Yueh Hua

Yueh Hua (; 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.

Biography Yueh was born as Leung Lok-wah in Shanghai, with Cantonese ancestry. Yueh emigrated to Hong Kong in 1962 after graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Yueh was best known for his role in Looking Back in Anger, one of TVB's popular shows. After his last appearance on screen in 1989, he moved to Canada in the 1990s, where he hosted programs for the Vancouver Chinese radio station CHMB.

Yueh returned to the entertainment industry in Hong Kong from 2006 to 2015.

Filmography Films This is a partial list of films.

TV series YearTitleRoleNotes 1980 Gone with the Wind浮生六劫 Ching Jui-cheung Fatherland大地恩情 Yeung Luk-kan 1986 Sword of the Yue Maiden越女劍 Fan Lai 1987 The Legend of the Book and the Sword書劍恩仇錄 Cheung Chiu-chung The Seasons季節 1988 Two Most Honorable Knights絕代雙驕 Yin Nam-tin And Yet We Live當代男兒 1989 Looking Back in Anger義不容情 Fung Sai-bong Fu Kwai Lau Mang Lam Cheung 2006 Below the Lion Rock 獅子山下 2007 The Brink of Law 突圍行動 Tung Chin-lung Nominated – Best Supporting ActorThe Slicing of the Demon 凶城計中計 Fok Tin-ming 2008-2009 The Gem of Life 珠光寶氣 Hoh Fung (Martin) Nominated – Best Supporting Actor (Top 5)2009 Rosy Business 巾幗梟雄 Cheung Kiu 2010 Ghost Writer 蒲松齡 Po Poon No Regrets 巾幗梟雄之義海豪情 Cheng Long-gwan 2011 A Great Way to Care 仁心解碼 Ko Sau-yee Grace Under Fire 女拳 Tong Yue-han Nominated – Best Supporting Actor Be Home for Dinner 誰家灶頭無煙火 Chung Kwok-chu 2012 The Last Steep Ascent 天梯 Miu Hoi Guest Appearance The Confidant 大太監 Chan Fuk Nominated – Best Supporting Actor 2013 Slow Boat Home 情越海岸線 Cheung Shing-mui Will Power 法外風雲 Lo Sam Bo 2014 Outbound Love 單戀雙城 Law Wai Gilded Chopsticks 食為奴 Kangxi Emperor Storm in a Cocoon 守業者 Poon Wing-lin Shades of Life 我們的天空 Cheung Kit Episode 9 All That Is Bitter Is Sweet 大藥坊 Hui Sung Ming Overachievers 名門暗戰 Chiang Sing-Tin 2015 Captain of Destiny 張保仔 Lai Gung-gung

Personal life In 1975, Yueh married , an actress. On 20 October 2018, Yueh died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 76.