Richard Ng Yiu-hon (17 December 1939 – 9 April 2023), also known as Richard Woo, was a Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s.

Film and television career

Ng appeared in 80 films to date. He was twice nominated for the Best Actor Award at the

Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, ...

, for his roles in ''

Winners and Sinners ''Winners and Sinners'' (, also known as ''5 Lucky Stars'') is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the latter serving as one of th ...

'' and ''

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''. He worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hong Kong action cinema including

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, and

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1970s, 80s, and 90s

Ng's first role was in the 1976

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comedy film '' The Private Eyes''. It was the first of many films Ng would appear in with

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throughout the next 30 years. In 1979, Ng made his only film as director, '' Murder Most Foul''. He also starred in the film and co-wrote it with

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. In 1983, he appeared as "Exhaust Pipe" in Hung's film ''

'', a template to the ''

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'' series. He would go on to appear in all of the subsequent Lucky Stars films throughout the 1980s, in fundamentally the same role, though his character name in the later films was "Sandy". Ng came to the fore in all 4 of the Pom Pom series, alongside fellow Lucky Star,

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. The ''Pom Pom'' films were something of a spinoff from the Lucky Stars series, though more comedy than action-orientated. Sammo Hung worked as producer on the first three, and as action director on the first two, and all four films were released by Hung's production companies, Bo Ho Films and D&B Films. The first film, '' Pom Pom!'' featured cameos from Sammo Hung,

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and

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as their characters from ''

''. Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, who had also appeared in the Lucky Stars films also made cameo appearances. In the series, Ng plays "Ng Ah Chow" (or Ng Ah Chau), whilst Shum plays "Beethoven", a pair of inept and lovelorn cops. The first three Pom Pom films fared well at the domestic box office, taking between HK $17 and HK $20 million each, a sum comparable to contemporaries such as the original ''Lucky Stars'' trilogy, Chan's '' Project A'' and Hung and Biao's ''

Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' ( zh, t=新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural ''wuxia'' fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark and based on the xianxia novel '' Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' by Huanzhulouzh ...

''. Ng became an established actor, and was given supporting roles in a number of popular Hong Kong action comedies including ''

Wheels on Meals ''Wheels on Meals'' () is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, with action choreographed by Jackie Chan. The film stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez and José ...

'' (1984), '' Millionaire's Express'' (1986) and

's ''

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'' (1989). Throughout the 1990s he appeared in at least 8 further films with Sammo Hung, including ''

Once Upon a Time in China and America ''Once Upon a Time in China and America'', also known as ''Once Upon a Time in China VI'', (Chinese: 黃飛鴻之西域雄獅) is a 1997 Hong Kong martial arts western film directed by Sammo Hung in his last directorial effort until 2016, w ...

''.

2000s: British TV and Father & Son films

As of 1997, Richard Ng moved to live in

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and was said to be semi-retired. However, he was clearly still very active, having made several appearances on British television since that time, and he also continued to work on Hong Kong films. Since it started in 2002, Ng appeared in several episodes of the ongoing BBC Scotland soap, ''

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'' (under the name ''Richard Woo''). His character was "Johnny Wu", the owner of the "Wok My World" takeaway. In 2003 he appeared in the second Tomb Raider film, '' The Cradle of Life''. In 2004, he appeared in a deleted scene in an episode of

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. He also appeared in the commercial for the video game Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Ng also appeared in an episode of ''

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'' in 2005, and an episode of the

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series, '' Genie in the House'' in 2006. In 2009, he played in Red Dwarf: Back to Earth as Swallow the Nose Maker, a maker of prosthetics. Ng could be seen on British television, playing a shopkeeper in an advertisement for RAC, alongside Lennox Lewis, and in another advertisement for satellite television, dressed as an eskimo. He also played the emperor of China in a

