
Cast
Leslie Cheung
Acting
Cast
Leslie Cheung
Known for
Acting
Born
1956-09-12
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Died
2003-04-01
Also known as Zhāng Guóróng, Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , Cheung Kwok-Wing
Biography
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.

Farewell My Concubine
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi

A Chinese Ghost Story
as Ling Choi-san

Viva Erotica
as Sing

A Better Tomorrow
as Sung Chi Kit

Once a Thief
as James / Jim

The Eagle Shooting Heroes
as Huang Yaoshi

Days of Being Wild
as Yuddy

Happy Together
as Ho Po-wing

All's Well, Ends Well
as Shang So

The Banquet
as Little B-head

A Better Tomorrow II
as Sung Chi Kit

A Chinese Ghost Story II
as Ling Choi-san

Ashes of Time
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom

All's Well, End's Well '97
as Self

Rouge
as Chan Chen-Pang

The Chinese Feast
as Chiu Kong Sun

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
as Sam Koo Gai Ming

The Bride with White Hair
as Cho Yi Hang

The Bride with White Hair 2
as Cho Yi Hang

Nomad
as Louis

He's a Woman, She's a Man
as Sam Koo Gai Ming

Moonlight Express
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo

Shanghai Grand
as Hui Man Keung

Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
as Brother Thief

Little Dragon Maiden
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang

Double Tap
as Rick Y.H.Pang

Inner Senses
as Jim Law

It's a Wonderful Life
as Roberto

Behind the Yellow Line
as Paul Chan

Temptress Moon
as Yu Zhongliang

All's Well End's Well, Too
as David Copper Feel

Anna Magdalena
as Editor

Okinawa Rendez-vous
as Jimmy Tong

Ninth Happiness
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi

Long and Winding Road
as Lam Chiu-Wing

張國榮跨越97演唱會

Arrest the Restless
as Teddy

From Ashes to Ashes
as Lawrence

Last Song in Paris
as Louie

Teenage Dreamers
as Jackson Chen

The Intellectual Trio
as Inspector Chan Wing

The Phantom Lover
as Song Danping

Merry Christmas
as John

Crazy Romance
as Leslie Cheung

Tri-Star
as Chung Kwok Keung

Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
as Self

For Your Heart Only
as Piggy Chan

A Time to Remember
as Jin

Energetic-21
as Ben Leung Man Bun

The Kid
as Wing / Daniel

Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber
as Jia Baoyu

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self

Sunset in Paris
as Leslie

Fatal Love
as Chi Ken Wing

Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt
as Himself

Double Decker
as Eddie

The Drummer

On Trial
as Wing

Left Right Love Destiny
as 阿Sam

Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000

Encore
as Gigo

First Time

TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
as self

Dog Bites Dog Bone

張國榮86濃情演唱會

Heritage: The Young Concubine

岛的故事之大屿山沙之城

Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983

Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend
as 自己

Leslie Cheung: Surprise

Ashes of Time Redux
as 欧阳锋

張國榮’88演唱會
as 自己

Teenagers
