Ching Miao
Date of birth: 1913-03-15
Place of birth: Jinan, Shandong Province, China
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 井淼, Cheng Miu, Jing Miao, Tsen Miao, Tseng Miao
Biography
Ching Miao (Chinese: 井淼, March 15, 1913 – 1989) was a Taiwanese actor born in Shandong, China. He had appeared in over 190 films, mostly in Hong Kong for the Shaw Brothers Studio. He won the Best Supporting Actor for Golden Horse Awards twice, for Between Tears and Smiles (1964) and Too Late for Love (1967) respectively. Actress Ching Li is his daughter.
Movie Credits
Romance at Lung Shan Temple
1962-09-18
Xiaofeng is selling medicinal herbs in Longshan Temple, but is at first driven away by Taiwanese ped
Redbeard
1971-07-09
Golden Swallow
1968-04-03
Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she
Crippled Avengers
1978-12-21
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, an
Heroes of the East
1978-12-30
When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martia
Clan of the White Lotus
1980-01-01
The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decide
The Bastard
1973-02-06
Little Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little Begg
The Rainbow
1968-07-11
A young tutor, miss Chen, is sent to home school in a dysfunctional household head by a wealthy patr
King Eagle
1971-01-01
Reclusive hero Jin Fei (Ti Lung), known as the King Eagle, inadvertently gets involved in the intern
Blood Brothers
1973-02-24
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial
The Twelve Gold Medallions
1970-07-01
While a brave Chinese general and his men fight against the Tartar invaders, several swordsmen try t
Shaolin Abbot
1979-07-11
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fi
The Shadow Boxer
1974-03-07
Chen Wo-Fu plays construction worker Ku Ting, whose skill at "tai chi" (shadow boxing) is as great a
Invincible Shaolin
1978-11-19
Three North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to c
Killers Five
1969-02-14
A group of evil bandits are terrorizing the land from their invincible mountain castle. The high com
Twin Blades of Doom
1969-01-01
A kung fu knight walks the road to vengeance after the evil Ghost Gang kills his wife and son. The s
Have Sword, Will Travel
1969-12-25
Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,00
The Anonymous Heroes
1971-07-24
A perennial Chang Cheh favorite, Anonymous Heroes focuses on two vagabond brothers, Meng Kang and Ti
Killer Clans
1976-03-20
Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally tr
The Sword and the Lute
1967-04-20
The adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the swordfighting me
Haunted Tales
1980-04-19
1. A crash leaves a man dead, and his wife badly injured. Soon, he returns as a ghost to try to take
Heads for Sale
1970-05-06
This tale is about a decapitating swordswoman who will let nothing stand in her way when she falls i
The Magnificent Swordsman
1968-05-01
Lone swordsman Jiang Dan-Feng (Wong Chung-Shun) is ambushed by a pair of bandits and quickly despatc
Godfather from Canton
1982-06-11
A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and co
The Sword of Swords
1968-08-23
A noble swordsman fights to recover the magical blade that has protected his country for centuries a
The Flying Dagger
1969-06-18
The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's son. Th
The Twin Swords
1965-12-22
Gui Wu happens upon a kidnapping with his wife Gan Lian-zhu at the Red Lotus Temple. Lian-zhu sends
King Cat
1967-05-11
Chang Yi plays Chan Chao, a knight of justice, who thwarts the plans of Minister Peng to assassinate
The Deadly Knives
1972-06-29
Plotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew Hsu C
The Killer
1972-08-01
Chiao Tzu Wei hires a killer under the premise that the local government (run by the local kung fu s
Rivals of Kung Fu
1974-05-25
Huang Fei-hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang Feng
The Proud Twins
1979-07-18
After his parents are murdered, Jiang Xiao Yu is separated from his twin as a baby and taken by a fa
The Silent Swordsman
1967-09-13
A young swordsman is tasked to lead a patriotic secret society to fight a traitorous general who con
Opium Poppy
1955-05-09
The host of the Macau Enemy Intelligence Organization was nicknamed "Poppy". Intelligence agent Yu P
The Winged Tiger
1970-02-18
Famed screenwriter Shen Chiang got one of his very first chances to direct his own script with this
Love Lock
1975-08-30
Li Ching, Szu Wei and Tsung Hua in an eternal romantic triangle in which a girl has to choose betwee
The Cunning Hustler
1978-07-30
Shaw production
The Kung Fu Instructor
1979-06-16
Two rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan. Not
The Man with Two Wives
1971-06-11
shaw production
The Golden Knight
1970-04-17
Respected veteran Yueh Feng made this “Martial Arts World” saga of a masked master of the “Black San
Mercenaries from Hong Kong
1982-12-22
Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tra
Dirty Ho
1979-08-04
A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
Shaolin and Wu Tang
1983-07-02
