Peter Yang

For the Taiwanese jurist, see Peter Tuen-Ho Yang.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Peter Yang
Born
Yang Qun

(1935-09-25)25 September 1935
Harbin, Manchuria, Japan
Died24 October 2022(2022-10-24) (aged 87)
Cerritos, California, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, martial artist
Years active1957–2001
SpouseFlorence Fung-Chi
Children2

Peter Yang Kwan, also known as Yang Qun (Chinese: 楊群; 25 September 1935 – 24 October 2022)[1] was a Hong Kong martial artist film actor, film producer and director, best known for his appearances in Hong Kong action cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.

Yang starred in the 1969 film King of Kings.[2]

Biography

Yang was born in 1935 in Harbin, Manchuria. He left Harbin at the age of 6 and went to Beijing and studied in Yu Ying Secondary School until the age of 12. He then fled to Shanghai with his family because of the Chinese Civil War for 8 months. The family finally sought refuge in Taiwan after their brief stay in Shanghai.

In Taiwan, he studied in a practical Mandarin School for a year in Taipei before again relocating with his family in Hong Kong and studied in the Yin Nan Middle School.

During these years, his family's financial status plummeted significantly. In order to help with his family's situation, Yang took up odd jobs. He was cast in a few films as an extra and did this for several years. He also worked in radio stations and dubbed for Japanese films in Mandarin. He also worked as an auxiliary police officer in Hong Kong.

Yang maintained his multifaceted life until 1960 when he landed a role as a leading actor in "Qin Xiang Lian".

Filmography

Films

Personal life

Yang was married to Florence Fung-Chi. They had a son and a daughter.

References

  1. ^ "金馬影帝楊群「癌逝享壽88歲」！在妻兒旁斷氣 影壇長青樹落幕". 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ Kung Fu Cinema Archived 26 June 2007 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Our Sister Hedy". hkmdb.com. 13 November 1957. Retrieved 29 October 2020.