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docu-drama, '' The Great Wall of China''. It was first shown on 1 October 2007 at 9pm. In 2008, he appeared as Sifu Chien, the Shaolin master of Hong Kong policeman, Terry Phoo (

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) in the pilot episode of the

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program, '' Phoo Action''. In 2000, Richard Ng appeared alongside his son, Carl Ng, in the film ''Love at First Sight'' a.k.a. ''

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''. The two have since appeared together several more times, including in

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's '' Jiang hu: The Triad Zone'' (2000), '' Lemon Crush'' (2002), Sammo Hung's '' Legend of the Dragon'' (2004) and the

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film, '' Happy Birthday'' (2007). Ng and son would also appear together in three forthcoming films. The first of these is ''

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'', which is completed and due for release in 2007. This would be followed by '' Bodyguard: A New Beginning'', and in 2008, '' Jessica Caught on Tape''. Ng had a cameo appearance in the 2016 film

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Personal life and death

Ng was educated in

and moved back to

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in 1997. Ng was married to his wife, Susan, a

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woman who was a stylist for Vidal Sassoon in

and New York. She ran HAIR BY SUSAN, where she worked as Bruce Lee's hair stylist in the 1970s. Together, they had four children, live event producer Alex Ng who runs a concert production company INTERNATIONAL FIXER, Zoe Ng, a professional dancer who studies nature and travels the world, Louise Ng who is a professional photographer, and mother, and actor Carl Ng. In March 2021, one of his daughters was arrested for trafficking marijuana in a village house. Later on 26 March 2021, Ng's second daughter was arrested. Richard Ng died at the age of 83. He had been suffering health problems for years. In 2019 he disclosed he had to undergo dialysis treatments daily due to kidney problems. In 2021 he told media that he had undergone surgery for a cardiac embolism. According to Hong Kong media outlet HK01, which was first to report his death, doctors advised Ng’s family members to visit him in hospital on 9 April to say their last goodbyes. Ng was hooked up to several tubes and his family prayed for him. A family member was told that the doctors tried to resuscitate Ng after his heart stopped, but to no avail. Later papers were signed by the doctors to confirm his death.

Filmography

Films

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Golden Needles ''Golden Needles'' (also released under the title ''The Chase for the Golden Needles'') is a 1974 American action/ adventure film starring Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann Sothern, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith, and Roy Chiao. The film was dire ...

'' (神奇奪命計) (1975) - Lin To's man *'' The Private Eyes'' (半斤八兩) (1976) - Police Officer *''The Pilferer's Progress'' (發錢寒) (1977) - Dragon Ng *''Murder Most Foul'' (慌失失) (1979, director and co-writer) *''Itchy Fingers'' (神偷妙探手多多) (1979) - Tiny *''

Carry On Pickpocket ''Carry On Pickpocket'' (Chinese: 提防小手, released in the Philippines as ''Mad Fighter'') is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, whom also stars in it alongside Frankie Chan, Deanie Ip and Richard Ng. Hung, along w ...

'' (提防小手) (1982) - Wu *'' It Takes Two'' (難兄難弟) (1982) *''

The Return of the Condor Heroes ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the '' Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and foll ...

'' (1983, TV Series) - Luk Koon Ying *''

'' (奇謀妙計五福星) (a.k.a. ''5 Lucky Stars'') (1983) - Exhaust Pipe *''

'' (快餐車) (a.k.a. ''Million Dollar Heiress'') (1984) - Brilliant Patient *''Heaven Can Help'' (上天救命) (1984) - Chan Siu-Ming *''

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'' (神勇雙響炮) (1984) - Chau / Walker *''

The Return of Pom Pom ''The Return of Pom Pom'' (Chinese: 雙龍出海) is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Philip Chan and starring Richard Ng and John Shum. It is the second film in the ''Pom Pom'' film series which is a spin-off the ''Lucky Stars'' series. ...