Master Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword fightin
The Tiger and the Widow
1981-02-25
The movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most
The Last Judgement
1979-04-05
Most of the Liang family are murdered by Ling Guixing and the surviving son Liang Tianlai (Ng Wai-Kw
Secret Service of the Imperial Court
1984-10-19
The sergeant of the Brocade Guards, the government's secret police, fights back against a traitorous
Scandal
1974-04-12
Director Li Han-hsiang teams up with Michael Hui in this tongue in cheek tale of extramarital affair
The Love Eterne
1963-04-03
In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents t
The Enchantress
1983-01-01
Max Mok is the dashing young swordsman Feng Xiwu who arrives at a beautiful, but deadly location kno
Full Moon Scimitar
1979-01-25
A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets st
Return of the Con Men
1977-01-01
Cheng Meng-chi (Liang Tian), celebrated for his cunning, embarks on a clever scheme to outwit his mi
Buddha's Palm
1982-08-20
An old blind martial master living in a cave teaches a young swordsman the secret of the Buddha's Pa
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985-05-17
Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
1981-12-10
Spoiled Yuen Si Si, the naive daughter of an affluent merchant, lives her cosseted life dreaming of
Bat Without Wings
1980-12-11
When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-ye
The Boxer from the Temple
1980-01-01
Complex plots? This director didn't want them. Expensive, famous stars? Didn't need them. Glorious s
Bloody Parrot
1981-10-01
An expert swordsman is suspected of being the thief of a treasure sent to Emperor. The swordsman who
The Convict Killer
1980-02-28
Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out, along
That Romantic Scholar
1977-04-15
A Shaw Brothers production
Rendezvous in the South Sea
1960-03-17
A Shaw Brothers drama starring Peter Chen Ho and Ding Ling. It was filmed on location in Malaysia.
Challenge of the Gamesters
1981-04-30
A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would
Clans of Intrigue
1977-03-05
Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace sudd
The Villains
1973-03-09
A poor orphan seeks help from her wealthy uncle and his sons.
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981-01-31
Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal li
The Sentimental Swordsman
1977-10-14
A swordsman does everything it takes to bring justice. However, he has a drinking problem which even
Passing Flickers
1982-04-06
The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familia
That Tender Age
1967-07-19
Rich girl Chen Wen Chi starts a serious relationship with classmate Liu Ting Yi who comes from a poo
The King with My Face
1967-07-04
THE KING WITH MY FACE (1967) offers a well-produced Shaw Bros. variation on Alexandre Dumas' famous
The Blue and the Black
1966-06-29
It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occ
Too Late for Love
1967-03-29
Su Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The hap
Princess Iron Fan
1966-08-09
The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for t
The Butterfly Chalice
1965-03-10
The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who
Rose, Be My Love
1966-09-28
Not a love triangle but a love rectangle, Rose, Be My Love is a romantic drama that represents the h
The Blue and the Black 2
1966-07-20
War and time change everything. Their love becomes more than reunion, it becomes a reckoning with wh
Vermilion Door
1965-08-26
The tragic love triangle of early 20th century Peking Opera star Chiu Hai-tang, his beautiful stage
Till the End of Time
1966-03-15
Jenny Wu is a singer who charms the well-to-do Peter Chen, but his parents object to a union between
Judgement of an Assassin
1977-08-20
Sun Chung was already a valued comedy, romance, and modern crime filmmaker, when, through this tale
Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman
1982-05-13
Failing to kill the eight Prince, Chu decides to seek refuge in the Phantom's mountain Manor. But it
The Master
1980-05-23
Although injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1983-02-12
This is an extremely rare example of science fiction, Hong Kong style, but, fittingly, it's unlike a
Deadly Angels
1977-03-30
Three female detectives - from Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore - go undercover in a cabaret to expose
The Call Girls
1977-10-29
The seamy side of the Hong Kong film industry is laid bare in "The Call-Girls". Based on the infamou
The Mad Monk
1977-01-01
Li's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from
The Web of Death
1976-10-28
Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the "Five
Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan
1984-09-20
Former wife of Chow Yun Fat, Candice Yu On-on stars in this gauzy softcore flick directed by Chor Yu
Five Tough Guys
1974-11-15
The plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life martia
Young Passion
1974-10-12
A romantic melodrama about an affair between a 16-year-old boy and a neglected wife.
