Kenneth Tsang
Kenneth Tsang Kong (5 October 1935 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor. Tsang's career spanned 50 years and included a variety of acting roles. Tsang won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2015. Tsang was born in Hong Kong with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He attended high school in Texas, U.S. and received a degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He returned to Hong Kong in the early 1960s but was bored by the work. His older sister, Jeanette Lin Tsui was a film star at the time and provided Tsang with several connections in the industry which boosted his acting career. In the media, Lin Tsui was always presented as Tsang's younger sister instead as it was moreover uncommon for female stars to reveal their age. Tsang's film debut was in the movie The Feud (1955), when he was just 16, which was followed by a role in Who Isn't Romantic? (1956). In the mid 1960s, Tsang starred in detective films and classic kung fu movies with (at the time) Hong Kong teen idols Connie Chan Po-chu and Josephine Siao. Tsang also appeared in a few Wong Fei-Hung movies in the late 1960s. In the 1986, Tsang worked as taxi cab owner, Ken, in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow. Subsequent collaborations with Woo included the role of Ken in A Better Tomorrow 2 in 1987, police officer Danny Lee's murdered partner in The Killer in 1989, and the strict adoptive father of Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung in Once a Thief in 1991. Tsang also filmed several Singaporean Chinese dramas during the 1990s, one of his most notable works there was the 1995 epic The Teochew Family and The Unbeatables II. Up to this point, Tsang had played roles in mainly Hong Kong movies. His first Hollywood film was The Replacement Killers (1998), also the Hollywood debut of co-star Chow Yun-fat. Tsang appeared alongside Chow once again in Anna and the King as well as Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 2. Tsang played General Moon in the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002), and he continued to appear in films from his native Hong Kong. In 1994 Tsang married Chiao Chiao (焦姣), a Chinese-born Taiwanese actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Tsang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Deliverance
as Brian Lam
Deliverance
as Brian Lam
The Modelizer
as Wellington Koo
The Modelizer
as Wellington Koo
A Sealed Book
as Governor Zhang
A Sealed Book
as Governor Zhang
Song of the Assassins
as Chai Sheng
Song of the Assassins
as Chai Sheng
Man on the Edge
as Senior LegCo member
Man on the Edge
as Senior LegCo member
Man's Creed
Man's Creed
Daily Fantasy
as [A Zhen's car]
Daily Fantasy
as [A Zhen's car]
Super Me
Super Me
Triple Identity
as Xun Yunchang
Triple Identity
as Xun Yunchang
Taste of Happiness
Taste of Happiness
Special Roles
Special Roles
No. 7 Cherry Lane
No. 7 Cherry Lane
Dearest Anita
Dearest Anita
恐怖快递
恐怖快递
Napping Kid
as Chik Kuen
Napping Kid
as Chik Kuen
Super Time and Space Rescue
as Granddad
Super Time and Space Rescue
as Granddad
I Am Your Mom
as Qin Zhenhua
I Am Your Mom
as Qin Zhenhua
你是我兄弟巅峰决战
你是我兄弟巅峰决战
Baby Task Group
Baby Task Group
你是我兄弟之牌王
你是我兄弟之牌王
Chasing the Dragon
as Sir Chow
Chasing the Dragon
as Sir Chow
Good Night
Good Night
For a Few Bullets
as Oda Koki
For a Few Bullets
as Oda Koki
盗爱空间之私人电影
盗爱空间之私人电影
Legend of Poker King
Legend of Poker King
Three Men and Half Back in the Field
Three Men and Half Back in the Field
扯淡侠
扯淡侠
Wonder Mama
Wonder Mama
The Eyes of Dawn
The Eyes of Dawn
You Are My Sassy Girl
You Are My Sassy Girl
Overheard 3
as Uncle To
Overheard 3
as Uncle To
Something Good
as Signor Feng
Something Good
as Signor Feng
失恋狂想曲
失恋狂想曲
37
37
Joyful Reunion
as Tan Shichje
Joyful Reunion
as Tan Shichje
Starry Starry Night
as Xiao Mei's Grandfather
Starry Starry Night
as Xiao Mei's Grandfather
Overheard 2
as Tony Wong
Overheard 2
as Tony Wong
My Wedding and Other Secrets
as Dr Chu
My Wedding and Other Secrets
as Dr Chu
East Wind Rain
East Wind Rain
Prince of Tears
as General Liu
Prince of Tears
as General Liu
Big City Little Romance
Big City Little Romance
The Drummer
