Jack Buchanan

He suffered from spinal arthritis (though this didn't stop him from performing several dance numbers with Astaire in Band Wagon), and died in London only four years later. When asked what if it never comes true, he replied "I would just have to laugh about it...". He made his film debut in the silent cinema, in 1917, but his best-known film is undoubtedly his venture into Hollywood, The Band Wagon (1953), in which he plays camp theatre director, Jeffrey Cordova, opposite Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. He once admitted to a Hong Kong reporter that his ultimate goal is to win an Oscar as an actor. Buchanan made his first appearance on the UK stage in 1912, and on Broadway in 1924. Chow is still waiting for the type of success he once enjoyed in Asia. Buchanan was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. Ironically, he receded to a supporting role in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and it became a winner at both the box office and the Oscars.

Jack Buchanan (April 2, 1891 - October 20, 1957) was a British actor and singer. His next film Anna and the King (1999) did better, but the success was mostly credited to actress Jodie Foster. His first two films Replacement Killers (1998) and The Corruptor (1999) were box-office sleepers. Being the hottest screen commodity in Asia, Chow was called upon by Hollywood in an attempt to duplicate his success on an international scale. He is best known for playing honorable tough guys, whether cops or criminals.

His later films include The Killer (1989), An Autumn's Tale (秋天的童話, 1988) and Hard Boiled (1992). Taking the opportunity, Chow quit TV entirely and dedicated himself to making more 'gun fu' movies. Success finally came when he teamed up with an then-relatively-unknown director John Woo in the 1986 low-budget action movie A Better Tomorrow, which swept the box offices throughout Asia and established both Chow and Woo as mega stars. However, his occasional ventures onto the big screens with low-budget movies were disastrous.

Although Chow continued his TV success, his ultimate goal was to become a big screen actor. It didn't take long for Chow to become a household name in Hong Kong following his role in the hit series The Bund (上海灘) in 1980. His life started to change as his application was accepted as an actor-trainee by the local television station, TVB. Raised on the tiny offshore island of Lamma, Chow spent his childhood in poverty.

Chow Yun-Fat (周潤發, Jau1 Yeun6 Faat3, Pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā) (born May 18, 1955 on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is among a handful of internationally recognized screen actors that Hong Kong has ever produced, along with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Bulletproof Monk (2003). Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Anna and the King (1999).

The Corruptor (1999). Replacement Killers (1998). Hard Boiled (1992). An Autumn's Tale (1988).

All About Ah-Long (1989). The Killer (1989). A Better Tomorrow (1986).