Yueh Hua | |||||||||||
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Chinese: 岳華 | |||||||||||
Born | Leung Lok-wah (梁樂華) 13 July 1942 | ||||||||||
Died | 20 October 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 76)||||||||||
Other names | Elliot Ngok, Ngok Wah, Yo Hua | ||||||||||
Occupation | Actor | ||||||||||
Years active | 1964 – 2018 | ||||||||||
Spouse | Tien Lie | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 岳華 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 岳华 | ||||||||||
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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]