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
