文化藝術人物 / Cultural figure

何冠昌

大字係界別(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

Leonard Ho

1925–1998

繁體中文

何冠昌(Leonard Ho,1925年-1998年2月16日),生於香港,廣東人,畢業於上海復旦大學新聞系,是電影監製及嘉禾電影(香港)有限公司創辦人之一。1950年代,他在《香港時報》出任採訪部主任;1958年,鄒文懷加入邵氏兄弟(香港)有限公司任宣傳部主任後,招攬何冠昌入邵氏任宣傳部副主任,長期輔助鄒氏工作。1970年,他與鄒文懷、梁風一同離開邵氏,合組嘉禾電影(香港)有限公司,成為三位創辦董事之一,主管製片業務。1971年嘉禾簽下李小龍,其《唐山大兄》以逾三百萬港元票房刷新香港電影紀錄,公司逐步發展為集製作、發行與院線於一身的娛樂集團。1974年,他發掘吳宇森出任嘉禾駐廠導演,其後又先後提拔洪金寶與成龍,成為嘉禾的製片支柱;他也曾栽培許氏兄弟、張曼玉及梅艷芳等台前幕後人才。1980年代,洪金寶的寶禾影業及成龍的威禾電影製作所出品電影,均以何冠昌掛名出品人;他亦為《A計劃》(1983)、《警察故事》(1985)及《奇蹟》(1989)等片任監製。1994年,嘉禾娛樂集團在香港聯合交易所上市,他出任集團副主席。1998年2月16日,何冠昌在香港因心臟病發逝世。在嘉禾的二十八年間,他參與監製及出品的電影逾百部。嘉禾早年參考美國製片方式運作,除公司投資外亦推行獨立製片與分紅制度,並以銀行融資支持製作;1985年至1990年間,公司平均每年製作二十五至三十部電影,一度成為全球規模最大的華語電影製片廠之一。他亦是藝人梅艷芳的契爺。

English

Leonard Ho (1925 – 16 February 1998), born in Hong Kong to a Guangdong family, was a film producer and one of the founders of Golden Harvest. He studied journalism at Fudan University in Shanghai and in the 1950s was head of the reporting desk at the Hong Kong Times. When Raymond Chow joined Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd as publicity director in 1958, he recruited Ho as deputy publicity director, and Ho assisted Chow there for years. In 1970 Ho left Shaw Brothers with Chow and Leung Fung to found Golden Harvest, becoming one of its three founding directors and taking charge of production. In 1971 the company signed Bruce Lee, whose 'The Big Boss' broke Hong Kong box-office records with takings of more than HK$3 million, and Golden Harvest grew into an entertainment group spanning production, distribution and cinemas. He brought John Woo in as the studio's resident director in 1974 and later groomed Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan into its production mainstays, also helping to develop the Hui Brothers, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui. In the 1980s the films of Hung's Bo Ho Films and Chan's Golden Way Films all carried Ho's name as producer, and he produced such titles as 'Project A' (1983), 'Police Story' (1985) and 'Miracles' (1989). Over 28 years at Golden Harvest he was involved in producing more than a hundred films; the company adopted American-style independent production and profit-sharing backed by bank financing, and between 1985 and 1990 averaged 25 to 30 films a year, becoming one of the world's largest Chinese-language studios. He was also the godfather of the singer Anita Mui. When Golden Harvest Entertainment listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1994, he became vice-chairman of the group. He died of a heart attack in Hong Kong on 16 February 1998.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

出品人、監製

年期Active period

1925–1998

代表作Notable works

《A計劃》(1983)、《警察故事》(1985)、《奇蹟》(1989)等(任監製)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

1970

與鄒文懷、梁風一同離開邵氏,共同創辦嘉禾電影,主管製片業務。

Left Shaw Brothers with Raymond Chow and Leung Fung to co-found Golden Harvest, taking charge of production.

1974

發掘吳宇森出任嘉禾駐廠導演,其後提拔洪金寶與成龍。

Brought John Woo in as Golden Harvest's resident director and later groomed Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan.

1994

嘉禾娛樂集團在香港上市後,出任集團副主席。

Became vice-chairman of the Golden Harvest Entertainment group after its Hong Kong listing.

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

何冠昌長期主管嘉禾製片,先後提拔吳宇森、洪金寶與成龍,為本地動作片及喜劇片輸送主力創作人才;嘉禾亦因他建立起龐大的製作與發行網絡,成為能與邵氏分庭抗禮的電影公司。

English

As Golden Harvest's long-serving head of production, Leonard Ho groomed John Woo, Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan, supplying the creative core of Hong Kong action and comedy. Under him the company built a large production and distribution network and became a studio able to rival Shaw Brothers.

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