Richard Ng Man-Tat
Acting
Born: Jan 02, 1952 — Died: Feb 27, 2021
From: Xiamen, Fujian, China
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Odyssey: The Beginning | 2022 | 5.5 | |
| The Tipping Point | Uncle Da | 2022 | 3.9 |
| The Duke of Royal Tramp | 2019 | — | |
| Blockbuster | 2013 | — | |
| To My Wife | 2012 | — | |
| The Star and the Sea | 2009 | — | |
| One Stone and Two Birds | Zeng Wu Liao | 2005 | 5.3 |
| Shaolin Soccer | Fung | 2001 | 7.152 |
| The King of Comic | 1996 | 9.0 | |
| A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella | Piggy | 1995 | 7.743 |
| A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box | Piggy | 1995 | 7.563 |
| Sixty Million Dollar Man | Tat | 1995 | 6.505 |
| Love on Delivery | Devil's Killer Tat | 1994 | 6.986 |
| Hail the Judge | Pao Yau Wai | 1994 | 7.439 |
| Flying Dagger | Pang Ting Hong (Innkeeper) | 1993 | 4.571 |
| The Mad Monk | Tiger Fighter Han Lo | 1993 | 5.818 |
| King of Beggars | General Su of Guangzhou | 1992 | 6.923 |
| Royal Tramp | Hoi Tai Fook | 1992 | 7.09 |
| Tricky Brains | Yan Chi | 1991 | 7.12 |
| To Be Number One | Ping | 1991 | 6.868 |
| Fight Back to School | Tso Tat Wah | 1991 | 7.006 |
| All for the Winner | Uncle Tat | 1990 | 6.786 |
| Behind Bars | Hui Man Cheung | 1990 | — |
| A Moment of Romance | Rambo | 1990 | 7.107 |
| Miracles: The Canton Godfather | Chen Wah's Man | 1989 | 7.146 |
| All About Ah-Long | Dragon | 1989 | 7.339 |
| It's No Heaven | Club Patron | 1988 | 5.0 |
| Tiger Cage | Sgt Uncle Te | 1988 | 6.663 |
| The Company | Robber | 1984 | 8.0 |
| You Are Wonderful | 1976 | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1952 |
| From | Xiamen, Fujian, China |