James Wong

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Aliases: Huang Zhan , Wong Cham-Sam , Jimmy Wong , Jim Wong , 黄沾 , 黃湛森 , Wong Jim , James Wong Jim

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Movie Involvements: 54

TV Involvements: 2

Most Famous Work

Biography

James Wong Jim (Chinese: 黃霑; Jyutping: wong4 zim1; Cantonese Yale: wòhng jīm; 18 March 1941 – 24 November 2004, also known as "霑叔" or "Uncle Jim") was a Cantopop lyricist and songwriter based primarily in Hong Kong. Beginning from the 1960s, he was the lyricist for over 2,000 songs, collaborating with songwriter Joseph Koo (a.k.a. Koo Kar-Fai) on many popular television theme songs, many of which have become classics of the genre. His work propelled Cantopop to unprecedented popularity. He was also well known in Asia as a columnist, actor, film director, screenwriter, and talk show host. He took part in creative directing positions within the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wong Jim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2004	N/A	In-Laws, Out-Laws 2004-01-08 Movie
2002	Self	Hong Kong Memories (II) 2002-08-11 TV Show
2001	Lo Kit	Visible Secret 2001-06-01 Movie
	N/A	The Making of 'Youling renjian - Visible Secret' 2001-06-01 Movie
	N/A	Super Celebrity Talk Show 2001-01-01 TV Show
2000	Conman in HK	Funny Business 2000-11-02 Movie
	Romeo	Love Paradox 2000-09-22 Movie
1998	N/A	Bishonen 1998-08-14 Movie
1997	Red Beard (voice) (Cantonese version)	A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation 1997-07-26 Movie
	N/A	The Mad Phoenix 1997-05-15 Movie
1995	Yahuda	Unhappily Ever After 1995-01-11 TV Show
1994	N/A	Class of Distinction 1994-10-24 TV Show
	Junior	Awakening 1994-09-24 Movie
	Barrister Wong Tai-Man	Return to a Better Tomorrow 1994-07-14 Movie
	N/A	Best of Best 1994-05-05 Movie
	N/A	I Have a Date with Spring 1994-04-20 Movie
	N/A	I Will Wait for You! 1994-03-31 Movie
	George	It's a Wonderful Life 1994-02-06 Movie
	Tong Shi Yi	Screwball '94 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Governor Cheng Pak Fong	Iron Monkey 1993-09-03 Movie
	Master Wah	Flirting Scholar 1993-07-01 Movie
	Police Head	Laughter Of Water Margins 1993-06-30 Movie
	N/A	All's Well End's Well, Too 1993-01-20 Movie
	[archive footage]	Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	N/A	Key to Fortune 1992-10-29 Movie
	N/A	Rich Man 1992-10-15 Movie
	Uncle Wah	Summer Lover 1992-09-17 Movie
	N/A	Once Upon a Time a Hero in China 1992-08-08 Movie
	N/A	James Wong in Japan & Korea 1992-06-30 Movie
	Himself	Under the Rose 1992-06-17 Movie
	Minister Wong	Fight Back to School 2 1992-04-09 Movie
	N/A	Stooges in Hong Kong 1992-03-21 Movie
	Mr. Ma	Twin Dragons 1992-01-15 Movie
1991	Hawker	The Banquet 1991-11-30 Movie
	Chung Kwok-Shing	Stooges in Tokyo 1991-09-26 Movie
	Rich Playboy	The Gambling Ghost 1991-03-02 Movie
1990	Hospital Director	Doctor Vampire 1990-12-06 Movie
	Chung Kow-Shing	The Wildgoose Chase 1990-10-12 Movie
	N/A	Happy Ghost IV 1990-06-30 Movie
	JP Sze To	Promising Miss Bowie 1990-06-14 Movie
	Chief Insp Jim Wong	Tiger on the Beat 2 1990-02-10 Movie
1989	N/A	Spiritually a Cop 1989-12-28 Movie
	Bluffer Jim	The Romancing Star III 1989-12-21 Movie
	Mr. Yu	City Squeeze 1989-12-01 Movie
	Solicitor Wong	Just Heroes 1989-09-14 Movie
	Docteur W.M.Wong	Mr. Sunshine 1989-07-13 Movie
	Ku's Business Associate	Miracles: The Canton Godfather 1989-06-15 Movie
	Blindman Chan	Burning Sensation 1989-05-06 Movie
	黄霑	Celebrity Talk Show 1989-03-10 TV Show
1988	N/A	My Dream is Yours 1988-12-21 Movie
	N/A	The Diary of a Big Man 1988-07-21 Movie
