Kenneth Tsang Kong (Chinese: 曾江; Sidney Lau: Jang Kong, October 5, 1934 – April 27, 2022) was a veteran actor whose career began in the 1950s. He was primarily active in Hong Kong, but was also well known for performing in Chinese, Taiwanese, and Hollywood productions.
Tsang appeared in Meteor Garden II as Mr. Gao, alongside his wife Chiao Chiao.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Tsang was born on October 5, 1934 in Shanghai, China.[1] His father was a businessman living in Vietnam. Some of Tsang's family was educated in the United States and he considered their lives "westernized." He grew up in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War. At the age of fourteen, Tsang's family immigrated to Hong Kong.[2] After graduating from secondary school, he went abroad to study at McMurry University for his freshman year. He then transferred to University of California, Berkeley.
Career[]
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Personal life[]
Tsang with his wife, Chiao Chiao
Tsang married The Big Circus costar Landi Chang in 1969.[3] They had one son together. After ten years of marriage, they divorced and Chang moved to Vancouver, Canada with their son.[4] In 1980, Tsang married columnist and model Barbara Tang. They had a daughter, Musette Tang, before divorcing in 1990. He married actress Chiao Chiao in 1994 in Singapore.[3] Tsang and Chiao were married for twenty-eight years at the time of his death.[5]
Death[]
On April 25, 2022, Tsang arrived in Hong Kong from Singapore. He checked into the Kowloon Hotel to quarantine. The following day, Tsang took a COVID-19 test which came back negative. Tsang, who suffered from hypertension, experienced some symptoms and asked a relative to deliver his medicine, which they promptly did. A hotel employee found him unconscious on April 27. Paramedics were called and pronounced Tsang dead at the scene.[6][7] He was eighty-seven.[8] A small funeral was held for Tsang on May 17. It was attended by his family and a few friends. His son was unable to attend due to Hong Kong's quarantine protocols.[9]
Selected filmography[]
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | Tse Shun | |
| 1995 | The Teochew Family | Cai Qing-yang | |
| 1996 | The Unbeatables II | Ye Zhong | |
| 2002 | Meteor Garden II | Gao | |
| 2007 | Parental Guidance | Patrick Seto | |
| 2016 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Freddie Lau |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow | Ken | |
| Peking Opera Blues | General Tsao | ||
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II | Ken | |
| 1989 | The Killer | Sgt. Tsang Yeh | |
| 1991 | Once a Thief | Chow | |
| 1992 | Supercop | Khun Chaibat | |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Terence Wei | |
| 1999 | Anna and the King | Justice Phya Phrom | |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Captain Chin | |
| 2002 | Die Another Day | General Moon | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | The General | |
| 2006 | The Tokyo Trial | Xiang Zhejun | |
| 2009 | Formosa Betrayed | General Tse | |
| 2011 | Overheard 2 | Tony Wong Sai-tung | |
| 2014 | You Are My Sassy Girl | Shen's father | |
| 2016 | For a Few Bullets | Oda Koki |
Notes[]
- Tsang and his wife Chiao Chiao are one of three couples to appear in any Boys Over Flowers media, but he and Chiao are the only to appear together and as a couple.
- After Tsang's death, director Peter Mak shared a photo on Facebook of them and Chiao on the set of Meteor Garden II.[10]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/movies/kenneth-tsang-dead.html
- ↑ https://eastweek.my-magazine.me/main/42838 (Chinese)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/kenneth-tsang-dies-at-87-10-things-to-know-about-the-veteran-hong-kong-actor
- ↑ https://www.todayonline.com/8days/late-hk-actor-kenneth-tsangs-son-his-first-marriage-will-not-attend-his-funeral-1900516
- ↑ https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20220429/1651205552702/ (Chinese)
- ↑ https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/veteran-actor-kenneth-tsang-found-dead-hong-kong-quarantine-hotel-room
- ↑ https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/241301/Tsang-tragedy-hits-home-with-health-bosses
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/04/kenneth-tsang-dead-hong-kong-film-actor-later-hollywood-was-87-obituary-1235011663/
- ↑ https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/loved-ones-say-goodbye-to-hong-kong-actor-kenneth-tsang-in-low-key-funeral
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1169051760515726&id=429786911108885 (Chinese)
See also[]
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