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Acting

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Profession
Acting
Born
January 2, 1952 · Xiamen, Fujian, China
Died
February 27, 2021

Biography

Richard Ng Man-Tat (Chinese: 吳孟達, 2 January 1952 - 27 February 2021) was a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of titles under his belt. Ng worked with famous 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 Stephen Chow in a Hong Kong TVB television series called Dun Fei Final Combat (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 would grow to star in many more "mo lei tau" films in the same style as All for the Winner. Although Ng Man-Tat owed much of his popularity from co-starring with Chow in "mo lei tau" films, he showed himself to be a versatile enough actor to successfully portray various different roles. A perfect example of his talent was 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. This role proved to be the perfect complement to his usual "mo lei tau" style with Stephen Chow. He also played Andy Lau's sidekick in the Lee Rock series in a more serious role. In Hong Kong, Ng Man-Tat was 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 was sometimes credited as Richard Ng. Even though he was Stephen Chow's good friend, he stopped starring in his movies because he didn't want to be known as "Stephen Chow's Sidekick".

Known for

Shaolin Soccer poster
Shaolin Soccer
Film · 2001 · ★ 7.2
The Wandering Earth poster
The Wandering Earth
Film · 2019 · ★ 6.6
A Better Tomorrow II poster
A Better Tomorrow II
Film · 1987 · ★ 7.1
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box poster
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Film · 1995 · ★ 7.6
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella poster
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
Film · 1995 · ★ 7.7
Kung Fu Dunk poster
Kung Fu Dunk
Film · 2008 · ★ 6.0
The God of Cookery poster
The God of Cookery
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.2
King of Comedy poster
King of Comedy
Film · 1999 · ★ 7.4
God of Gamblers poster
God of Gamblers
Film · 1989 · ★ 7.2
Miracles: The Canton Godfather poster
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Film · 1989 · ★ 7.1
Fight Back to School poster
Fight Back to School
Film · 1991 · ★ 7.0
King of Beggars poster
King of Beggars
Film · 1992 · ★ 7.1

Filmography