The Lady Professional
1971-01-06
Lily Ho as a deadly assassin becomes the target of murder herself
The Warlord and the Actress
1964-12-22
A member of the Red Peony troupe, singer Tang Pei Hua (Yeh Feng) is renowned for her beautiful voice
The Amorous Lotus Pan
1964-04-09
A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.
Between Tears and Smiles
1964-01-17
Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien.
Double Trouble
1968-10-02
Two broke and incompetent best friends try to find employment, lodging, and love in Hong Kong.
When the Clouds Roll by
1968-11-22
Susu (Ching Li) is an emotionally troubled young woman still tortured by the loss of boyfriend in a
Back Door
1960-05-27
A middle-aged couple adopt a young girl.
The Imperial Swordsman
1972-10-05
Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a reluctan
Murder Plot
1979-05-30
Director Chu Yuan was already famous for his many collaborations with respected novelist Ku Lung and
Fangs of the Cobra
1977-07-01
Young man returns from studying abroad to take over management of the large family farm, and falls f
Legend of the Bat
1978-07-08
A group of swordsmen set out on a journey to the mysterious Bat Island to seek answers for their pro
The Crimson Palm
1964-10-28
Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of h
Comedy of Mismatches
1964-05-14
Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin Feng) an
Hong Kong 73
1974-04-24
As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock specula
Sinful Confession
1974-08-16
Arguably the funniest of the four famous Hui brothers, Michael has a tour-de-force vehicle in this n
Return of the Phoenix
1963-07-24
Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An imperial m
The Grand Substitution
1965-04-14
With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the
The Devil's Mirror
1972-06-15
The Jiuxian Witch and her Bloody Ghouls Clan (somehow you just know that these aren’t the good guys)
The Three Smiles
1969-09-23
The film tells the story of Tang Bohu, a famous scholar who spends most of his time wandering around
Lady Jade Locket
1967-12-09
Love knows no limits in the grand period romance, Lady Jade Locket. A young fighter inadvertently fa
Gun Brothers
1968-02-21
Welcome the "Bandit with a Thousand Faces" to the ranks of the great screen "outlaw heroes". Like Zo
The Pearl Phoenix
1967-02-04
Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of th
Dawn Will Come
1966-03-02
The lovely Li Hsiang-chun stars as a poor beauty who is drugged, ravished, lied to, locked in a burn
Inside the Forbidden City
1965-10-16
It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her
The Story of Sue San
1964-09-30
This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may be
Lady General Hua Mulan
1964-06-15
About a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
The Last Woman of Shang
1964-09-12
In order to exact revenge upon him, a young woman (Lin Dai) marries the Emperor Chou (Shin Young-kyu
The Female Prince
1964-12-10
The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic aft
Erotic Nights
1976-04-29
The Lady Assassin
1983-01-15
Veteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal intrigu
Kidnap
1974-11-28
Crime drama based on true incidents around a Kidnapping - and murder case ,also taking much time des
The Duel of the Century
1981-10-22
This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's la
The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
1977-06-03
Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
The Mermaid
1965-01-29
A Huangmei opera produced by Shaw Brothers about a carp spirit who transforms into an identical copy
The Water Margin
1972-03-17
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Or
Cheeky Little Angels
1974-07-06
The Shaw Brothers version of The Parent Trap, only they found real twins for the roles of the kids!
Pink Tears
1965-05-27
The socialite Pai Li-Lan's life is disrupted when she contracts tuberculosis.