'' (雙龍出海) (1984) - Chau *''

My Lucky Stars ''My Lucky Stars'' () is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, written by Barry Wong, and starring Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It was released as ''5 Lucky Stars'' in Japan and as ''Ninja Encounter'' in the Philippines ...

'' (福星高照) (a.k.a. ''Lucky Stars Superior Shine'') (1985) - Sandy *'' Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom'' (智勇三寶) (1985) - Chau *''

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars'' (, released in the Philippines as ''Dragon Mission'') is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It is the third installment in the ...

'' (夏日福星) (1985) - Sandy *'' Yes, Madam'' (皇家師姐) (a.k.a. ''Police Assassins'') (1985) - Old Master's Roommate *''The S.I.B. Files'' (1986, TV Series) *''

Lucky Stars Go Places ''Lucky Stars Go Places'' (), also known as ''The Luckiest Stars'', is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang. It is the fourth film in the '' Lucky Stars'' series. It was an attempt to combine the original Lucky Stars troup ...

'' (最佳福星) (a.k.a. ''The Luckiest Stars'') (1986) - Sandy *''The Haunted Island'' (鬼猛腳) (a.k.a. ''Spooky, Spooky, Spooky'') (1986) - East Bay Station Commander *'' Pom Pom Strikes Back'' (雙龍吐珠) (1986) - Chau *''From Here to Prosperity'' (奪寶計上計) (1986) *'' Millionaire's Express'' (富貴列車) (a.k.a. ''Shanghai Express'') (1986) - Han *''

The Wrong Couples ''The Wrong Couples'' ( Chinese: 不是冤家不聚頭; pinyin: Bat si yuen ga bat jui tau) is a 1987 Hong Kong comedy film directed by David Chiang use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of ...

'' (不是冤家不聚頭) (1987) *'' Mr. Vampire 3'' (靈幻先生) (1987) - Mao Ming *''Mr. Handsome'' (美男子) (1987) - Dr. Richard Chow *''My Cousin, the Ghost'' (表哥到) (1987) - Cousin Ng Dut Dai *''

Magnificent Warriors ''Magnificent Warriors'' (; also known as ''Dynamite Fighters'') is a 1987 Hong Kong martial arts action adventure film directed by David Chung, and starring Michelle Yeoh, Tung-shing Yee, Richard Ng Yiu-hon and Hwang Jang Lee. Plot Some tim ...

'' (中華戰士) (a.k.a. ''Yes, Madam 3'' a.k.a. ''Dynamite Fighters'') (1987) - Paulina Wong *''Mistaken Identity'' (烏龍賊替身) (1988) - Cheung Kan-Sing *''

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'' (Belgian film, 1988) - Agent 008 *''

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'' (褲甲天下) (1988) *'' Golden Swallow'' (金燕子) (1988) - Hsiang Yu *'' Yes, Madam 2'' (皇家師姐 III 雌雄大盜) (a.k.a. ''In the Line of Duty Part 3'' a.k.a. ''Force of the Dragon'') (1988) - Neddy the Ninja *'' Keep on Dancing'' (繼續跳舞) (1988) *'' Faithfully Yours'' (最佳女婿) (1988) - Ying's Father *''

'' (奇蹟) a.k.a. ''Mr. Canton and Lady Rose'' (1989) - Captain Ho *'' Run, Don't Walk'' (老虎出監) (1989) - Ng Shing-Choi *''

'' (飛越黃昏) (1989) - Wong *'' Excuse Me, Please!'' (猛鬼山墳) (1989) - Cock *'' Unfaithfully Yours'' (花心三劍俠) (1989) *'' Return of the Lucky Stars'' (福星闖江湖) (1989) - Tai-Shan *'' Mr. Sunshine'' (開心巨無霸) (1989) *'' Demon Intruder'' (夜魔先生) (a.k.a. ''The Nocturnal Demon'') (1990) - Cab Driver *''

