Johnny Ngan

Johnny Ngan Kwok Leung (, 17 May 1953 – 26 May 2024) was a Hong Kong film and television actor. He worked for ATV from 1980 to 1981, before joining TVB.

Acting career

Johnny Ngan earned his nickname "Young Master Jack (積少)" after appearing in his first TVB drama Hong Kong 81 as "Jack Chan (陳積)". In 1987, he acted in The Seasons, a popular drama series shown during Enjoy Yourself Tonight.

From 1995 to 1999, he acted in the hit TVB soap opera A Kindred Spirit. His performance as the middle-aged "Chan Tai Sing (陳大勝)" attracted young viewers' attention. After this drama, he started to appear in more dramas with more screen time.

Aside from dramas, he also appeared in the popular variety show, Enjoy Yourself Tonight and a few Hong Kong films. On the set of The Seasons, there was a scene in which his onscreen wife (portrayed by Meg Lam) was to slap him. Lam slapped him too hard, which caused injury to his neck. Ngan was hospitalised for a month.

Ngan revealed in 2021 that he left TVB in the summer of 2008 due to complicated relationships with company higher-ups, causing him to feel "disheartened".

Personal life and death Ngan was a practitioner of tai chi. He later worked as a tai chi instructor. Ngan died from a pneumonia-induced shortness of breath on May 25, 2024 in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, at the age of 71.

Filmography TVB dramas Year Title Role Notes 1981 Hong Kong 81香港八一 Jack Chan陳積 1987 The Seasons季節 Tong Ka Wai唐家偉 1989 The Seasons II金裝季節 Tong Ka Wai唐家偉 1990 Super Millionaire富貴超人 TV show on TVB 1991 Be My Guest我愛玫瑰園 Fan Tung范統 1992 File of Justice壹號皇庭 1993 The Buddhism Palm Strikes Palm如來神掌再戰江湖 東島長離 Folk Sergeant妙探出更 Tang Ka On鄧家安 1995 A Kindred Spirit真情 Chan Tai Sing陳大勝 From 1995 to 1999 2000 Return of the Cuckoo十月初五的月光 Chuen Hoi King全海景 Formerly known as "澳門街" 2001 In the Realm of Success公私戀事多 Chu Moon Tong朱滿堂 Virtues of Harmony皆大歡喜 Shek Tai Chuen石大川 2001–2002 2003 Virtues of Harmony II皆大歡喜 Shek Tai Chuen石大川 2003–2005 2006 Land of Wealth滙通天下 Fung Ying Chun馮應春 The Bitter Bitten人生馬戲團 Ling Tai Chi凌大志 2007 A Change of Destiny天機算 Yue Tak Wai余德維 On the First Beat學警出更 Choi Lei Kan蔡利勤 2008 A Journey Called Life金石良緣 Cho Tim曹添 Speech of Silence甜言蜜語 Wan Chow Wai尹秋穗 2009 Burning Flame III烈火雄心III Yeung Ping Kei楊炳基 The Beauty of the Game美麗高解像 Lee Chuen Hoi李泉開

ATV dramas Year Title Role Notes 1980 Gone With Wind浮生六劫 Lawyer Ngan顏律師 Debut Man in Society人在江湖 ICAC investigatorICAC調查員 1981 Big Coma大昏迷 Lawyer Kwong鄺律師 Woman's Action女媧行動 Killer殺手

Films Year Title Role Notes 1981 No U Turn不准掉頭 Jimmy's friendJimmy朋友 The Cold Blooded Murderer綠印 1983 Mad, Mad 83瘋狂83 Jack Chan陳積 Reprises his role as Jack Chan from Hong Kong 81 1984 Host for a Ghost好彩撞到你 1987 Project A Part IIA計劃續集 Policeman #201 1988 Chatter Street Killer點指賊賊 George Lee李佐治 Mother vs. Mother南北媽打 Producer Tsang曾監製 1989 Lucky Guy福星臨門 Chu朱 1990 Fortune Chasers爛賭財神 Perfect Girls靚足100分 Lam Tin Chi's boss林天賜老板 1992 Devil's Love性奴 2000 The Hong Kong Happy Man賤男人週記 Wai Siu Po韋小寶