Xia Yulin(Actor)
Har Yuk Lun was a Hong Kong character actor who appeared in over 400 film and television productions, mostly as a contract actor in Asia Television and Television Broadcasts Limited dramas. He was also a regular cast member of Hong Kong Educational Television programs produced by RTHK in the 1980s and 1990s, often playing teacher or father figures.
Biography
In the early 1970s, Har Yuk Lun studied Chinese Literature and History at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. He was also a student of Ip Man.[1] In 1976, he returned to Hong Kong and entered the entertainment industry[2] by joining the Commercial Radio Broadcasting Training Class and the first RTV Artist Training Class. His classmates included Leslie Cheung and Alex Man. In 1981, he joined TVB as an assistant producer and became a contract actor,[3] appearing in dramas such as Crocodile Tears, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and The Four Great Cases of the Late Qing Dynasty, though mostly in minor roles.
Later, Har obtained a diploma in education and became a teacher of Chinese and History at Kung Chung Chee Memorial Secondary School, [4]while continuing to act in his spare time. He also taught students radio drama acting and led them to win awards.
In the 1990s, he taught Chinese history at Leung Man-wan Memorial School and volunteered at Chi Lin Nunnery and the Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders to earn a free lunch box, refusing to apply for social welfare assistance. In June 2018, he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer but lacked the financial means to afford medical treatment and was abandoned by friends and family. He later received funding from the Apple Daily Charitable Foundation to purchase targeted drugs and began producing a memoir titled My Life So Far, covering five different eras of his life. He gradually reduced his acting workload.
While filming Come Home Love: Lo and Behold in 2017, he became acquainted with colleague Lisa Lau. In 2021, as his condition deteriorated and he became unable to care for himself, he was forced to apply for social welfare. Lisa Lau helped organize a crowdfunding campaign to support his treatment and cared for him personally. He passed away at 8:50 AM on July 7, 2021. The news was announced on Lisa Lau’s Facebook page. His final work was episode 805 of Come Home Love: Lo and Behold, in which he played a father.
Filmography
Television Dramas (RTHK)
- Educational Television
- Police Report
References
- ↑ https://hd.stheadline.com/life/ent/realtime/2109018
- ↑ https://hd.stheadline.com/life/ent/realtime/2109018
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E7%8E%89%E9%BA%9F_(%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1)#cite_ref-appledaily2019-2_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8F%E7%8E%89%E9%BA%9F_(%E6%BC%94%E5%93%A1)#cite_ref-4
External Links
- Har surname
- Hong Kong secondary school teachers
- Hong Kong businessmen
- Hong Kong television male actors
- Hong Kong Buddhists
- TVB male actors
- Former Rediffusion Television actors
- Former Asia Television male actors
- Hong Kong Television Network male actors
- Deaths from lung cancer in Hong Kong SAR
- National Chengchi University alumni