--- name: "Joe Cheung Tung-Cho" canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-cheung-tung-cho" fi1m_id: "joe-cheung-tung-cho" imdb_id: "nm0156432" tmdb_id: 1002925 wikidata_id: "Q9137924" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 July 1944" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:41:35.540686+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Joe Cheung Tung-Cho ## Identity Joe Cheung Tung-Cho - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-cheung-tung-cho - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** joe-cheung-tung-cho - **IMDb ID:** nm0156432 - **TMDB ID:** 1002925 - **Wikidata ID:** Q9137924 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cheung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9137924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156432/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1002925 Actor. Born 24 July 1944 in Guangxi, China. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 July 1944, Guangxi, China - **Also known as:** Tung Joe Cheung, Cheung Tung Joe, Joe Cheung, 张同祖, Cheung Tung-cho, Tung-cho Cheung, Tung-cho Joe, Cheung Tung-jo, Tung-Tso Chang, 張同祖, Zhang Tongzu, Zhang Tong Zu - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cheung, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9137924, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156432/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1002925 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*In the Mood for Love*](https://film.one/film/in-the-mood-for-love.md) (91) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Joe Cheung Tung-Cho (also credited as Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung, Cheung Tung Joe and 张同祖) is a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He began working in the film industry in the early 1970s and has directed numerous films, including *Pom Pom* (1984), *Flaming Brothers* (1987), *The True Hero* (1994) and *Kung Fu Wing Chun* (2010). As an actor he has appeared in supporting and cameo roles in films such as *In the Mood for Love* (2000), *Infernal Affairs II* (2003), *Rob-B-Hood* (2006), *Kung Fu Jungle* (2014) and *The Sparring Partner* (2022). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, hkmdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *In the Mood for Love* (2000), Fi1m 91, as Man Living in Mr. Koo's Apartment — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-mood-for-love.md) ## Complete filmography (119) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Sunny Side of the Street* (2023), as Taxi King - *The Sparring Partner* (2022), as Judge - *Coffin Homes* (2021), as Security Kai - *A Family Tour* (2018), as Brother Joe - *No. 1 Chung Ying Street* (2018), Actor - *S Storm* (2016), as Chinese company board member - *A Sunny Day* (2016), as To Ka Kong - *Children* (2015), as Wai's Father - *Kung Fu Jungle* (2014), as Film Director - *Gangster Payday* (2014), as Uncle Kwan - *Z Storm* (2014), as Chan Chi-Choi - *Badges of Fury* (2013), as Chef - *Christmas Rose* (2013), as Tim's father - *Together* (2013), as Doctor - *Love Lifting* (2012), Actor - *Merry-Go-Round* (2010), as Uncle Radix - *Kung Fu Wing Chun* (2010), Director, Writer - *Echoes of the Rainbow* (2010), as Doctor - *Poker King* (2009), as Frenado - *Lady Cop & Papa Crook* (2008), Actor - *Beast Stalker* (2008), as Judge Lee - *Who's Next* (2007), Actor - *Superkid* (2006), Actor - *Wo Hu* (2006), as Chief Superintendent Kong - *Nothing Is Impossible* (2006), Actor - *Rob-B-Hood* (2006), as Priest - *All About Love* (2005), Actor - *Wait 'Til You're Older* (2005), Actor - *New Born* (2005), Actor - *Explosive City* (2004), as Senior Officer Kent Yong - *Infernal Affairs II* (2003), as 倪坤 - *Fu Bo* (2003), Actor - *1:99 Shorts* (2003), Actor - *Happy Go Lucky* (2003), as Mr Cheung - *Give Them a Chance* (2003), Actor - *I Want to Get Married* (2003), as Mr Young - *Just One Look* (2002), as Kew - *Summer I Love You* (2002), as Dr. Lai - *Loving Him* (2002), Actor - *Visible Secret 2* (2002), as Ching's father - *Merry-Go-Round* (2001), Actor - *Forever and Ever* (2001), as Mr Tam - *When a Man Loves a Woman* (2000), as Uncle Chuen - *Wonder Bar* (2000), series, as 郑重 - *In the Mood for Love* (2000), as Man Living in Mr. Koo's Apartment — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-mood-for-love.md) - *When I Fall in Love... with Both* (2000), Actor - *The Threat Of Love* (2000), series, Actor - *Never Compromise* (1999), as Officer Lee - *The Young Ones* (1999), Actor - *The Kid* (1999), as Postman - *A Lamb in Despair* (1999), Actor - *The Truth About Jane and Sam* (1999), as Sam's father - *The Blacksheep Affair* (1998), as Chinese Ambassador to Larvernia - *City of Glass* (1998), Actor - *The Poet* (1998), Actor - *The Extra* (1998), Actor - *Healing Hands* (1998), series, as 罗孝齐 Steven - *新少林五祖* (1998), series, Actor - *Grandma and Her Ghosts* (1998), Actor - *Love & Let Love!* (1998), as Uncle Joe - *Trust Me U Die* (1998), Actor - *Tamagotchi* (1997), as Principal - *My Dad Is a Jerk* (1997), Director - *Theft Under the Sun* (1997), Actor - *A Queer Story* (1997), as Kim's Oldest Brother - *Viva Erotica* (1996), as Awards Host - *Comrades, Almost a Love Story* (1996), as Yan - *Growing Up* (1996), as Officer Szeto - *Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?* (1996), as Sam's Friend - *How to Meet the Lucky Stars* (1996), Actor - *Top Banana Club* (1996), as May's Father - *Thunder Cop* (1996), Actor - *Full Throttle* (1995), Actor - *Fox Hunter* (1995), Producer - *Romantic Dream* (1995), as Man's father - *Mean Street Story* (1995), as Sue's father - *Mother of a Different Kind* (1995), Actor - *The Chinese Feast* (1995), as Contest Announcer - *In the Heat of Summer* (1994), as Police Commissioner - *Victory* (1994), Actor - *The True Hero* (1994), Writer, Director - *Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb* (1994), as Police Chief - *The Returning* (1994), as Chan Siu Ming - *He's a Woman, She's a Man* (1994), as Peter - *I've Got You, Babe!!!* (1994), Actor - *He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father* (1993), as Photographer - *Ghost Lantern* (1993), as Professor Fan - *C'est La Vie Mon Cheri* (1993), as Bartender - *Supercop 2* (1993), as Fung's Man in Hospital - *Pom Pom and Hot Hot* (1992), Director, Writer, Producer - *Arrest the Restless* (1992), Actor - *Twin Dragons* (1992), Writer, Story - *The Banquet* (1991), Director - *A Chinese Ghost Story III* (1991), Producer - *Return Engagement* (1990), Director, Screenplay - *18 Times* (1988), Director - *Bet on Fire* (1988), Director - *Profiles of Pleasure* (1988), as Brothel patron - *Flaming Brothers* (1987), as Alan's Man Outside Chiu's Pub · Director - *Rosa* (1986), Director - *Funny Triple* (1985), Screenplay, Director - *Double Trouble* (1984), Actor - *Challenge on Chasing Girls* (1984), Director, Writer - *Pom Pom* (1984), Director - *Shadow Ninja* (1983), Director - *Revenge in Hong Kong* (1981), Writer, Director - *Killer Wears White* (1980), Director - *The Incredible Kung Fu Master* (1979), Writer, Director, Producer - *Shaolin Devil and Shaolin Angel* (1978), Writer - *There's No Place like Home* (1977), Screenplay - *Young Lovers on Flying Wheels* (1974), as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre - *Fingers That Kill* (1974), Actor - *The Awaken Punch* (1973), Actor - *None But the Brave* (1973), as Office Clerk - *The Way of the Dragon* (1972), Script Supervisor, Story - *Stranger in Hong Kong* (1972), as Tourist - *The Chase* (1971), as Han's thug - *Wrath of the Sword* (1970), Story - *Redress* (1969), Actor ## Gallery - ![Joe Cheung Tung-Cho](https://film.one/media/person/96821/gallery-8ed6aa305fb2.jpg) Joe Cheung Tung-Cho — Will629, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Joe_Cheung_20260426.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![張 同 祖 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/96821/gallery-36ab2c620670.jpg) 張 同 祖 (2014) — Iris Tong, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/%E5%BC%B5%E5%90%8C%E7%A5%962014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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