Richard Low

For the Chinese entrepreneur, see Richard Liu.

Singaporean actor (born 1952)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Low / Liu.

Richard Low

Born|  (1952-06-19) 19 June 1952 (age 70)

Colony of Singapore

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1980s-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 劉謙益
Simplified Chinese| 刘谦益
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Liú Qiānyì
Musical career
Labels|

* Mediacorp
* The Celebrity Agency

Musical artist

Richard Low (Chinese: 刘谦益; Wade–Giles: Liu2 Chien1 I4; born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's films.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Filmography
* 2.1 Films
* 2.2 Chinese/Dialect Series
* 2.3 Others
* 3 Compilation album
* 4 Accolades
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Career[edit]

Low was a theatre actor before joining the SBC's drama training class in the 1980s and switching to television. He used to be typecast as villains or unruly gangster-like characters. He also acted as a “Siao” RSM In Zombiepura.

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

* I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 (2002)
* Homerun 跑吧！孩子 (2003)
* The Best Bet 突然发财 (2004)
* Avatar 流放化身 (2005)
* The 5Cs 一本难念的经 (2005)
* Singapore Dreaming 美满人生 (2006)
* Ah Long Pte Ltd 老师嫁老大 (2008)
* The Days 歲月 (2008)
* Where Got Ghost? 吓到笑 (2009)
* Happy Go Lucky 福星到 (2010)
* Ah Boys to Men 新兵正传 (2012)
* Ah Boys to Men 2 新兵正传2 (2013)
* King of Mahjong 麻雀王 (2015)
* Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 新兵正传3:蛙人传 (2015)
* Zombiepura 屍殺軍營 (2018)

