Richard Ng (actor)

Richard Ng , also: Yiu-Hon Ng ( Chinese  吳耀漢  /  吴耀汉 , Pinyin Wú Yàohàn , Jyutping Ng ⁴ Yiu ⁶ hon ³ ; born December 17, 1939 in Guangdong ) is a Chinese actor who has so far participated in over 130 productions.

Career

Ng spent several years in London before returning to Hong Kong , where he started out as a television actor and became a well-known film actor in the 1970s. For his role in Winners and Sinners , he was nominated for Best Actor at the 1984 Hong Kong Film Awards , but Tony Leung Ka-Fai was named as the winner . In 1997 he moved back to London, where he increasingly played in television series after having appeared in over 80 films in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China . He is the father of actor Carl Ng , with whom he appeared in the British feature film Bodyguard - A New Beginning .

Filmography (selection)

Feature films

1974: The Hong Kong Bull - The Secret of the 7 Golden Needles 1976: Mr. Boo - First general uncertainty 1982: Carry on Pickpocket 1983: Winners and Sinners 1984: Powerman 1984: Pom Pom 1984: The Return of Pom Pom 1985: Powerman 2 1985: Ultra Force 2 1985: Tokyo Powerman 1985: Mr. Boo meets Pom Pom 1985: Those Merry Sous 1986: Shanghai Police - The most desolate force in the world 1986: From here to Prosperity 1986: Lucky Stars goes Places 1986: Pom Pom strikes back 1987: My Cousin, the Ghost 1987: Golden Swallow 1987: Dynamite Fighters 1987: Mr. Vampire 3 1988: Ultra Force 3 1988: Mistaken Identity 1988: Spooky, Spooky 1988: Carry On Hotel 1989: Miracles 1989: Return of the Lucky Stars 1989: Little Cop 1990: Red Dust 1991: Slickers Vs Killers 1991: Gambling Ghost 1992: Banana Spirit 1992: Ghost Punting

1992: Savior of the Soul II 1993: Future Cops 1993: Kung Fu Cult Master 1995: Don't Give a Damn 1996: How to Meet the Lucky Stars 1996: Ah Kam 1997: Once Upon a Time in China and America 1998: The Pale Sky 2000: Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone 2003: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (as Richard Woo) 2005: Legend of the Dragon 2007: The Great Wall of China 2008: Bodyguard - A New Beginning 2009: The Echelon Conspiracy 2010: Detective Dee and the secret of the phantom flames 2013: Rigor Mortis - rigor mortis 2015: Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong 2016: Skiptrace 2017: Bio Raiders 2018: A House of Happiness 2018: Chinatown: The Three Shelters 2019: Go Back to China 2019: Walk with me 2019: The Invincible Dragon

TV Shows

• 2002: River City (1 episode)
• 2005: The Bill (1 episode)
• 2006: Genie in the House (2 episodes)

Director

• 1979: Murder Most Foul

Web links

• Richard Ng in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Richard Ng Yiu Hon in the Hong Kong Cinemagic, accessed on December 19, 2013 (English).
2. ↑ 1984 Hong Kong Film Awards nominees and winners on hkfaa.com, accessed December 21, 2013 (Chinese).
3. ^ Beijing on Thames . Evening Standard of August 6, 2008 (English).
4. ↑ Richard Ng Yiu-Hon in the HKMDB, accessed on December 19, 2013 (English).