Kenneth Tsang
曾江
Born
Tsang Koon-yat (曾貫一)

(1934-10-05)5 October 1934
Shanghai, China
Died27 April 2022(2022-04-27) (aged 87)
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
CitizenshipSingapore
EducationMcMurry University
University of California, Berkeley (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1955–2022
Spouses
Lan Di
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(m. 1969; div. 1979)​
    Barbara Tang
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    (m. 1980; div. 1990)​
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      (m. 1994)​
      Children2
      Chinese name
      Chinese曾江
      Signature
      Kenneth Tsang's star on Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong.

      Kenneth Tsang Kong (Chinese: 曾江; Sidney Lau: Jang1 Kong1; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022)[1] 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.

      Early life and education

      Tsang Koon-yat was born in Shanghai with family roots in Jida, Zhuhai, Guangdong. Tsang attended high school in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and then Wah Yan College, Kowloon. He attended McMurry College, Abilene, Texas for his freshman year and transferred to University of California, Berkeley, where he received a degree in architecture.[1]

      Career

      Tsang returned to Hong Kong in the early 1960s as an architect but was unsatisfied by the work.[1] His younger sister by 2 years, Jeanette Lin (林翠), was a film star at the time and provided Tsang with several connections in the industry which boosted his acting career.[1]

      Tsang's film debut was in the movie The Feud (1955) when he was 21 , 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 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 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, notably the 1995 epic The Teochew Family and The Unbeatables II in 1996.

      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 Hong Kong.[1]

      Personal life

      Tsang had a younger sister, Jeanette Lin Tsui (林翠), who was also a Hong Kong actress.[2]

      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.[3]

      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.[3]

      In 1994 Tsang married Chiao Chiao (焦姣), a Chinese-born Taiwanese actress.[3]

      Death

      Tsang departed from Singapore and arrived in Hong Kong on 25 April 2022, where he began a seven-day Covid-19 quarantine at the Kowloon Hotel.[4] 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.[5] However, the following day, he was found unresponsive in his room by health officials who arrived to conduct a PCR test,[5] and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.[4][6][7]

