244 STAR : ' Chang Yi '

(42) ' Chang Yi '

Chang Yi may look gentle and refined in ' The Silent Swordsman ' , but at times he could be aggressive and ferocious as in ' The Crimson Charm '.

With his melancholic look , he played an avenger-in-distress in 'Bells Of Death' ; with his charismatic charm , he played a righteous knight in ' King Cat ' .

Chang Yi , an actor with the 'x-factor' to charm every movie goer in the '60s.

236 STAR : ‘ Tsung Hua ‘

(41) ‘ Tsung Hua ‘

Tender as in his first lead movie ‘ Ripples’,

Romantic as in his tear-jerker ‘ Lovers Destiny ‘,

Sexy and passionate as in his erotic film ‘ Sexy Girls From Denmark ‘.

At times, he could be fearless as in his wu xia pian ‘ Killer Clans ‘.

A versatile actor in Shaw Studio -- Tsung Hua .

192 STAR : ' Chen Chun '

(40) ‘ Chen Chun ‘

Tall and handsome with a devilish smile .

Chen Chun’s first movie with Shaw Studio was ‘ Duel For Gold ‘ .

With his perceived persona, he was often given a role as a scheming and lecherous villain as in ‘ The Sinful Adulteress ‘ , ‘ Heroes Of Sung ‘ ….

188 STAR : ‘ Shu Pei-pei ‘

(39) ‘ Shu Pei-pei ‘

Shu Pei-pei looks arrogant in many of her movies : ‘The Silent Swordsman’, ‘The Golden Knight’, ‘Spring Blossoms’…

She smiles with sweet dimples, but fights with deadly flicks as in her ‘ ‘Village Of Tigers’.

183 STAR : ' Yang Fang '

(38) Yang Fang

Following his success in his first movie ‘ My Dream Boat ‘, handsome Yang Fang starred in a string of melodramas, musical and tearjerkers.

With his ‘Summer Heat’, ‘When The Clouds Roll By’, ‘Torrent Of Desire’, ‘Spring Blossoms’ and many more romance movies, Yang Fang had charmed many moviegoers in the ‘60s …

177 STAR : ' Wang Chung '

(37) Wang Chung

He was masculine, intense and fearless.

His bombastic fighting skill was always dazzling in his movies.

He was the cool actor in Shaw Studio… Wang Chung!

172 STAR : ‘ Peter Chen Ho ‘

(36) ‘ Peter Chen Ho ‘

Peter Chen Ho , an established comedic actor with the nickname ‘ King Of Comedy ‘ in the ‘60s .

His scholarly appearance made him the most favored actor in many musicals like ‘ Hong Kong Nocturne ‘ , ‘ Hong Kong Rhapsody ‘ , ‘ The Millionaire Chase ‘ …

166 STAR : ‘ Betty Loh Ti ‘

(35) ‘ Betty Loh Ti ‘

With her two classics movies ‘ The Enchanting Shadow ‘ and ‘ The Dream Of The Red Chamber ‘, Betty Loh Ti had firmly established her reputation as a mega star and the ‘Classic Beauty’ in the ‘60s.

With her role in ‘ Love Eterne ‘, she won a ‘ Best Actress ‘ award at the 2nd Golden Horse Film Fest.

160 STAR : ' Betty Pei Ti '

(34) Betty Pei Ti

Betty Pei Ti, a singer-actress famous for her ‘lesbian’ role in one of the most notorious and best directed films in the history of Hong Kong erotic cinema, ‘ Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan ‘.

Henceforth, she was often cast as a lesbian or adulteress in many of her subsequent movies: ‘ Clan Of Intrigue ‘ , ‘ Legend Of Lust ‘ , ‘ The Delinquent ‘ …

154 STAR : ' Essie Lin Chia '

(33) Essie Lin Chia

She could be sweet and naïve as in ‘ My Dream Boat ‘.

At times , she could also be cool and fierce as in ‘ Swordswomen Three ‘.

