" Four Famous Catchers " is a series of martial arts novels written by Wen Ruian . The four disciples of Zhuge Zhengwu, the righteous force in the imperial court, "the six and five gods", who have unique skills -- "the four famous catchers in the world".
"Four Famous Catchers" has been adapted into film and television dramas for many times since the late 1960s.
In 1984, Hong Kong Asia Television filmed a TV series based on the novel, supervised by Li Zhaohua , Guo Yuji , Li Hanqi , Wu Weiguo , Zhang Yi, Liang Xiaolong and Mi Xue starred.
The play describes four "four famous arrests" who have their own characteristics in martial arts, weapons and personalities, and trace the story of the murderer group that assassinated the emperor.
However, the result of the investigation, even the four famous arrests themselves did not expect, the resistance and danger they encountered did not come from the murder group, but the unexpected power of the famous arrests.
Now, it has been 38 years since the show aired. How have the actors in the show been doing these years?
Wu Weiguo as ruthless
Wu Weiguo, born in Hong Kong in 1952, graduated from the second phase of the TVB artiste training class in 1973, and then joined TVB.
has appeared in 's " Wushan League ", "Children in Troubled Times", Hong Kong version of " Dream of Red Mansions " and other TV series.
joined Li's TV in the late 1970s, and participated in " Heavenly Silkworm Transformation ", " Great Inner Talents ", " Travel to Tiger Mountain again ", " Girl Cixi " and other dramas.
plays the role of " ruthless " Sheng Yayu, who is good at light skills and hidden weapons in "Four Famous Arresters". Although he is disabled and can only walk in a wheelchair, his is dressed in white and swings a folding fan. Personable.
In 1993, he returned to TVB to perform, starring in dramas such as " The Third Court " and " Sui and Tang Dynasties Group of Heroes ".
In 1997, Wu Weiguo met Liu Xiaoqing because of his cameo appearance in the Taiwanese drama "Bao Qingtian". After the two fell in love, Wu Weiguo shifted his focus to the mainland.
Unfortunately, this relationship did not come to an end. Five years later, the two ended up breaking up, and Wu Weiguo's acting career also fell into a downturn.
In 2006, Wu Weiguo returned to TVB and participated in TV series such as " Years and Clouds " and "Silver Powder Gold Building". After 2010, Wu Weiguo faded out of the entertainment circle and stopped filming.
Li Hanchi as cold-blooded
Li Hanchi was born in Yantai, Shandong in 1951 and joined Li's TV station in 1979.
In 1981, he played the ruthless and conscientious villain Long Haisheng in " Hero Huo Yuanjia " and was well known to the audience.
in "Four Famous Arresters" plays the role of " cold-blooded " Leng Lingqi, the head of 's superb swordsmanship, wears a hat, and his appearance and clothes are very messy, hiding the image of a cold-blooded killer in the market.
In the mid-1980s, Li Hanchi moved to TVB. During the TVB period, he played roles, such as Zhu Yin's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and Gu Tianle's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Master Yi Deng, and Qu Yang of "The Swordsman" wait, impress the audience.
In 1995, he moved to Canada with his wife and children, and gradually faded out of the entertainment industry, occasionally returning to Hong Kong to participate in activities and film episodes.
passed away on June 14, 2013 due to acute pneumonia, at the age of 62.
Liang Xiaolong as Chasing
Liang Xiaolong was born in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, China in 1948. From a poor family, he entered martial arts at the age of 15 and began to work as a stuntman.
In 1972, Liang Xiaolong was spotted by the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Association and Hong Kong politician Wu Siyuan when he was fighting on the street, so he entered the entertainment industry. In the early years of
, Liang Xiaolong's acting career was not smooth, and even interrupted for a while, and he had no choice but to switch to business.
In the late 1970s, he began to shoot TV series in Li, and starred in "Heroes Huo Yuanjia", playing the role of Chen Zhen, who clearly loves and hates, and Liang Xiaolong also became popular with this drama. Because of
's previous success, Liang Xiaolong played Chen Zhen again in the TV series " Chen Zhen ", which also achieved good results.
Liang Xiaolong played the famous three-capture head " chasing " Cui Lueshang in "Four Famous Arresters". Liang Xiaolong, who has real kung fu in his body, is naturally not a problem.
Since then, Liang Xiaolong's film appointments have continued, and he has starred in many films. However, the good times didn't last long. In the late 1980s, Liang Xiaolong couldn't receive dramas for some reason, so he had to leave his favorite acting career.
came to the mainland to do business. met Song Xiang, a girl from Northeast China. The two got married in 1995 and had a pair of children after marriage.
made a comeback in 2001 and cooperated with Chen Baoguo to film the TV series " Chen Zhen ", but unfortunately the response was mediocre.
