Hong Kong actor Peter Yang (楊群), winner of two Golden Horse Best Leading Actor Awards, died on Monday in Los Angeles.
He was 88.
The actor struggled with his health for more than a year before passing away in the city of Cerritos, where he had lived since retiring from acting in 1990.
Friends of the family confirmed that Yang passed away with his children and wife of more than 60 years, Florence Yu (俞鳳至), by his side at 2:10am.
Yang had a glittering career, appearing in Hong Kong and Taiwanese productions speaking fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
His major accolades include winning Best Leading Actor at the 7th Golden Horse Awards in 1969 for Storm Over the Yangtze River (揚子江風雲) and a second victory in the same category at the 11th Golden Horse Awards in 1973 for The Escape (忍), which he also directed.
The Escape was made by Feng Ming Group, the production company Yang he founded with Yu.
The film also won Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay for Yang’s company.
The production company also made You Can’t Tell Him (庭院深深), which was runner-up for Best Feature Film at the 9th Golden Horse Awards in 1971.
Actress Gua Ah-lei (歸亞蕾) — a longtime collaborator of Taiwanese director Ang Lee (李安) — said that she was saddened by Yang’s passing.
Gua, who also resides in Los Angeles, said she kept in touch with Yang before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gua described Yang as a dedicated actor, recalling a scene she shared with him when he injured his ribs, but was back at work soon after.
Yang is also credited as one of only a handful of renowned Asian actors to have appeared in Western productions at the peak of his career, with parts in the British police drama Yellowthread Street and Jackie Chan’s (成龍) Hollywood debut The Protector.
Yang also worked with other international stars from Hong Kong such as Chow Yun Fat (周潤發), Sammo Hung (洪金寶), Andy Lau (劉德華) and Stephen Chow (周星馳).
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