Ng Man-tat in Oolong Courtyard: KungFu School.
In a prolific career, Ng was best known for playing Chow s sidekick and starred in hits such as Shaolin Soccer as well as modern blockbusters such as The Wandering Earth.
Ng Man-tat, the Hong Kong actor best known for his comic collaborations with Stephen Chow, has died. He was 70.
The
South China Morning Post reported that Ng died surrounded by family in a Hong Kong hospital on Saturday after a battle with liver cancer.
In a prolific career, Ng, sometimes billed as Richard Ng, starred in more than 160 movies and had major roles in dozens of television shows, but it was his comic collaborations with Chow, which epitomized the mo lei tau slapstick style of Hong Kong humor, in films such
Posted : 2021-02-28 14:06
Actor Ng Man-tat was equally popular in mainland China. South China Morning Post
Legendary Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat, best known for co-starring alongside king of comedy Stephen Chow Sing-chi in many popular films, died on Saturday afternoon of liver cancer. He was 70.
Ng s friend, Tenky Tin Kai-man, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, said the famous actor died peacefully at Tai Wai s Union Hospital at 5.16pm, accompanied by his children and wife. He left peacefully, Tin said at the hospital. He died in his sleep.
Tin said earlier in the day Ng did not know his condition was so serious and had expected to recover.