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Hong Kong actor (born 1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danny Lau Dan (Chinese: 劉丹; born 13 January 1944) is a Hong Kong actor.[1]
Danny Lau Dan | |||||||||||
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Born | Lau Hing-kei (劉慶基) 13 January 1944 | ||||||||||
Children | Hawick Lau (b. 1974) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉丹 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘丹 | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Also known as | Char-siu Bing 叉燒炳 | ||||||||||
Lau is known to portray good characters, but could play cunning and sly characters with ease (includes The Bund and Land of Wealth). He is most noted for being the only actor to play the role of Hong Qigong in the TV series adaptations of Louis Cha's novels The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes for four times in a row. Lau is also well known for playing the role of the patriarch of a family in A Kindred Spirit. He also appeared in the Latvian/Hong Kong film, Hong Kong Confidential (Amaya).[2]
He was formerly an appointed member of Sai Kung District Council.[citation needed]
Lau's son, Hawick Lau, also formerly a TVB actor, was married to the famous mainland actress Yang Mi.[3]
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