Kenneth Tsang
Known for Acting · 330 credits
- Born
- 1934-09-02
- Died
- 2022-04-27
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong
- Also known as
- Kenneth Tsang Kong · 曾貴一 · کنت تسانگ
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (100)
Police Cadet
1984
as 廉政公署調查主任
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
as 黃藥師
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1983
as 黃藥師
The Price Of Growing Up
1987
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
as Chan Kan-nam
The Greed of Man
1992
as 龍成邦
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Tak Cheng
Destiny
1982
The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra
2002
as 玉皇大帝
The Sword Stained With Royal Blood
1985
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1976
The Unbeatables
1993
as Ye Zhong
The Chord to Victory
1993
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986
as 謝遜
To Where He Belongs
2001
The War Heroes
1989
as Mu bu fan
Stardust
1982
It's A Long Way To Home
1984
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1976
The Rough Ride
1985
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
1982
as 西夏王
Big Family
1991
as Jiang wen shan
The SIB Files
1987
Racing Peak
1993
as 李奇
神鵰俠侶 (數碼修復版)
1983
as 黄药师
Jaws
1979
as 马卓汉
Woman on the Beat
1983
The Battle Among the Clans
1985
Linglong Bureau
2019
The Dragnet
2021
as Mr. Guo
The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (Digital Remaster)
1985
as 田归农/田安豹
The Super Power
1983
The Yang's Saga
1985
The Flying Fox Of Snowy Mountain
1985
Blood-Stained Intrigue
1986
Happiness Chocolate
2018
as Duan Hao
Sandwiches
1983
Love of Aurora
2017
as Li Zhengquan
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (Digital Remaster)
1983
as 黄药师
The Smiling Proud Wanderer
1984
Mystery of Antiques
2018
as 黄克武
Legend
2000
On The Waterfront
1980
Love & Passion
1982
The Radio Tycoon
1983
The Brave Squad
1985
Deadly Secret
1989
as 丁典
Blood of Good and Evil
1990
玛嘉烈与大卫系列 绿豆
2016
Meng's Palace
2013
File Noir
1989
The Teochew Family
1995
as Cai Qing-yang
Layout
2021
Flaming Butterfly
2008
The Final Verdict
1988
陌生人
1999
The Legend Of Dik Ching
1986
Tiger Kung Fu of Wulin
2013
笑傲江湖 (數碼修復版)
1984
as 岳不群
Bet On Fate
1992
Movies (230)
Rush Hour 2
2001
as Captain Chin
Die Another Day
2002
as General Moon
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The General
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992
as Khun Chaibat
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Kin
The Prince of Temple Street
1992
as San
The Killer
1989
as Sgt. Tsang Yeh
Good Night
2016
Teddy Girls
1969
Detective Chinatown 2
2018
as Uncle Seven
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Terence Wei
Anna and the King
1999
as Justice Phya Phrom
Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
1969
Drugs Area
1991
Once a Thief
1991
as Chow / Dad
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
as Kin
A Romantic Thief
1968
as Tsang Tai Hsiung
恐怖快递
2018
The Story of Taipei Women
1992
Colour Blossoms
2004
Chasing the Dragon
2017
as Sir Chow
Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer
1968
Song of the Assassins
2022
as Chai Sheng
Royal Warriors
1986
as Captain Lau Chi-Shing
Queen's High
1990
as Fan Yau Tim
The Banquet
1991
as Chef
Kung Fu Dunk
2008
as Wang Yiwuan
Legend of the Brothers
1991
as Detective Lui Kwok Tin
To Be Number One
1991
as Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin
The Modelizer
2023
as Wellington Koo
Peking Opera Blues
1986
as General Cho
Blood Ties
2009
as Woon Sir
Triple Identity
2020
as Xun Yunchang
Super Me
2021
The Trail
1993
Princess Madam
1989
as Cheung
The Revenge
2023
Overheard 2
2011
as Tony Wong
Man on the Edge
2022
as Senior LegCo member
For a Few Bullets
2016
as Oda Koki
Inseparable
2012
as Mr. Wang
Bishonen
1998
as Sam's Father
Megaforce from Highland
1992
Supercapitalist
2012
as Victor Chang
To Crack the Dragon Gate
1970
The Secret
1979
as Policeman
Sup Sap Bup Dap
1975
The Blacksheep Affair
1998
as Lone Moon / Tasta
Overheard 3
2014
as Uncle To
The Bare-Footed Kid
1993
as Ke Hu Pu
黄飞鸿虎爪会群英
1967
相思甜如蜜
1969
as Tong Chi-Hung
艷俠紅玫瑰
1969
Happy Wedlock
1969
as Kwok-wai
The Thief of Time
1992
奪命雌雄劍
1969
No. 7 Cherry Lane
2019
The Magnificent Five
1968
Thank You Sir
1989
as Mr Tsang
旺财嫂
1967
Return of the Lucky Stars
1989
as Uncle Kin
成家立室
1969
ICAC: Section Nine
1978
The Body Is Willing
1983
as Francis Chao(趙公子)
姐姐的情人
1967
七彩姑娘十八一朵花
1969
Butterfly
2004
as Flavia's Father
Last Romance
1988
as Li Chih-Cheng
玉女剑
1969
The Awaken Punch
1973
as Goes to the Law
You Are My Sassy Girl
2014
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
1991
as Mui Yi's Father
Man's Creed
2022
Something Good
2013
as Signor Feng
雌雄妙贼
1969
Triads: The Inside Story
1989
as Supt. Chan Tin- Lok
Return of the Heroes
2016
Sleazy Dizzy
1990
as Chief Inspector Lee
I Am Sorry
1989
as Edward Sung
Inspector Pink Dragon
1991
as Chief Insp Pao
玉女英魂(下集)
1965
黄飞鸿醉打八金刚
1968
Shadow of China
1990
as Mr. Lau
The Eternal Obsession
1976
The Treasure Hunter
2009
as Tu Lao-dai
Remains of a Woman
1993
East Wind Rain
2010
Bury Me High
1991
as President of Carrinan
The First Time is the Last Time
1989
as Jenny's Father
Angel Terminators
1992
as Ken Zheng
Amnesty Decree
1987
as Tsai
Choi Lee Fat
1970
The Tokyo Trial
2006
as Hsiang Che-Chun
Lover of the Swindler
1993
Killer
2000
as 公子
Point of No Return
1990
as Uncle Min
The Touch
2002
as Ping
黄飞鸿肉搏黑霸王
1968
Dearest Anita
2019
小金剛
1970
晨星
1975
The Night Rider
1992
黄飞鸿威震五羊城
1968
失恋狂想曲
2013
殺手粉紅鑽
1967
Shadow Cop
1993
Romance of a Teenage Girl
1967
Taste of Happiness
2020
七彩红男绿女
1969
Starry Starry Night
2011
as Xiao Mei's Grandfather
My Mother
1983
飞凤狂龙
1970
那个少女不多情
1967
Daily Fantasy
2021
as [A Zhen's car]
扯淡侠
2015
Goodbye My Friend
1988
as Lung
玉女的秘密
1967
Return to Action
1990
玉女英魂(上集)
1965
The Little Warrior
1969
as General Sheung Kwun Hung
About 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 a… With 330 credits spanning from 1955 to 2024, Kenneth Tsang has appeared in 230 films and 100 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kenneth Tsang Movies
- Rush Hour 2 (2001) — as Captain Chin
- Die Another Day (2002) — as General Moon
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) — as The General
- Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992) — as Khun Chaibat
- A Better Tomorrow (1986) — as Kin
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