In 2004, he played Fire Cloud Cthulhu in Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" and returned to the public eye again, and then starred in " Jeet Kune Do ", " Fuer Detective ", " Jianhe " and other films.
In recent years, Liang Xiaolong is still active in the entertainment industry, participating in some film and television dramas in the mainland.
Zhang Yi as iron hand
Zhang Yi, formerly known as Zhang Boshen , was born in 1945. In 1966, he joined Shaw Brothers Film Company , and later joined the newly established Golden Harvest Company. In the early years of
, Zhang Yi, who had studied Peking Opera , starred in many martial arts movies, such as " Soul Ringer ", " One-Armed Swordsman vs. Blind Man ", " Iron Palm Whirlwind Legs ", "Central Plains Escort Bureau" ""Jin Yiwei" and other films.
began to shoot TV series in the 80s, the main works are superintendent Situ Boxiong in "The Great Indictment", Yang Shaochuan, the villain in "Crocodile Pool", etc. played the role of 's second arrester in "Four Famous Arresters" Head " Iron Hand " Iron Tour Summer.
In 1995, in Gu Tianle's version of "The Condor Heroes", he played the role of Gongsunzhi, the master of the valley, and in " Full Moon Scimitar ", he played the role of Tianxing, the director of the magic sect, and was well known to more young mainland audiences.
In 1996, Zhang Yi quit the entertainment industry and immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with his family. Later, he returned to Hong Kong and participated in TVB's "Sweet Words" and " Heroine " and other dramas.
Dong Pyu as Zhuge Zhengwu
Dong Pyu, formerly known as Zhu Wenbiao, was born in Hong Kong in 1933. In 1967, he began to work as a horse racing program host and horse critic in Hong Kong Lai TV.
In 1976, he began to dabble in film and television performances, and filmed his first TV series, "Rampage with Uncle Han."
in " Hero Huo Yuanjia " plays the Horn's first who looks like a strict father, plays Rong Canghai, a master of the Southern faction in "Going to Tiger Mountain Again", both dramas were introduced by mainland TV stations The hit broadcast made Dong Pyu well-known to mainland audiences.
Dong Pyu plays the master of the four famous arrests in "Four Famous Arresters", the martial arts high-strength and upright Zhuge Shenhou.
In 1983, in Jackie Chan 's action comedy film "A Project ", he played the boss Director Dong who knew and loved to play official prestige. With this pleasant cooperation, Dong Pyu has appeared in Jackie Chan's films many times since then, including the " Police Story " series, " Red Zone " and so on.
Since 1987, Dong Pyu and fat sister Shen Dianxia have starred in 3 " rich and powerful " series of New Year's films, and their works have been squeezed into the top ten of Hong Kong's annual box office for three consecutive years.
In 1997, he moved to the Macau Racecourse for some reason. After obtaining the trainer license issued by Macau Jockey Club , he gradually reduced production.
On February 22, 2006, Dong Pyu died of heart failure in Hong Kong at the age of 72.
Mi Xue as Yan Wuyou
Mi Xue was born in Hong Kong in 1955. When he was in middle school, Mi Xue attended the Shaw Brothers Wireless Film and Television Artist Training Class for training. In 1976,
participated in " Legend of the Condor Heroes " filmed by Hong Kong Jiayi TV, and became famous for playing the role of Huang Rong. After
, he was highly praised, and starred in many dramas such as "Flying Fox in Snow Mountain", "Domestic Heroes" , "Heroes Huo Yuanjia", "Ping Zong Xia Record" and so on. In "Four Famous Arresters", she plays Yan Wuyou with superb medical skills.
In 1982, Michelle and her lover Yin Zhiqiang met for the first time. Two years later, the two confirmed their relationship. Unfortunately, things are unpredictable. In 1992, Yin Zhiqiang was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. In 2010, Yin Zhiqiang died.
In the process of accompanying her lover in the fight against cancer, Michelle Michele filmed episodes such as "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", "School Police Ambition", "Storm of the Heart" and "Gong Xin Ji" on TVB.
In 2008, she won the Best Actress Award at the Wanqianxinghui Awards Ceremony by virtue of TVB's annual viewing champion drama "House of Storms in the Heart".
Today, Michelle is still single, and she takes turns shooting dramas in the Mainland and Hong Kong, and there are works broadcast every year.
Ruan Peizhen as Ji Yaohua
Ruan Peizhen enrolled in the fourth TV artist training class of Li's TV in 1977. During the same period, students included Chen Xiuwen , Xie Guoxiong and others. After graduation,
has been highly praised, and has appeared in 's "Wonderful Woman", " Grand Theft Auto ", "New Chameleon" and other dramas, and played Liu Qingshuang in " Furious Sword Singing ".angle, and became his representative work.
