Yueh Hua (actor)

Yueh Hua
Chinese: 岳華
Born
Leung Lok-wah (梁樂華)

(1942-07-13)13 July 1942
Died20 October 2018(2018-10-20) (aged 76)
Other namesElliot Ngok, Ngok Wah, Yo Hua
OccupationActor
Years active1964 – 2018
SpouseTien Lie [zh]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese岳華
Simplified Chinese岳华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuè Huá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNgok6 Waa4
Signature

Yueh Hua (Chinese: 岳華; pinyin: Yuè Huá; 14 July 1942 – 20 October 2018), also known professionally as Elliot Ngok Wah, was a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actor, later based in Canada, with Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB. Yueh was one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers. Yueh starred in five to ten films per year in his heyday, playing roles ranging from foolish drunks to scholarly warriors. Yueh died of cancer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, aged 76.[1]

  1. ^ Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 546. ISBN 978-0-8108-6458-0.