Liang Baozhu


Liang Baozhu was a Singaporean actor, theatre and radio personnel who was best known for his leading role in the 1997 telemovie Grandpa's Bak Kut Teh, produced and written by theatre maestro Kuo Pao Kun.

Career

Beginning his career on stage in 1957, Liang was also a Rediffusion Singapore Hakka-language radio presenter who wrote, directed and hosted radio segments and had acted in more than 1,000 radio plays. In 1975, Liang briefly joined the construction industry as a site supervisor and left two years later after the company closed during an economic downturn. Following which, he returned to acting and appeared in a number of local films. He became a full-time Singapore Broadcasting Corporation actor in 1986.
In 1994, Liang did not renew his contract with SBC as his pay was reduced by almost 33% by the company. The reduction was made as he was not able to act in the expected quota set by the company.
In 1997, Liang opened a Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Ang Mo Kio while acting in local dramas on a part-time basis.

Personal life

He was married with a son and three daughters.

Death

On 11 March 2009, Liang died of pneumonia, aged 77. He suffered from diabetes for more than 20 years and had been diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer.

Selected filmography

Liang appeared in the following programmes and films:

Television series

Film