Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

Date of Birth:

Sep 02, 1934

Place of Birth:

Hong Kong

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.

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filmography:

The Eyes of Dawn The Eyes of Dawn

2014

Choi Lee Fat Choi Lee Fat

1970

The Youth The Youth

1969

I'll Get You One Day I'll Get You One Day

1970

The Trail The Trail

1993

Purple Night Purple Night

1968

The Secret The Secret

1979

Last Romance Last Romance

1988

The Money-tree The Money-tree

1973

Wild Cherry Wild Cherry

1982

Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands

1969

The Prodigal The Prodigal

1969

Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship

1968

The Awaken Punch The Awaken Punch

1973

Paragon of Sword and Knife Paragon of Sword and Knife

1967

The Banquet The Banquet

1991

Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves

1969

Goodbye My Friend Goodbye My Friend

1988

Sky Dragon Castle Sky Dragon Castle

1969

Blood Reincarnation Blood Reincarnation

1974

Butterfly Butterfly

2004

Teddy Girls Teddy Girls

1969

Hotel Lavender Hotel Lavender

1968

The Vengeful Spirit The Vengeful Spirit

1968

Peking Opera Blues Peking Opera Blues

1986

You Are My Sassy Girl You Are My Sassy Girl

2014

The Tokyo Trial The Tokyo Trial

2006

Thank You Sir Thank You Sir

1989

Motherland Motherland

2011

Suz Impression Suz Impression

2005

Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer

1968

Song of the Assassins Song of the Assassins

2022

The Modelizer The Modelizer

2023

The Brave and the Evil The Brave and the Evil

1971

Kung Fu Dunk Kung Fu Dunk

2008

Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu

1969

Happy Wedlock Happy Wedlock

1969

The Gilded Cage The Gilded Cage

1968

The Call-Girls The Call-Girls

1973

Anna and the King Anna and the King

1999

Killer Killer

2000

My Will, I Will My Will, I Will

1986

Brief Encounter In Shinjuku Brief Encounter In Shinjuku

1990

Queen's High Queen's High

1990

Something Good Something Good

2013

The Sword and Knife (Conclusion) The Sword and Knife (Conclusion)

1968

Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

Shadow Cop Shadow Cop

1993

The Playful Girl The Playful Girl

1971

The Paradise The Paradise

1974

The Black Musketeer 'F' The Black Musketeer 'F'

