Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang Kong (; born Tsang Wing-kong ; courtesy name Koon-yat was a Hong Kong actor, whose career spanned nearly 70 years and over 200 film roles. A romantic leading man in Cantonese dramas and martial arts films during the 1960s and '70s, he gained international recognition for his supporting roles in contemporary crime and action pictures during the following decades, most notably in the films of John Woo.

Tsang was married three times. His first wife was Chan Laidi (張萊娣), stage name Lan Di (藍娣), a Malaysian-Chinese and his co-star in The Big Circus and had a son. They divorced ten years later in 1979 and his son left to live with his mother. They have since resided in Vancouver, Canada. Chan died in 1991.

In 1980, Tsang married columnist and model Barbara Tang (邓拱璧) and had a daughter, Musette. Tsang and Tang divorced 10 years later in 1990. On the evening of 26 April, he experienced chest discomfort and asked his family to deliver his medication for chronic hypertension, which they promptly did. However, the following day, he was found unresponsive in his room by health officials who arrived to conduct a PCR test,

Filmography Film The Joys and Sorrows of Youth 冷暖青春 Chow Hoi-Kit The Little Warrior 小武士 General Sheung Kwun Hung Flying Thief, White Flower 飛賊白菊花 Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands 聰明太太笨丈夫 Alan Lee Si Kong Teddy Girls 飛女正傳 To Shu-Yan Sky Dragon Castle 天龍堡 The Strange Couple Who Steal|Cheung Wai-Man Wong Fei-Hung: The Conqueror of the 'Sam-hong Gang' 黃飛鴻神威伏三煞 Ling Wan-Kai Mysterious Weapon| Bloody Handkerchief 血羅巾 Red Rose, the Beautiful Avenger|Ah Kong Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves 黃飛鴻虎鶴鬥五狼 Ling Wan-Gai Mother Wants Me to Get Married|Suen Kwok-Wai The Swinging Bunch (Colour) 七彩紅男綠女 Girls Are Flowers| Three Encounters 三招了 Wong Chun-Sing The Virgin Sword 玉女劍 Kam Chung-Yu Sword of Emei 峨嵋霸刀 Au Gong The Prodigal 浪子 Chan Oi-Lun Wong Fei-Hung in Sulphur Valley 黃飛鴻浴血硫磺穀 Ling Wan-Gai Let's Build a Family| Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu 名劍天驕 My Sweetheart 相思甜如蜜 Tong Chi-Hung

The Magic Bowl 聚寶盆 The Naked Runner| The Lonely Rider 小金剛 The Young Patrol| The Young Girl Dares Not Homeward 不敢回家的少女 Peter Kuo To Crack the Dragon Gate 獨掌震龍門 Sun Kim-Chiu I'll Get You One Day 總有一天捉到你 Wong Dai Wai The Wedding Gown 嫁衣 Tang Tien Chi Flying Sword and the Smart Lad 飛劍神童 I Will Remember You Always|Yiu Kwok-Kei Choi Lee Fat 蔡李佛勇擒色魔 Hung Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 昨天今天明天 Health Department chief Zhou

The Brave and the Evil 黑白道 Bandit Hsi Fei Demonstrator|Thao Kimalayo My Beloved 昨夜梦魂中 Eu Lieh The Playful Girl 淘氣姑娘

Flash Boxer 閃電拳 Wei Li Love Is Smoke 輕烟 Mr. Tseng The Naughty Couples 淘氣夫妻 The Perfect Match 門當戶對 Narrow stairs 窄梯

The Call Girls 應召女郎 TV moderator The Awaken Punch 石破天驚 The Money-Tree 搖錢樹 Hsiao-cheung We Visited Southeast Asia 福祿壽遊南洋 Boss of SEA Detective Agency

Bravest Fist 一山五虎 Teacher The Paradise 天堂 Everyday Is Sunday 天天報喜 陰陽界

The Hooker and the Hustler 神女蕩婦綽頭王 Wang Kuo-Chun Where Have the Lovers Gone 晨星 Sup Sap Bup Dup 十三不搭 Philandering man The Playboy 二世祖 Frigidity|

The Eternal Obsession 未了緣 Wong Yat-Bun Divorce Hong Kong Style| 1978 The Extras 茄哩啡 Ting Chung 1979 The Secret 瘋劫 Policeman

Wild Cherry 野蜜桃 Trap 大鱷 Ma Man-Rei

My Mother| The Body Is Willing 狂情 Francis Chao

Silver Dragon Ninja|['Trap' Footage] Royal Warriors 皇家戰士 Captain Lau Chi-Shing A Better Tomorrow|Ken Peking Opera Blues|General Cho My Will, I Will 你情我願|Paul Wu Ke Jen

