# Lau Siu Ming

Lau Siu Ming (traditional Chinese: 劉兆銘; simplified Chinese: 刘兆铭; pinyin: Liú Zhàomíng, born 13 October 1931) is a Hong Kong dancer and actor. He started his acting career in TVB. He starred in the movie "The Butterfly Murders" for the first time in 1979. Though he is best known for his roles in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the 1990 martial arts movie Swordsman, A Chinese Ghost Story, A Chinese Ghost Story II, and A Chinese Ghost Story III. In 2006, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 11th Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Awards for playing Uncle Ghost in the movie Re-cycle.

## Early life

Lau Siu-ming was born in 1931, and his ancestral home is Longkou Town, Heshan City, Jiangmen, Guangdong. When he was young, he traveled across the ocean alone and worked as a warehouse worker on a cruise ship. Later, he was awarded a scholarship to dance at the Classical Ballet Research Center in Cannes, France.

## Career

Lau Siu-ming has profound attainments in dance. He is one of the pioneers of the Hong Kong dance industry and the first Hong Kong dancer to emerge internationally. Later, he opened a dance school to train young actors, so he was called "Ming sir".
His first acting role was in the movie "The Butterfly Murders" in 1979.
In 1987, starred in the costume film "A Chinese Ghost Story" directed by Tsui Hark and Cheng Xiaodong, starring Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian. In the film, he successfully portrayed the yin and yang of the dryad grandma; It achieved good box office results and made costume ghost films become the trend of Hong Kong films again.
In 1994, starred in the love drama "Goodbye, My Wife" directed by Li Guoli, and played Dong Liguang in the series; in the same year, starred in the action film "Drunken Master II" directed by Liu Jialiang, starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui, and played Chiu in the series; With a box office of 40.97 million Hong Kong dollars, the film won the annual runner-up of the Hong Kong box office, and was selected as "one of the top ten films in the world in 1994" by the American "Time Magazine".
In 2001, Lau Siu-ming accepted the invitation to perform Hong Kong Ballet's "White Snake" and Hong Kong Dance Company's "Blessings of Love". With his years of performing arts experience, he led the two stage plays and was awarded the 2002 Hong Kong Dance Award.
On June 27, 2007, at the age of 76, Lau Siu-ming was awarded the title of Honorary Fellow by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in recognition of his achievements.
In 2009, starred in the commercial war drama "Fuguimen" directed by Zhuang Weijian, starring Lu Liangwei and Yuan Anita, and played Dong Tianzhu in the series. In 2010, together with Chung King Fai and Lu Weiluan (Xiao Si), he won the Outstanding Artistic Contribution Award of the "2009 Hong Kong Arts Development Award".
On December 16, 2013, Lau Siu-ming won the 46th TVB Thousands of Stars Performing Artist Award.

## Personal life

Lau Siu-ming's wife of 50 years, Cheung Wai Ling, died of cancer. On October 31, 2012, a funeral ceremony was held at the Holy Cross Church in Sai Wan Ho. Friends in the circle, Liu Songyan, Huang Qiusheng, Guo Aiming and Chen Jinhong, etc. attended the ceremony.

