文化藝術人物 / Cultural figure

林子祥

大字係領域(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

George Lam

1947年–

領域:藝術家

繁體中文

林子祥祖籍廣東新會,1947年10月12日在香港出生,曾留學英國,其後旅居美國。1975年他加入樂壇,曾任玉石樂隊主音歌手,翌年推出首張個人英文唱片。1979年他演出首部電影《各師各法》,並出版同名廣東大碟,開始轉唱粵語流行曲,同時參演無綫電視劇集《輪流傳》(1980)等,成為歌影視三棲藝人。早年他的電影風格駁雜,既參演新浪潮情殺片《瘋劫》(1979),又演出喜劇《懵女‧大賊‧傻偵探》(1980),並在《摩登土佬》(1980)、《阿福與土佬》(1980)中演繹「土佬」角色。1981年他主演新藝城的《鬼馬智多星》,奠定幽默鬼馬的西化形象,其後演出驚慄片《再生人》(1981),並憑《投奔怒海》(1982)的日裔記者一角獲香港電影金像獎最佳男主角提名;同期喜劇還有《我愛夜來香》(1983)、《英倫琵琶》(1984)、《恭喜發財》(1985)。八十年代中後期他主要為德寶拍片,1988年的都市喜劇《三人世界》締造近二千五百萬票房,其後有續集《三人新世界》(1989)與《三人做世界》(1992),《一咬OK》(1990)中的吸血伯爵角色亦展示其中西合璧。他在《最愛》(1986)與《今夜星光燦爛》(1988)的文藝演出亦為人稱道,1997年更破格演出同志喜劇《基佬四十》。歷年來他寫下多首電影金曲,如〈活色生香〉、〈幾段情歌〉、〈邁步向前〉、〈誰能明白我〉、〈似夢迷離〉等;他演唱的〈最愛是誰〉獲第六屆香港電影金像獎最佳電影歌曲,〈男兒當自強〉則獲第29屆台灣金馬獎最佳原創電影歌曲,並於1994年獲香港電台金針獎。他其後仍有《女人本色》(2007)、《出軌的女人》(2011)、《歐洲攻略》(2018)等演出。他的妻子為歌手葉蒨文,兒子為藝人林德信。

English

George Lam Tsz-cheung was born in Hong Kong on 12 October 1947 with ancestral roots in Xinhui, Guangdong, and studied in Britain before living in the United States. He entered the music scene in 1975 as lead singer of the band Jade and released his first solo English record a year later. In 1979 he made his film debut with Itchy Fingers and issued the Cantonese album of the same name, turning towards Cantonese pop, and he also appeared in television dramas such as the 1980 series, becoming a singer-actor across film, music and television. His early screen work ranged widely: he acted in Ann Hui's New Wave crime drama The Secret (1979), the comedy Cute Girl, Big Thief, Silly Detective (1980) and the rustic roles of Modern Countryman and Ah Fook and the Countryman (both 1980). In 1981 he starred in Cinema City's All the Wrong Clues, establishing a humorous, Westernised image, and he took a darker turn in the horror film The Imp (1981). His performance as a Japanese reporter in Boat People (1982) earned a Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor nomination, and comedies of the period included Kung Hei Fat Choy (1985). Through the later 1980s he worked mainly for D&B; the urban comedy Heart to Hearts (1988) took nearly HK$25 million at the box office, followed by its sequels Heart to Hearts II (1989) and Heart to Hearts III (1992), while his vampire count in A Bite of Love (1990) showed his East-meets-West appeal. He was praised for romantic dramas such as Passion (1986) and Starry Is the Night (1988), and in 1997 he took an unconventional role in the gay comedy Forty Something. He wrote and sang many film songs, and his recording from To Love was named Best Film Song at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, while 'A Man Should Strengthen Himself' won Best Original Film Song at the 1992 Golden Horse Awards; in 1994 he received the RTHK Golden Needle Award. Later films include Basic Love (2007) and Europe Raiders (2018). His wife is the singer Sally Yeh, and his son is the entertainer Lam Tak-shun.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

演員、歌手、音樂創作人

年期Active period

1947年–

代表作Notable works

《各師各法》《輪流傳》《瘋劫》《懵女‧大賊‧傻偵探》《摩登土佬》《阿福與土佬》

獎項及榮譽Awards & honours

第6屆香港電影金像獎最佳電影歌曲(〈最愛是誰〉,1986);第29屆台灣金馬獎最佳原創電影歌曲(〈男兒當自強〉,1992);香港電台金針獎(1994)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

1979

主演首部電影《各師各法》並出版同名廣東大碟,轉唱粵語流行曲。

Made his film debut in Itchy Fingers and released the Cantonese album of the same name, turning to Cantonese pop.

1986

演唱〈最愛是誰〉獲第6屆香港電影金像獎最佳電影歌曲。

His film song from To Love won Best Film Song at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards.

1994

獲香港電台金針獎。

Received the RTHK Golden Needle Award.

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

林子祥以〈男兒當自強〉、〈最愛是誰〉等電影主題曲把流行曲與電影緊密扣連,成為八十年代歌影雙棲的代表;他自寫自唱的高音唱腔影響了粵語流行曲的演繹方式,而《三人世界》系列亦鞏固了都市中產喜劇的市場。

English

Through film themes such as 'A Man Should Strengthen Himself' and 'The One I Love Most', Lam tied Cantonese pop closely to cinema, becoming a leading singer-actor of the 1980s. His self-written, high-register style shaped how Cantonese songs were performed, while the Heart to Hearts series reinforced the market for urban middle-class comedy.

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