Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1956
- Died
- April 1, 2003
- Birthplace
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Cheung Kwok-wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.
Filmography
The Making of Farewell My Concubine TBA
as Self
屋檐下：死结 TBA
Actor
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart 2021
as Self (archive footage)
TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會 2021
as self
Ashes of Time Redux 2008
as 欧阳锋
Inner Senses 2002
as Jim Law
熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke 2001
Actor
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000 2000
Actor
From Ashes to Ashes 2000
as Lawrence, Director, Writer, Story
Okinawa Rendez-vous 2000
as Jimmy Tong, Theme Song Performance
Double Tap 2000
as Rick Y.H.Pang
The Kid 1999
as Wing / Daniel, Theme Song Performance
Left Right Love Destiny 1999
as 阿Sam, Director, Writer
Moonlight Express 1999
as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together' 1999
as Self
A Time to Remember 1998
as Jin
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998
as Self
Anna Magdalena 1998
as Editor
Ninth Happiness 1998
as Ma Lun Cheung / Tok Choi
Happy Together 1997
as Ho Po-wing
All's Well, End's Well '97 1997
as Self
張國榮跨越97演唱會 1997
Actor
Viva Erotica 1996
as Sing
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? 1996
as Sam Koo Gai Ming, Theme Song Performance, Assistant Director
Shanghai Grand 1996
as Hui Man Keung
Temptress Moon 1996
as Yu Zhongliang
Tri-Star 1996
as Chung Kwok Keung
The Phantom Lover 1995
as Song Danping, Theme Song Performance, Producer, Assistant Director
The Chinese Feast 1995
as Chiu Kong Sun
Ashes of Time 1994
as Ouyang Feng / Western Venom
Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt 1994
as Himself
Long and Winding Road 1994
as Lam Chiu-Wing
He's a Woman, She's a Man 1994
as Sam Koo Gai Ming, Writer, Theme Song Performance
It's a Wonderful Life 1994
as Roberto
The Bride with White Hair 2 1993
as Cho Yi Hang
The Bride with White Hair 1993
as Cho Yi Hang, Theme Song Performance
The Eagle Shooting Heroes 1993
as Huang Yaoshi
All's Well End's Well, Too 1993
as David Copper Feel
Farewell My Concubine 1993
as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi, Theme Song Performance
Girls Without Tomorrow 1992
Songs
Arrest the Restless 1992
as Teddy
All's Well, Ends Well 1992
as Shang So
The Banquet 1991
as Little B-head
Once a Thief 1991
as James / Jim, Theme Song Performance
Days of Being Wild 1990
as Yuddy
A Chinese Ghost Story II 1990
as Ling Choi-san
Sunset in Paris 1989
as Leslie
Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend 1989
as 自己
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit 1989
as Brother Thief, Theme Song Performance
Fatal Love 1988
as Chi Ken Wing, Theme Song Performance
張國榮’88演唱會 1988
as 自己
The Other ½ & the Other ½ 1988
Songs
A Better Tomorrow II 1987
as Sung Chi Kit, Theme Song Performance
Rouge 1987
as Chan Chen-Pang
A Chinese Ghost Story 1987
as Ling Choi-san, Theme Song Performance
張國榮86濃情演唱會 1986
Actor
A Better Tomorrow 1986
as Sung Chi Kit, Theme Song Performance
Last Song in Paris 1986
as Louie
For Your Heart Only 1985
as Piggy Chan, Theme Song Performance
Crazy Romance 1985
as Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung: Surprise 1985
Actor, Director, Writer
Merry Christmas 1984
as John
Double Decker 1984
as Eddie
Behind the Yellow Line 1984
as Paul Chan, Theme Song Performance
Double Trouble 1984
Songs
The Intellectual Trio 1984
as Inspector Chan Wing
Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983 1983
Actor
Little Dragon Maiden 1983
as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
First Time 1983
Actor
On the Wrong Track 1983
Songs
The Drummer 1983
Actor, Theme Song Performance
Nomad 1982
as Louis, Theme Song Performance
Energetic-21 1982
as Ben Leung Man Bun
Teenage Dreamers 1982
as Jackson Chen
On Trial 1981
as Wing
岛的故事之大屿山沙之城 1981
Actor
Encore 1980
as Gigo
Heritage: The Young Concubine 1980
Actor
Dog Bites Dog Bone 1978
Actor
Teenagers 1978
Actor
Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber 1978
as Jia Baoyu
Credits from TMDB.