i guess everyone has a favourite actor whether its raymond lam, ron ng, tavia yeung, louis koo.....etc

but does any1 here have a favourite old actor? and when i say old i mean at least 45+.

mine would be 'paul chun pui' the guy from 'love bond' or 'life made simple' were he plays bosco and roger's dad.
i think his acting is just very good, especially his funny characters, but his character in 'at the treshold of an era' was unforgetable too.
he is truly the best oldschool actor for me.

I like Sek Sau. Like him in WOIL, TITS, and TGUT

i like paul too! it will be so nice to have a dad like his character in Family Man and Love Bond.

i like paul chun for his role in "family man", shine on you

another one would be:- kwok fung, shek sau and Lau kwong

well for me it should be Bobby Au Yeung in Happy Ever After or Witness To A Prosecution 1,2
dont know how old he's but really like his act

I have a lot of name is poping up for Older Generation VETERAN:

I don't know their name so I'll go with serie they have acted to signify them

In Lost in Love ( Marianne Chan, Jackie Lui, Christine Ng ), there has used a lot of old school actors/actresses.

I like the man acting as "UNCLE LO" and his wife. Thoses two peoples has starred in various old serie and they are are absolutely charming on screen.

"UnCLE LO" also acted in Cold Blood Warm Heart being the higher man of the group ( and older. He acted Adam dad if I'm not mistaking )

"his wife" is a rally cute actress. Eventho her age, she has a strong charisma onscreen. I just like that grandma. She also was the woman who can't keep on complaining about the service in Triumph in the Skies 1.

Also in Lost in love, the man whose has acted as Marianne's father. He was also in My Family. I guess he is the "Paul" you guys keep on talking about. Did he just received an award. Good for him. He's very good actor too. Totally deserves it.

Another woman is mommy of marianne, we can see her in basically all series. She was FeiHuen teacher in TOB, Ron's mama in TITS, Tavia mother in Shade of Thruth , ....

In Reaching Out, I like Sammul 2nd mommy, Kenix mama and dad. I liked them as a star not their character itself ...

by the way: I don't think SekSau a very good actor. I don't know. He might be not too bad looking but acting ... ummm ' I might be the only one to think like that ... i.e. in Golden Faith and TITS, I didn't enjoy his acting, ...

My favourites are the brothers Paul Chun and John Chiang. Maybe it's something in the genes.

Is that Ng Man Tat? Yeh he's one of the few who can play good/evil serious/downright-retarded extremely well. Awesom actor.

Kwan Hoi San, he always portraits the head of the family in a very realistic way. Too bad he's not in TVB series anymore, in my opinion, no one has managed to interpret the 'grandpa' roles as well as him.

Another guy is the one that played Leon Lai's father in Breaking Point, don't remember his name, but he can carry out many different roles, all in a satisfying way.

Paul and Ha Yu. They both do such a great job with any characters they are given. Paul looks like he would be the best grandfather to have. Always so caring and gentle to his family members in series. and Ha Yu looks like a great uncle to have around for a good laugh.

some of the old ladies are pretty good too but i have no idea what their name is.

yeah i really like paul chun's acting. He was great in Love Bond, Family Man, Life Made Simple, and many more. I always look forward to series with paul in it.

The first series I saw Paul Chun in was ATV's Who's The Winner, so my first impression of him was a villain hehe. This image is always stuck in my head. Maybe that's why I always thought he looked kind of weird playing a good guy or a kind grandpa.

I like Lok Ying Kwan, for those who don't know him he was homer in Survivor's Law and Bernice's dad in Into Thin Air, his one of those guys that can be down-right evil and the nicest guy in the world at the same time, definately awesome actor !!
And also Paul Chun and Sek Seu !!

yea bernice's dad in Into thin air is really good, i also like the uncle in that hotel series , Revolving doors of vengencies or w/e.

I like the lady who played Bernice's real mom in "Into Thin Air" (Mi Suet).

I also like Michael Miu, and also the (really fat) guy that adopted the 9th brother in "10 Brothers". I don't know his name

i like paul chun...great actor....sek sau's gd too..but it depends on the type of character...

Michael Miu- so glad he came back and did two wonderful series!!!
Felix Wong- a really good actor, hope he does some more series soon
Paul Chun- really funny in shine on you

paul chun!! he's a really good actor!! love the characters he plays in.. he's so funny in Shine On You and Love Bond..

