Tang Ching

Tang Ching

Actor · Producer

Zhengzhou, Henan, China
January 1, 1924

Biography

Tang Ching or Tang Jing was a Chinese film actor and businessman from Zhengzhou, Henan, working in the Cinema of Taiwan and the Cinema of Hong Kong. He starred in at least 70 films between 1956 and 1984, most of them kung-fu pictures of the 1970s. He initially moved to Taiwan in 1949, where he joined the army troupe in 1949. He began his acting career there at the Agricultural Education Films Company and was then contracted by the Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd by Yuen Chau Fung in 1963. He joined the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong in 1967.

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Tang Ching 1

Representative Works

The Magic Blade
The Magic Blade
6.6
/ Chinese Simplified
The Family of Lust
The Family of Lust
9.0
/ English
Love Letter Murder
Love Letter Murder
8.0
/ Chinese Simplified
The Invincible Killer
The Invincible Killer
6.7
/ Chinese Simplified
Swordsman and Enchantress
Swordsman and Enchantress
6.2
/ Chinese Simplified
Typhoon
Typhoon
6.0
/ Chinese Simplified
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
5.2
/ Chinese Simplified
Summons to Death
Summons to Death
10.0
/ Chinese Simplified
On Trial
On Trial
5.8
/ CN
Bat Without Wings
Bat Without Wings
6.8
/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Magic Blade
1976Nominee

Best Performance

The Magic Blade

Love Letter Murder
1959Winner

Best Performance

Love Letter Murder

The Invincible Killer
1979Nominee

Best Performance

The Invincible Killer

Career Highlights

Swordsman and Enchantress
1978Highlight

Best Performance

Swordsman and Enchantress

The Jade Raksha
1968Highlight

Best Performance

The Jade Raksha