Ricky Cheng is a Taiwanese actor. He spent 12 years of his life in the Peking Opera School, from 6 to 18. He worked in many companies, such as Lo Wei Motion Pictures and Golden Harvest, but he owes Chang Cheh the majority of his filmography, working both in Chang’s Film Co / Chang Ho and Shaw Brothers. A great acrobat and juggler, he was very good with weapons and quickly captured Chang’s admiration, becoming one of his favorite actors and choreographers.

His beauty, charisma, kung fu abilities and versatility allowed him to land some good roles in Chang Cheh’s productions. Some of his fellows on the screen were Jackie Chan, Ti Lung, Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Lau Kar Wing, and the Venoms crew. Ricky and Chiang Sheng were close friends, and sadly, the former was credited as the one who found the body of the latter in 1991 after being missing for 3 days.

Despite all his qualifications, Cheng worked more in small roles than leading ones and had a short career. His work as an action director was memorable, with inventive and intricate choreographies full of acrobatics.

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