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* The 1977 film adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'', where he portrayed Jia Zheng (Jia Baoyu's father).

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* The 1977 Shaw Brothers film adaptation of ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'', where he portrayed Jia Zheng (Jia Baoyu's father).
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* ''Film/FourteenAmazons''

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* ''Film/TheYoungAvenger''

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* ''Film/JadeTiger''
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* ''Film/TheShaolinTemple1976''
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Considered as one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers, Yueh Hua has appeared in hundreds of films for Shaw Brothers, the most iconic being the Drunken Knight - considered as the UrExample of the DrunkenMaster trope - in the film, ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''. His career includes roles ranging from drunks to scholarly warriors to wuxia swordsmen and assassins, as well as extending his roles to police officers and mob bosses. Due to his frequent collaborations with his close friend and former classmate, Cheng Pei-pei (in ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'', ''Film/ShadowWhip'', ''Film/RawCourage'', ''Film/PrincessIronFan'' and a few others), rumors abound that Yueh and Cheng are in a romantic relationship, although those rumors are proven to be false.

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Considered as one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers, Yueh Hua has appeared in hundreds of films for Shaw Brothers, the most iconic being the Drunken Knight - considered as the UrExample of the DrunkenMaster trope - in the film, ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''. His career includes roles ranging from drunks to scholarly warriors to wuxia swordsmen and assassins, as well as extending his roles to police officers and mob bosses. Due to his frequent collaborations with his close friend and former classmate, Cheng Pei-pei (in ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'', ''Film/ShadowWhip'', ''Film/RawCourage'', ''Film/PrincessIronFan'' ''[[Film/TheMonkeyGoesWest Princess Iron Fan]]'' and a few others), rumors abound that Yueh and Cheng are in a romantic relationship, although those rumors are proven to be false.
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* ''Film/TrilogyOfSwordsmanship''
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* ''Film/LadyOfSteel''
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* ''Film/PrincessIronFan''

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* ''Film/PrincessIronFan''''Film/TheMonkeyGoesWest'' quadrilogy



* ''Film/TheWaterMargin''

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* ''Film/TheWaterMargin''''Film/TheWaterMargin'' - reprises his role as Lin-chung from ''Pursuit''
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* ''Film/WebOfDeath''
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* ''Film/TheDrigConnection''

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* ''Film/FourteenAmazons''



* '"Film/DeathValley''

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Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from cancer in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement. In the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in 2019, Yueh Hua was given a dedication and honorable mention by the HKFAA's committee.

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Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from cancer in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away away in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement. In the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in 2019, Yueh Hua was given a dedication and honorable mention by the HKFAA's committee.
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Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from cancer in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement. In the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in 2019, Yueh Hua was given a dedication and honorable mention by the HKFAA's committee.

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Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from cancer in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away away in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement. In the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in 2019, Yueh Hua was given a dedication and honorable mention by the HKFAA's committee.
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Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from health problems in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away from health problems in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement.

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Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from health problems cancer in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away from health problems away in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement.
retirement. In the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in 2019, Yueh Hua was given a dedication and honorable mention by the HKFAA's committee.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Hey, who's that guy wearing jeans standing next to Yueh Hua? [[note]] Creator/BruceLee
and Yueh Hua in 1972, when Bruce paid a visit to Shaw Brothers studios. [[/note]] ]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Hey, who's that guy wearing jeans standing next to Yueh Hua? [[note]] Creator/BruceLee
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[[caption-width-right:350:Hey, who's that guy standing next to Yueh Hua? [[note]] Yueh Hua and Creator/BruceLee in 1972, when Bruce paid a visit to Shaw Brothers studios [[/note]] ]]

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In 1962, at age 19, Yueh Hua continues his studies in a Hong- Kong-based academy in acting sponsored by SHaw Brothers, then a domineering force in film-making. Graduating at top of his class (his former classmates includes various Shaw Brothers icons, including Creator/ChengPeiPei and Chan Hung-lit), he adopted the name "Yueh Hua" to reflect his mainland Chinese heritage while working with a native, mostly Cantonese-based Hong Kong community.


