Ng Man-tat (born January 2, 1952) is a Hong Kong actor originally from
Fujian, China. He is a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry,
with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th
Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in A Moment of Romance.Ng has
worked with Hong Kong actor and director Stephen Chow in a series of
"mo lei tau" films ("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 Chow in a Hong Kong TVB television series
called The Final Combat (è"‹ä¸–è±ªä¿ ) in 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 collaborated in numerous "mo lei tau"
films in the same style as All for the Winner.Although Ng Man-tat owes
much of his popularity from co-starring with Chow, he has shown to be
a versatile actor to successfully portray various roles. An example of
such is 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. It proved to be the perfect complement to his usual "mo lei
tau" style with Chow. He also played Andy Lau's sidekick in the Lee
Rock series in a more serious role. In Hong Kong, Ng is 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 is
sometimes credited as Richard Ng.In 2006 Ng starred in Taiwanese drama
The Hospital as Tang Guotai (å" 國泰) a professor and director of
surgery. He was subsequently nominated for Best Supporting Actor at
the 42nd Golden Bell Awards in 2007.
Fujian, China. He is a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry,
with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th
Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in A Moment of Romance.Ng has
worked with Hong Kong actor and director Stephen Chow in a series of
"mo lei tau" films ("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 Chow in a Hong Kong TVB television series
called The Final Combat (è"‹ä¸–è±ªä¿ ) in 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 collaborated in numerous "mo lei tau"
films in the same style as All for the Winner.Although Ng Man-tat owes
much of his popularity from co-starring with Chow, he has shown to be
a versatile actor to successfully portray various roles. An example of
such is 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. It proved to be the perfect complement to his usual "mo lei
tau" style with Chow. He also played Andy Lau's sidekick in the Lee
Rock series in a more serious role. In Hong Kong, Ng is 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 is
sometimes credited as Richard Ng.In 2006 Ng starred in Taiwanese drama
The Hospital as Tang Guotai (å" 國泰) a professor and director of
surgery. He was subsequently nominated for Best Supporting Actor at
the 42nd Golden Bell Awards in 2007.
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