Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-12-18 (84 years old)

Deathday

2023-04-09

Place of Birth

Guangdong, China

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Biography

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. Ng appeared in 80 films to date. He was twice nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, for his roles in Winners and Sinners and Beyond the Sunset. He worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hong Kong action cinema including Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau, and Jet Li. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Ng, licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1985

1993

The Kung Fu Cult Master

as Wai Yat-Siu, King of Green Bat

1983

Winners & Sinners

as Exhaust Pipe

2002

My Wife Is 18

as Professor

1987

Magnificent Warriors

as Drifter Conman

2001

Beijing Rocks

as Wu De-hui

1989

Return of the Lucky Stars

as Tai Shan / Sandy

1992

Ghost Punting

as Jin Shui / Sandy

1988

Spooky, Spooky

as East Bay Inspector

1993

Future Cops

as Richard Yu

1985

Yes, Madam!

as Weak Heart (uncredited)

2011

Men Suddenly in Love

as Teacher Chu

2008

Pulau Hantu

as Heng's Father

1976

The Private Eyes

as Police Sergeant

1991

The Banquet

as Tsang's Father

2017

Indiana Five Stars

as Professor Wu

2023

2012

Supercapitalist

as Donald Chang

1984

Pom Pom

as Chau

1987

My Cousin, the Ghost

as Cousin Big / Wu Te Ta

2013

Rigor Mortis

as Uncle Tung

2000

Sausalito

as Robert

2007

Happy Birthday

as Mai's Father

1987

Golden Swallow

as Right Sword

1988

Carry On Hotel

as Donald Ng

1984

Wheels on Meals

as Mental Patient (Brilliant)

1990

License to Steal

as Inspector Ta Hsiang Ken

1989

Beyond the Sunset

as Wong Bye Foo

1986

My Family

as Dr Richard Ng

1984

Heaven Can Help

as Inspector Chan Siu Ming

1977

Money Crazy

as Dragon / Liu Fu

1987

Mr. Vampire III

as Mao Ming

2012

Shadows of Love

as Zhou Shu

1989

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

as Chief Inspector Ho

1992

Banana Spirit

as Uncle Tang

2015

2016

1982

Carry On Pickpocket

as Sergeant Wu

1991

The Gambling Ghost

as Check Point Policeman

1988

Carry On Dancing

as Dr. Alan Lam

1992

Saviour Of The Soul II

as King of Evil

1991

1990

The Nocturnal Demon

as Taxi driver

1990

Family Honor

as Ming's husband

2003

My Dream Girl

as Zhang Tian / Cheung Tin

1993

Boys Are Easy

as Ching Sing

1985

Those Merry Souls

as Fernando Ng

1988

Faithfully Yours

as Chuk Tai-Chung

1989

Little Cop

as Station Insp.

1995

Doctor Mack

as Professor Bao

1987

Mr. Handsome

as Dr. Richard Chow

1995

Heaven Can't Wait

as Taoist Priest

1992

1981

Super Fool!

as Great Dragon / Heung Kan

2006

The First Emperor

as Chief Minister

1990

1989

Mr. Sunshine

as Black Face Huang Zu-Ren

1989

Run, Don't Walk

as Ng Sing Choi

1988

In the Blood

as Parkingmeter Man

1988

Mistaken Identity

as Cheung Kan-Sing

1982

It Takes Two

as Ai Don Low

1987

The Goofy Gang

as Yacht Repairman [cameo]

1979

1979

1987

The Wrong Couples

as Yu Tai Dai

1988

In the Line of Duty 3

as Customer at Restaurant

1989

1996

The Stunt Woman

as Detective

1970

The Gamblers

as Koboyashi

2017

Bio Raiders

as Mo Tian Shi

1992

Handsome Siblings

as First Twin Villain / Supremes

2016

Skiptrace

as Chinese man on bus

2018

Hotel Soul Good

as Uncle Bill

2019

2019

Go Back to China

as Teddy Li

2016

The Moment

as Richard Chan

2019

The Invincible Dragon

as Wong Bing-cheong

2019

Walk With Me

as Ma Yau Sum's Father

1993

Perfect Couples

as Li Tai-Choi

2020

A Moment of Happiness

as Bungalow Owner

2000

Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone

as London street vendor

1970

Toomorrow

as Frank (uncredited)

1997

1995

Don't Give a Damn

as Old Man on the Bus

2007

The Great Wall of China

as Jiajing Emperor

2010

Perfect Wedding

as Mr. Yeung

2006

Mr. 3 Minutes

as Chung Gai Cheung

2010

Flirting Scholar 2

as Casino tools boss

2007

2015

Lost in Hong Kong

as Elevator Patron

2019

Dead Packet

as Richard

1974

Golden Needles

as Lin To's man

Production

1981

Super Fool!

as Screenplay

1977

1979

Murder Most Foul

as Director

1979

Itchy Fingers

as Writer

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