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 | Mr. Qiu 邱先生 | ||
| Springs Of Life 春到人间 | |||
| 2003 | Health Matters 2 一切由慎开始2 之《百万遗书》 | Zhan Qing Shan 詹青山 | |
| Vive La Famille II 好儿好女2 | Sun Yong Fa 孙永发 | ||
| Love is Beautiful 美丽家庭 | Huang Wan Shan 黄万山 | ||
| A Toast of Love吃吃面包谈谈情 | Sun Yong Fa 孙永发 | ||
| 2004 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd 7 | ||
| The Best Bet 突然发财 | Richard | ||
| Crime Hunters 心网追凶 | Feng Lang 疯狼 | ||
| Chronicles of Life 我爱我家之真情实录 | Hong Jian Shun 洪建顺 | ||
| Spice Siblings 辣兄辣妹 | Fang Ya Zheng 方亚正 | ||
| Man at 40 跑吧，男人 | Bao Qing Tian 包青天 | ||
| An Ode To Life | Zhang Yao Kun 张耀坤 | ||
| Timeless Gift | Wang Yong Ding 王永定 | ||
| 2005 | You Are the One 二分之一缘分 | Hao Shun Li 郝顺利 | |
| Portrait of Home | Lin Shi Tou 林石头 | ||
| Portrait of Home II | |||
| 2006 | ABC DJ | Goh Boon Keng | |
| C.I.D. 刑警二人组 | Fang Hong Lie 方鸿烈 | ||
| 2007 | My Dear Kins 亲本家人 | Zhang Bai Nian 张柏年 | |
| Making Miracles | Zhou Hai Tian 周海天 | ||
| Switched! | Jiang Pei Xiang 江沛翔 | ||
| Metamorphosis | An Guo Xiong 安国雄 （黑熊） | Cameo | |
| 2008 | The Truth | Lu Rong Guang 卢荣光 | |
| Beach.Ball.Babes | Wang Wei Xiong 王伟雄 | ||
| Love Blossoms II | Old Peter | ||
| 2009 | The Dream Catchers | Lin Guo Dong 林国栋 | |
| 2010 | New Beginnings | Cai Fulin 蔡福临 | |
| The Score | Luo Zhibin 罗志斌 | ||
| Breakout | Jimmy Zhang | ||
| 2011 | The In-Laws | Wang Du 王堵 | |
| The Oath | Yang Liming 杨立明 | ||
| 2012 | Absolutely Charming | Song Tiancheng 宋天成 | |
| Jump! 跳浪 | Uncle Cai 阿财叔 | ||
| Poetic Justice | Mr Li 李先生 | Cameo | |
| 2013 | The Dream Makers | Zhao De 赵德 | |
| Disclosed | Kuang Baomin 邝保民 | ||
| 2014 | Spouse for House | Tan Kok Wee | |
| World at Your Feet | Wu Shengda 吴升达 | ||
| In The Name Of Love | Hong Bo 洪薄 | ||
| 2015 | A Blessed Life | Huang Jinshan 黄金剡 | |
| Second Chance 流氓律师 | Chen Guo 陈果 | ||
| Spouse for House 2 | Tan Kok Wee | ||
| Super Senior | Liu Fugui 刘福贵 | ||
| The Dream Makers II | Zhao De 赵德 | ||
| 2016 | Tanglin | Lim Kwong San | |
| Hero | Old Fogey 老鬼 | ||
| 2018 | Eat Already? 4 | Chen Zhiwen 陈志文 | |
| Say Cheese | Pan Renyi 潘仁义 | ||
| Heart To Heart 心点心 | Zhou Zhiyuan 周志远 | ||
| 2019 | How Are You? | Ma Sai 马赛 | |
| Hello From The Other Side – Its Time 阴错阳差 — 时辰到 | Boss 老板 | ||
| Old Is Gold 老友万岁 | Anthony 安东呢 | ||
| While You Were Away 一切从昏睡开始 | Wu Xinghua 吴兴华 | ||
| 2021 | Recipe of Life 味之道 | Dong Bai 东百 | |
| How Are You? 2 | Ma Sai 马赛 | ||
| The Peculiar Pawnbroker 人心鉴定师 | Zhang Rui Xiang 張瑞祥 | ||
| 2022 | Home Again 多年后的全家福 | Ye Fugui 叶富贵 | |
| The Unbreakable Bond 寄生 | Luo Maoqiang 罗茂强 | ||
| Healing Heroes 医生不是神 | Liang Zhipeng 梁志鹏 | ||
| Dark Angel 黑天使 | Gu Wangda 顾旺达 |
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | 新传媒群星金蛇献祥福 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||||
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| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
| 1995 | 2nd Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Coffee or Tea (as Gu Jian) | Nominated | |
| 1997 | 4th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | The Silver Lining (as Huang Qinghe) | Won | |
| 1998 | 5th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Living in Geylang (as Wang A'pao) | Nominated | |
| 1999 | 6th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | Mr OK (as Zhang A'tu) | Nominated | |
| 2000 | 7th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Comedy Performer | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Nominated | |
| 2002 | 9th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Comedy Performer | I Not Stupid | Nominated | |
| 9th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | ||
| 2003 | 10th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2009 | 15th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2011 | 17th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2013 | 19th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2014 | 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2019 | 25th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | |||
| 2021 | 26th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 30 | |||
| 2022 | 27th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20 | [2] |
Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor award | |
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