      Filmography

      Films

      Year Title Role Notes Ref
      1955 The Feud 同林鳥 Liang Zuyi
      1956 Love Is Everywhere 那個不多情 Cheng Jia-Shu
      1962 Who Is Not Romantic? 那個不多情(續集)
      1964 The Big Circus 大馬戲團 Han Ying Chieh
      1965 Blundering Woman Detective 糊塗女偵探
      Master Cute 老夫子
      A Brave Young Girl's Spirit (Part 1) 玉女英魂（上集）
      A Brave Young Girl's Spirit (Part 2) 玉女英魂（下集） Wu Yan-lung
      Book Without Words 無字天書 White Wolf
      1966 The Dark Heroine Mu Lanhua Ko Cheung
      The Golden Cup and the Wandering Dragon 金鼎游龍
      The Golden Cup, the Wandering Dragon and the Decree to Kill 金鼎游龍勾魂令
      The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon Ko Cheung
      1967 Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell Ko Cheung
      Green-Eyed Demon 碧眼魔女 Gold Hand Scholar
      She Is Our Senior 大師姐 Lei Hou-Yin
      My Fair Lady
      The Young Daughter-in-Law Ah Cyun
      Romance of a Teenage Girl Tai-Wai/David
      The Golden Swallow
      Lady with a Cat's Eyes 貓眼女郎 Sit Bong
      Good Wife Chan Ngau
      Sister's Lover Cheung Wei-Ming/piano teacher
      Every Girl a Romantic Dreamer 那個少女不多情 Leung
      A Girl's Secret 玉女的秘密
      Tragedy in a Fishing Village
      Wong Fei-Hung Against the Ruffians 黃飛鴻虎爪會群英 Ling Wan-Gai
      The Black and the White Cats
      Rocambole 殺手粉紅鑽 Luk Ting-Bong
      Paragon of Sword and Knife 天劍絕刀
      My Darling Wife 嬌妻
      1968 Bride in Chains
      Lady Songbird Lee Wai-Hon
      Wong Fei-Hung: The Incredible Success in Canton 黄飛鴻威震五羊城
      Orchid, the Songstress 歌女白蘭花
      The Deadly Dragon Sword 毒龍刀 Kong Fan-ching
      Buddhist Spiritual Palm Returned 如來神掌再顯神威
      Buddhist Spiritual Palm 如來神掌劈魔平九派
      Wong Fei-Hung: The Invincible "Lion Dancer" 黄飛鸿醒獅獨霸梅花樁
      Purple Night 紫色風雨夜 Kong Chi-Wai
      A Romantic Thief 多情妙賊 Tsang Tai-Hsiung
      The Flower and the Sword 紅花血劍
      Hotel Blues 藍色酒店 Jimmy Mak Jim-Mei
      The Grand Duel 武林大決鬥
      Three Heroines (Part 1) Chu-kot Foon
      The Killing Sword 奪命刀 Tin-Ngan
      Wong Fei-Hung: The Eight Bandits 黃飛鴻醉打八金剛 Ling Wan-Gai
      The Magic Whip 神鞭俠
      The Magic Bow 神弓
      Wong Fei-Hung: The Duel Against the Black Rascal 黃飛鴻肉搏黑霸王 Ling Wan-Gai
      Paragon of Sword and Knife (Grand Finale) 天劍絕刀（大結局）
      Three Heroines (Part 2) Chu-kot Foon
      The Magnificent Five 小五義大破銅網陣
      Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship 黃飛鴻拳王爭霸 Ling Wan-Gai
      The Dragon Fortress 天狼寨 Lung
      The Vengeful Spirit
      1969 The Twin Swords 奪命雌雄劍 Ho Tin-Sang
      Colourful Paradise 七彩天堂
      Wong Fei-Hung: The Duel for the 'Sha-Yu-Qing' 黃飛鴻巧奪鯊魚青
      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
      1970 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
      1971 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
      1972 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
      1973 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
      1974 Bravest Fist 一山五虎 Teacher
      The Paradise 天堂
      Everyday Is Sunday 天天報喜
      Blood Reincarnation 陰陽界
      1975 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
      1976 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
      1982 Wild Cherry 野蜜桃
      Trap 大鱷 Ma Man-Rei
      1983 My Mother
      The Body Is Willing 狂情 Francis Chao
      1986 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
      1987 Amnesty Decree 魔鬼天使 Tsai
      A Better Tomorrow II Uncle Ken
      1988 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
      1989 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
      1990 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
      1991 Drugs Area 毒網
      Bury Me High 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
      1992 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
      1993 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
      1994 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
      1998 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
      2001 Rush Hour 2 Captain Chin
      Rude Husband
      Funeral March Wong Cheuk Kong
      2002 The Touch 天脈傳奇 Uncle Ping
      Die Another Day General Moon
      2004 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
      2007 追捕
      The Drummer Stephen Ma
      2008 Kung Fu Dunk Wang Yiwuan
      2009 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
      2010 East Wind, Rain 東風雨 Gentleman Yu
      Here Comes Fortune
      2011 My Wedding and Other Secrets Dr Chu
      Overheard 2 Tony Wong Sai-Tung
      Inseparable Mr Wang
      Starry Starry Night Xiao Mei's grandfather
      2012 Joyful Reunion Tang Shizhe
      Supercapitalist Victor Chang
      37 Board Director
      2013 The Truth of Love
      The Mercury Conspiracy Mr. Feng
      2014 The Eyes of Dawn
      You Are My Sassy Girl Shen's father
      The Summer of Our Graduation
      Overheard 3 Uncle To
      2015 Fight Up
      Wonder Mama
      2016 Good Night 爱上试睡师
      Legend of Poker King
      Return of the Heroes
      For a Few Bullets Oda Koki
      2017 Baby Task Group
      The Express 恐怖快递
      Chasing the Dragon Sir Chow
      2018 Detective Chinatown 2 Uncle Seven
      Napping Kid Chik Kuen
      2019 Baby Task Group 2
      Dearest Anita Night club boss
      2020 Super Me
      2021 Man on the Edge 邊緣行者 Senior LegCo member
      Daily Fantasy 日常幻想指南 Bubble car
      The Attorney 一級指控 Tsang Kwok-Shan

