Leslie Cheung

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-09-12 (47 years old)

Deathday

2003-04-01

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Leslie Cheung

Biography

Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic produ...

Acting

1987

A Chinese Ghost Story

as Ling Choi-san

1986

A Better Tomorrow

as Sung Chi Kit

1993

1990

A Chinese Ghost Story II

as Ling Choi-san

1994

Ashes of Time

as Ouyang Feng / Malicious West

1992

2000

Okinawa Rendez-vous

as Jimmy Tong

1999

Moonlight Express

as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo

1983

Little Dragon Maiden

as Yang Guo / Yang Kang

1991

Once a Thief

as James / Jim

1996

Temptress Moon

as Yu Zhongliang

1987

A Better Tomorrow II

as Sung Chi Kit

1990

1997

Happy Together

as Ho Po-wing

1993

1987

Rouge

as Chan Chen-Pang

1993

Farewell My Concubine

as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi

1993

1996

Shanghai Grand

as Hui Man Keung

1995

The Chinese Feast

as Chiu Kong Sun

2002

Inner Senses

as Jim Law

1996

Tri-Star

as Chung Kwok Keung

2000

Double Tap

as Rick Y.H.Pang

1994

He's a Woman, She's a Man

as Sam Koo Gai Ming

1996

1996

1982

Nomad

as Louis

1985

1989

1984

2021

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

as Self (archive footage)

1984

1999

The Kid

as Wing / Daniel

1995

The Phantom Lover

as Song Danping

1988

Fatal Love

as Chi Ken Wing

1993

All's Well End's Well, Too

as David Copper Feel

1985

For Your Heart Only

as Piggy Chan

1984

The Intellectual Trio

as Inspector Chan Wing

1994

Long and Winding Road

as Lam Chiu-Wing

1984

1994

2000

1982

Teenage Dreamers

as Jackson Chen

1985

Crazy Romance

as Leslie Cheung

1982

Energetic-21

as Ben Leung Man Bun

1998

Ninth Happiness

as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi

1981

On Trial

as Wing

1980

Encore

as Gigo

1986

1991

The Banquet

as Little B-head

1998

2009

Production

1985

惊情

as Director

1985

惊情

as Writer

2000

2000

1991

Once a Thief

as Theme Song Performance

1987

A Chinese Ghost Story

as Theme Song Performance

1986

A Better Tomorrow

as Theme Song Performance

1987

A Better Tomorrow II

as Theme Song Performance

1995

The Phantom Lover

as Theme Song Performance

1993

The Bride with White Hair

as Theme Song Performance

1993

Farewell My Concubine

as Theme Song Performance

1982

Nomad

as Theme Song Performance

1984

Behind the Yellow Line

as Theme Song Performance

1985

For Your Heart Only

as Theme Song Performance

1988

Fatal Love

as Theme Song Performance

1989

Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit

as Theme Song Performance

1999

The Kid

as Theme Song Performance

1983

The Drummer

as Theme Song Performance

2000

Okinawa Rendez-vous

as Theme Song Performance

1994

He's a Woman, She's a Man

as Theme Song Performance

1996

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

as Theme Song Performance

1983

1984

1995

1996

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

as Assistant Director

1995

The Phantom Lover

as Assistant Director

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