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'' (無名家族) (1990) - Ming's Husband *'' Red Dust'' (滾滾紅塵) (1990) - Yu *'' License to Steal'' (龍鳳賊捉賊) (1990) - No. 1 (Inspector Tam) *'' Till Death Shall We Start'' (衰鬼撬牆腳) (1990) *'' Slickers vs. Killers'' (黐線枕邊人) (1991) - Chow *'' Ghost Punting'' (五福星撞鬼) (1991) - Da Shan-Di *''

The Gambling Ghost ''The Gambling Ghost'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. It stars Sammo Hung in three roles as different generations of the same family - son, father and ghostly grandfather. Hung's co-star, Man Hoi also worked a ...

'' (洪福齊天) (1991) - Roadblock Cop *'' Son on the Run'' (帶子洪郎) (1991) *'' The Banquet'' (豪門夜宴) (a.k.a. ''Party of a Wealthy Family'') (1991) - Siu-Chi's Father *''

Handsome Siblings ''Handsome Siblings'' is a 1992 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Juedai Shuangjiao''. The film was directed by Eric Tsang and stars Andy Lau and Brigitte Lin. Plot Every 18 years, the martial artists' community hold a mart ...

'' (絕代雙驕) (1992) *'' Banana Spirit'' (精靈變) (1992) - Tang *'' Saviour of the Soul II'' (九二神鵰之痴心情長劍) (1992) - Devil King *''

Boys Are Easy Boys Are Easy ( Chinese: 追男仔 ; Pinyin: zhuī nán zǐ) also known as ''Chasing Boys'' is a 1993 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Wong Jing, it stars Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Chingmy Yau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Jacky Cheung, Ekin C ...

'' (追男仔) (1993) - Ching Sing *''

Kung Fu Cult Master ''Kung Fu Cult Master'' (Chinese: 倚天屠龍記之魔教教主) is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. Directed by Wong Jing, it featured fight choreography by Sammo Hung, and starr ...

'' (倚天屠龍記之魔教教主) (a.k.a. ''Evil Cult'' a.k.a. ''Lord of the Wu Tang'' a.k.a. ''Kung Fu Master'') (1993) - King of Green Bat: Wai Yat Siu *''

Future Cops ''Future Cops'' (; literal title: ''Super-School Tyrant'') is a 1993 Hong Kong action-comedy film loosely based on the ''Street Fighter'' video game franchise, starring an ensemble cast of Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Chingmy Yau, Dick ...

'' (超級學校霸王) (1993) - Uncle Richard Yu/Green Wolf/Blanka *''

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'' (皆大歡喜) (1993) *''

Mack the Knife "Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (german: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", italic=no, link=no) is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama ''The Threepenny Opera'' (german: Die Dreig ...

'' 流氓醫生 (1995) (a.k.a. ''Dr. Mack'') (1995) - Professor Bao *''

Don't Give a Damn ''Don't Give a Damn'', also known as ''Burger Cop'' in the United States, (Chinese: 冇面俾) is a 1995 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung, Yuen Biao, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kathy Chow. Plot Police in ...

'' (方面俾) (a.k.a. ''Burger Cop'') (1995) - Old Bluffer on Bus *'' Once in a Lifetime'' (終身大事) (1995) *''

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'' (救世神棍) (1995) - Taoist *'' Whatever Will Be, Will Be'' (仙樂飄飄) (1995) - Wing's Dad *''

How to Meet the Lucky Stars ''How to Meet the Lucky Stars'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film and the final film in the ''Lucky Stars'' film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in his original role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Richard Ng, St ...