Later, Li's TV reorganized ATV , Ruan Peizhen continued to work for ATV, and successively filmed "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", " Three Floating Life ", " Four Famous Catch " and so on.
At the end of 1985, Ruan Peizhen left ATV after her contract expired and faded out of the entertainment industry. In 1987, he married Xie Guoxiong, a fellow student in the artist training class.
Tan Rongjie as Wuwei master
Tan Rongjie, after graduating from middle school, Tan Rongjie worked as a bank clerk and was spotted by Hong Kong Phoenix Pictures. Since then, he has become a supporting role in many martial arts action films. After
joined Li's TV, he has participated in dramas such as "Chen Zhen", "Going to Tiger Mountain Again", " Huo Dongge ", etc. The most famous is playing Huo Yuan in the TV series "Heroes Huo Yuanjia " A apprentice Liu Zhensheng.
in "Four Famous Arresters" plays the role of being raised by the villain Kong Gui since he was a child, but he is actually a master of inaction of the prince. After the mid-1990s, Tan Rongjie faded out of the film and television industry and turned to business.
Kaohsiung as Kong Gui
Kaohsiung, born in Zhongshan, Guangdong in 1947, started working in Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film company stunt training class in 1968 as a dragon and tiger martial artist , a stand-in, and then turned into an actor. In the early years,
participated in 's " Tianlong Babu ", " Xinzha Senior Brother 1988", " Heroes of the World " and other dramas, and played the ambitious villain Kong Gui in "Four Famous Arresters".
In the early 1990s, he switched from TVB to ATV. has appeared in dramas such as " Jingwumen ", " Blue Blood and Blue Sky Yang Jiajiang ", " Rebuilding Prosperity ", " Chinese Hero " and other dramas.
In 1999, in " Xiao Li Feidao ", he played the role of money gang leader, Bai Xiaosheng weapon spectrum ranked second Shangguan Jinhong.
Since then, he has passed TVB again, and participated in many dramas such as " Four Talents in Gold " and "Cloud Sea Jade Bow Fate". In recent years,
has mainly filmed in the Mainland, and participated in TV dramas such as "Heroes Huo Yuanjia", "Longling Labyrinth", , "Splendid Stars" and .
He Jiajin as Ali
He Jiajin was born in Hong Kong, China in 1959. In 1981, enrolled in the Asian TV artist training class, and signed a contract with Asian TV after graduation. to enter the entertainment industry.
He Jiajin, who made his debut not long ago, played the life-seeking apprentice Ali in "Four Famous Arresters", and he was happy and righteous.
played the loyal cat Zhanzhao in "Bao Qingtian" broadcast in 1993. Once the drama was broadcast and caused a sensation in the Chinese area, He Jiajin also became popular with this film. His red-clothed Zhan Zhao is still the most classic Zhan Zhao in many people's hearts.
then starred in a number of film and television dramas, playing Zhu Yuanzhang in the costume drama "Legend of the Beggar Emperor", starring in the "Bodyguard" series of TV series, playing the role of Guo Xu in the drama, and playing the role of Ma Yongzhen in the action drama "Ma Yongzhen" series. In 2006,
cooperated with Jin Chaoqun , Fan Hongxuan " New Bao Qingtian ", and played the role of Zhan Zhao again. Since then, the three have successively filmed many "Bao Qingtian" TV series.
is over a year nowHe Jiajin, who is in his 60s, has long since faded out of the entertainment industry. He settled in Huizhou, Guangdong, and opened a food processing factory. The scale is not small and he made a lot of money.
Cao Dahua as Emperor
Cao Dahua, born in Guangdong in 1915, went to Shanghai alone at the age of 15 to shoot the silent film "Kanto Hero". Since 1935,
has starred in and participated in films such as "Orphan's Walk", "Little Tiger", " Demobilization Tears ", " Shandong Xiangma " and other films.
starred in " Tathagata Palm " in 1964 and played Long Jianfei in the play, was called " Hua Detective ". In the same year, Cao Dahua played Liang Kuan, the eldest disciple of Huang Feihong in " The Legend of Huang Feihong ", and started more than 70 performances in the "Once Upon a Time" series.
In the 1980s, ATV participated in many TV series such as "Going to the Tiger Mountain Again", "Qin Shi Huang", "The Legend of the White Haired Witch", and played the biological father of Master Wuwei in "Four Famous Catchers", the emperor of that year.
In 2001, he was awarded the Golden Bauhinia Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Hong Kong Film Critics Association. In 2003, he was awarded the Professional Spirit Award by the Hong Kong Film Awards. He died in England in 2007 at the age of 91.
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