as Stephen Ma
The Drummer
as Stephen Ma
Zhuibu
Zhuibu
The Tokyo Trial
as Hsiang Che-Chun
The Tokyo Trial
as Hsiang Che-Chun
Suz Impression
Suz Impression
Butterfly
as Flavia's Father
Butterfly
as Flavia's Father
Colour Blossoms
Colour Blossoms
Die Another Day
as General Moon
Die Another Day
as General Moon
The Touch
as Ping
The Touch
as Ping
Funeral March
as Wong Cheuk Kong
Funeral March
as Wong Cheuk Kong
Rush Hour 2
as Captain Chin
Rush Hour 2
as Captain Chin
Rude Husband
Rude Husband
Anna and the King
as Justice Phya Phrom
Anna and the King
as Justice Phya Phrom
Bishonen
as Sam's Father
Bishonen
as Sam's Father
Dead End
Dead End
Long and Winding Road
as Bosco Chow
Long and Winding Road
as Bosco Chow
The Trail
The Trail
No Regret, No Return
as Lau Sin
No Regret, No Return
as Lau Sin
Remains of a Woman
Remains of a Woman
Lover of the Swindler
Lover of the Swindler
The Bare-Footed Kid
as Ke Hu Pu
The Bare-Footed Kid
as Ke Hu Pu
Shadow Cop
Shadow Cop
The Night Rider
The Night Rider
Angel Terminators
as Ken Zheng
Angel Terminators
as Ken Zheng
Second to None
as Julian's Father
Second to None
as Julian's Father
Police Story 3: Super Cop
as Khun Chaibat
Police Story 3: Super Cop
as Khun Chaibat
Changing Partner
as Chief Inspector Wong Kwok Wing
Changing Partner
as Chief Inspector Wong Kwok Wing
The Thief of Time
The Thief of Time
The Banquet
as Chef
The Banquet
as Chef
Legend of the Brothers
as Detective Lui Kwok Tin
Legend of the Brothers
as Detective Lui Kwok Tin
Inspector Pink Dragon
as Chief Insp Pao
Inspector Pink Dragon
as Chief Insp Pao
The Plot
as Kiu (The Boss)
The Plot
as Kiu (The Boss)
To Be Number One
as Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin
To Be Number One
as Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
as Mui Yi's Father
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
as Mui Yi's Father
Once a Thief
as Chow / Dad
Once a Thief
as Chow / Dad
Bury Me High
as President of Carrinan
Bury Me High
as President of Carrinan
Drugs Area
Drugs Area
Point of No Return
as Uncle Min
Point of No Return
as Uncle Min
Queen's High
as Fan Yau Tim
Queen's High
as Fan Yau Tim
Sleazy Dizzy
as Chief Inspector Lee
Sleazy Dizzy
as Chief Inspector Lee
Promising Miss Bowie
as Mr. Chow
Promising Miss Bowie
as Mr. Chow
Shadow of China
as Mr. Lau
Shadow of China
as Mr. Lau
Return to Action
Return to Action
Brief Encounter In Shinjuku
as Mr Tseng
Brief Encounter In Shinjuku
as Mr Tseng
Princess Madam
as Cheung
Princess Madam
as Cheung
Thank You Sir
as Mr Tsang
Thank You Sir
as Mr Tsang
I Am Sorry
as Edward Sung
I Am Sorry
as Edward Sung
The Immigrant Policeman
The Immigrant Policeman
Last Romance
as Li Chih-Cheng
Last Romance
as Li Chih-Cheng
The Story of Hay Bo
The Story of Hay Bo
Amnesty Decree
as Tsai
Amnesty Decree
as Tsai
Peking Opera Blues
as General Cho
Peking Opera Blues
as General Cho
Silver Dragon Ninja
as Mark
Silver Dragon Ninja
as Mark
ICAC: A Man
ICAC: A Man
The Hooker and the Hustler
as Wang Kuo-Chun
The Hooker and the Hustler
as Wang Kuo-Chun
Blood Reincarnation
Blood Reincarnation
The Money-tree
as Hsiao-cheung
The Money-tree
as Hsiao-cheung
The Call Girls
The Call Girls
Demonstrator
as Thao Kimalayo
Demonstrator
as Thao Kimalayo
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
成家立室
成家立室
The Prodigal
as Oi-Lun
The Prodigal
as Oi-Lun
Sword of Emei
as Au Gong
Sword of Emei
as Au Gong
The Little Warrior
as General Sheung Kwun Hung
The Little Warrior
as General Sheung Kwun Hung
黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
黄飞鸿神威伏三煞
The Vengeful Spirit
The Vengeful Spirit
Hotel Lavender
Hotel Lavender
A Romantic Thief
as Tsang Tai Hsiung
A Romantic Thief
as Tsang Tai Hsiung
Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned
as 柳靜
Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned
as 柳靜
The Witch
as Gold Hand Scholar
The Witch
as Gold Hand Scholar
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
as Ko Cheung
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
as Ko Cheung
那个少女不多情
那个少女不多情
姐姐的情人
姐姐的情人
The Black Musketeer 'F'
as Ko Cheung
The Black Musketeer 'F'
as Ko Cheung
Book Without Words
as White Wolf
Book Without Words
as White Wolf
玉女英魂(上集)
玉女英魂(上集)
Tragedy of Vendetta
Tragedy of Vendetta