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Kong Hon

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Kong Hon
Chinese: 江漢
Born
Keung Wing-ming (姜永明)

(1939-09-10)September 10, 1939
DiedDecember 7, 2017(2017-12-07) (aged 78)
OccupationActor
Years active1960s–2012
SpouseWong Siu-yin
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese江漢
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Hàn
Musical career
Also known asJiang Han

Kong Hon (September 10, 1939 – December 7, 2017) was a former Chinese actor and director from Hong Kong. Mr Kong was credited with over 90 films as an actor and 2 films as a director.

Career

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Kong made his acting debut at an early age and subsequently appeared in many films.[1] In 1979, he joined Rediffusion Television and acted in dramas, including Blowing in the Wind, The Eight Fairies and Empress Wu.[2] He later appeared in several TVB productions from the 1990s, and was noted for portraying wealthy figures in series such as Healing Hands and Burning Flame.[3]

Kong's final role was in the 2012 series Three Kingdoms RPG.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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  • 1950 Fury in Their Hearts
  • 1967 Confused Love
  • 1967 The Divorce Brinkmanship [5][6]
  • 2006 My Name Is Fame - Fai's father. [7]

Television series

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Personal life

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Kong's wife was Wong Siu-yin, an actress. They had two children. [8] Their son, Jeffrey Cheung, is a former professional footballer.[9]

On 7 December 2017, Kong died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Hong Kong. He was 78 years old.[10][11] [12]

References

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  1. ^ "無綫甘草江漢離世 享年78歲". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 8 December 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "TVB资深绿叶江汉离世享年78岁 曾塑造多个经典形象". Sohu. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "大台御用商人老豆 78歲江漢昨離世". 壹週Plus. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "資深演員江漢離世 享年78歲". Ming Pao (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Handbill for the Cantonese movie, 'The Divorce Brinkmanship'". roots.gov.sg. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Press Releases - Notable films of Sun Luen and Sil-Metropole to be screened at Hong Kong Film Archive (with photos)". info.gov.hk. November 11, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "My Name Is Fame (2006)". senscritique.com. 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "憶述電騙案 江漢兒子:佢對親朋兩脅插刀". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "香港足球總會". HKFA. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "兒子感不捨!江漢本月30日設靈". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 10 December 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "無綫資深演員江漢病逝 晚年曾患管脈炎 享年78歲". HK01. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Nina Paw saddened by Kong Hon's passing". sg.style.yahoo.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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