Chang Tseng
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 56
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- May 18, 1931
- Died
- January 25, 2021
- Place of birth
- Beijing, China
- Also known as
- Chang Tseng Cheng ChangZheng Zhang 张乔夫張喬夫張琤
Biography
Tseng Chang (May 18, 1931 – January 25, 2021) was a Chinese-Canadian actor and assistant director. He appeared in more than 100 films and has directed 7 feature films. He spoke five languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese and some Korean. His father was Chang Der Lou, a famous star of the Peking opera.
He became an actor in 1951, when the air transport company he worked for shut down. A noted Chinese actress met him, felt he had great potential as an actor and helped him get started. In 1994, he made Vancouver, British Columbia his home.
He was honored in 2000 by the Hong Kong government for his lifetime achievements.
