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.
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Filmography
all 265
Movies 180
TV Shows 85
Director 3
ARK: The Animated Series (2024)
Deliverance (2024)
The Modelizer (2023)
A Sealed Book (2022)
Song of the Assassins (2022)
Man on the Edge (2022)
Man's Creed (2022)
Layout (2021)
The Attorney (2021)
Daily Fantasy (2021)
The Dragnet (2021)
Triple Identity (2020)
Fairyland Lovers (2020)
Taste of Happiness (2020)
Special Roles (2019)
The Code of Siam (2019)
No. 7 Cherry Lane (2019)
Linglong Bureau (2019)
The Great Craftsman (2019)
Super Me (2019)
Dearest Anita (2019)
Mystery of Antiques (2018)
恐怖快递 (2018)
Napping Kid (2018)
Super Time and Space Rescue (2018)
I Am Your Mom (2018)
Detective Chinatown 2 (2018)
Love of Aurora (2017)
Baby Task Group (2017)
Chasing the Dragon (2017)
Good Night (2016)
For a Few Bullets (2016)
Legend of Poker King (2016)
Three Men and Half Back in the Field (2016)
Return of the Heroes (2016)
Fight Up (2015)
Four Amigos Bon Voyage (2015)
Wonder Mama (2015)
The Eyes of Dawn (2014)
The Summer of Our Graduation (2014)
You Are My Sassy Girl (2014)
花样爷爷 (2014)
Overheard 3 (2014)
Meng's Palace (2013)
Something Good: The Mercury Factor (2013)
The War of Beauties (2013)
Supercapitalist (2012)
37 (2012)
Inseparable (2012)
Joyful Reunion (2012)
Starry Starry Night (2011)
Overheard 2 (2011)
Motherland (2011)
My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
金钱本色 (2010)
East Wind Rain (2010)
Fortune King Is Coming to Town! (2010)
The Treasure Hunter (2009)
Blood Ties (2009)
Prince of Tears (2009)
Big City Little Romance (2009)
Flaming Butterfly (2008)
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
The Drummer (2007)
Zhuibu (2007)
The Tokyo Trial (2006)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
The Great Adventure (2005)
Butterfly (2004)
Colour Blossoms (2004)
Six Strong Guys (2004)
Die Another Day (2002)
The Touch (2002)
The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002)
Funeral March (2001)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng (2001)
To Where He Belongs (2001)
Rude Husband (2001)
Legend (2000)
Killer (2000)
Anna and the King (1999)
Ultra Protection (1999)
The Blacksheep Affair (1998)
The New Adventure of Wisely (1998)
Bishonen (1998)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Up for the Rising Sun (1997)
The Teochew Family (1995)
Long and Winding Road (1994)
Dead End (1994)
The Trail (1993)
The Unbeatables (1993)
No Regret, No Return (1993)
Remains of a Woman (1993)
Racing Peak (1993)
The Chord to Victory (1993)
Lover of the Swindler (1993)
The Top Lady of Sword (1993)
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
Shadow Cop (1993)
Combat at Heaven Gate (1993)
Police Magazine (1993)
Mega Force from Highland (1992)
The Night Rider (1992)
Angel Terminators (1992)
Second to None (1992)
The Greed of Man (1992)
The Prince of Temple Street (1992)
Bet On Fate (1992)
Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
Megaforce from Highland (1992)
Changing Partner (1992)
The Thief of Time (1992)
The Story of Taipei Women (1992)
The Banquet (1991)
Legend of the Brothers (1991)
Inspector Pink Dragon (1991)
Big Family (1991)
The Plot (1991)
To Be Number One (1991)
Au Revoir, Mon Amour (1991)
Once a Thief (1991)
Bury Me High (1991)
Drugs Area (1991)
Point of No Return (1990)
Queen's High (1990)
Sleazy Dizzy (1990)
Promising Miss Bowie (1990)
Blood of Good and Evil (1990)
The Witness Of Time (1990)
Brief Encounter In Shinjuku (1990)
Princess Madam (1989)
The War Heroes (1989)
Crooks Don't Win (1989)
Thank You Sir (1989)
Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
I Am Sorry (1989)
File Noir (1989)
Return to Action (1989)
The First Time is the Last Time (1989)
The Killer (1989)
The Immigrant Policeman (1989)
Dark Side of China Town (1989)
The Deadly Mystert (1989)