### Chinese/Dialect Series[edit]

Year | Drama | Role | Notes

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1986 | The Bond 天涯同命鸟 | Debt Collector 债主甲 |
The Sword and the Song | Emperor of Han 汉帝 |
1987 | Neighbours 芝麻绿豆 |  |
Sunshine After Rain 雨过天晴 | Director He 何主任 |
Five Foot Way 五脚基 | Inspector Ou Yang 欧阳探长 |
Paint a Rainbow 调色板 | A-Bao 阿豹 |
Painted Faces 戏班 | Zuo Da Hai 左大海 |
Fury of the Dragon 冷月剑无言 | Gong Sun Ju 公孙巨 |
Moving On 变迁 | A-Guang 阿广 |
Strange Encounters 奇缘
《银河星》
《辗转红尘》
《辛十四娘》
《剑魂》 |
General of Heaven 天将
Lackey 鹰犬甲
Liang Guan 梁官
Tong Xu 统须 |
Pickpockets 提防小手 |  |
1988 | Heiress 世纪情 | A-Bing 阿炳 |
Star Maiden 飞越银河 | Doctor 医生 | Cameo
Airforce | Captain Liu 刘上尉 |
On the Fringe | Zhang Shun 张顺 |
The Last Applause 舞榭歌台 | Shan Zhu 山猪 |
The Golden Quest 金麒麟 | Shen Lao Er 沈老二 |
Mystery 迷离夜
《梦》
《美》 |
A-Rong 阿荣
Brother Yi 一哥 |
We are Family 四代同堂 |  |
Teahouse in Chinatown 牛车水人家 | A-Jun 阿俊 |
Strange Encounters 2 奇缘2
《胭脂魂》
《桃花女斗周公》
《客土秋恨》
《广陵散》 |
Commander Li 李师长
Taoist priest 道士
Father-in-law 家翁
Han Gang Brother-in-law 韩刚妻兄长 |
1989 | When Hearts Touch 似水柔情 | Villagers 乡民 | Cameo
A Long Way Home 燃烧岁月 | Ma Lao San 马老三 |
The Fortune Hunters 钻石人生 | Yu Wei Bang 于卫邦 |
Two Different Lives 金兰结 | Boss Zhang 张老板 |
Song of Youth 生活歌手 | Debt Collector 债主 | Cameo
Patrol | A-Yong 阿勇 |
Good Morning, Sir! 早安老师 | Lin A-Pei's Father 林阿培父亲 | Cameo
My Sweet Rival 摩登俏冤家 | Brother Cheng 成哥 | Cameo
The Sword Rules 剑断江湖 | Long Wei 龙威 |
Turn of the Tide 浮沉 | Brother Wei 威哥 |
1990 | When Dawn Breaks 乱世黎明 | Meng Yuan 孟元 |
Wishing Well 幻海奇遇 之《错体夫妻》 | Uncle Huang 黄伯 |
Navy 壮志豪情 | Police Officer 警官 |
Journey's End 生命街车 | Hou Wan Shan 侯万山 |
Enchanted Eyes 天眼 | Cai Xiao Fei 蔡啸飞 |
Happy World 多多富贵多多情 | Tang Jin Ju 唐金桔 |
1991 | Against The Wind 启航 | Brother Sheng 盛哥 |
Fatal Endearment 谍海危情 | Jia Fu Cai 贾福财 |
Behind Bars 铁狱雷霆 | Ganglord B 堂主B | Cameo
The Darkest Hour 烈血青春 | Jiang De 姜德 |
Golden Shenton Way 金色珊顿道 | Zhu Wan Long 朱万隆 |
Black Phoenix 黑凤凰 | Xiao Han Fu 萧汉夫 |
The Future is Mine 锦绣前程 | Zhu Xiang Qian's Father 朱向前父亲 | Cameo
1992 | Changing Fortunes 天赐奇财 | Li Biao 李彪 |
Ladies in Action 霹雳红唇 | Ni Wan Zhou 倪万洲 |
Breaking Point 暴风边缘 | Lawyer Zhang 张律师 | Cameo
Between Friends 山水喜相逢 |  |
Crime and Passion 执法先锋 之《危情》 | Kong Sang 孔桑 |
Duel In Shanghai 轰天龙虎 | Prosecutor 主控官 | Cameo
Lady Steel 激情女大亨 | Si Ma Xin 司马信 |
Mystery II 迷离夜II 之《穿梭梦里人》 | Wen Yi Hu 温一虎 |
1993 | Heavenly Beings 再战封神榜 | Wu Wei 无为 |
The Brave One 荡寇英雄 | Zheng A-Hai 郑阿海 |
Reaching for The Stars 银海惊涛 | Boss Xiao 肖老板 |
Hidden Truth 法网情天 | Chen Da Shan 陈大山 |
Sister Dearest 傻妹俏娇娃 | Zeng Yao Quan 曾耀全 |
The Great Conspiracy 莲花争霸 | Tang Zhong Yue 唐中岳 |
Happy Foes 欢喜冤家 | Boss Zhou 周老板 |
The Witty Advisor 金牌师爷 | Master Da Da 达达大师 |
Switch 妙鬼临门 | Brother Hu 胡哥 |
The Unbeatables I | Qiu Ding Tian 仇鼎天 |
Heaven's Will 天机风云 | Chen Li Yuan 陈立源 | Cameo
Happy Reunion 年年有鱼 | Za Pai Lao Da (Lu) 杂牌老大 (陆) |
1994 | Double Life 潇洒走一回 | Jiu Fu 舅父 |
The Blazing Trail 兰桂坊血案 |  | Telemovie
Those Were The Days 生命擂台 | Pang Wei 庞威 |
Lethal Duo 天使追缉令 | He Da Fa 何大发 |
Young Justice Bao 侠义包公 | Pang Ji 庞吉 (庞太师) |
Men On The Edge 帮会1889 |  | Telemovie
Twin Bliss 龙凤呈祥 | Boss 老板 |
Larceny of Love 雌雄大盗 | Xia Ku Cao 夏枯草 |
Veil Of Darkness 历劫浮生 |  | Telemovie
Challenger 勇者无惧 | Li Nan Fa 李南发 |
Against All Odds 共闯荆途 | Factory Manager 工厂老板 | Cameo
A Chance of Life 生死一线 | Fang Su Wen's Supervisor 方素文上司 | Telemovie
The Valiant One 昆仑奴 | Zhang Tong Ru 张通儒 |
Truly Yours 聪明糊涂心 | Brother Long 龙哥 |
1995 | The Rangers 铁血雄心 | Army Officer 军官 | Telemovie
Coffee or Tea 是非屋 | Gu Jian 顾坚 |
Fatal Memory 血案迷情 | Procecutor 主控官 | Telemovie
Strange Encounters III 奇缘3 之《青衣魅影》 | Bai Shi Wu 白十五 |
Strange Encounters III 奇缘3 之《门神》 | Dragon King of the East Sea 东海龙王 |
Secret Files 机密档案 | Guo Yuan Tang's Master 郭远堂师父 | Cameo
Sea Eagle 海岸猎鹰 | Superior Chen 陈上司 | Telemovie
Heavenly Ghost Catcher 天师钟馗 之《一棒雪》 | Yan Song 严嵩 |
The Morning Express 阳光列车 | Brother Hei 黑哥 |
The Dragons Five 飞龙五将 | Zhao Zi Jian 赵子健 |
Lady Investigators 女探三人组 | Lu Wang 卢旺 |
Sparks of Life 生命火花 | Lawyer Ye 叶律师 |
The Shadow Mission 地下猎人 | Tang Fu Ming 汤福明 |
The Morning Express II 阳光列车2 |  |
1996 | Kung Fu Master 1996 掌门人1996 | Mr. Jiang 江先生 |