Confident Essie Lin Chia was such a versatile actress of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

148 STAR : ' Wang Yu '

(32) Wang Yu

Upon graduation from Shaw Brothers training course, Wang Yu ‘s first lead role was a precocious teenage in a contemporary drama ‘ Thirteen ‘.

He achieved stardom only after Liu Chia-liang's directed movie ‘ The Spiritual Boxer’ .

Henceforth, he starred in many kung fu films ' ; The Shadow Boxing ', ' The 36th Chamber Of Sholin ', ' Dirty Ho ' , ' Executioners From Shaolin ' ….

143 STAR : ‘ Chin Ping ‘

(31) Chin Ping

Chin Ping’s blazing persona was perfect for period piece dramas.

Over the several years of her film career, she starred in many films.

Her first film was the huang mei opera ‘ The Crimson Palm ‘, then the wu xia film ‘ The Magnificent Trio ‘, the rollicking comedy ‘ The Millionaire Chase ‘ …

Her last film with Shaw Studio was a tearjerker ‘ The Price Of Love ‘.

138 STAR : ' Frankie Wei Hung '

(30) Frankie Wei

Frankie Wei Hung’s first movie with Shaw Studio was a wuxia film ‘ Swordsman At Large ' .

He played a righteous knight, fighting together with Tina Chin Fei and Margaret Hsing-hui in this Taiwan made production.

However, he was famous for his villainous role in many Shaw Bros movies.

He was later a favorite star of director Liu Chi , starred in many of his erotic movies ...

134 STAR : Li Li-hua

29) Li Li-hua

She is the powerful Empress Wu Tse-Tien .

She is also the magnificent Concubine Yang Kwei-fei.

She is the ever –elegant and ever-sensual renowned versatile veteran actress Li Li-hua

130 STAR : Margaret Hsing Hui

(28) Margaret Hsing Hui

Arrogant and sassy as in ' Swordsman At Large '. Rebellious and jealous as in ' A Place To Call Home '.

These are best to describe Margaret Hsing Hui in many of her roles played in the silver screen.

126 STAR : ' Jimmy Lin Chong '

(27) Jimmy Lin Chong

A musical action thriller ‘ The Singing Thief ‘ marked the success of Jimmy Lin Chong in the ‘60s.

Thereafter, he shaked, rattled and rolled his way into the heart of his fans with a few other musical movies ' Tropical Interlude ', ' The Singing Escort ' …

121 STAR : Julie Yeh Feng

(26) Julie Yeh Feng

Julie Yeh Feng joined Shaw Studio in 1962 and starred in many romantic movies: The Shepherd Girl, The Warlord & The Actress, Pink Tears, Unfinished Melody …

She completed her last movie ‘ Farewell, My Love’ and retired from the showbiz…

117 STAR : ' Ling Yun '

(25) Ling Yun

Ling Yun joined SB and made his debut in ‘ Pink Tears ‘.

He soon became one of the top leading actors , starring in many movies of all genres… contemporary melodrama ‘ King Drummer ‘, musical comedy ‘ We Love Millionaire’ , action thriller ‘ Heroes Of The Underground ‘, wuxia pian‘ The Mighty One ‘ …..

111 STAR : Kwan Shan

( 24) Kwan Shan

From a scholar in ‘The Adulteress’, a fisherman in ‘The Shepherd Girl’ and a patriotic youth in ‘The Blue and The Black’,

Kwan Shan's acting versatility could be seen and thus he became one of the top leading man in Shaw Studio in the ‘60s ….

106 STAR : Fang Yin

( 23) Fang Yin

Fang Yin’s sweet and pure image in her first huangmei film ‘ A Maid From Heaven ‘had won the hearts of many moviegoers.

Henceforth, she starred in many movies of all genres.

From huangmei diao‘ The Female Prince ‘, contemporary drama ‘ Auntie Lan ‘ , period thriller ‘ Gun Brothers ‘ to wuxia pian ‘ Iron Buddha ‘, Fang Yin had shown her acting versatility in her subsequent movies ….