Ng Man-tat

Ng Man-tat
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ng.
Ng Man Tat
Chinese name 吳孟達 (Traditional)
Chinese name 吴孟达 (Simplified)
Pinyin Wu Meng da (Mandarin)
Jyutping Ng Man Tat (Cantonese)
Ancestry Xiamen, Fujian
Origin Hong Kong
Born 2 January 1952 (1952-01-02) (age 59)
Other name(s) Richard Ng
Occupation actor
Years active 1976–present

Ng Man Tat (traditional Chinese: 吳孟達; simplified Chinese: 吴孟达; Cantonese Yale: ng4 maang6 daat6) was born on 2 January 1952. He is a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards under his belt, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in A Moment of Romance.[1]

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Biography

Ng has worked with Hong Kong actor and director Stephen Chow in a series of "mo lei tau" movies ("mo lei tau" translates to "brainless"/"senseless or random," and it is a genre of slapstick comedy unique to Hong Kong). Ng co-starred with Chow in a Hong Kong TVB television series called Dun Fei Final Combat (蓋世豪俠) in 1989, and also the popular 1990 film All for the Winner, where he played the role of Chow's uncle. From then on, the two collaborated in numerous "mo lei tau" films in the same style as All for the Winner.

Although Ng Man Tat owes much of his popularity from co-starring with Chow, he has shown to be a versatile actor to successfully portray various different roles. An example of such is in his portrayal of Sister 13's father in Portland Street Blues, where he played a man who could not feel anything but abuse and rejection. It proved to be the perfect complement to his usual "mo lei tau" style with Chow. He also played Andy Lau's sidekick in the Lee Rock series in a more serious role. In Hong Kong, Ng is often known as "Uncle Tat", a nickname most likely influenced from his roles as Stephen Chow's sidekick (often as his uncle) in their films. Ng is sometimes credited as Richard Ng.

In 2006 Ng starred in Taiwanese drama The Hospital as Tang Guotai (唐國泰) a professor and director of surgery. He was subsequently nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards in 2007.[2]

Filmography

  • Truant Heroes (1992)
  • Royal Tramp (1992)
  • Handsome Siblings (1992)
  • Once Upon a Time a Hero in China (1992)
  • Justice, My Foot (1992)
  • Prince Of Temple Street (1992)
  • Game Kids (1992)
  • Man Of The Times (1993)
  • My Hero II (1993)
  • Millionaire Cop (1993)
  • Laughter of "Water Margins" (1993)
  • Holy Weapon (1993)
  • Taxi Hunter (1993)
  • Chez N'Ham Story (1993)
  • All's Well End's Well, Too (1993)
  • Flying Dagger (1993)
  • Eight Hilarious Gods (1993)
  • Angel Of The Road (1993)
  • Even Mountains Meet (1993)
  • End Of The Road (1993)
  • Master Wong VS Master Wong (1993)
  • The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1993)
  • The Mad Monk (1993)
  • Hero Among Heroes (1993)
  • The Kung Fu Scholar (1994)
  • Love on Delivery (1994)
  • Hail the Judge (1994)
  • Love and the City (1994)
  • Shaolin Popey II Messy Temple (1994)
  • Lantern (1994)
  • A Chinese Odyssey Part One - Pandora's Box (1995)
  • A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella (1995)
  • China Dragon (1995)
  • Teenage Master (1995)
  • Trouble Maker (1995)
  • Saint of the Gambler's (1995)
  • Super Mischieves (1995)
  • Armed Policewoman (1995)
  • Sixty Million Dollar Man (1995)
  • Killer has No Return (1996)
  • On Fire (1996)
  • Adventurous Treasure Island (1996)
  • God of Cookery (1996)
  • The King of Comic (1996)
  • Jail in Burning Island (1997)
  • Happy Together (1997)
  • Chinese Midnight Express (1997)
  • The Lucky Guy (1998)
  • Portland Street Blues (1998)
  • King of Comedy (1999)
  • Lord of Amusement (1999)
  • The Marvellous Cook (2000)
  • Everyday is Valentine (2001)
  • Shaolin Soccer (2001)
  • One Stone Two Birds (2005)
  • Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
  • The Star and the Sea (2010)

TV series

  • The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1976)
  • The Romantic Swordsman (1978)
  • Chor Lau-heung (1979)
  • Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1985)
  • The Battlefield (1985)
  • The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1987)
  • The Witty Attorney (1999)
  • The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung (2001)
  • The Hospital (2006)
  • Love Strategy (2008)

References

  1. ^ (Chinese) HK Film Awards 10th Hong Kong Film Awards winners and nominees Retrieved 2011-06-08
  2. ^ (Chinese) Taiwan Television 42nd Golden Bell Awards homepage (2007). Retrieved 2010-09-25

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