	Yau Kwong Nam/Gannon	Fractured Follies 1988-07-06 Movie
	Cui	Mother Vs Mother 1988-06-29 Movie
	Professor Huang	Double Fattiness 1988-05-19 Movie
	Ma Shih Mei	Carry on Dancing 1988-05-07 Movie
	Priest	The Crazy Companies 1988-03-27 Movie
	Captain Pak Man Jim	Tiger on the Beat 1988-03-19 Movie
1987	Tony Wong	Road Warriors 1987-09-09 Movie
1985	N/A	Fascinating Affairs 1985-06-22 Movie
	James Wong Man Sze	The Musical Singer 1985-05-04 Movie
	Show host	The Dancing Warrior 1985-01-01 Movie
1982	Randy Jim	My Darling, My Goddess 1982-09-18 Movie
1977	Gambler	Chinatown Kid 1977-12-02 Movie
1976	N/A	CID: Murder 1976-04-26 Movie
1975	N/A	Let's Rock 1975-12-24 Movie
	Magistrate	My Wacky, Wacky World 1975-07-16 Movie
1974	Wong But-Man	Games Gamblers Play 1974-10-16 Movie
1962	Host	Golden Horse Awards 1962-10-31 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Theme Song Performance	Men Suddenly in Black 2 2006-09-08 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	The Enforcer 1995-03-02 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	The Lovers 1994-08-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Great Conqueror's Concubine 1994-06-04 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	Green Snake 1993-11-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Crime Story 1993-06-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Last Hero in China 1993-04-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Legend Of The Liquid Sword 1993-03-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1993-03-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Eagle Shooting Heroes 1993-02-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	City Hunter 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Moon Warriors 1992-12-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Hard Boiled 1992-04-16 Movie
1991	Theme Song Performance	Once Upon a Time in China 1991-08-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Once Upon a Time in China 1991-08-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Chinese Ghost Story III 1991-07-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Robotrix 1991-05-31 Movie
1990	Music	Bullet in the Head 1990-08-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Chinese Ghost Story II 1990-07-13 Movie
	Music	Swordsman 1990-04-05 Movie
1989	Music Arranger	Fatal Bet 1989-06-22 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	Dragons Forever 1988-02-11 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	A Chinese Ghost Story 1987-07-18 Movie
1986	Original Music Composer	Peking Opera Blues 1986-09-06 Movie
1984	Original Music Composer	Shanghai Blues 1984-10-11 Movie
1983	Music	Shan T Old Master Q 1983-08-04 Movie
1981	Music	Old Master Q 1981-07-16 Movie
1978	Original Music Composer	The Extras 1978-12-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Creator	Hong Kong Memories (II) 2002-08-11 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1992	Lyricist	Moon Warriors 1992-12-19 Movie
	Lyricist	Police Story 3: Super Cop 1992-07-04 Movie
1988	Lyricist	Police Story 2 1988-08-13 Movie
	Lyricist	Dragons Forever 1988-02-11 Movie
1987	Lyricist	Project A: Part II 1987-07-25 Movie
1985	Lyricist	Police Story 1985-12-14 Movie
	Screenplay	The Dancing Warrior 1985-01-01 Movie
	Lyricist	The Dancing Warrior 1985-01-01 Movie
1983	Lyricist	Project A 1983-12-22 Movie
	Lyricist	Winners & Sinners 1983-07-07 Movie
1977	Story	Chinatown Kid 1977-12-02 Movie
1975	Writer	Let's Rock 1975-12-24 Movie
1974	Writer	The Paradise 1974-07-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv