ACTOR

Wu Ma

1942 - 2014

Wu Ma

Fung Wang-yuen (22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014), better known by his stage name Wu Ma, was a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 240 appearances to his name (plus 49 directorial credits within a fifty-year period), he was one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema and is best known as the Taoist ghosthunter in A Chinese Ghost Story. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wu Ma is the 3,840th most popular actor (down from 2,802nd in 2019), the 837th most popular biography from China (down from 777th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Chinese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wu Ma ranks 3,840 out of 13,578. Before him are Ciro Verratti, Horst Frank, Kate Nelligan, Colleen Moore, Jon Hamm, and Harry Baur. After him are Bert Lahr, Gerald McRaney, James Norton, Ross Martin, Neda Arnerić, and Sofie Gråbøl.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Ciro Verratti
1907 - 1971
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3,834
Horst Frank
1929 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3,835
Kate Nelligan
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3,836
Colleen Moore
1899 - 1988
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3,837
Jon Hamm
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 3,838
Harry Baur
1880 - 1943
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 3,839
Wu Ma
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 3,840
Bert Lahr
1895 - 1967
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 3,841
Gerald McRaney
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 3,842
James Norton
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 3,843
Ross Martin
1920 - 1981
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 3,844
Neda Arnerić
1953 - 2020
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 3,845
Sofie Gråbøl
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 3,846

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Wu Ma ranks 386. Before him are Bill Ivy, Pascal Lainé, Ramiro de León Carpio, Michael Eisner, Carlos Hathcock, and Kent Andersson. After him are Sterling Morrison, Egil Olsen, Boubacar Traoré, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Deirdre McCloskey, and Tomasz Stańko. Among people deceased in 2014, Wu Ma ranks 270. Before him are Durdy Bayramov, Warren Clarke, Daniel Boulanger, Tullio Regge, François Cavanna, and Helma Sanders-Brahms. After him are Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Špegelj, Thomas Berger, Brian Hart, Glen A. Larson, and Ian Paisley.

Others Born in 1942

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Bill Ivy
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 1969
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 380
Pascal Lainé
WRITER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 381
Ramiro de León Carpio
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2002
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 382
Michael Eisner
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 383
Carlos Hathcock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 384
Kent Andersson
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 385
Wu Ma
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 386
Sterling Morrison
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1995
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 387
Egil Olsen
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 388
Boubacar Traoré
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 389
Rubén Salazar Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 390
Deirdre McCloskey
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 391
Tomasz Stańko
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 392