Wu Ma
Born Feng Hongyuan in Tianjin, Republic of China. At 16 he moved to Guangzhou and became a machinist before migrating to Hong Kong in 1960. In 1962, Feng enrolled in the Shaw Brothers acting course. Graduating a year later, he became a contract player for the studio and made his first appearance in "Lady General Hua Mu-lan". He then appeared in such films as "Temple of the Red Lotus" (1965), "The Knight of Knights" (1966) and "Trail of the Broken Blade" (1967). He took on the stage name 'Wu Ma' as it reflected the animal in the year of his birth (the horse), and believed it was short enough for audiences to remember.