Amnesty Decree 魔鬼天使 Tsai A Better Tomorrow II|Uncle Ken

The Story of Hay Bo 喜寶 Goodbye My Friend 再見英雄 Last Romance 流金歲月 Li Chi Cheng Reunion 一樓一故事

Return of the Lucky Stars|Uncle Kin Darkside of Chinatown 西雅圖大屠殺 Uncle Kwan The Immigrant Policeman 警察也移民 The First Time Is the Last Time 第一繭 Jenny's father (cameo) The Killer|Sgt Tsang Yeh Triads – The Inside Story 我在黑社會的日子 Supt. Chan Tin-Lok Thank You, Sir 壯誌雄心 Mr Tsang I Am Sorry 說謊的女人 Edward Sung Shadow of China|Mr Lau Princess Madam 金牌師姐

Return to Action|Officer Ng Brief Encounter in Shinjuku 錯在新宿 Mr Tseng Promising Miss Bowie|Mr. Chow Sleazy Dizzy 小偷阿星 Chief Inspector Lee 奔向USA Point of No Return 都市煞星 Uncle Min

Drugs Area 毒網 衛斯理之霸王卸甲 President of Carrinan Queen's High 紅粉至尊 Fan Yau Tim Once a Thief|Mr Chow Au Revoir, Mon Amour 何日君再來 Mui-Yi's father To Be Number One|Chief Inspector Tiger Lui The Plot 佈局 Kiu (The Boss) Inspector Pink Dragon|Chief Insp Pao Legend of the Brothers 四大家族之龍虎兄弟 Detective Lui Kwok Tin The Banquet|Waiter

Megaforce from Highland 血染紅塵 Sgt Lau The Thief of Time| The Story of Taipei Women 胭脂 Changing Partner 夜夜伴肥嬌 Chief Inspector Wong Kwok Wing Police Story 3: Supercop|Khun Chaibat The Prince of Temple Street|San (cameo) Second to None 阿二一族 Julian's father Angel Terminators 轟天皇家將 Sawa Da / Zeng Jian The Night Rider 車神 Superintendent

The Top Lady of Sword 葵花聖女 Combat at Heaven Gate 決戰天門 Proefessor Chen Shadow Cop 神探乾濕褸 Officer Chiang The Bare-Footed Kid 赤脚小子 Ke Hu Pu Lover of the Swindler 千王情人 Doctor Wong Remains of a Woman 郎心如鐵 No Regret, No Return 走上不歸路 Lau Sin The Trail 大路

Dead End 死角 王達龍 Telemovie Long and Winding Road 錦繡前程 Bosco Chow 1997 Up for the Rising Sun抱擁朝陽|Kwok Yi Song

The Replacement Killers|Terence Wei The Blacksheep Affair 碧血藍天 Lone Bishonen 美少年之戀 Sam's father 1999 Anna and the King|Justice Phya Phrom. 2000 Killer 刀手 Prince

Rush Hour 2|Captain Chin Rude Husband| |Wong Cheuk Kong

The Touch 天脈傳奇 Uncle Ping Die Another Day|General Moon

6 Strong Guys 六壯士 Mr Lau Colour Blossoms|Inspector Cheung Butterfly|Flavia's father 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha|The General 2006 The Tokyo Trial 东京审判|Hsiang Che Chun

追捕 The Drummer|Stephen Ma 2008 Kung Fu Dunk|Wang Yiwuan

The Treasure Hunter|Master Tu Formosa Betrayed|General Tse Prince of Tears|General Liu (劉將軍) Blood Ties|Woon Sir Motherland|Stanley Tang The Treasure Hunter|Tu Lao-dai

East Wind, Rain 東風雨 Gentleman Yu Here Comes Fortune|

My Wedding and Other Secrets|Dr Chu Overheard 2|Tony Wong Sai-Tung Inseparable|Mr Wang Starry Starry Night|Xiao Mei's grandfather

Joyful Reunion|Tang Shizhe Supercapitalist|Victor Chang 37|Board Director

The Truth of Love| The Mercury Conspiracy|Mr. Feng

The Eyes of Dawn| You Are My Sassy Girl|Shen's father The Summer of Our Graduation| Overheard 3|Uncle To

Fight Up| Wonder Mama|

Good Night 爱上试睡师 Legend of Poker King| Return of the Heroes| For a Few Bullets|Oda Koki

Baby Task Group| The Express 恐怖快递 Chasing the Dragon Sir Chow

Detective Chinatown 2|Uncle Seven Napping Kid|Chik Kuen

Baby Task Group 2| Dearest Anita|Night club boss 2020 Super Me|

Man on the Edge 邊緣行者 Senior LegCo member Daily Fantasy 日常幻想指南 Bubble car The Attorney 級指控 Tsang Kwok-Shan 2022 Deliverance'' 源生罪 Sources:

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Category Nominated work Result 1999 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 2015Hong Kong Film AwardBest Supporting ActorOverheard 3 竊聽風雲3