Considered as one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers, Yueh Hua has appeared in hundreds of films for Shaw Brothers, the most iconic being the Drunken Knight - considered as the UrExample of the DrunkenMaster trope - in the film, ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''. His career includes roles ranging from drunks to scholarly warriors to wuxia swordsmen and assassins, as well as extending his roles to police officers and mob bosses. Due to his frequent collaborations with his close friend and former classmate, Cheng Pei-pei (in ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'', ''Film/ShadowWhip'', ''Film/RawCourage'' and a few others), rumors abound that Yueh and Cheng are in a romantic relationship, although those rumors are proven to be false.

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In 1962, at age 19, Yueh Hua continues his studies in a Hong- Kong-based academy in acting sponsored by SHaw Shaw Brothers, then a domineering force in film-making. Graduating at top of his class (his former classmates includes various Shaw Brothers icons, including Creator/ChengPeiPei and Chan Hung-lit), he adopted the name "Yueh Hua" to reflect his mainland Chinese heritage while working with a native, mostly Cantonese-based Hong Kong community.


Considered as one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers, Yueh Hua has appeared in hundreds of films for Shaw Brothers, the most iconic being the Drunken Knight - considered as the UrExample of the DrunkenMaster trope - in the film, ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''. His career includes roles ranging from drunks to scholarly warriors to wuxia swordsmen and assassins, as well as extending his roles to police officers and mob bosses. Due to his frequent collaborations with his close friend and former classmate, Cheng Pei-pei (in ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'', ''Film/ShadowWhip'', ''Film/RawCourage'' ''Film/RawCourage'', ''Film/PrincessIronFan'' and a few others), rumors abound that Yueh and Cheng are in a romantic relationship, although those rumors are proven to be false.



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!! Selected Films:Films:

* ''Film/BrothersFive''
* ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''
* ''Film/TempleOfTheRedLotus'' - in the third movie, ''The Sword and the Lute''
* ''Film/{{Pursuit}}''
* ''Film/PrincessIronFan''
* ''Film/TheTwelveGoldenMedallions''
* ''Film/RawCourage''
* ''Film/ShadowWhip''
* ''Film/TheLongChase''
* '"Film/DeathValley''
* ''Film/TheWaterMargin''
* ''Film/CoolieKiller''
* ''Film/KillerDarts''
* ''Film/DeathDuel''
* ''Film/VengeanceIsAGoldenBlade''
* ''Film/TheYoungAvenger''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Hey, who's that guy standing next to Yueh Hua? [[note]] Yueh Hua and Creator/BruceLee in 1972, when Bruce paid a visit to Shaw Brothers studios [[/note]] ]]

Yueh Hua (岳華, Elliot Ngok-wah, 14 July 1942 – 20 October 2018 in Shanghai) is a martial artist, actor, stuntman, director and one of the first leading man of Creator/ShawBrothers studios.

Born Elliot Ngok as the eldest of family siblings, Yueh's father is a worker in the Shanghai Municipal Council who struggled to put food on the table. Having an interest in performing arts as a child, Yueh Hua at age 10 was inducted into the Beijing Dance Academy, deciding to pursue a career in acting.

In 1962, at age 19, Yueh Hua continues his studies in a Hong- Kong-based academy in acting sponsored by SHaw Brothers, then a domineering force in film-making. Graduating at top of his class (his former classmates includes various Shaw Brothers icons, including Creator/ChengPeiPei and Chan Hung-lit), he adopted the name "Yueh Hua" to reflect his mainland Chinese heritage while working with a native, mostly Cantonese-based Hong Kong community.


Considered as one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers, Yueh Hua has appeared in hundreds of films for Shaw Brothers, the most iconic being the Drunken Knight - considered as the UrExample of the DrunkenMaster trope - in the film, ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''. His career includes roles ranging from drunks to scholarly warriors to wuxia swordsmen and assassins, as well as extending his roles to police officers and mob bosses. Due to his frequent collaborations with his close friend and former classmate, Cheng Pei-pei (in ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'', ''Film/ShadowWhip'', ''Film/RawCourage'' and a few others), rumors abound that Yueh and Cheng are in a romantic relationship, although those rumors are proven to be false.

Yueh Hua officially retired from acting in 2015. Suffering from health problems in early 2017, Yueh would eventually pass away from health problems in October 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, where he resides after retirement.

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