Emperor Chien Lung
1976-06-02
Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a
The 14 Amazons
1972-07-27
The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war Ge
Tiger Killer
1982-10-28
TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary
Descendant of the Sun
1983-12-16
Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style
The Emperor and His Brother
1981-07-19
A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is -
Human Lanterns
1982-07-14
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lant
The Magic Blade
1976-07-10
Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hu
Bewitched
1981-09-11
While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the
Heaven and Hell
1980-01-18
Actors David Chaing and Alexander Fu Sheng join director Chang Cheh and the rest of the Five Deadly
Revenge of the Corpse
1981-04-17
A story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and her l
The Snake Prince
1976-07-31
Snake Prince (Ti Lung) is wandering with his snake buddies when he happens upon a beautiful maiden (
My Rebellious Son
1982-11-26
Here Chang Siu Tai is the son of Master Chang, a renowned chiropractor bone-setter operating a clini
Opium and the Kung Fu Master
1984-07-14
A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti
Martial Club
1981-08-20
Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts s
Flying Guillotine II
1978-01-19
The emperor's reign of terror expands. Heroic outlaw Ma Teng joins a squad of female rebels, whose l
Shaolin Rescuers
1979-03-24
Two friends who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord and his students. They get
Stranger in Hong Kong
1972-10-27
A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a confere
Pituitary Hunter
1984-09-06
Someone's on a pituitary gland binge. Pituitary glands first go missing from corpses and the crimina
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
1978-10-18
Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgett
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
1978-10-27
The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned direct
Death Duel
1977-07-06
The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and
Duel of Fists
1971-10-01
Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers, and
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
1974-01-01
During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured,
Pursuit of Vengeance
1977-12-22
Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tel
Brotherhood
1976-07-20
Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently the t
Call to Arms
1973-01-18
The aggressive and dangerous Chin empire occupies the put-upon Chao kingdom while the hero-filled We
Heroes Shed No Tears
1980-07-24
Kao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles betwee
The Jade Tiger
1977-05-07
Zhao Wuji, son of the leader of the Zhao Clan, embarks on a tragic adventure full of intrigue to ave
The Proud Youth
1978-03-30
Sun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime thrillers wh
Clan of Amazons
1978-02-19
The Embroidery Bandit is stealing treasures while blinding his victims. The hero Liu Xiaofeng is cal
Shaolin Mantis
1978-06-28
When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Min
The Lost Generation
1983-09-21
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from ma
Return of the Dead
1979-12-21
Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be c
The Empress Dowager
1975-07-23
This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast tap
It's All in the Family
1975-03-08
Danny Lee is Hsu Chih-yuan, the youngest son of strict patriarch Hsu Hui-tang (Cheng Miu). A sailor,
The House of 72 Tenants
1973-09-21
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building sp
Sweet Is Revenge
1967-01-01
Some 40 years ago when warlords rode rough-shod over the Chinese people, circus acrobat Pao Te-cheng
The Last Tempest
1976-02-21
Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectiv
Swan Song
1967-09-23
Demure Ke Fen Ni is secretly in love with painter Tu Fan. Unfortunately, she suffers from an incurab
Sorrow of the Gentry
1974-07-19
In the waning days of China's feudal aristocracy, a powerful family crumbles under the weight of tra
The Adulteress
1963-08-08
The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drug
The Supreme Swordsman
1984-10-10
A rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down every wa
The Warlord
1972-08-17
No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a
Sons of the Good Earth
1965-03-19
The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble
The Deformed
1960-02-19
Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disf
Devil in Human Being
1949-04-01
A young girl, Suli, marries a young man, Zhengli. After the marriage, Su Li realizes that her husban
Facets of Love
1973-04-05
This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts a
Hustler from Canton
1976-08-05
A Shaw Brothers production
Return of Bastard Swordsman
1984-05-08
Just when audiences thought the director couldn't get more spectacular and outrageous, he unleashed
Sing High, Sing Low
1967-06-27
Lee Ho Yin is a young musician turned advertising executive who is shy and tongue-tied when it comes
Spring of Jade Hill
1959-03-25
Lin Tian-liang (George Wang), head of the Lanshan Forestry Station, returns to his hometown and reun