Bak Man Biu(1921–2007) was a veteran Hong Kong actor best known for his role as the Patriatch Lok Fai in the TVB drama A House Is Not A Home (1977).
Career
Born as Chew Hong Fook in 1921, during the 1940s, Bak was involved in Cantonese Opera until the 1950s. During the 1950s, he joined the world of Chinese cinema, directing films and collaborating with the legendary director Li Han Hsiang. Bak has acted in many films ever since the 1950s till his retirement in 1996. Bak is considerably one of the best veteran actors in the industry, and is versatile in any roles he plays. He is perhaps best known as the Patriatch Lok Fai in A House Is Not a Home which became a TVB classic.
Bak has also cooperated with many leading TVB actors and actresses then including Chow Yun-fat, Liza Wang and Dodo Cheng.
Bak Man Biu died in 2007 at Manhattan, New York, aged 86.
Filmography YearTitleRole1956 The Precious Lotus Lamp 1958 Sweet Girl in Terror The Butterfly Spirit The Fairy Shepherdess 1959 How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies On the Road to Success (Part 2) On the Road to Success (Part 1) Till Death Us Do Part (Part 1) Judge Bao's Night Trial of the Living Dead 1961 Fan to Remember Riot in the Palace Witness for the Prosecution The Warrior in Red Butterfly (Part 2) Lucky Child Granted by Heaven 1962 The Road to the West All Because of a Smile The Birth of Yue Fei Three Petitions The Heroes and the Beauty The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan The Birth of the Monkey King 1963 The Swordsman and the Swordswoman Women's World Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 1) The Magnificent Ones (Part 1) 1964 The Conquering Sword Romantic Musketeer Childless Wife 1965 Beautiful Queen of Hell A Drop of Chivarous Blood (Part 1) The Invincible Book from Heaven (Part 1) The Powerful Fist of a Thousand Hands (Part 2) The Powerful Fist of a Thousand Hands (Part 1) The Three Sisters (Part 2) The Six-fingered Lord of the Lute (Part 2) 1966 Fire Dragon and the Mythical Pearl Sacred Fire, Heroic Wind (Part 2) Sacred Fire, Heroic Wind (Part 1) The Golden Bat 1967 How the Sacred Fire Heroic Winds Defeat the Fire Lotus Array Terrors Over Nothing The Legend of Gods and Goddesses The Butterfly Legend AdvisorWaste Not Our Youth DoctorI Love A-Go-Go 1968 Dangerous Seventeen Decree of the Fire Dragon The Flower and the Sword Huang Feihong: Duel for the Championship Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer A Great Lover Huang Feihong: The Eight Bandits Flag of Pearls Nu Zha's Adventure in the Eastern Sea The Avenging Sword How Huang Feihong Vanquished the Monster and Conquered the 9 Fractions The Deadly Dragon Sword Duel at the Supreme Gate 1969 Huang Feihong's Combat with the Five Wolves The Invincible The Gentleman Sword Silver Knife, Scarlet Blade Huang Feihong: The Duel for the Sha-Yu-Qing Mad Dragon The Fragrant Sword 1970 Quick Swordsman Xiu Niang Modern School Life 1971 Bloody Claw The Blade Spares None Ho Chen1976 Luk Siu Fung 1977 Love In Hawaii Mr LooThe Discharged Mantis Fists and Tiger Claws of Shaolin Sword Stained with Royal Blood Wan Fong-san 1978 Edge of Fury Sam, old retainerThe Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 1979 Crazy Boy and Pop-Eye Chor Lau-heung 1980 The Wonderful Hong Kong 1981 Crazy Nuts Don't Kill Me, Brother! Uncle LungMahjong Heroes Uncle JinAvengers from Hell 1982 Interpol Brothers from Walled City Ninth UncleOutlaw Genes The Legend of the Condor Heroes 1983 The Bund Seeding of a Ghost TaoistRed Panther Kiang's dadTop Fit Black Bow Tie1984 The Duke of Mount Deer The Return of Wong Fei Hung 1986 Fury of the Heaven Missed Date Mei's dad1987 The Legend of the Book and the Sword Muk Cheuk-lun 1988 The Dragon Family Ho SanTwilight of a Nation Mung Tak-Yan1989 Seven Warriors 1990 Her Fatal Ways Tzu's Taiwanese friendMortuary Blues Uncle Piao 1991 Mainland Dundee Her Fatal Ways II Min's friend on tour busToday's Hero Uncle ChungFist of Fury 1991 Bill 1992 92 Legendary La Rose Noire Uncle #2 at Fan's weddingFist of Fury 1991 II Battle Field in Hell 1993 My Hero II Sau's buddyBoys Are Easy Last Hero in China Uncle Cheung1994 The Third Full Moon