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
| 1981 | The Shell Game II | 千王羣英會 | Chou Da Qian |
| 1981 | The Young Heroes of Shaolin | 英雄出少年 | Lei Ba San |
| 1982 | Hero Without Tears | 青鋒劍影 | Supporting Role |
| 1982 | The Wild Bunch | 十三太保 | Zhu Wen |
| 1982 | The Legend of Master So | 蘇乞兒 | Supporting Role |
| 1982 | Soldier of Fortune | 香城浪子 | Poon Kai Hang |
| 1982 | The Emissary | 獵鷹 | Luk Yat Fan |
| 1983 | Woman on the Beat | 警花出更 | Ming Ming's father |
| 1984 | Police Cadet '84 | 新紮師兄 I | [Cheung Wai Kit's father] |
| 1984 | The Old Miao Myth | 老洞 | Tse Kong |
| 1984 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | | Monk Yuk Deng |
| 1984 | The Duke of Mount Deer | 鹿鼎記 | Eunuch Hoi Dai Fu |
| 1984 | Once Upon an Ordinary Girl | | Chun Gaan [Siu Maan's father] |
| 1984 | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer | | Yam Ngo Hun |
| 1985 | Happy Spirit | | Ha Siu Tin |
| 1985 | The Yang's Saga | | Support Role |
| 1985 | The Battle Among the Clans | | Support Role |
| 1985 | The Rough Ride | | Tse Kai Cheung [Bik Wah's father] |
| 1985 | Legend of the General Who Never Was | | Support Role |
| | Police Cadet '85 | 新紮師兄 II | [Cheung Wai Kit's father] |
| 1986 | The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre | | Yeung Ding Tin |
| 1986 | General Father, General Son | | Lee Sai Man/Tong Tai Chung |
| 1987 | Police Cadet 1988 | 新紮師兄 III | [Cheung Wai Kit's father] |
| 1992 | The Commandments | | Support Role |
| 1993 | The Legendary Ranger | | Wong Kong |
| 1994 | Filthy Rich | | Mo Tin Dok |
| 1994 | Shades of Darkness | | Support Role |
| | Fate of the Clairvoyant | 再見亦是老婆 | Gong Bak |
| 1995 | The Criminal Investigator | | Support Role |
| 1996 | The Criminal Investigator II | | Gwai [Chi Chung's father] |
| 2000 | At the Threshold of an Era II | | Chun Kam [Nick's father] |
| 2003 | The Driving Power | | Ding Ha |
| 2003 | Seed of Hope | | Support Role |
| 2009 | Born Rich | | Tung Teen Chuk |
| 2011 | Wax and Wane | | Support Role |
| 2017 | Bet Hur | | Support Role |
| 2018 | Shadow of Justice | | Support Role |
| 2020 | The Gutter | | [Thomas' father] |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2015 | Lost in Wrestling | Support Role |
| 2007 | The Detective | Uncle Cheung |
| 2006 | Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power | Support Role |
| 2005 | Set to Kill | Uncle Ghost |
| 2003 | The Medallion | [Antiquerium Dealer] |
| 2000 | China Strike Force | Uncle Ma |
| 1997 | Kitchen | Mr. Chiu |
| 1995 | Faithfully Yours | Uncle Tim |
| 1994 | Mermaid Got Married | Uncle Lau |
| 1993 | The Untold Story | Cheng Lam |
| 1993 | The Incorruptible | [Mainland triad boss] |
| 1992 | The Prince of Temple Street | Hao |
| 1992 | Casino Tycoon II | Nieh Ao Tien |
| 1992 | Casino Tycoon | Nieh Ao Tien |
| 1991 | Son on the Run | Mr Chang |
| 1991 | Bullet For Hire | Support Role |
| 1991 | A Chinese Ghost Story III | [Uncle Fan's Carer] |
| 1991 | Blue Lightning | Lai Sai Leung |
| 1991 | The Raid | [Chinese colonel] |
| 1991 | Phantom War | Lau Min |
| 1991 | An Eternal Combat | Support Role |
| 1990 | Rebel from China | Chan Ting Bong |
| 1990 | Front Page | Brother Shun |
| 1990 | A Chinese Ghost Story II | Lord Fu |
| 1990 | Killer's Romance | Uncle Pa |
| 1990 | The Swordsman | Ngok Bak Kwan |
| 1990 | Stage Door Johnny | Support Role |
| 1989 | The Truth: Final Episode | Mr. Ming |
| 1989 | Devil Hunters | Chai Yan |
| 1989 | The Black Wall | [Bon's boss] |
| 1988 | The Crazy Companies 2 | Fok Ka Tung |
| 1988 | Last Romance | [Nancy's Father] |
| 1988 | The Vampire Partner | Support Role |
| 1988 | Police Story 2 | [Senior police official] |
| 1988 | Walk on Fire | Officer Chan |
| 1988 | The Truth | [Raymond's helper] |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow 2 | Inspector Wu |
| 1987 | A Chinese Ghost Story | [Tree Devil] |
| 1985 | The Unwritten Law | Support Role |
| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Duen Yin Hing |