Chinese name 江毅 (鄧兆怡) Other name(s) 鄧兆怡 Birth name Tang Siu Ji Name Kong Ngai | Role Actor Died March 13, 2013, Hong Kong | |
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Movies and TV shows Similar People Felix Chong, Alan Mak, Jin Yong, Lee Heung‑kam, Wai Ka‑fai | ||
Kong Ngai 江毅 (1936–2013) was a Hong Kong actor with TVB and ATV.
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Early years
Born in China in 1936 as Tang Siu Ji (鄧兆怡), Kong's affluent family fled to Macau during World War II and later migrated to Hong Kong.
Before acting he was a stockbroker and a Cantonese opera singer.
Acting career
Kong was hired by TVB in 1974 and stayed with the station until 1996. He moved onto rival ATV in 1997 and remained there until 2008. Kong was known to play mainly father figures in his television career. Kong starred in one last TV series with RTHK in 2009.
Kong's career spanned half a century with credits for 80 films and television series:
Death
Kong died (at Ruttonjee Hospital) after battling lung cancer in Hong Kong in March 2013.
Personal
Kong was a lifelong bachelor and some speculation (though not proven) about why he was single as he commented that he wished to be a woman in his next life. Kong was a friend of late actors/singers Danny Chan and Leslie Cheung.