Sek Seu...Micheal Miu...and Paul Chun Pui~~~ ^o^

NO, its not Ng Man Tat!!! Richard Ng did lots of comedies in the 80s. He got a rubber face with a great sense of humor!! His jokes are funny n NOT silly like Ng Man Tat...

felix wong def and ng man tat..... erm who else.... dont no his name but the OLD GUY from Legend of love who plays Deric Wan's dad... he was also in that series with Gordon lam ka tong (some monk film) which he plays gordon's servant. he was also in Justice Sung and plays Cheung Tat Ming's servant... HE IS REALLY FUNNY

Paul Chun Pui all the way. The greatest and loveliest actor ever in movies and series

I really like Tony Leung Chiu Wai hes so funny in his series like hap hak hang and and the one with andy lau where he has 7 wives and his serious role in The Grand Canal....... ect...

like the guy/old men,who act in into thin air as the lead female father,guy with the glasses.he is in every series nowdays.

Hmm I like a lot of the older actors. Paul Chun no doubt..he's good at everything he plays (Love Bond, Family Man, loved him there)

Sek Sau-woahhh he's good...so evil in golden faith and so funny in TITS

Mary Hon (I think that's her name...she played Ron's mom in Revolving Doors and his mom in TITS)

Ha Yu...haha he's funny in my family and in AR3, 4

Yeah those are definately my fav older actors to play as parents and stuff

Paul Chun
Michael Miu - glad he came back to the entertainment circle
Gallen Lo - hope he comes back soon

absolutely paul chun. love all his series, life made simple, shine on you, love bond, family man, etc
i wish i could have a father or grandfather like him

Paul Chun, John Chiang, and Sek Sau ^^

i also like leung kar yan and hui siu hung.
them two are really funny when it comes to comedies.

I like quite a lot of veteran actors and actresses:

Actors:

Michael Miu- I'm glad he's back and does he ever look good in 'Into Thin Air'!
Paul Chun- so versatile-loved him as Genghis Khan in LOCH 83 and in 'Family Man'
John Chiang- good as a 'da hup' figure in ATV's 'Dynasty'
Lo Lok Lum- good in good or evil roles
Leung Ka Yan- love him as 'da hup' or in comedies- he was great as Leung Yi Tai in 'Real Kung Fu'
Adam Cheng- still great in comedies or 'da hup' roles
Felix Wong- miss seeing him in TVB series
Kong Wah- miss seeing him in TVB series


Actresses:

Michelle Mai- still so cute and pretty in 'The Gentle Crackdown' and 'The Academy'
Rebecca Chan- still looks good and was good as the evil empress in 'War and Beauty'
Sheren Tang- one of the best

Some old actors and actresses I really like are: Liza Wang, DoDo, Chow Yun Fat, Michael Miu, Jamie Chik, Tony leung, Carina Lau, Margie Tsang

I like the actors and actresses from the 80s.

oh i like most of the older generation actors, i think the only ones i don't like is Ha Yu and Liza Wang, they annoy me whenever they're on screen.

another one that no one mentioned is Tan Han, he was in alot of the taiwanese romance ones back then. he came out again to do two films for atv, cash is king and venture against time. i thought he was superb.

and ofcourse Michelle Yim (mai suet)

heres a pic of the two. i like them cos they can paly all different types of role very convincing.

i love Mary Hon, or is it Han? -- Cammy in TITS (ron and francis's mom)

I love Bobby and Liza...They're GREAT!

well i like all of them cause all of their acting are pretty impressive. off topic: today i saw the person who played joe ma's dad in RDOV in San Francisco. i thought there was something wrong w/ my eyes but then a guy told me that he was visiting san francisco or something. too bad i didn't get his autograph....

My favourite actors are:
Chow Yun Fat!! Paul Chun, Adam Cheng, Damian Lau...
Missing Chow Yun Fat in showbiz!!

Lok Ying Quan(Kwun?) is great playing bad roles. like in A matter of customs, Golden Faith, Net Deception

LOLs here are the following that i REALLLLLlLlY LIKEE!:
#1 Ngok wah
#2 Ng Wai Kwok
#3 Shek Sau
#4 Michael Miu

#1 Sheren Tang
#2 Michelle Yim
#3 Liza Wang

p.s these are the older generations not the experienced generation like bobby, jessica, ada, bowie and so on.

My favorites are Adam Cheng, Damian Lau and Michelle Yim.

Damian Lau in Catch Me Now and Michael Mui in Armed Reaction

i love that yufay character from war and beauty i dont really know her name in chinese tho but shes really famous.. like from rosy business

Yea, that's right. Mr Ng has a very unique talent in acting comedy. He can truly make viewers laugh a lot by his natural, hilarious an special skills of performance.