      Sources:[8][9]

      Television

      Year Title Role Notes Ref
      1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Western Xia king
      1983 The Superpower Cheung Siu-san
      1983 The Legend of the Condor Heroes Wong Yeuk-si
      1983 The Return of the Condor Heroes Wong Yeuk-sze
      1984 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Ngok But-kwan
      1984 The Duke of Mount Deer Chan Kan-nam
      1985 Sword Stained with Royal Blood Yun Sung-wan
      1985 The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Tin Kwai-nung
      1986 New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre Tse Shun
      1989 Deadly Secret Ting Tin
      1990 Blood of Good and Evil 我本善良 Chai Kiu Jing
      1992 The Greed of Man Lung Sing-bong
      1995 The Teochew Family Cai Qing-yang
      1996 The Unbeatables II Ye Zhong
      1998 The New Adventures of Wisely Chief Bai
      1998 Legend of the Crow 乌丫传说 [10]
      1998 Riding The Storm 陌生人 [11]
      2005 The Great Adventure
      2007–2008 Parental Guidance Patrick Seto
      2010 Who's the Hero 勝者為王
      2011 ICAC Investigators 2011
      2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Freddie Lau
      2019 The Great Craftsman 筑梦情缘 Chang Bingkun

      Awards and nominations

      YearOrganisationCategoryNominated workResult Ref
      1999Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Male Artistes—Top 20
      2015 Hong Kong Film Award Best Supporting Actor Overheard 3 竊聽風雲3
      (as Uncle To)      		 Won [12]

      References

      1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ramzy, Austin (28 April 2022). "Kenneth Tsang, Veteran Hong Kong Actor, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
      2. ↑ "老婆胞妹外甥都做娛圈 曾江全家都係星 | 蘋果日報 | 娛樂 | 20170120". 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
      3. 1 2 3 Auto, Hermes (28 April 2022). "Kenneth Tsang dies at 87: 10 things to know about the Hong Kong actor | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
      4. 1 2 "Veteran actor Kenneth Tsang found dead in Hong Kong quarantine hotel room". AsiaOne. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
      5. 1 2 Tsang tragedy hits home with health bosses, The Standard, by Jane Cheung, 29 Apr 2022
      6. ↑ "Tributes pour in for veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang". South China Morning Post. 27 April 2022.
      7. ↑ "Kenneth Tsang Dies: Golden Age Hong Kong Film Actor Who Later Entered Hollywood Was 87". Deadline.
      8. ↑ "Hong Kong Cinemagic – Kenneth Tsang Kong". www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
      9. ↑ "曾江 Kenneth Tsang Kong".
      10. ↑ 管雪梅 (3 November 1998). 《乌丫传说》 ["Legend of the Crow"]. Shin Min Daily News. p. 14. 演员方面，除了周莉的演出，让观众感觉她比在《真命小和尚》里的皇后有发挥外，曾江的演技仍有他的魅力，此外，几位本地演员秦伟、洪昭容、陈传之、李美玲和沈倾¤都表现不差的。¤－此符号代表非标准汉字，恕无法显示。
      11. ↑ 钟雁龄 (20 November 1998). 新视前艺人纷回巢 谁说好马不吃回头草？. Lianhe Zaobao. p. 8. 最近，好几名新视前艺人纷纷回巢，重新投入新视剧集的演出。例如，钱治钢在《陌生人》里头饰演大亨、李文海饰演曾江儿子、王沺裁演出《错体双宝》、林惠婵则参与了环境剧《我家楼下口多多》的演出。
      12. ↑ Migration (20 April 2015). "Full list of Hong Kong Film Awards | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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