Paternal Affairs (1988)
Return of the Lucky Stars (1988)
Last Romance (1988)
Goodbye My Friend (1988)
The Story of Hay Bo (1988)
Flame of Fury (1988)
The Final Verdict (1988)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Amnesty Decree (1987)
The Price Of Growing Up (1987)
The Greenhorns (1987)
My Will, I Will (1986)
The New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (1986)
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
Blood-Stained Intrigue (1986)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Royal Warriors (1986)
The SIB Files (1986)
The Upheaval (1986)
Siblings of The Vice and Virtue (1986)
The Legend Of Dik Ching (1986)
Next Year, Next Kins (1986)
执位夫妻 (1986)
Silver Dragon Ninja (1986)
The Flying Fox Of Snowy Mountain (1985)
The Yang's Saga (1985)
The Battle Among the Clans (1985)
The Brave Squad (1985)
The Rough Ride (1985)
Middle Aged Fancy (1985)
The Sword Stained With Royal Blood (1985)
Summer Kisses Winter Tears (1984)
The Duke of Mount Deer (1984)
It's A Long Way To Home (1984)
Love Me - Love Me Not (1984)
The Smiling Proud Wanderer (1984)
The Body Is Willing (1983)
The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983)
Ghost On The Loose (1983)
The Super Power (1983)
Woman on the Beat (1983)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)
The Man in the Middle (1983)
The Radio Tycoon (1983)
My Mother (1983)
Love & Passion (1982)
Destiny (1982)
星塵 (1982)
Trap (1982)
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982)
Wild Cherry (1982)
错结良缘 (1982)
The Understudy (1981)
The Legend of Wonder Lady (1981)
Tai Chi Master (II) (1981)
Heart Break At Long Beach (1980)
On The Waterfront (1980)
Rainbow Connections (1980)
Jaws (1979)
The Secret (1979)
It Takes a Thief (1979)
The Extras (1978)
Funny Kung Fu (1978)
ICAC: Section Nine (1978)
ICAC: A Man (1978)
The Eternal Obsession (1976)
Divorce Hong Kong Style (1976)
The Return of the Condor Heroes (1976)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1976)
Frigidity (1975)
Sup Sap Bup Dap (1975)
The Hooker and the Hustler (1975)
Blood Reincarnation (1974)
The Paradise (1974)
We Visited Southeast Asia (1973)
The Money-tree (1973)
The Awaken Punch (1973)
The Call-Girls (1973)
獅子山下 (1973)
Love Is Smoke (1972)
The Playful Girl (1971)
My Beloved (1971)
Demonstrator (1971)
The Brave and the Evil (1971)
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (1970)
Choi Lee Fat (1970)
I'll Get You One Day (1970)
To Crack the Dragon Gate (1970)
Misunderstood (1970)
Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu (1969)
The Prodigal (1969)
Sword of Emei (1969)
Happy Wedlock (1969)
Wong Fei-Hung's Combat with the Five Wolves (1969)
Sky Dragon Castle (1969)
Teddy Girls (1969)
Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands (1969)
The Little Warrior (1969)
The Youth (1969)
The Tin Long Gang (1968)
Wong Fei-Hung: Duel for the Championship (1968)
The Sword and Knife (Conclusion) (1968)
The Chivalrous Whip (1968)
That Frightening Sword (1968)
Hotel Lavender (1968)
A Romantic Thief (1968)
Purple Night (1968)
Huang Feihong: The Invincible Lion Dancer (1968)
Paragon of Sword and Knife (1967)
Romance of a Teenage Girl (1967)
The Witch (1967)
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell (1967)
The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon (1966)
The Black Musketeer 'F' (1966)
Book Without Words (1965)
Master Cute (1965)
Mimi-Private Eye (1965)
The Big Circus (1964)
Tragedy of Vendetta (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-09-02
Deathday2022-04-27 (87 years old)
Birth Name曾貫一
Birth PlaceShanghai, China
RelationshipsChiao Chiao (1994-01-01 - 2022-04-27)
ChildrenZeng Muxue
SiblingsJeanette Lin Tsui
CitizenshipsRepublic of China, British Hong Kong, China
Also Known AsKenneth Tsang Kong, 曾江, 曾貴一, 증강
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