Especially, I like his cooperation in acting with Stephen Chow so much. They're the best pair in movie I have ever seen.

Her name is Sheren Tsang Sui Man and she really is good, like in the series you've already mentioned and also in La Femme Desperado and Drive of Life.

Definitely Paul Chun, John Chiang and Damian Lau for me - they're good in every role, whether it's a good or evil one! Actress wise, Sheren Tang...Sheung Ting Or...Mai Suet...Mary Hon Ma Lei...probably more but these are the ones that stand out!

The ones I love the most are

Actors
- Bobby Au Yeung
- Michael Miu
- Wayne Lai
- Paul Chun
- Lau Dan
- Michael Tao
- Ha Yu
- Damian Lau
- Gallen Lo

Actresses
- Michelle Yim
- Louise Lee Si Kei
- Susanna Kwan
- Lee Heung Kam
- Nancy Sit
- Sheren Tang
- Esther Kwan (not sure if she is considered a veteran)
- Lydia Shum

( Not in order)

Actress :
Idy chan ---> duh we're all know , that she is most famous for the "Dragon girl " but i haven't watch that yet ..... cuz i watch that same drama from diff actor already so i know what the story is about so yea...I specially like her in " The Grand Canal " she is so cool with Tony leung...

Kathy chow hoi mei ---------------> go to know her in " In the chamber of bliss ) she did a amazing jobs on it, Only too bad that the rating aren't that good ...Stupid People...

Angie Chiu ----> She is the most famous for " The Bund " only i havnt watch that yet . But i really like her in Reincarnated Princess that i recently watch in ...is so religion though and the drama was a bit odd..and wierd for some of the action ...but her acting was still good.

I know that they didnt do drama anymore but i still love them in their old drama <3 And i think they are best actress in TVB and part of what made TVB famous dont you think so ? LOL


And i don't really have any favorite actor now a day in TVB anymore cuz they're SUCK .........And their series are getting worser and worser every time.....And it so annoying me the most is that i see a same faces in 2 or 3 drama that are in the SAME YEAR ....OMG!! Ex: that guy in the other drama he is evil and the other is nice .....like WTF ??? and TVB dont give some other actor that been with them for years and yearsssss they never got a chance to be the lead.......and TVB always get someone who is " hot " but cant act and make them famous......jezzz ....Most things annoy me is that they get those MISS. HONG KONG to be their actor and make them in some drama to be the lead OMG they cant act ...And some ppl said they cant speak Cantonese that well ... and i was like LOL .... And last thing that How can the freaking actor can possible be a singer and debut some crappy album ??? So i was like Oh so if you are Miss HK you can be TVB actor ,... and if you're TVB actor you can be a singer and debut a album ???? ...my god... And yea when TVB actor sing and they can't sing is already worst but they even try to sing in English .....jezzz...And i read this acticle some where that said Liza Wang RAP .... i was like WTF .....is ridiculous....
no affense to all those ppl who LOve TVB and think it the best
i mean i still watch but to wasted my time....

If you agree replies me or in you have some COMMENT about my post .....

Being a long time TVB series watcher (like from the 80's until now), I definitely agree with the majority of what you said. Though I like to watch TVB series, I actually disagree with TVB's politics and way of managing their business...in my opinion, the reason why the series (especially from the 80's and 90's) are so good is because of the actors / actresses and the writers, NOT because of TVB (though TVB takes the credit because they have the rights to the series).

I think I may have posted this in a different forum already, but the primary reason why many of the series from the last several years (last 10-15 years) suck is because TVB's philosophy has changed greatly over the years. In the past, all the actors and actresses actually had to go through "acting" training and "graduate" from the course in order to even be considered for a lead or even supporting role in a series. That's why majority of the veterans from the 80's and 90's that we like so much know how to act. Nowadays, anyone off the street who wants to be in the industry can be put in a series (and maybe even take on a leading role) as long as they are "good-looking" or they know how to "kiss-up" to the higher ups...since these new generation actors don't have to work hard to earn their "lead roles" like the previous generation did, they do a lousy job and get away with it because all people care about is how they look...then they get all cocky and stuck up because they were in a series that happened to have good ratings and they feel they are "popular" now...of course, TVB starts promoting them (despite the fact that they can't act) and the cycle starts all over again....

And don't even get me started on the Miss HK and the "any actor can sing" stuff...I've posted my opinion about this in other forums as well....

I guess one conclusion I've come to after almost 20 years watching TVB series is that the people who run that place are not very smart...

I could go on even longer, but I guess I should stop for now...