Mak Bing-wing explained

Mak Bing-wing (; 1915–1984) was a Chinese actor active in Cantonese opera.

Born in 1915 in Guangdong, he attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and began his acting career in the 1930s. He left Hong Kong in 1941 for a tour of the United States, returning in 1947. after the Pacific War had ended. While in the United States, Mak appeared in many Grandview Film Company productions. His third marriage, to Yu So-chow in 1966, produced three children.^{[1] [2]} Mak was also close to actress Wong-Nui Fung, whom he met while both were active in the . The two later played lead characters in the Film A Ten-Year Dream.^[3] Mak died in the United States in 1984, where he and Yu had retired.^[1]

Repertoire

• A Mismatched Couple^[4]
• The Perfect Match^[4]
• When Swallows Return^[4]
• The Heroes and the Beauty^[4]
• A Triumphant Return^[4]
• Romance by the Peach Blossom Lake^[4]
• The Revenge^[4]
• Return From Battle for His Love
• Ten Years Dream (aka Ten-Year Dream of Yangzhou)
• The Princess in Distress (aka Romance of the Phoenix Chamber)
• A Maid Commander-in-Chief and a Rash General
• A Lady Prime Minister of Two Countries
• The Villain, The General and the Heroic Beauty^[5]
• Two Heroic Families^[6]
• Power and Dilemma^[7]
• No Return Without Victory^[8]
• An Agnostic and Sagacious Intercession^[8]
• The God's Story^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films. (See, Hkmdb & Imdb page for Mak.)

• 1950 A Chivalrous Bandit ^[13]
• 1955 Love in a Dangerous City (opposite actor Chan Fai-lung, the Dan)
• 1957 The Nymph of the River Lo++
• 1958 A Buddhist Recluse for 14 Years++
• 1958 Lady Wen's Return to the Han People-+
• 1958 Flower of the Night-+
• 1959 The Brave Daughters of Han-+

-+Opposite Yim Fun Fong

++Opposite Fong and Yam Kim-fai

• A Ten-Year Dream
• A Lady Prime Minister of Two Countries
• Return from Battle for His Love
• Romance of the Phoenix Chamber
• The Unruly Commander-in-chief and the Blunt General (aka A Maid Commander-in-Chief and a Rash General)
• No Return Without Victory
• An Agnostic and Sagacious Intercession
• Knight of the Victory Marked Flag

External links

• Mak Bing-wing (1915.12.19–1984.9.13) ‘biographical notes'. PDF

Notes and References

1. Book: Law. Kar. Bren. Frank. Ho. Sam. Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-cultural View. 2004. Scarecrow Press. 9780810849860. 86-87.
2. Book: Stokes. Lisa Odham. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. 2007. Scarecrow Press. 9780810864580. 545.
3. Book: Stokes. Lisa Odham. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. 2007. Scarecrow Press. 9780810864580. 143-144.
4. https://www.art-mate.net/doc/8861 art-mate.net
5. Google Books search [大龍鳳劇團 與羅豔卿開山]
6. 1966, Lucky Record Co./Lucky Record (S&M), RLP 2001(星馬彩虹唱片公司發行)
7. 手術後首度復出 陳劍聲演名劇會知音, 中華娛樂網 (2010年8月10日)
8. https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/18995340/19057018/MAK%2bBing-wing_e.pdf PDF
9. Google Books search [新萬象劇團 與余麗珍開山]
10. Web site: Yu le zhi yin (Amusement news, CUHK Digital Repository) May 26. May 26, 1953 . June 24, 2024 . Hong Kong . Second Episode.
11. Web site: Yu le zhi yin (Amusement news, CUHK Digital Repository) July 5. July 5, 1953 . June 24, 2024 . Hong Kong . Fifth Episode.
12. Web site: Yu le zhi yin (Amusement news, CUHK Digital Repository) September 6. September 6, 1953 . June 24, 2024 . Hong Kong . 12th Episode.
13. Web site: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1113&display_set=eng . A Chivalrous Bandit . hkmdb.com . March 10, 1950 . January 1, 2021.