'' (運財五福星) (1996) - Dee *''Ah Kam'' (阿金) (1996) - Detective *''

'' (黃飛鴻之西域雄獅) (1997) - Han *''Hong Kong Night Club'' (香港大夜總會) (1997) - Yu Ten-sen *''

'' (一見鍾情) (a.k.a. ''Love at First Sight'') (2000) *'' Jiang hu: The Triad Zone'' (江湖告急) (2000) *'' The Monkey King'' (a.k.a. ''The Lost Empire'') (2001, TV Series) - Communist Official *'' Beijing Rocks'' (北京樂與路) (2001) - Wu De-hui *'' Lemon Crush'' (2002) *'' My Wife Is 18'' (我老婆唔夠秤) (2002) *''My Dream Girl'' (炮製女朋友) (2003) - Cheung Tin *'' Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'' (2003) - buyer (as Richard Woo) *''Brothers 4'' (2003, TV series) *'' Legend of the Dragon'' (龍威父子) (2004) *'' Mr. 3 Minutes'' (3分鐘先生) (2006) - Chung Gai-cheung *'' Happy Birthday'' (生日快樂) (2007) - Xiao Mi's Dad *'' Phoo Action'' (2008, TV Series) - Sifu Chien *'' Red Dwarf: Back to Earth'' (2009, TV Series) - The Nose Maker *''

Here Comes Fortune ''Here Comes Fortune'' is a 2010 Hong Kong feature film, a rendition of folklore regarding the God of Fortune. It is a comedy released during Chinese Lunar new year for seasonal celebration. The cast includes Alan Tam, Zhang Zhen, Miriam Yeung ...

'' (財神到) (2010) *''Silver Lining'' (2010, TV Series) *'' Flirting Scholar 2'' (2010) *''

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame ''Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'' (Chinese: 狄仁傑之通天帝國) is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong action-adventure mystery film/ gong'an movie directed and produced by Tsui Hark, which stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bingbing ...

'' (2010) *''

Perfect Wedding ''Perfect Wedding'' is a 2010 Hong Kong film co-produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Limited and Sil-Metropole Organisation. Cast * Miriam Yeung as Suen Lok Yan (孫洛昕), a wedding planner of ''Perfect Wedding'', Ling Yu F ...

'' (2010) *''

Men Suddenly in Love ''Men Suddenly in Love'' is a 2011 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced by, written by and directed by Wong Jing. Film stars Eric Tsang, Chapman To, Jim Chim, Wong Jing and Tat Dik. Cast * Eric Tsang as York Ng (吳郁仁) * Chapman To as K ...

'' (2011) *''

The Fortune Buddies ''The Fortune Buddies'' is a 2011 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Chung Shu Kai, produced by and starring Eric Tsang. Co-stars include Louis Yuen, Wong Cho-lam and Johnson Lee who are known as "Fuk Luk Sau" (福祿壽), Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Ma ...

'' (2011) *'' Supercapitalist'' (2012) - Donald Chang *''

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'' (2013) - Uncle Tung *''

Little Big Master ''Little Big Master'' is a 2015 Hong Kong drama film co-written and directed by Adrian Kwan and starring Miriam Yeung and Louis Koo. The film is based on a true story where Lilian Lui, former headmistress of an elite kindergarten in Discovery Ba ...

'' (2015) *'' Lost in Hong Kong'' (2015) *''

'' (2016) *''100 Days Of Love'' (閃婚100天) (2017, TV Series) *''Vampire Cleanup Department'' (2017) *''20:16'' (2017) *''Bio Raiders'' (2017) *''Crazy This Year'' (2018) *''Hotel Soul Good'' (2018) *''Dearest Anita'' (2019) *''A Lifetime Treasure'' (2019) *''Invincible Dragon'' (2019) *'' Walk with Me'' (2019) *'' Go Back to China'' (2019) *''All's Well End's Well 2020'' (2020) - cameo *'' Where the Wind Blows'' (2023) - filmed in 2017 Richard Ng at chinesemov.com
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Television shows

References

External links

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Richard Ng at HKCinemagic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Richard 1939 births 2023 deaths Hong Kong male film actors British people of Hong Kong descent Hong Kong male television actors Male actors from Guangdong Male actors from Guangzhou Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors People educated at Eton College Hong Kong male comedians