1966

Megaforce from Highland Megaforce from Highland

1992

The First Time is the Last Time The First Time is the Last Time

1989

East Wind Rain East Wind Rain

2010

Au Revoir, Mon Amour Au Revoir, Mon Amour

1991

Combat at Heaven Gate Combat at Heaven Gate

1993

No Regret, No Return No Regret, No Return

1993

Legend of Poker King Legend of Poker King

2016

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

1967

Mimi-Private Eye Mimi-Private Eye

1965

The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon

1966

Daily Fantasy Daily Fantasy

2021

Book Without Words Book Without Words

1965

My Wedding and Other Secrets My Wedding and Other Secrets

2011

Triple Identity Triple Identity

2020

The Tin Long Gang The Tin Long Gang

1968

Six Strong Guys Six Strong Guys

2004

Chasing the Dragon Chasing the Dragon

2017

The Little Warrior The Little Warrior

1969

The Immigrant Policeman The Immigrant Policeman

1989

Master Cute Master Cute

1965

Detective Chinatown 2 Detective Chinatown 2

2018

Inseparable Inseparable

2012

Amnesty Decree Amnesty Decree

1987

The Top Lady of Sword The Top Lady of Sword

1993

Sword of Emei Sword of Emei

1969

Dark Side of China Town Dark Side of China Town

1989

The Witch The Witch

1967

We Visited Southeast Asia We Visited Southeast Asia

1973

The Big Circus The Big Circus

1964

Divorce Hong Kong Style Divorce Hong Kong Style

1976

Baby Task Group Baby Task Group

2017

Princess Madam Princess Madam

1989

The Night Rider The Night Rider

1992

Misunderstood Misunderstood

1970

Love Is Smoke Love Is Smoke

1972

Napping Kid Napping Kid

2018

The Drummer The Drummer

2007

Dearest Anita Dearest Anita

2019

The Revenge The Revenge

2023

A Sealed Book A Sealed Book

2022

Starry Starry Night Starry Starry Night

2011

Colour Blossoms Colour Blossoms

2004

Up for the Rising Sun Up for the Rising Sun

1997

Good Night Good Night

2016

Man's Creed Man's Creed

2022

Overheard 2 Overheard 2

2011

A Romantic Thief A Romantic Thief

1968

Blood Ties Blood Ties

2009

37 37

2012

Second to None Second to None

1992

Man on the Edge Man on the Edge

2022

The Chivalrous Whip The Chivalrous Whip

1968

Rude Husband Rude Husband

2001

Trap Trap

1982

The Story of Hay Bo The Story of Hay Bo

1988

Changing Partner Changing Partner

1992

Remains of a Woman Remains of a Woman

1993

Super Me Super Me

2019

Joyful Reunion Joyful Reunion

2012

The Story of Taipei Women The Story of Taipei Women

1992

The Thief of Time The Thief of Time

1992

Once a Thief Once a Thief

1991

To Be Number One To Be Number One

1991

The Replacement Killers The Replacement Killers

1998

The Touch The Touch

2002

The Summer of Our Graduation The Summer of Our Graduation

2014

Bishonen Bishonen

1998

The Attorney The Attorney

2021

Drugs Area Drugs Area

1991

The Killer The Killer

1989

Police Story 3: Super Cop Police Story 3: Super Cop

1992

For a Few Bullets For a Few Bullets

2016

Rush Hour 2 Rush Hour 2

2001

My Beloved My Beloved

1971

Die Another Day Die Another Day

2002

Royal Warriors Royal Warriors

1986

Fortune King Is Coming to Town! Fortune King Is Coming to Town!

2010

The Prince of Temple Street The Prince of Temple Street

1992

I Am Your Mom I Am Your Mom

2018

Angel Terminators Angel Terminators

1992

The Blacksheep Affair The Blacksheep Affair

1998

Legend of the Brothers Legend of the Brothers

1991

The Treasure Hunter The Treasure Hunter

2009

Dead End Dead End

1995

Zhuibu Zhuibu

2007

Funeral March Funeral March

2001

Bury Me High Bury Me High

1991

That Frightening Sword That Frightening Sword

1968

Long and Winding Road Long and Winding Road

1994

The Extras The Extras

1978

A Better Tomorrow II A Better Tomorrow II

1987

A Better Tomorrow A Better Tomorrow

1986

Romance of a Teenage Girl Romance of a Teenage Girl

1967

The Eternal Obsession The Eternal Obsession

1976

Sup Sap Bup Dap Sup Sap Bup Dap

1975

To Crack the Dragon Gate To Crack the Dragon Gate

1970

Return to Action Return to Action

1990

Promising Miss Bowie Promising Miss Bowie

1990

The Hooker and the Hustler The Hooker and the Hustler

1975

Triads: The Inside Story Triads: The Inside Story

1989

Wonder Mama Wonder Mama

2015

The Plot The Plot

1991

Silver Dragon Ninja Silver Dragon Ninja

1986

Return of the Lucky Stars Return of the Lucky Stars

1988

The Body Is Willing The Body Is Willing

1983

Inspector Pink Dragon Inspector Pink Dragon

1991

Lover of the Swindler Lover of the Swindler

1993

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

1970

Tragedy of Vendetta Tragedy of Vendetta

1955

ICAC: Section Nine ICAC: Section Nine

1978

My Mother My Mother

1983

Big City Little Romance Big City Little Romance

2009

恐怖快递 恐怖快递

2018

ICAC: A Man ICAC: A Man

1978

Return of the Heroes Return of the Heroes

2016

Supercapitalist Supercapitalist

2012

Sleazy Dizzy Sleazy Dizzy

1990

I Am Sorry I Am Sorry

1989

Prince of Tears Prince of Tears

2009

Deliverance Deliverance

2024

Fight Up Fight Up

2015

Taste of Happiness Taste of Happiness

2020

Point of No Return Point of No Return

1990

Overheard 3 Overheard 3

2014

No. 7 Cherry Lane No. 7 Cherry Lane

2019

Three Men and Half Back in the Field Three Men and Half Back in the Field

2016

Demonstrator Demonstrator

1971

The Bare-Footed Kid The Bare-Footed Kid

1993

Super Time and Space Rescue Super Time and Space Rescue

2018

Special Roles Special Roles

2019

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