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Name
Richard Ng Yiu-hon

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1939-12-18

Deathday
2023-04-09 (84 years old)

Place of Birth
Guangdong, China

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.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1985 My Lucky Stars as Sandy
1997 Once Upon a Time in China and America as Uncle Han
1993 Kung Fu Cult Master as 韦一笑
1983 Winners & Sinners as Exhaust Pipe
2020 All's Well, End's Well 2020 as Old Man Wu
2002 My Wife Is 18 as Professor
1987 Magnificent Warriors as Drifter Conman
2008 Bodyguard: A New Beginning as Wong
2001 Beijing Rocks as Wu De-hui
1989 Return of the Lucky Stars as Tai Shan / Sandy
1986 Lucky Stars Go Places as Sandy
1992 Ghost Punting as Sandy
1988 Spooky, Spooky as East Bay Inspector
1993 Future Cops as Richard Yu
1985 Yes, Madam! as Weak Heart (uncredited)
1985 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Sandy
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 Celestial Return
2017 Indiana Five Stars as Professor Wu
1995 Twinkling Star
2023 Where the Wind Blows as Tsai Lin
2012 Supercapitalist as Donald Chang
1988 Gaston & Leo in Hong Kong as Agent 008
2003 News Heart
1984 Pom Pom as Chau
1987 My Cousin, the Ghost as Cousin Big / Wu Te Ta
2013 Rigor Mortis as Uncle Tung
1975 Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
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)
1989 Beyond the Sunset as Wong Bye Foo
1977 Money Crazy as Dragon / Liu Fu
1990 License to Steal as Inspector Ta Hsiang Ken
1986 My Family as Dr Richard Ng
1984 Heaven Can Help as Inspector Chan Siu Ming
1986 Millionaires' Express as Hon
1987 Mr. Vampire III as Mao Ming
2012 Shadows of Love as Zhou Shu
1989 Miracles: The Canton Godfather as Chief Inspector Ho
1995 Once in a Lifetime
1992 Banana Spirit as Uncle Tang
2015 Little Big Master as Mr. Ho
1995 Whatever Will Be, Will Be
2016 Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong as Fortune Teller
2021 A Place of Dusk as Uncle Jia
1985 Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom as Chau
1982 Carry On Pickpocket as Sergeant Wu
1991 The Gambling Ghost as Check Point Policeman
2003 Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher as Chan Kai Leong
1988 Carry On Dancing as Dr. Alan Lam
1986 Pom Pom Strikes Back as Chau
1984 The Return of Pom Pom as Chau
1996 How to Meet the Lucky Stars as Sandy
1992 Saviour Of The Soul II as King of Evil
1991 Slickers vs. Killers as Mr. Chow
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 Now You See Love... Now You Don't as English teacher
1986 From Here to Prosperity as Mui Choi
1981 Super Fool! as Great Dragon / Heung Kan
1990 Till Death Shall We Start as Landal
1989 Unfaithfully Yours
1998 The Pale Sky
1990 Red Dust as Yu
2017 Vampire Cleanup Department as Chung
1988 King of Stanley Market as Fu
1989 Run, Don't Walk as Ng Sing Choi
1988 In the Blood as Parkingmeter Man
1989 Mr. Sunshine as Black Face Huang Zu-Ren
1988 Mistaken Identity as Cheung Kan-Sing
1982 It Takes Two as Ai Don Low
1987 The Goofy Gang as Yacht Repairman [cameo]
1977 The Yellow Panther
1976 The Good, the Bad and the Loser as Assassin
1977 Winner Takes All!
1987 The Wrong Couples as Yu Tai Dai
1979 Itchy Fingers as Hsien
1988 In the Line of Duty 3 as Customer at Restaurant
1979 Murder Most Foul as Hank
1989 Excuse Me, Please! as Chicken
1996 The Stunt Woman as Detective
2009 Jessica Caught on Tape
1970 The Gamblers as Koboyashi
2017 Bio Raiders as Mo Tian Shi
1992 Handsome Siblings as First Twin Villain / Supremes
2018 A House of Happiness as Shui
2016 Skiptrace as Chinese man on bus
2018 Hotel Soul Good as Uncle Bill
2019 A Lifetime Treasure as Richard
2019 Go Back to China as Teddy Li
2016 The Moment as Richard Chan
2019 Dearest Anita
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
2019 Fragments of Summer
2010 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame as Wang Lu (before face-lift)
2020 A Moment of Happiness as Bungalow Owner
2000 Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone as British Street Vendor
2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as Buyer
1997 Hong Kong Night Club as Yu Ten Sen
1970 Toomorrow as Frank (uncredited)
1995 Don't Give a Damn as Old Man on the Bus
2007 The Great Wall of China as Jiajing Emperor
2010 Fortune King Is Coming to Town! as Culture God
2009 Echelon Conspiracy as Wong
2008 A Decade of Love
2010 Flirting Scholar 2 as Casino tools boss
2006 Mr. 3 Minutes as Chung Gai Cheung
2015 Lost in Hong Kong as Elevator Patron
2010 Perfect Wedding as Mr. Yeung
2007 Magazine Gap Road as Dr. Lee
2019 Dead Packet as Richard
1974 Golden Needles as Lin To's man
2009 Red Dwarf: Back to Earth as Swallow
2005 Legend of the Dragon
2011 The Fortune Buddies
2013 Twinkle Lights
2007 Expresso as Mr Woo

1988 Red Dwarf ( 1 episode ) as Swallow
2016 Storage Stories ( 12 episodes )
2001 The Lost Empire ( 2 episodes ) as Communist Official
1989 Hey Big Brother ( 20 episodes ) as 方海珠
2008 Phoo Action ( 1 episode ) as Sifu Chien
2006 Be My Guest ( 1 episode )
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Ly Tho

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