Ha Gia Cau - Big brother "number of cheeks" on the screen: Singing at the bar to earn food, at the end of his life he died in poverty

Although the number of films is not much, but Ha Gia Cau is a pretty popular face in gangster movies, associated with notorious criminal characters. He was classified as one of the "Four Great Evils" of the Hong Kong screen.

Family bankruptcy because of gambling habits

Hong Kong screen in the 80s had four male actors with rough appearance, specializing in the role of villainous thugs, Thanh Khue An, Huynh Quang Luong, Ly Trieu Co and Ha Gia Cau, forming the "Four Great Evil Templars". dictionary.

At that time, it was not uncommon for members of gangsters to return to work in movies, 3 out of 4 "The Four Great Evils" mentioned above were also from the Gypsy world.

Ha Gia Cau is known as the most cruel character in the "four great villains" of Hong Kong.

Only Ha Gia Cau was a genuine intellectual, but because of predestined fate, he became a thug "with a number of cheeks" on the screen.

Ha Gia Cau was born in 1948 in Hong Kong. When he was young, he never thought about becoming an actor or entering the entertainment industry. In fact, Ha Gia Cau used to have an illustrious career in journalism.

When he was less than 30 years old, he worked as the editor-in-chief of a newspaper, with a fortune of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. However, a bad character that was hard to get rid of caused him to go bankrupt.

Ha Gia Cau does not drink alcohol or indulge in passion, but has a passion for gambling.

It was the black and red game that made him lose 20 million Hong Kong dollars in just 3 days. Ha Gia Cau's life fell into crisis, his bright future suddenly disappeared.

But it was that difficulty that brought Ha Gia Cau to the film industry. While unemployed, accepting to do everything to make a living day by day, Ha Gia Cau risked using his literary capital from the time of journalism to write movie scripts.

Although the number of films is not much, but Ha Gia Cau is a pretty popular face in gangster movies, associated with notorious criminal characters.

Ha Gia Cau grumbled and brought the movie script to the studio for sale. Not only the script was accepted, Ha Gia Cau was also recommended by the director to play a public role.

With a body of 1m83 and a weight of 78kg and a grumpy face, Ha Gia Cau successfully performed the first villain role even though he only appeared briefly on the screen.

His first screenplay was also bought by the studio and made into the movie Inside and Out of Prison in 1978. In 1987, Ha Gia Cau participated in the classic film on the subject of gangsters, Storm of Prison, and won the Actor Award. Best Supporting Actress at Kim Tuong Film Festival.

Since then, he has been "chosen to send gold" by the directors in the roles of villains in films such as Dungeon Trung Long, Luc Vuong, Thien Long Cuu, Tuy Quyen 3, etc. Thanks to his available talent. Therefore, he is both an actor and a screenwriter, and participated in producing in a total of nearly 300 films.

The actor once shared that when he entered the barber shop, the female employees there were afraid to see him. Once, Ha Gia Cau performed a gangster scene in a restaurant. He appeared fiercely pulling a gun next to him, causing other customers to run away and call the police. When the police came to interrogate, it was discovered that a film crew was filming.

Although she only plays villains, Ha Gia Cau is an artist who is loved by her colleagues because of her gentle personality.

It can be seen that, even though he is just an amateur actor and specializes in supporting roles, with Ha Gia Cau's talented acting, his evil roles have left a deep impression in the hearts of the audience, helping him to get a position not small in the Chinese film industry.

On the screen, he specializes in treating evil, but in real life, the actor is a gentle, good-natured, talented person and is loved by many colleagues.

In real life, he made close friends with many famous stars, including Chau Nhuan Phat.

When Ha Gia Cau and Chow Yun Fat were new to each other, Phat Ca was in crisis because he was considered a "box office poison", no director dared to invite him to act in a movie.

Because she wanted to help her friends, Ha Gia Cau accepted to be the manager for Chau Nhuan Phat and promised to develop the career of "God of Cards".

Chow Nhuan Phat himself later had to admit that letting Ha Gia Cau be a manager was the best decision in his career. Ha Gia Cau used his relationship, ran around looking for good acting opportunities for Chow Yun Fat.

In addition to being an actor, he is also the manager of many famous artists such as Chau Nhuan Phat, Luu Duc Hoa, Lu Luong Vi, and Dam Vinh Lan.

Finally, Chow Yun Fat received the role of Tieu Ma ca in the movie Heroic Identity and suddenly became a great star of the entertainment industry.

In addition, under the management of Ha Gia Cau, there is also Luu Duc Hoa. Many famous faces in Hong Kong such as Dam Vinh Lan, Lu Luong Vy all thanks to Ha Gia Cau to discover their talents and support them to become stars.

Ha Gia Cau and Andy Lau.

A lonely life without a wife and children because of playing an evil role

In the 90s, the Hong Kong film market declined, Ha Gia Cau's career also plummeted. For a living, he had to leave Hong Kong to the mainland to find a way to develop but failed.

After that, people saw Ha Gia Cau switch to bar singing, relying on a bit of old fame to make a living.

At the end of his life, a reporter caught Ha Gia Cau singing at a bar to earn a living.

Chau Nhuan Phat once commented on Ha Gia Cau: "On the film, he always makes people hate, but in real life, he's a good-natured, talented person."

Ha Gia Cau, despite her unsightly appearance, is an educated person, gentle and very filial to her mother. Ha Gia Cau took care of his elderly mother all his life, until his mother died he adopted a dog to help him be less lonely.

Ha Gia Cau used to be famous in the entertainment industry, but his whole life he never married or had a girlfriend, and when he died, he did not have any relatives by his side.

In an interview, Ha Gia Cau bitterly said: "Once, when I came back from filming a movie, I planned to go to the shampoo shop to relax, but a female employee there saw me screaming and running away.

The directors keep asking me to play the bad guy, and I have no choice. I haven't been able to get married in my whole life, that's why I've never had a girlfriend."

On the morning of January 27, 2015, Ha Gia Cau died of respiratory failure, aged 66. He passed away in a lonely situation because he had no wife, children, and relatives.

In 2015, Ha Gia Cau suddenly died of respiratory failure at the age of 66. His sketchy funeral was organized by a few former colleagues because Ha Gia Cau had no relatives. It is known that at the time of his death his bank account was less than a few hundred yuan.

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