Royal Battle of Wit 妙师爷三斗毒太监 | He Shu Li 何书礼 |
Life on the Line 魂断四面佛 | Mr. Qi 齐先生 | Telemovie
A Different Live 妈姐情缘 | Liu Ding Xia 刘定虾 |
Of Cops and Men 城市双雄 | Zhou Guo Tai 周国泰 |
Wild Orchids 再见莹光兰 | Liu Qing Zong 柳庆宗 |
The Unbeatables II | Huang Wu 黄五 |
1997 | The Silver Lining 骤雨骄阳 | Huang Qing He 黄清河 |
Playing to Win Uncle当自强 | Guo Pei Hua 郭培华 |
The Accidental Hero 流氓英雄 | Chen Qian 陈谦 | Telemovie
Hidden Scars 心结 | Zhang Fan 张凡 | Telemovie
Rising Expectations 长河 | Shi Cai 石财 |
1998 | Right Frequency |  |
Don't Worry Be Happy 3 敢敢做个开心人3 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 |
The Return Of The Condor Heroes | Ouyang Feng 欧阳锋 |
The New Adventures of Wisely | Lao Cai 老蔡 |
Myths & Legends of Singapore 石叻坡传说 之《一代狮王》 | Master Huang 黄师傅 |
Living in Geylang 芽笼。芽笼 | Wang A-Pao 王阿炮 |
On the Edge 边缘档案 之《爆发卢》 | Huang He Feng 黄和丰 |
1999 | From the Medical Files 2 医生档案II 之《边缘回望》 | Liao Bing Kun 廖炳坤 |
The Fortune God 财神爷 | God of Wealth 横财神 |
Wok of Life 福满人间 | Huang Da Di 黄大地 |
Mr OK OK先生 | Zhang A-Tu 张阿突 |
PI Blues 乌龙档案 | Zhang Biao 张标 |
Don't Worry Be Happy 4 敢敢做个开心人4 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 |
2000 | The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 | Ren Wo Xing 任我行 |
Don't Worry Be Happy 5 敢敢做个开心人5 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 |
2001 | Don't Worry Be Happy 6 敢敢做个开心人6 | Chen Xiao Shuang 陈小双 |
In Pursuit of Peace | Lin Song De 林颂德 |
Heroes In Black 我来也 | Lu Da 鲁大 |
Beyond the Axis of Truth | Song Tian Li 宋天立 |
The Challenge 谁与争锋 | Luo Jin Quan 罗金权 |
The Hotel 大酒店 | Liu Tian Yi 刘添益 |
2002 | Vive La Famille 好儿好女 | Sun Yong Fa 孙永发 |
Brotherhood 有情有义 | Zhong Ji 钟鸡 |
No Problem 考试家族 | Bao Zhong Nan 包中南 |
Kopi-O II | Chen Ming Cai 陈明财 |
I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 | Mr. Qiu 邱先生 |
Springs Of Life 春到人间 |  |
2003 | Health Matters 2 一切由慎开始2 之《百万遗书》 | Zhan Qing Shan 詹青山 |
Vive La Famille II 好儿好女2 | Sun Yong Fa 孙永发 |
Love is Beautiful 美丽家庭 | Huang Wan Shan 黄万山 |
A Toast of Love吃吃面包谈谈情 | Sun Yong Fa 孙永发 |
2004 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd 7 |  |
The Best Bet 突然发财 | Richard |
Crime Hunters 心网追凶 | Feng Lang 疯狼 |
Chronicles of Life 我爱我家之真情实录 | Hong Jian Shun 洪建顺 |
Spice Siblings 辣兄辣妹 | Fang Ya Zheng 方亚正 |
Man at 40 跑吧，男人 | Bao Qing Tian 包青天 |
An Ode To Life | Zhang Yao Kun 张耀坤 |
Timeless Gift | Wang Yong Ding 王永定 |
2005 | You Are the One 二分之一缘分 | Hao Shun Li 郝顺利 |
Portrait of Home | Lin Shi Tou 林石头 |
Portrait of Home II |
2006 | ABC DJ | Goh Boon Keng  |
C.I.D. 刑警二人组 | Fang Hong Lie 方鸿烈 |
2007 | My Dear Kins 亲本家人 | Zhang Bai Nian 张柏年 |
Making Miracles | Zhou Hai Tian 周海天 |
Switched! | Jiang Pei Xiang 江沛翔 |
Metamorphosis | An Guo Xiong 安国雄 （黑熊） | Cameo
2008 | The Truth | Lu Rong Guang 卢荣光 |
Beach.Ball.Babes | Wang Wei Xiong 王伟雄 |
Love Blossoms II | Old Peter |
2009 | The Dream Catchers | Lin Guo Dong 林国栋 |
2010 | New Beginnings | Cai Fulin 蔡福临 |
The Score | Luo Zhibin 罗志斌 |
Breakout | Jimmy Zhang |
2011 | The In-Laws | Wang Du 王堵 |
The Oath | Yang Liming 杨立明 |
2012 | Absolutely Charming | Song Tiancheng 宋天成 |
Jump! 跳浪 | Uncle Cai 阿财叔 |
Poetic Justice | Mr Li 李先生 | Cameo
2013 | The Dream Makers | Zhao De 赵德 |
Disclosed | Kuang Baomin 邝保民 |
2014 | Spouse for House | Tan Kok Wee |
World at Your Feet | Wu Shengda 吴升达 |
In The Name Of Love | Hong Bo 洪薄 |
2015 | A Blessed Life | Huang Jinshan 黄金剡 |
Second Chance 流氓律师 | Chen Guo 陈果 |
Spouse for House 2 | Tan Kok Wee |
Super Senior | Liu Fugui 刘福贵 |
The Dream Makers II | Zhao De 赵德 |
2016 | Tanglin | Lim Kwong San |
Hero | Old Fogey 老鬼 |
2018 | Eat Already? 4 | Chen Zhiwen 陈志文 |
Say Cheese | Pan Renyi 潘仁义 |
Heart To Heart 心点心 | Zhou Zhiyuan 周志远 |
2019 | How Are You? | Ma Sai 马赛 |
Hello From The Other Side – Its Time 阴错阳差 — 时辰到 | Boss 老板 |
Old Is Gold 老友万岁 | Anthony 安东呢 |
While You Were Away 一切从昏睡开始 | Wu Xinghua 吴兴华 |
2021 | Recipe of Life 味之道 | Dong Bai 东百 |
How Are You? 2 | Ma Sai 马赛 |
The Peculiar Pawnbroker 人心鉴定师 | Zhang Rui Xiang 張瑞祥 |
2022 | Home Again 多年后的全家福 | Ye Fugui 叶富贵  |
The Unbreakable Bond 寄生 | Luo Maoqiang 罗茂强  |
Healing Heroes 医生不是神  | Liang Zhipeng 梁志鹏  |
Dark Angel 黑天使  | Gu Wangda 顾旺达  |

