ACTOR

Roy Chiao

1927 - 1999

Roy Chiao

Roy Chiao Hung (Chinese: 喬宏; 16 March 1927 – 15 April 1999) was a Hong Kong-American actor. Nicknamed "the Lion of Cinema" for his athletic physical stature and powerful screen presence, he was a popular leading man throughout the 1950s and '60s, and continued his acting career well into the 1990s. He was an early star of wuxia films associated with the Hong Kong New Wave, thanks to his roles in A Touch of Zen (1971) and The Fate of Lee Khan (1973), both directed by King Hu. His deep voice and fluency in multiple languages, including English, also made him a popular actor for Western filmmakers working in Hong Kong. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Chiao is the 1,843rd most popular actor (down from 1,768th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from China (up from 620th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Roy Chiao ranks 1,843 out of 13,578. Before him are Vijay, Will Ferrell, Terry Crews, William Powell, John Mills, and Tom Cavanagh. After him are Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Stephen Baldwin, Marianne Sägebrecht, Billy Connolly, Jim Kelly, and Helena Rojo.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,837
Will Ferrell
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,838
Terry Crews
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,839
William Powell
1892 - 1984
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,840
John Mills
1908 - 2005
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,841
Tom Cavanagh
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,842
Roy Chiao
1927 - 1999
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,843
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
1983 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,844
Stephen Baldwin
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,845
Marianne Sägebrecht
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,846
Billy Connolly
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,847
Jim Kelly
1946 - 2013
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,848
Helena Rojo
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,849

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Roy Chiao ranks 139. Before him are Al Martino, Coretta Scott King, Yury Grigorovich, Erich Probst, Albert Zafy, and Zbigniew Cybulski. After him are Vittorio Gregotti, Júlio Duarte Langa, Stanisław Kania, Vladimir Shatalov, Juan Alonso, and Allen Newell. Among people deceased in 1999, Roy Chiao ranks 88. Before him are Sebastian Haffner, Alf Ramsey, Ilmari Juutilainen, Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, and Yuri Knorozov. After him are Sylvia Sidney, Peko Dapčević, Michel Petrucciani, DeForest Kelley, Pierre Bézier, and Ron Wyatt.

Others Born in 1927

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Al Martino
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 133
Coretta Scott King
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 2006
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 134
Yury Grigorovich
DANCER
1927 - 2025
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 135
Erich Probst
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1988
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 136
Albert Zafy
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 137
Zbigniew Cybulski
ACTOR
1927 - 1967
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 138
Roy Chiao
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 139
Vittorio Gregotti
ARCHITECT
1927 - 2020
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 140
Júlio Duarte Langa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 141
Stanisław Kania
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2020
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 142
Vladimir Shatalov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 2021
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 143
Juan Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1994
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 144
Allen Newell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 1992
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 145

Others Deceased in 1999

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Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 82
Alf Ramsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 83
Ilmari Juutilainen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 84
Saul Steinberg
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 85
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 86
Yuri Knorozov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1922 - 1999
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 87
Roy Chiao
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 88
Sylvia Sidney
ACTOR
1910 - 1999
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 89
Peko Dapčević
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1999
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 90
Michel Petrucciani
MUSICIAN
1962 - 1999
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 91
DeForest Kelley
ACTOR
1920 - 1999
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 92
Pierre Bézier
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 1999
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 93
Ron Wyatt
PHYSICIAN
1933 - 1999
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 94