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Kenneth Tsang

Hong Kong actor (1935–2022)

Born
2 September 1935, Shanghai
Died
27 April 2022
Citizenship
Republic of China, British Hong Kong
Occupation
actor, film actor, television actor
Films here
3

Kenneth Tsang Kong (Chinese: 曾江; Sidney Lau: Jang1 Kong1; born Tsang Wing-kong; courtesy name Koon-yat; 5 October 1934 – 27 April 2022) was a Hong Kong actor, whose career spanned nearly 70 years and over 200 film roles. A romantic leading man in Cantonese dramas and martial arts films during the 1960s and '70s, he gained international recognition for his supporting roles in contemporary crime and action pictures during the following decades, most notably in the films of John Woo. He also appeared in several Hollywood productions.

Aged 81, Tsang won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Overheard 3 (2014), with a previous nomination for Overheard 2 (2011). In 2022, the year of his death, he received the Huading Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Filmography (martial arts films)

YearFilmCredit
1990Point of No ReturnCast
1991Once a ThiefCast
2001Rush Hour 2Cast

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Facts from Wikidata Q1140116 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.