### Others[edit]

* Beauty World: President Star Charity 美世界：总统星光慈善 (1998)

## Compilation album[edit]

Year  | English title  | Mandarin title

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2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | 新传媒群星金蛇献祥福
2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

## Accolades[edit]

Star Awards – Acting Awards

Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result  | Ref
1995 | 2nd Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Coffee or Tea
(as Gu Jian) | Nominated  |
1997 | 4th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | The Silver Lining
(as Huang Qinghe) | Won  |
1998 | 5th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actor | Living in Geylang
(as Wang A'pao) | Nominated  |
1999 | 6th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actor | Mr OK
(as Zhang A'tu) | Nominated  |
2000 | 7th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Comedy Performer | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Nominated  |
2002 | 9th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Comedy Performer | I Not Stupid | Nominated  |
9th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2003 | 10th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2009 | 15th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2011 | 17th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2013 | 19th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2014 | 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2019 | 25th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated  |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  |
2021 | 26th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Evergreen Artiste | — | Nominated  |
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 30  |
2022 | 27th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 20  | [2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Seah, May (28 January 2015). "Why Richard Low is into hip-hop, fashion, water sports and Instagram". Today. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
2. ^ "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Richard Low at IMDb
* Richard Loh's MediaCorp TV Celeb Bio
* Profile on xin.msn.com

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Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor award

* Xie Shaoguang (1995)
* Xie Shaoguang (1996)
* Richard Low (1997)
* Chen Guohua (1998)
* Tay Ping Hui (1999)
* Chen Guohua (2000)
* Yao Wenlong (2001)
* Huang Yiliang (2002)
* Huang Yiliang (2003)
* Andrew Seow (2004)
* Cavin Soh (2005)
* Huang Yiliang (2006)
* Darren Lim (2007)
* Chew Chor Meng (2009)
* Zhu Houren (2010)
* Terence Cao (2011)
* Chen Shucheng (2012)
* Tay Ping Hui (2013)
* Guo Liang (2014)
* Chen Hanwei (2015)
* Zhang Zhenhuan (2016)
* Romeo Tan (2017)
* Chen Hanwei (2018)
* Chen Shucheng (2019)
* Bryan Wong (2021)
* Jeffrey Xu (2022)

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