Ti Lung

Ti Lung
Chinese name	狄龍 (Traditional)
Chinese name	狄龙 (Simplified)
Birth name	譚富榮 Taam4 Fu3 Wing4 (Cantonese)
Born	(1946-08-03) 3 August 1946 Xinhui, Guangdong, China
Spouse(s)	Tao Man-ming
Children	Tam Chun-yin, born on (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor 1999 The Kid Golden Bauhinia Awards Life Achievement Award 2007 Lifetime Achievement Golden Horse Awards Best Actor 1986 A Better Tomorrow

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ti.

Tommy Tam Fu-Wing, also known as Ti Lung (simplified Chinese: 狄龙; traditional Chinese: 狄龍; Mandarin Pinyin: Dí Lóng; Jyutping: Dik6 Lung4), or Dik Lung, is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films and in the classic A Better Tomorrow.

Background

He studied Wing Chun under the martial arts master Chu Wan. In 1969, Ti was found by the Shaw Brothers and cast in Return of the One-Armed Swordsman opposite Jimmy Wang Yu, a role which would launch his career as one of the best known faces in classic Wuxia film. He became a common face associated with David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng, Ku Feng, Gordon Liu, the Venom Mob, and other Shaw Bros. stars at the time, often cast as a dashing, noble hero as well as a capable martial artist.

Career

Although he left Shaw Brothers Studios in the 1980s, Ti Lung's career took a turn for the worse until 1986, when John Woo's A Better Tomorrow cast him opposite Chow Yun-fat in the role of a Triad member. The movie was a box office success and placed Ti Lung back in the public consciousness, although it changed his image from the handsome martial youth to the tortured, would-be hero gangster. After that role, Ti Lung's next most recognisable appearance would be with Jackie Chan in Drunken Master II, in which he co-starred as Wong Kei-Ying, father of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung. From there, he has continued to work in television in a variety of roles. He is the uncle of Jerry Lamb and Jan Lamb.

Filmography

• Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1968)
• Dead End (1969)
• Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)
• The Heroic Ones (1970)
• King Eagle (1970)
• Vengeance! (1970)
• The Duel (1971)
• The Anonymous Heroes (1971)
• Deadly Duo (1971)
• Duel of Fists (1971)
• Duel of the Iron Fist (1971)
• The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
• The Angry Guest (1972)
• Trilogy Of Swordsmanship (1972)
• The Delightful Forest (1972)
• The Water Margin (1972)
• Young People (1972)
• Four Riders (1972)
• All Men are Brothers (1973)
• The Blood Brothers (1973)
• The Drug Addicts (1973)
• The Generation Gap (1973)
• The Young Rebel (1973)
• The Pirate (1973)
• Shatter (1974)
• Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
• The Little Boy and the Dog (1974)
• The Savage Five (1974)
• Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (1974)
• Black Magic (1975)
• The Empress Dowager (1975)
• The Last Tempest (1976)
• Seven Man Army (1976)
• Shaolin Temple (1976)
• The Snake Prince (1976)
• Black Magic Part 2 (1976)
• The Magic Blade (1976)
• Clans of Intrigue (1977)
• Pursuit Of Vengeance (1977)
• Death Duel (1977)
• The Flying Guillotine 2 (1977)
• Inheritor of Kung Fu (1977)
• The Jade Tiger (1977)
• The Naval Commandos (1977)
• The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)
• Avenging Eagle (1978)
• Legend of the Bat (1978)
• Soul of the Sword (1978)
• Swordsman and Enchantress (1978)
• The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)
• The Kung Fu Instructor (1979)
• Ten Tigers from Kwangtung (1979)
• The Convict Killer (1980)
• The Heroes (1980)
• Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1980)
• Roving Swordsman (1980)
• The Brave Archer 3 (1981)
• Emperor and His Brother (1981)
• Clan Feuds (1982)
• Shaolin Prince (1982)
• Tiger Killer (1982)
• Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982)
• The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre (1983)
• Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1983)
• A Friend from Inner Space (1984)
• The Master Strikes Back (1984)
• Ninja in the Deadly Trap (1984)
• Death Ring (1984)
• Shanghai 13 (1985)
• A Better Tomorrow (1986)
• A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987)
• Legend of the Golden Pearl (1987)
• City War (1988)
• Tiger on Beat (1988)
• Just Heroes (1989)
• The Banquet (1991)
• Blade Of Fury (1993)
• First Shot (1993)
• Drunken Master II (1994)
• The Kid (1999)
• Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner! (2000)
• High K (2000)
• Paramount Motel (2000)
• Mist in Judge (2001)
• Frugal Game (2002)
• Star Runner (2003)
• New Born (2005)
• One Last Dance (Singapore 2005)
• Xiaying Xianzong (2005)
• Heavenly Mission (2006)
• Run Papa Run (2008)
• Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
• The Butterfly Lovers (2008)
• The Jade and the Pearl (2010)
• The Fugitive: Plan B (KBS, 2010)
• The Warrior's Way (2010)

External links

• IMDb entry
• Ti Lung Appreciation thread at Wuxia Society.org
• HK cinemagic entry